You Shouldn't Be Here

Not so much a game, but rather a short story visual novel. It's practically the same as reading a picture book with music. I don't think I can relate to the story this game is trying to tell. So for me, it just came off as rather pretentious. It felt akin to the Royal Tart Toter's speech from Adventure Time; like a whole bunch of big / deep sounding words and sentences with very little actual meaning. The atmosphere, music, and visuals are great though! I loved that. Also very easy to get 100% achievements for the hunters out there. Honestly, I think this title just wasn't for me.

Developed and published by Doomster Entertainment, You Shouldn't Be Here is an indie psychological horror visual novel that confidently embraces the strange and the uncomfortable. Rather than presenting players with a conventional horror adventure filled with elaborate mechanics and branching outcomes, it delivers a brief but potent descent into an unsettling realm where every encounter feels deliberately out of place. The game's title serves as both a warning and a mission statement, immediately setting expectations for an experience built around alienation, uncertainty, and existential unease. The story begins with the player crossing paths with Dimitriv, a mysterious being who offers assistance in navigating a world populated by disturbing entities. From there, the narrative unfolds through cryptic conversations and surreal imagery, steadily revealing themes centered on isolation, self-destruction, and the fragility of the human psyche. Doomster Entertainment makes it clear that this is not a tale interested in straightforward answers. Instead, the game encourages players to interpret its symbolism and piece together meaning from fragmented dialogue and environmental details. T…

A wee-bit preachy, but it's got a point at least, and doesn't waste your time getting to it. The surrealist art direction was a visual treat(at least to me), and felt like a labor of love, even if the artist may be greener than some of their peers.

the jumpscares are actual nightmare fuel... though then again I was playing this at 2 in the morning with zero sleep

I love these kind of games, where the developers surley snorted some drugs, just to tell me don't do drugs! And also stay away from junkie poets!

Nice game. Don't do "angel's milk" but if you do, ask for help so you don't end up like Dimitriv. Be safe ya'll.