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called the game's horror "engaging", though she criticized the visuals as "mixed", and called navigating the interface "frustrating". Lane Martin from
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said it "strikes at the very bone of what can be truly terrifying".
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Handley from
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currently has "generally favorable reviews". Kerry
Brunskill from
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519:"World Of Horror spreads Junji Ito-inspired spookings in October"
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235:. It was released on October 26 for
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531:from the original on 18 July 2023
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1029:"World of Horror for PC Reviews"
1380:Video games developed in Poland
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517:O'Connor, Alice (7 June 2023).
491:praised its creative approach.
203:style inspired by the works of
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1390:Video games set in the 1980s
318:Showcase in November 2022.
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643:"WORLD OF HORROR on Steam"
1375:Single-player video games
1108:"Review: World of Horror"
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1385:Video games set in Japan
1370:Role-playing video games
1330:Early access video games
1315:2020s horror video games
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1167:"World of Horror Review"
739:"World of Horror review"
1365:Retro-style video games
194:role-playing video game
1345:Monochrome video games
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1350:Nintendo Switch games
467:Final release version
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974:on 28 September 2023
437:Early access version
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1355:PlayStation 4 games
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1405:Ysbryd Games games
871:Grimoire of Horror
780:Rock Paper Shotgun
524:Rock Paper Shotgun
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365:Publication
353:PS4: 76/100
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1266:CGMagazine
1178:2 February
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501:References
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351:NS: 81/100
349:PC: 78/100
345:Metacritic
336:Aggregator
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