骸柵織 (2025)

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骸柵織 is a surprisingly tense horror game because it makes survival feel like a constant balancing act. I am trapped inside a closed research facility with zombies around me, and my goal is to develop a treatment while finding a way to escape. I liked that the game does not reduce the experience to simply hiding from monsters, because I have to manage several different problems at the same time. The surveillance camera system is one of my favorite ideas. I can use cameras to watch the facility and keep track of zombie movements while deciding when it is safe enough to explore. That gives the game a nice feeling of planning because I am not just reacting to enemies after they appear in front of me. I enjoyed checking the situation first and then deciding whether the next trip into the facility was worth the danger. Resource gathering and medicine development add another strategic layer. I have to search for ingredients and solve puzzles while also keeping the overall condition of the facility under control. Pollution continues to build while I explore, and tiredness also accumulates, so I cannot simply stay outside forever. I liked how these systems force me to think about when to e…