

"I need a heart in order to open it." Imscared is a metahorror game that protagonizes the player, putting him or her in a surreal first-person experience. Find keys, open doors and search for the exit to this nightmare. But I need to let you know, it will try to deceive you as many times as it can.
PuzzleAdventureIndieActionHorrorsteamsteam achievementsdigital distributionsuicideAndroid, PC (Microsoft Windows)
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Character
Contemporary, grave, bleak and intimate.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- intimateepic
- rawmeticulous
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About the game
- Platforms
- Android, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- MyMadnessWorks
- Publisher
- MyMadnessWorks
- Released
- January 31, 2016
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- GameMaker, GameMaker Studio 2
- Time to beat
- 1 h rushed · 2 h main story · 3 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.1/10 from 18 ratings.
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