The Horrorscope

The Horrorscope

Randumb Studios · 2020

A strangely intimate descent into psychological unease

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The WhatsNext verdict

For Fans of psychological horror, experimental narrative vignettes, and eerie personality tests who value mood over complex gameplay.: The experience turns self-interrogation into horror, using probing, uncomfortable questions and foreboding predictions to create personal dread. Tradeoff: Interaction is confined to answering binary questions, meaning there are no action mechanics, exploration, or traditional puzzles to solve.

What it does best

  • A strangely intimate descent into psychological unease

  • A genuinely unusual personality-test horror experiment

  • A compact horror experience built for immediate payoff

What might put you off

  • Very little conventional horror gameplay

  • Some questions and outcomes can feel forced

The setup

What you are walking into

You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

Where it lives

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Genre

Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorAdventureIndieVisual Novel

Vibe

Horror
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