Horror Game 'FOCUS' Launches on Steam, Trains Players to Spot Reality Alterations
The game turns the cognitive jolt of noticing a change into a core mechanic, offering a short, focused horror experience built around observation training.
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Indie developer Kuma Hacker released 'FOCUS' on Steam on July 5. The point-and-click horror game has players watch surveillance footage and report locations that change over 20-second intervals. It is based on the 'aha experience' and costs 470 yen, with a 15% off launch sale until July 12.
In 'FOCUS,' the player takes the role of an observer candidate for the Monster Containment Organization, an agency that monitors anomalies. The observation target is M-256, an entity with reality-altering properties and a camera-like lens on its head. The player watches footage of a virtual space and reports alteration locations that progress over 20 seconds. There are five stages, and the total game volume is about 30 to 60 minutes. The developer said they are fine-tuning the magnitude of changes to balance the difficulty of the 'aha experience.'
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