First-Person Psychological Horror Game 'ELEVATOR: AVICI' Launches on Steam
The game distills a horror scenario into a single, confined space and a binary choice between trust and self-reliance, a design that echoes the 'choose your own horror' genre but at a very low price point.
Key Facts
- Southern Cross released 'ELEVATOR: AVICI' on Steam on July 10, 2026.
- The game is a first-person psychological horror set in a modern Hong Kong apartment building.
- The player is trapped in an elevator and must decide whether to trust a stranger claiming to be a repairman.
- The regular price is 265 yen, with a 20% launch discount to 212 yen until July 17, 2026.
- The game supports Japanese and has a retro-style presentation.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Game Spark.
Southern Cross released the first-person psychological horror game 'ELEVATOR: AVICI' on Steam on July 10, 2026. The game is set in a corner of modern Hong Kong, where the player, a delivery worker, becomes trapped in an old elevator late at night. A voice claiming to be a repairman comes through the emergency contact and tells the player to follow instructions to escape. The player must decide whether to trust the voice or find their own way out. The game is priced at 265 yen, with a 20% launch discount bringing it to 212 yen until July 17. Both 4Gamer and Game Spark report that the game features a retro-style presentation and supports Japanese. Screenshots show a grotesque presence inside the elevator. The game is available now on Steam.
Southern Cross's 'ELEVATOR: AVICI' launched on Steam on July 10, 2026, as a retro-styled first-person psychological horror game. The player is a delivery worker who enters an old apartment building in Hong Kong at night and becomes trapped in a malfunctioning elevator. A voice on the emergency line, calling himself a repairman, insists the player follow his instructions. Meanwhile, anomalies begin to occur inside the elevator, and the player must decide whether to obey or attempt a self-rescue. The game carries a standard price of 265 yen, but a 20% launch discount reduces it to 212 yen through July 17. Both 4Gamer and Game Spark note that the game supports Japanese and markets itself as a suffocating experience in a small space. The developer describes the elevator as smelling of machine oil and having a loose button. Screenshots from the store page show a grotesque figure appearing in the elevator.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.