World of Horror

From another dimension, the Old Gods have come. In hospitals, abandoned classrooms, quiet apartments, and dark forests, strange appearances and unexplainable phenomena test the sanity of the town’s residents. Is it retribution, pure chaos, or the unknowable machinations of beings beyond our comprehension?reigning over the apocalypse. Navigate this hellish, roguelite reality through turn-based comb...

This turn-based horror RPG took its sweet time to full release, but it was well worth it with an addictive gameplay loop, a compelling battle system, and a stunningly beautiful visual aesthetic.

Moody pixel art and chilling adventures bring World of Horror's ancient monsters to un-life.

World of Horror does an incredible job matching the 80s horror aesthetic in both look and gameplay. While the gameplay and some of the deeper mechanics are obtuse on first entry, through experimentation you'll find out just how deep this roguelike gets.

I’m a huge horror buff and one of my favourite subgenres of horror is cosmic horror, also known as lovecraftian horror. When you dive into the world of cosmic horror there are two names you can’t avoid. H.P. Lovecraft, the original master and namesake of the genre, and Junji Ito, the modern scholar who has skilfully made the subgenre his own by adding visuals to a genre built on the indescribable ...

World of Horror is a niche game, one that younger players may dismiss as an antiquity lacking substance and ease of play. But older players know that the intent is precisely that – to bring back the feelings from decades ago, where this type of presentation was all the rage, but improving on the choices and possibilities in ways that weren’t possible back then. The twisted mysteries also help, oft...

World of Horror is one of the most unique roguelites we’ve seen on the Switch eShop to date, its expert fusion of text-based adventure, survival horror, and roguelike mechanics makes for a difficult, harrowing, and spooky adventure that we’d recommend you give a shot. Not everyone will be charmed by its extremely retro aesthetics, but if you can get into the right mindset for giving this one a pla...

World of Horror seems to hit all its goals. While its approach to horror is rather derivative of Junji Ito, it’s applied in a creative way and with a vision of its own. I can’t say I was blown away because it really is exactly the game that it claims to be. However, I was immensely satisfied. It’s a wonderfully modular experience, but if you’re deathly afraid of numbers, then that’s where you’ll f...

Drawing from horror authors and their creations, World of Horror builds its own web of eldritch beings and cosmic occurrences. The roguelike nature of mysteries in the game ensures that no two runs remain the same. Though certain mechanics rise above others, World of Horror keeps things fresh with creepy visuals, multiple plot resolutions, and degrees of customization, even as its coastal town fal...

World of Horror uniquely combines roguelikes, horror, and point-and-click into one delectable package. While the formula creates a significant amount of repetition and the controls aren't as refined to consoles as they could be, the final package is still a worthy look for fans from all three genres.

Structural complexity and a magpie's eye for pilfering makes for a strange, fragmentary journey into nightmare.

The game will dish out a handful of different mysteries each run, but due to its roguelike structure, you’ll bump into the same monsters and events quite a few times. For me, this repetition never dulled their impact, it just meant that I got another chance finding a better solution or gaining more insight into the best strategy. But the best thing about starting a new run is there’s always a chan...