The Mall Explodes!
Ryclaw Games · 2026 · Choose Your Own Adventure, Visual Novel, Multiple Endings, Thriller, Simulation
PC
3 user reviews67% · 3
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About The Mall Explodes!
The Mall Explodes! is a visual novel about a security guard with only a few minutes to stop a bomb from exploding in a shopping mall. Figure out who the bomber is and stop them before it's too late!As a mall security guard you're used to long boring shifts punctuated by short bursts of excitement. Breaking up fights, catching shoplifters, dealing with irate customers... you thought these incidents were as exciting as mall security could get. That is until you get a call from a FBI agent telling you that you only have ten minutes to find a bomb in the mall before it explodes.Will you pull the fire alarm and try to evacuate everyone or will you gamble with everyone's lives and try to find the bomber? With only your fellow security guard, Madison, for backup, you find yourself with the impossible task of identifying the bomber in a shopping mall full of people before time runs out. Can you find the bomb before the mall explodes?Completion Time: 30 minutes20 Steam AchievementsOver 85 IllustrationsMultiple bad endings and one good ending
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Yeah the mall sure does explode1 found this helpful
Developed and published by Ryclaw Games, The Mall Explodes! is a compact visual novel that thrives on urgency and tension. The game places players in the role of a shopping mall security guard whose otherwise routine shift is interrupted by a shocking phone call. An FBI agent warns that a bomb has been planted somewhere inside the building and will detonate in only ten minutes. With hundreds of innocent people potentially at risk, the player must quickly assess the situation, gather information, and determine who is responsible before disaster strikes. The game's premise immediately establishes a strong sense of pressure. Unlike many visual novels that gradually build toward their central conflict, The Mall Explodes! throws players directly into a crisis. The limited timeframe becomes the foundation of the entire experience, forcing decisions to carry real weight. Every conversation, investigation, and choice feels important because there is little room for error. This constant pressure helps maintain suspense from beginning to end and keeps the narrative moving at a brisk pace. A notable strength of the game is its emphasis on player choice. Rather than following a completely li…
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