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Tokyo Dark
Tokyo Dark is an anime-style horror adventure game combining point and click and visual novel genres. The story follows Detective Itou across Tokyo, searching for the truth behind her partner's strange disappearance. Featuring puzzles, stat management, and difficult decisions, Tokyo Dark puts the narrative in the hands of the player. Players' decis...
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- Released
- September 6, 2017
- Developer
- Cherrymochi
- Genres
- Point-and-click · Puzzle · Adventure · Indie · Visual Novel
- Publisher
- Square Enix Collective
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Tokyo Dark Reviews
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Tokyo Dark, with its chilling narrative, strong visual style and atmospheric soundtrack is one of the most enthralling point and click adventures I’ve experienced in a long while. The writing is on point, pacing is brisk, and while it feels fairly linear your choices frequently do have a genuine impact. It’s one of those games that sucks you in and doesn’t let go until you’ve seen the credits roll. And depending on which ending you get, you’re likely to want to jump straight back in and uncover another one until you’re happy with the outcome.
I can count on one hand the number of times where Tokyo Dark fully takes advantage of its powerful storytelling abilities, and you’re left looking for more of them.
Tokyo Dark is a 2-D point-and-click adventure game, a twisting detective story featuring a multitude of choices, non-linear puzzle-solving, and a deep branching narrative exploring the darker underbelly of Tokyo.
Cherrymochi's S.P.I.N on the adventure genre makes for a flawed, but compelling psychological thriller.
Being the hero of a point ‘n’ click adventure game isn’t easy. Bizarre things happen to you constantly, every minor chore requires an elaborate logic puzzle, and nobody likes you because you’re always rummaging through their drawers for clues. How do Phoenix Wright and Guybrush Threepwood keep from going insane? Tokyo Dark sets itself apart by asking exactly that question.
It is a supernatural, sometimes surreal type of horror story as you dig deeper into the secrets of the mask and the girl your partner was pursuing. There are some lighter moments—such as eating pancakes in a cat maid café—but the overall tone is dark, unsettling, and always intriguing.