While this game does expose you to some amount of macabre imagery, none of it ever devolves into gruesome mutilations for the sake of cheap shock value, and at no point in the game are your headphones ever blown out by an obnoxiously loud scream. Despite starting out as a cutesy, lighthearted dating sim, the deeply unsettling situations it eventually puts you in are designed to make you highly uncomfortable, constantly on on edge, never quite sure what to expect. This game’s genre is Psychological Horror, emphasis on Psychological.
Q: What’s the deal with the content warning? What kind of “highly disturbing content” should I expect? Is this just some mindless gore fest?
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