World of Horror

World of Horror
Developer(s)Paweł Koźmiński
Publisher(s)Ysbryd Games
EngineGameMaker Studio
Platform(s)
ReleaseWindows, Mac
October 19, 2023[1]
PS4, PS5, Switch
October 26, 2023[2]
Genre(s)Role-playing, horror
Mode(s)

World of Horror, also known by its Japanese title Kyōfu no Sekai (恐怖の世界), is a role-playing video game with a 1-bit pixel art style inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft and Junji Ito.[3] The game was created by Polish developer Paweł Koźmiński and published by Ysbryd Games.[4] It was released into early access on February 20, 2020 through Steam, GOG.com, and Microsoft Store.[5][6][7] The full game was released on October 19, 2023 for macOS and Windows. It was released on October 26 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.[1][2]

The game takes place in the year "198X" in the fictitious town of Shiokawa, Japan. The player must explore various locations and fight otherworldly creatures in order to halt a looming apocalypse.[3]

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