Fed a dead cat to a crow to get a classmate's journal entry. Dope.

CW: This game contains scenes of dead animals and implied animal cruelty

You mechanically push the flap of your VCR as you insert an odd video recorded cassette with only Stigmatized Property 事故物件 scratched over it with red sharpie. The VHS tape settles in, the resolution slowly pixelates onto the screen, and a faint static sound radiates from your T.V. This tape holds the story of a haunted apartment room in Japan. It is filmed in first person, and it is interactive. You have the ability to control the protagonist of the film – deciding her fate.

Stigmatized Property 事故物件is a heavily immersive and stylized walking simulator. In approximately thirty minutes or so, watch and participate in an old Japanese horror folktale. A VHS film aesthetic achieved through a variable ‘film grain’ setting, and along a unique Japanese environment inspired by horror movies, this game delivers a dark slice-of-life story of a girl making her way to her friend’s apartment. Unbeknownst to her, her friend's apartment has a peculiar reason for why their rent is so cheap.

The gameplay is isolating, primarily focused on item collecting, exploration, and puzzle-solving through an authentic Japanese locale sprawled with dim alleyways, hidden shrines, and an apartment complex. Collect the seven missing pages of your friend’s diary to find out exactly why these apartments don’t sell, don’t burn, and are resistant to spiritual talismans. Stigmatized Property 事故物件 can also rejoice in its subtleties. It can personify the emotional state of your protagonist through the animals you encounter. Namely, a dead cat, a dead fish, and a crow.

Beyond the ‘film grain’ mechanic, this game offers another unique mechanic that characterizes our protagonist in a certain way. A ‘head bob’ setting can be enabled variably whereby the character sways from side to side as they walk – almost limping. Combined with her shy, innocent dialogue, our protagonist is made vulnerable to the dark forces surrounding her. This setting also enables a brooding red afterimage of the objects and lights you see, a mechanic which increased the level of disorientation and confusion playing this game.

Stigmatized Property | 事故物件 Is a game based on horror stories about cheap apartments for rent that live in Japan, there is usually something going on with them. With this one in particular is speaks about a curse that resides in the apartment. The scares are minimal, there's no generic killer running around chasing you it's all about atmosphere and maybe ONE Jumpscare (But I wont' tell you where) the controls are fluid and this looks ALMOST like puppet Combo. The voice acting is good. Worth the price

The game resides in Japan, it's been inspired by popular horror stories about apartments that rent for cheap, but given the price it's always "Too good to be true" You've been invited over to the apartment by your friend. Only to find the apartment door was locked, you eventually find the key to get in and find out it also empty. There's a diary on the table with missing pages and the hunt begins, as you find pages for the diary you notice things becoming more off putting and strange. I give "Stigmatized Property | 事故物件" A Plus because of how different it was from other horror games, the idea that there is a curse so strong it can make people forget an entire person exsists is wild to me.

The game play is fine, there's no inventory system, when you pick something up (If it's not yen) it will not stack. You pick one diary page up at a time, but I honestly think that helps in terms of length and gameplay as it compliments helps the atmosphere of the game the longer you wander about in this short game the more uneasy you become. In terms of controls there's nothing that you really need to know, just basic WSAD to move and left click to pick up. There are also some puzzles and easy things to miss so make sure you take a look around.

A lot of people complain about this one, "Graphics are horrible" but they don't understand horror games NEED their own unique look to help their style, "Puppet Combo" goes for the old 90s VCR look because the time it takes place in was back in that day and it makes it look somewhat creepy and cool. "I'm Scared" went for the pixelated look and it became one of the biggest horror games back in 2010+ My point is looks aren't everything.

There isn't one and I actually prefer it that way for this kind of game.

This is a short horror game, i've managed to get both endings and even a quick third playthrough is just a little bit over an hour (92 minutes to be exact) For the length you still get a pretty good scare, especially if you're going for one ending over the other, no spoilers.

Even though this game was gifted to me, I was planning on buying it yesterday. The price of the game isn't bad but it really depends since people have different fear triggers.

• If you like psychological horror - Buy this game.
  
• If you scare easy and want low spooks - Buy this game.
  
• If you're a fan of Chillia's Art's other games - Buy this game.
  
• If you want a nice horror experience for cheap - Buy this game.
  
• If you're nervous about renting on your own for the first time.. Maybeee?

This is way creepier than Okaeri. Without spoiling anything, it is quite similar to Anatomy by Kitty Horrorshow. It is quite short and it is guaranteed to creep you the f out. What Chilla manages to do in their games is evoke a kind of surreal miasma of anxiety, even when there is nothing but the text to scare the bejesus out of you. Even when I was stuck, when I knew that nothing was going to happen to me, I was still creeped out, swiveling my view behind, in front, and back again.

I want to say that this is Chilla's best and most terrifying game to date, and it joins the pantheon of great under-$5 shortform horror games. If you want a quick scare before you go to bed on this week before Halloween, you can do little better than this.

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I'm a big baby when it comes to horror games, and his is a fairly standard horror walking sim / collectathon, but with a refreshing and creepy J-horror aesthetic and setting. I completed this in 30 minutes and it messed with my blood pressure the whole time, very creepy and a lot of fun for a rainy afternoon.

Good atmosphere, good enough story. 30-60 minutes. Really nice work for a solo developer. Nicely done, Yasuka Taira.

This is the first Chilla's Art game that I've played and I'm very impressed. Cheap and at the right length to not get old, this is one of those rare horror games that is actually scary the entire way through. The tense atmosphere was built up the entire time, so much that I legit was thinking if I wanted to continue when I got closer to the end.

I'm definitely more scared by the mundane rather than supernatural and bizarre. A UFO in a spaceship or a mummy in a pyramid just doesn't do it for me and I'd rather be able to relate to the situation. In this case, this did it well. We've all been on a relatively dark street in a seemingly safe neighborhood, walking and walking a seemingly endless path. We've all felt like we're the only soul in the close vicinity. Most of us have probably heard that weird creak, a crack of a branch. Maybe a rustling in the leaves or a random cough when we're alone and at our most vulnerable. To me, this type of horror will always work better than something that requires me to let go of any semblance of reality. That's why sadly games like Alien: Isolation never worked too well as horror games.

Another great aspect is that it's short. You learn and you get closer, but you never fully get to know what you're after. It doesn't stagnate either. In fact it feels like the tension suddenly builds up at a very quick pace. Whether or not you like the culmination is another thing. But in general, I liked the balance of showing and telling vs. mystery and intrigue.

Some aspects of the story conflicted with the gameplay itself and what you see, which definitely didn't help, though it never took my immersion away from what I was doing and where I was at.

One of the coolest part of this game is its solution to visuals. Not everyone has the time, money, talent or other resources to just craft worlds like they are in Outlast 2 or Alien Isolation. Instead, this game elects to hide its flaws with a creative move, which is the grainy VHS feel that you can see in the screenshots. Suddenly you focus more on seeing past the grain and fuzziness, taking your focus from the textures and meshes.

It's a shame Chilla's Art had to post a statement that their games get refunded due to their length. This is most certainly a game that has a lot of creativity and ideas packed into a compact experience. It doesn't waste your time. It doesn't ♥♥♥♥♥foot around. It takes you into the ride and there's no rest until the whole thing's done.

I'm excited to play some of their other games, since this is just an excellent offering.

Standard Japanese Urban Legend.
Dark, quiet streets and alley of Japanese town, where Sakaya,
was invited to visit a friend's new home.

Ambiance and sound effectss to create suspense to the mind to start playing tricks in your head.
Little to few ' Scares '.

Walking Simulator.
Collecting 100 yen coins, pages of a diary, few spots of interest and items to pick up to unfold the story.
Clunky cursor and camera alignment.
No save system,
simple decision to visit all the shrines or not and choice of Cat/Fish.
game has to be played in at least two different Short sessions to unveil the different endings and achievements.
Being too short may be the biggest complaint,
could finish game in multiple sessions before the Steam Trading Cards are fully picked up.


Decent,
low price for the experience, but
could be better.
Recommend to get it only when in a bigger discount.

Chillas Art is my favorite developer, this game is very good and simple