I will avoid any possible major spoilers in this review!

The Miyama are a renowned family in charge of running a profitable and respected silk business for generations.
With suddenly a notice regarding their neighbors' houses and lands beginning to be sold due to a construction company wanting to step on Ichinose’s vast terrain. It's a matter of time that their secrets are brought up to the surface, not being merely a swinging whisper carried by the night’s breeze anymore.
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The journey of Minato begins when he receives his father's call, delivering the news about his grandma being taken to the hospital. The relationship between them is more disdain and hatred than anything else, ignoring one another for almost a decade.
He ends up returning to the family’s manor due to the circumstances unfolding, and he will find himself trapped between family lies and secrets which, if no answers are found regarding them, the price could be his life being at stake.

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Being inside a closet never gave me so much anxiety before... The thing is, when something evil started to lurk and roam restlessly through the corridors of the big Japanese Mansion… I did the primary thing whatever living creature full of panic and fear would have done. Hide!
So I went to hide inside the closet in the study. I waited patiently to hear the noises.
That will help me pinpoint the whereabouts of the evil entity, giving me a hell of a night... Or so I thought!
But even if that thing didn't spot me... The menacing sounds started to echo, signaling my demise.
So I held my breath, kept still and tried hard not to poop myself...TO NO AVAIL.

4 Apologies and explanations later… (Towards my angry and scared neighbors due to my, more than justified, terrifying screams)
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I don't know if it was probably a bug in the game, but maybe it was more like the hatred that creature had for me... I WAITED, COWERING AND FIGHTING MY OWN FEAR FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES.

It sometimes gave me the feeling that if you own too many Seimeigan in your inventory (the medicine to restore your health) it is when the entity curses you in real life, with the suffering of being stuck! Either in wardrobes, chests or a room which you cannot abandon, since evil in these cases does not roam free, it is just camping on your spot, menacing with stealing your fair share of vital space and being the threat of popping your safety bubble!

I kept stealing coins only to be able to take a breather playing old games with a pachinko vibe :D!
So… Maybe I deserved that fate all along!
Oh, well... If hell is awaiting me after this, I think I've trained enough for the upcoming challenges hiding up ahead!

The set-up of this game such as the environments, storytelling and the way the player is guided through this journey will have you trying to fight the chills running down your spine more times than my hamster heart probably could stand it in real life!
Some scenes at the beginning felt like the tapes from “The Ring”, and they were really intriguing and made my brain’s gears turn in an unstoppable loop trying to take in all the details. If that could be useful information about the upcoming events or to try connecting dots of the plot unfolding.

Some of the puzzles along the way have lore of their own, to keep adding more intrigue and eerie feelings to the game. I particularly loved the puzzle with the scrolls and the poem narrating the story of the princess… And how that was well integrated with the rest of the general story afterward.

Mysterious rooms are scattered throughout the building, acting as a safe point (this game saves progress automatically or through the aforementioned safe points) and those rooms can even be used a bit more than that, given the situations you might be encountering.

This game has some hidden references throughout all its extensions, and some of them can even grant you an achievement or two!

A feature I truly didn’t expect was the ability to look back quickly! (Using the mouse wheel), which gave me more goosebumps than I was already suffering and an eerie feeling taking all over me... Yep, I’m stupid enough to look back while being chased non-stop. My actions didn’t grant me a happy ending!
So I do not HIGHLY recommend doing that!

• Great voice acting
  
• Amazing environments and puzzle designs
  
• Appealing and well scripted plot
  
• Easy mechanics (You can even take peeks from corners and look behind you while running) DO NOT RECOMMEND DOING THE LATEST, THOUGH!
  
• More than one ending
  
• Mastering hide and run (because you won’t be seeking anything more than keep breathing at this point)
  
• You can play 1980s Japanese games (I almost get killed more than I would like to admit because I’ve spent too much time on the variants of Pachinko)

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I will avoid any possible major spoilers in this review! [h1]The "Maze Runner" never felt so Japanese before![/h1] The Miyama are a renowned family in charge of running a profitable and respected silk business for generations. With suddenly a notice regarding their neighbors' houses and lands beginning to be sold due to a construction company wanting to step on Ichinose’s vast terrain. It's a matter of time that their secrets are brought up to the surface, not being merely a swinging whisper carried by the night’s breeze anymore. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3132171754 The journey of Minato begins when he receives his father's call, delivering the news about his grandma being taken to the hospital. The relationship between them is more disdain and hatred than anything else, ignoring one another for almost a decade. He ends up returning to the family’s manor due to the circumstances unfolding, and he will find himself trapped between family lies and secrets which, if no answers are found regarding them, the price could be his life being at stake. [h1]I can't jump! I only know how to “tea-bag” and the “entity” is not willing to take such humiliation![/h1] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3132436815 Being inside a closet never gave me so much anxiety before... The thing is, when something evil started to lurk and roam restlessly through the corridors of the big Japanese Mansion… I did the primary thing whatever living creature full of panic and fear would have done. Hide! So I went to hide inside the closet in the study. I waited patiently to hear the noises. That will help me pinpoint the whereabouts of the evil entity, giving me a hell of a night... Or so I thought! But even if that thing didn't spot me... The menacing sounds started to echo, signaling my demise. So I held my breath, kept still and tried hard not to poop myself...TO NO AVAIL. [b][u]4 Apologies and explanations later… (Towards my angry and scared neighbors due to my, more than justified, terrifying screams)[/u][/b] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3132436854 I don't know if it was probably a bug in the game, but maybe it was more like the hatred that creature had for me... I WAITED, COWERING AND FIGHTING MY OWN FEAR FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES. It sometimes gave me the feeling that if you own too many Seimeigan in your inventory (the medicine to restore your health) it is when the entity curses you in real life, with the suffering of being stuck! Either in wardrobes, chests or a room which you cannot abandon, since evil in these cases does not roam free, it is just camping on your spot, menacing with stealing your fair share of vital space and being the threat of popping your safety bubble! I kept stealing coins only to be able to take a breather playing old games with a pachinko vibe :D! So… Maybe I deserved that fate all along! Oh, well... If hell is awaiting me after this, I think I've trained enough for the upcoming challenges hiding up ahead! [h1]Regarding the gameplay[/h1] The set-up of this game such as the environments, storytelling and the way the player is guided through this journey will have you trying to fight the chills running down your spine more times than my hamster heart probably could stand it in real life! Some scenes at the beginning felt like the tapes from “The Ring”, and they were really intriguing and made my brain’s gears turn in an unstoppable loop trying to take in all the details. If that could be useful information about the upcoming events or to try connecting dots of the plot unfolding. Some of the puzzles along the way have lore of their own, to keep adding more intrigue and eerie feelings to the game. [spoiler]I particularly loved the puzzle with the scrolls and the poem narrating the story of the princess…[/spoiler] And how that was well integrated with the rest of the general story afterward. Mysterious rooms are scattered throughout the building, acting as a safe point (this game saves progress automatically or through the aforementioned safe points) and those rooms can even be used a bit more than that, given the situations you might be encountering. This game has some hidden references throughout all its extensions, and some of them can even grant you an achievement or two! A feature I truly didn’t expect was the ability to look back quickly! (Using the mouse wheel), which gave me more goosebumps than I was already suffering and an eerie feeling taking all over me... Yep, I’m stupid enough to look back while being chased non-stop. My actions didn’t grant me a happy ending! So I do not HIGHLY recommend doing that! [h1]Things I would like to highlight[/h1] [list] [*]Great voice acting [*]Amazing environments and puzzle designs [*]Appealing and well scripted plot [*]Easy mechanics (You can even take peeks from corners and look behind you while running) DO NOT RECOMMEND DOING THE LATEST, THOUGH! [*]More than one ending [*]Mastering hide and run (because you won’t be seeking anything more than keep breathing at this point) [*]You can play 1980s Japanese games (I almost get killed more than I would like to admit because I’ve spent too much time on the variants of Pachinko) [/list] [h1]"The thing with silkworms, you know; even if they could leave their cocoons, they have no mouths to eat, and their wings do not fly. They simply lay their eggs and perish"[/h1] [quote]Please follow [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44684285/] Trust Witchy[/url], if you enjoyed this review![/quote]