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The Forest of Drizzling Rain

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2022

Should you play it?

Alas, it was the "promised place," where Shiori was never meant to go. Finally, a remake of The Forest of Drizzling Rain, that masterpiece of an exploration horror game with multiple endings from the creator of the big hit Angels of Death!

What works
  • Deep and emotional storytelling
  • Beautiful pixel art and atmospheric audio
  • Expanded content and multiple endings
  • Immersive exploration and lore
  • Meaningful character development
Things to keep in mind
  • Slow pacing with long dialogue sections
  • Some untranslated puzzles requiring guides
  • Save system requires frequent manual saves
  • Limited horror scares for some players
  • Some players find side quests and fishing minigame tedious

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Minds Beneath Us

  • HIVESWAP: ACT 2

  • Tales of the Black Forest

  • LAST EMBRYO -EITHER OF BRAVE TO STORY-

  • Angels with Scaly Wings™ / 鱗羽の天使

  • Neo Cab

  • Major\Minor

  • The Forgotten City

  • OMORI
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • LAST EMBRYO -EITHER OF BRAVE TO STORY-

  • Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog

  • Boyhood's End
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The Forest of Drizzling Rain: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Survival, Intimacy.

Why this game works

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