Windows, Mac October 19, 2023[1] PS4, PS5, Switch October 26, 2023[2]
Genre(s)
Role-playing, horror
Mode(s)
Single-player
World of Horror, also known by its Japanese title Kyōfu no Sekai (恐怖の世界), is a role-playing video game with a 1-bit pixel art style inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft and Junji Ito.[3] The game was created by Polish developer Paweł Koźmiński and published by Ysbryd Games.[4] It was released into early access on February 20, 2020 through Steam, GOG.com, and Microsoft Store.[5][6][7] The full game was released on October 19, 2023 for macOS and Windows. It was released on October 26 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.[1][2]
The game takes place in the year "198X" in the fictitious town of Shiokawa, Japan. The player must explore various locations and fight otherworldly creatures in order to halt a looming apocalypse.[3]
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