Shinjuku Incident Sets Steam Release For September 30
The release closes out a game whose choice UI was reworked after it was mistaken for a sequel to Hora-kai's Fudou, a mix-up both sides said was unintentional.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
AMATA Games will release the short horror visual novel Shinjuku Incident on Steam on September 30 for 500 yen. Players take a part-time job photographing anomalies in nighttime Shinjuku, choosing how close to get to each one; the story has multiple endings that change with those choices. The theme song is Hyakki Yagyo by the group Yamikumo, with a collaboration music video released.
The game runs on PC via Steam and costs 500 yen. Its loop is built on distance: an anomaly has to be photographed from close enough, and getting closer than that carries a risk the design leaves to the player.
Shinjuku Incident previously drew comparisons to Fudou, the indie horror by the development team Hora-kai. The two are unrelated, and discussions between Hora-kai and AMATA Games followed. Some designs, including the choice UI, were changed afterward. Yamikumo's Hyakki Yagyo is the theme song, and a commemorative collaboration music video is out.
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