Julian & Friends

Julian & Friends

2025

Cheerful childhood imagery curdles into unsettling psychological horror

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The WhatsNext verdict

For Fans of psychological analogue horror and retro edutainment subversions who enjoy discovering hidden secrets.: It blends nostalgic early-2000s computer game aesthetics with an unsettling, fourth-wall-breaking horror narrative. Tradeoff: The experience is brief and heavily linear, prioritizing atmospheric narrative reveals over intricate puzzle mechanics.

What it does best

  • Cheerful childhood imagery curdles into unsettling psychological horror

  • An interactive horror story that reaches beyond the game window

  • A vivid cartoon world with a corrupted VHS-era identity

What might put you off

  • Very short and heavily linear

  • Horror intensity varies sharply

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Peek inside

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The setup

What you are walking into

Join Julian and his friends in this psychological horror experience inspired by point-n-click computer games from the early 2000s. Witness many shenanigans with characters from the infamous 98xx.

Where it lives

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Genre

Point-and-clickIndie

Vibe

Horror
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