stealth survival · horror · adaptive ai · puzzle solving · abandoned manor · psychological thriller · cat and mouse · resource management · nonlinear narrative
Rain hammers the cracked concrete as you steps under the rusted iron arch of Murray's Costume Manor. The sign hangs crooked, its bulbs shattered. Wind moans through the frame; a warped music-box melody surfaces briefly before fading. you's flashlight flickers. The security panel whirs to life, and the heavy doors slam shut behind. The dim hallway, lined with faded mascot costumes, smells of stale grease and dust. The wristband chirps: 'Diagnostic sweep initiated.' Four wings glow on the wrist-map. you heads toward Archives, shrugging off a thought about Rat. Double doors swing open onto a chamber drowned in shadow—file drawers stand in rows, and in the center rests an open, scorched cage. Cables dangle like vines. A tag is bolted to the cage frame: MIMIC PROTOTYPE - DECOMMISSIONED. A fa…