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Unlocks: World of Horror Extended C; Soft Side Buy and return an expensive drug Before you attempt this achievement, you need to unlock the Shiokawa History III achievement (by unlocking 25 other achievements) to unlock the Illegal Den location. Mimi is one of the playable characters in World of Horror. She is unlocked by earning the World Saved II achievement, which requires you to complete 2 runs of the game.
What is the release date for World Of Horror on PS4 and Nintendo Switch? It's launching in Early Access on Steam very soon!
There's some good horror games for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 gamers to anticipate in 2020 such as Little Nightmares 2, but World Of Horror is perhaps the most unique and appealing from both a gameplay and visuals point-of-view. It's joining Early Access on Steam very soon, and it'll also be arriving on consoles sometime afterwards.
Described as a game which includes a branching narrative with many playable characters, World Of Horror is an exciting title which boasts black-and-white visuals made entirely from Microsoft Paint. And these visuals are incredibly creepy and unnerving as they're very reminiscent of terrifying mangas such as Uzumaki (Spiral).
With a plot that is said to be a love-letter to both H.P. Lovecraft and Junji Ito, you'll definitely want to be on the look-out for its Nintendo Switch and PS4 release date.
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World Of Horror Early Access release date on SteamThe Early Access release date for World Of Horror on Steam is February 20th.
There's no price listed on Steam as of writing, but its Early Access version will be cheaper than its full release which will be more 'comparable to other roguelite style games'.

As for what the Early Access version will include, the developer has shared that it will feature 12 mysteries to solve with 200 events to possibly encounter.
Not only that, but there will also be five main characters plus two hidden extras that can be unlocked. These characters will have differing stats and perks to play with.

World Of Horror Release DateIn regard to the full version, the developers plan to include at minimum 20 mysteries plus even more characters, items and 'many more bloodcurdling events'.
All of this sounds great, and the visuals are one of its biggest attractions as its stunning style is very similar to Japanese mangas such as Uzumaki.
However, it's not just a game with eerie visuals that'll keep you awake at night, it also includes turn-based combat and choices with huge ramifications.
If all of this somehow isn't enticing enough, then you can check out its first 23-minutes on IGN. And yes, it looks and plays fantastic. You can also sample a demo on PC.
World Of Horror release date for PS4 and Nintendo SwitchThere's no release date for World Of Horror on PS4 or Nintendo Switch, but its website has it scheduled to launch on both consoles in 2020.
As for a narrower estimation for when the game will launch on both PS4 and Nintendo Switch, the developer's current plan is to fully release the game in the last quarter of 2020.
This doesn't mention anything about either console in its Early Access description, so it's possible it could launch on both platforms next year instead. Especially with the developer suggesting that the game may remain in Early Access for a longer period of time if necessary.
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While there isn't an official release date for PS4 and Nintendo Switch as of writing, you should be able to play World Of Horror on PC in its Early Access format as its minimum system requirements are far from demanding:
OS: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core i3
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4400
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 500 MB available space

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Sup.I've been playing World of Horror recently. At the time of thiswriting, the game is still in early access, but mostly featurecomplete and well polished minus the save system. Still, it's greatfun.
Ifyou haven't heard of this game- it's great. It sets out to be aJapanese-ish computer adventure game from the 80s heavily influencedby Junji Itoand it succeeds at that 100%. One of my favorite things is the name-it's the WORLD of Horror. It's not just a single case file, but manyevents linking together a loose story, while you battle against aninhuman force beyond your ability. It's exactly as though you werethrown into an Ito manga and were genre savy- but brave enough tostick around and actually try to stop whatever is happening. It's abit of a Roguelite adventure game, with turn based combat and randomstory events. I'd highly recommend it just to support the developerif anything- small game with a big heart.

Butthe primary purpose of this blogpost was to talk about some of themechanics from World of Horror that I really liked. World of Horroris somewhat similar to a TTRPG in many ways- stat rolls, combatsystems, procedurally generated story, you get the idea.
Forstarters, the way your followers or companions who you have join youduring an adventure is great. They don't directly add to your combatpower, nor do they show up to help you with the weird shit so much.Instead, they act as a stat bonus (or sometimes negative- I try tokill these ones off as soon as possible of course) and can be used incombat as a one off attack (which always kills them) or they can beused to 'distract' an enemy, which has a chance to kill them andgrants you some more combat speed for the encounter. I think thisdesign to hirelings is really interesting and, in the grand scheme,kind of unique. Having an extra hireling or follower who doesn'tdirectly double your player's ability to do stuff is pretty nice,it's the sort of abstraction in gameplay I think works well. You canalso consider that a highly charismatic character could have anentourage of a bunch of helpers, but all they do is add maybe a smallbonus to a roll or act as a meat shield for an attack. I think thatwould be a nice way to 'balance' out the player characters with alot of charisma versus the ones with a little that doesn't involvejust letting them have a ton more powerful helpers. Of course,balance isn't necessarily a primary goal of a game, which is why Iput it in quotes, but it's still nice to strive for a 'balance'.
Secondly,the combat has some really unique aspects to it in the form of the'religious aspects'. You fight ghosts almost totally differentfrom other enemies. You can't just attack ghosts, you need toactually leave them offerings, appease their spirits, or perform acombination of claps and bows, like bowing at the waist. I'm notexactly sure what the correct combination of claps and bows actuallydoes, since it seems you can do it on regular monsters and not justghosts, and I've never been able to successful do it since it's kindof hard. I hope it's not cultural insensitive but that seemsextremely culturally Japanese feeling, perfectly fitting for thegame.
Butmy absolute favorite mechanic is something so minor, so abstract,that I was originally going to just name this as a 'Vagueposting'article. But it's the 'Power' stat. All enemies have a powerstat. What does it do? Well in World of Horror, all it says it doesis that it makes the enemy harder for you to hit with your attacks.That's it. Not a approximation of their 'level', not a damage orspell power modifier- It's essentially just dodge chance. In thetutorial case, you can perform a ritual (correctly) to weaken thescissor woman. If you do it incorrectly, she has a higher power andis harder to defeat.
World Of Horror Blue GemIhave no idea why I find this so fascinating. I have a weird thing forgames with 'Power' as a sort of generic stat, or all encompassingthing, but to me in World of Horror this seems perfectly fitting.Like the more powerful something is, the more impossible it is for avunerable human like yourself to actually fight it. It's not that itnecessarily dealing more damage to you, because enemies in this gamecan do more things then just damage your basic health or sanity. It'smore like it's 'presence' is more powerful. Harder to destroy andphysically harm, it's pull on the world is supernaturally stronger.While it rubs slightly against the concept of a clear division ofghost enemies (which can't be hurt by physical attacks at all) andmore regular monsters or creatures which can be anything from weirdmutant people to serial killers to otherworldly entities. The morepowerful they are, the more they transcend the physical reality youlive in, the less you can do against them. Like they seep into theshadows of the room, their malovelnce almost makes them intangible.Almost like they are more of a presence then a flesh and bloodcreature you ever hope to fight.
Butnow, let's talk about a few negative things. As far as an 'earlyaccess' indie game goes, World of Horror is really well polished.But the spread of content is weird to me. It feels like the developerput a lot of effort to finish a lot of things that aren't asimpactful as the obvious, main things that everyone will notice. Ifthat doesn't make sense, let me be more specific. The game hasmultiple characters with multiple costumes, you can also pick fromseveral backgrounds which have unique events and parameters that makeeach run harder- this is great. But the game only has a total ofabout 12 case files, which is something you will need to be doingover and over again on any given run.Edit:While writing this, the developer came in and dropped a new case fileand a bunch of new events, so that's one me I guess. Like I said,this game is in development and has some great vision behind it!

As for what the Early Access version will include, the developer has shared that it will feature 12 mysteries to solve with 200 events to possibly encounter.
Not only that, but there will also be five main characters plus two hidden extras that can be unlocked. These characters will have differing stats and perks to play with.
World Of Horror Release DateIn regard to the full version, the developers plan to include at minimum 20 mysteries plus even more characters, items and 'many more bloodcurdling events'.
All of this sounds great, and the visuals are one of its biggest attractions as its stunning style is very similar to Japanese mangas such as Uzumaki.
However, it's not just a game with eerie visuals that'll keep you awake at night, it also includes turn-based combat and choices with huge ramifications.
If all of this somehow isn't enticing enough, then you can check out its first 23-minutes on IGN. And yes, it looks and plays fantastic. You can also sample a demo on PC.
World Of Horror release date for PS4 and Nintendo SwitchThere's no release date for World Of Horror on PS4 or Nintendo Switch, but its website has it scheduled to launch on both consoles in 2020.
As for a narrower estimation for when the game will launch on both PS4 and Nintendo Switch, the developer's current plan is to fully release the game in the last quarter of 2020.
This doesn't mention anything about either console in its Early Access description, so it's possible it could launch on both platforms next year instead. Especially with the developer suggesting that the game may remain in Early Access for a longer period of time if necessary.
TEMTEM:When is the Pokémon-like MMO coming to PS4 and Switch?
While there isn't an official release date for PS4 and Nintendo Switch as of writing, you should be able to play World Of Horror on PC in its Early Access format as its minimum system requirements are far from demanding:
OS: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core i3
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4400
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 500 MB available space
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Sup.I've been playing World of Horror recently. At the time of thiswriting, the game is still in early access, but mostly featurecomplete and well polished minus the save system. Still, it's greatfun.
Ifyou haven't heard of this game- it's great. It sets out to be aJapanese-ish computer adventure game from the 80s heavily influencedby Junji Itoand it succeeds at that 100%. One of my favorite things is the name-it's the WORLD of Horror. It's not just a single case file, but manyevents linking together a loose story, while you battle against aninhuman force beyond your ability. It's exactly as though you werethrown into an Ito manga and were genre savy- but brave enough tostick around and actually try to stop whatever is happening. It's abit of a Roguelite adventure game, with turn based combat and randomstory events. I'd highly recommend it just to support the developerif anything- small game with a big heart.

Butthe primary purpose of this blogpost was to talk about some of themechanics from World of Horror that I really liked. World of Horroris somewhat similar to a TTRPG in many ways- stat rolls, combatsystems, procedurally generated story, you get the idea.
Forstarters, the way your followers or companions who you have join youduring an adventure is great. They don't directly add to your combatpower, nor do they show up to help you with the weird shit so much.Instead, they act as a stat bonus (or sometimes negative- I try tokill these ones off as soon as possible of course) and can be used incombat as a one off attack (which always kills them) or they can beused to 'distract' an enemy, which has a chance to kill them andgrants you some more combat speed for the encounter. I think thisdesign to hirelings is really interesting and, in the grand scheme,kind of unique. Having an extra hireling or follower who doesn'tdirectly double your player's ability to do stuff is pretty nice,it's the sort of abstraction in gameplay I think works well. You canalso consider that a highly charismatic character could have anentourage of a bunch of helpers, but all they do is add maybe a smallbonus to a roll or act as a meat shield for an attack. I think thatwould be a nice way to 'balance' out the player characters with alot of charisma versus the ones with a little that doesn't involvejust letting them have a ton more powerful helpers. Of course,balance isn't necessarily a primary goal of a game, which is why Iput it in quotes, but it's still nice to strive for a 'balance'.
Secondly,the combat has some really unique aspects to it in the form of the'religious aspects'. You fight ghosts almost totally differentfrom other enemies. You can't just attack ghosts, you need toactually leave them offerings, appease their spirits, or perform acombination of claps and bows, like bowing at the waist. I'm notexactly sure what the correct combination of claps and bows actuallydoes, since it seems you can do it on regular monsters and not justghosts, and I've never been able to successful do it since it's kindof hard. I hope it's not cultural insensitive but that seemsextremely culturally Japanese feeling, perfectly fitting for thegame.
Butmy absolute favorite mechanic is something so minor, so abstract,that I was originally going to just name this as a 'Vagueposting'article. But it's the 'Power' stat. All enemies have a powerstat. What does it do? Well in World of Horror, all it says it doesis that it makes the enemy harder for you to hit with your attacks.That's it. Not a approximation of their 'level', not a damage orspell power modifier- It's essentially just dodge chance. In thetutorial case, you can perform a ritual (correctly) to weaken thescissor woman. If you do it incorrectly, she has a higher power andis harder to defeat.
World Of Horror Blue GemIhave no idea why I find this so fascinating. I have a weird thing forgames with 'Power' as a sort of generic stat, or all encompassingthing, but to me in World of Horror this seems perfectly fitting.Like the more powerful something is, the more impossible it is for avunerable human like yourself to actually fight it. It's not that itnecessarily dealing more damage to you, because enemies in this gamecan do more things then just damage your basic health or sanity. It'smore like it's 'presence' is more powerful. Harder to destroy andphysically harm, it's pull on the world is supernaturally stronger.While it rubs slightly against the concept of a clear division ofghost enemies (which can't be hurt by physical attacks at all) andmore regular monsters or creatures which can be anything from weirdmutant people to serial killers to otherworldly entities. The morepowerful they are, the more they transcend the physical reality youlive in, the less you can do against them. Like they seep into theshadows of the room, their malovelnce almost makes them intangible.Almost like they are more of a presence then a flesh and bloodcreature you ever hope to fight.
Butnow, let's talk about a few negative things. As far as an 'earlyaccess' indie game goes, World of Horror is really well polished.But the spread of content is weird to me. It feels like the developerput a lot of effort to finish a lot of things that aren't asimpactful as the obvious, main things that everyone will notice. Ifthat doesn't make sense, let me be more specific. The game hasmultiple characters with multiple costumes, you can also pick fromseveral backgrounds which have unique events and parameters that makeeach run harder- this is great. But the game only has a total ofabout 12 case files, which is something you will need to be doingover and over again on any given run.Edit:While writing this, the developer came in and dropped a new case fileand a bunch of new events, so that's one me I guess. Like I said,this game is in development and has some great vision behind it!
Thecase files I think are the worst thing about the game; not the filesthemselves; most range from decent to really good. The idea to givecase files multiple endings was brilliant- it adds to replay valueand gives you an incentive to play a specific way if you're lookingto get everything. But you have to do five of them every run, whichalways ends at the lighthouse. Because of this, you'll be doingalmost half of the case files every single time you play, so the moreruns you do (and since you'll die a lot) you'll be seeing the samecases over and over.
Sohere's my suggestion- make it so you only do 4 case files. This wouldcut down on seeing the same cases over and over, though obviouslythat would make the game much easier. In that regard I could see anoverall increase in either the amount of Doom you get from events, orcutting down the amount of free healing you get after a case file.First you get a free +1/+1 for simply solving a mystery, then you getANOTHER +1/+1 for taking a bath, and finally you get to pick anotherpoint to restore for either Stamina (health) or Reason (Sanity). Thismeans you're getting a total of 5 stat points restored for completinga case file!
Second;the above issue is also present for Doom. In my first playthroughwhere I got to the lighthouse, I had about 90% Doom. I was excited tosee the end of the game so close to the wire; but then I saw that Iwas getting Doom for climbing the staircase at the end even withoutfailing a skill check. This I thought was terrible- since all gamesmust end at the lighthouse, and you can't go into town or do anything(unless if you have an item or spell or something that reduces Doom,getting to 100% Doom isn't actually an automatic game over. Have acertain 90%+ Doom is actually a game over, since it's unavoidableDoom. This I felt wasn't very fun, but it's ultimately a minorcomplaint, as any playthrough where you have such a high level ofDoom you're probably screwed anyway.
Finally;the events. After finishing a mystery, the game will have randomevents that can make it more difficult. I think these are great, butmy problem with them is that they are not at all 'balanced' witheach other. What I mean is that some are relatively minor, and someare almost crippling. If after doing the first mystery my event is'Contained Water', I just restart my run. Why? Because that eventprevents you from bathing between missions. This bath restores +1/+1to your stats, and you get to pick either +1 Reason, +1 Stamina, or+5 XP (usually not worth it unless if it's your first bath when youfull health anyway). As such, this one is pretty terrible to get,especially early. However some of them, like the TV signal going out,doesn't do anything as far as I am aware!
Sohere's my suggestion for this- make it so finishing a mystery doesn'tactually restore any stamina or reason. Why? Because this makes yourrecovery more reliant on the events, and ultimately more difficult.Instead, you can both bathe once after finishing a mission, and relaxonce, which uses the TV. Taking a bath restores +1 Stamina, and thenyou can pick another option- one option can be to restore another +1Stamina (hot water?), and one option could be to soak (removing aminor injury). This would better fit the theme of the bath being yourphysical recovery. You could also keep in the option to bottle upsome bath water (which I thought was hilarious, until I saw that itjust gives you the 'bottle of water' item you can drink- sostupid! Make it so you can sell your bath water to a perv. Muchbetter and more fitting). Then, the TV acts as your ability torecover your reason. You automatically restore 1 Reason, then canwatch a comedy (+1 more reason), watch the news (+5 xp perhaps?). I'dalso like to see an option here to reduce Doom, perhaps watching anature documentary reduces Doom somehow, or calling in things of whatyou found to science organizations as they work to understand it.
Thereason why I suggest these changes is because at the end of the day,it's actually less stats total (+2/+2 maximum instead of the +2/+2/+1choice of stat you get as vanilla) and makes the random events lesstotally punishing. You could also take the above and make it so onerecovery action (bath or relaxing) can be done to recover the otherstat as an option. So like in vanilla, you can take a bath to restore+1 Stamina, but can choose to use cold water which restores +1 Reason.This way, if the water is contaminated or the signal goes out, youstill have a small, steady supply of healing, it's just slowingdwindling. This I feel matches the game's tone a lot better. 
Regardlessof my minor nitpicks; World of Horror is a great game. Even if thewords 'indie early access' frighten you, I already put about fourteen hours into the game with what it has to offer already. Themusic and art is enough to push it to yet another level- and I haven't even checked out the modding scene yet. This game isgreat and I'm eagerly watching its development- I can't recommend itenough.