It’s utterly cohesive in its unsettling chaos and entirely appropriate to the game’s inherently fragmentary form.

A copy of World of Horror was independently sourced for review by Eurogamer.

Black and white 1-bit art from World of Horror showing a girl on a subway train surrounded by eerily masked commuters.

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A screenshot from World of Horror showing a TV news report. A woman can be seen on the television screen, and the caption beneath reads, “We are shocked by what she did. Her voice was always so calm."

A screenshot from World of Horror showing a playable character taking a soothing bath between missions.

A screenshot from World of Horror showing a playable character studying a noticeboard pinned with reports of mysterious incidents happening around town.

A screenshot from World of Horror showing the level-up screen. A choice of three character perks is available, and players can also select one stat to boost.

A screenshot from World of Horror showing an event in which the player traverses the icy cold of a strange realm. Text describes the illustrated scenario, giving a choice on how to proceed.

A screenshot from World of Horror showing an overhead map of a village, used to traverse between locations during a specific mystery.

A screenshot from World of Horror showing an in-game shop, run by a Shiba Inu, where players can purchase a range of items.

A screenshot from World of Horror showing a combat scenario against a Glued Corpse, whose face has split into two flapping folds of skin.

A screenshot from World of Horror showing a combat scenario against a Forgotten Specimen, a tangle of tentacles barely visible inside a glass jar.

A screenshot from World of Horror showing a combat scenario against a Leech Girl, still in her school uniform but with a cluster of writhing leeches where her face should be.

A screenshot from World of Horror showing a combat scenario against Tsuta-Chan, the animated corpse of a schoolgirl whose face is barely visible beneath hair made of cascading vines.