What in the spider lady is going on!! | Next Door (Junji Ito Inspired Horror Game)
i loved everything about this game. The art, the story, the sound. Everything was great and I really saw the how Junji Itos work inspired this. I would really love to play more games like this so please keep up the great work!!
I loved the quality of the game as well as how similiar it hits to the works of Junji Ito. Hope to see more of such nice retro style horrorgames. Not convinced? Take a look at the gameplay:
Of course the story is fantastic but the animations are fantastic. The bounciness of the main character's simple movements adds energy that's then paid off with the last scene. The extension of time by making the player go up the stairs several times works really well too. Cool game & I love the style!
Easily the best Junji Ito adaptation to date. Hopefully (you'll have to forgive me) Uzumaki will take the crown when it comes out, but until then this is a solid 5/5 stars both as an adaptation and just some damn good pixel art
This was incredible! The art and sound design is amazing, especially the fluidity of the animations... Really captures the vibe of Junji Ito's work. Couldn't have asked for a better tribute!
Next Door, while not scary in a traditional sense, does especially well for an interactive cinematic experience for it's simplistic yet stylish art style. I absolutely loved the atmosphere.
It's a straight forward affair, and reminds me very much of a creepypasta story to it's core. It definitely feels right out of short story anthology and is incredibly unsettling. So it fits very well with being an homage to Junji Ito's Mimi's Ghost Stories.
While it's not mechanically driven, the story it tells, is crisp, creepy and disturbing. You can very much see the Junji Ito's in the art, and it's very pleasing to see used in this setting.
Can recommend if you are looking for a really story driven ghost story. I enjoyed it.
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hey do you know the name of the song at the start?
Yes, it's called Dark Emperor, it was specially made for the game by Clement Panchout
where i can get it
You can download it on the page!
bro shimiyayae
Someone: Screams
"Turns into villager"
(This game is amazing btw)
i loved it! keep it up with these games! :D
very cool, I somehow missed this Ito story and was not spoiled. amazing creepy vibes and buildup, great game.
Loved it!!! really well made game!
What in the spider lady is going on!! | Next Door (Junji Ito Inspired Horror Game)
i loved everything about this game. The art, the story, the sound. Everything was great and I really saw the how Junji Itos work inspired this. I would really love to play more games like this so please keep up the great work!!
I loved the quality of the game as well as how similiar it hits to the works of Junji Ito. Hope to see more of such nice retro style horrorgames. Not convinced? Take a look at the gameplay:
Very high quality
Lots of amazing moments in this! Love the art and the freaky window scene.
https://www.indiegamesjam.com/next-door-horror-game/
I should have left this comment last year when it happened, but this game is so cool it got me into Junji Ito. Incredible work.
ive never read this manga but im going to now thanks to this game :D i've read his other works but i've never heard of this one
great junji ito adaptation!
amazing game! I was completely into the atmosphere. Would like to play a full game like this
Of course the story is fantastic but the animations are fantastic. The bounciness of the main character's simple movements adds energy that's then paid off with the last scene. The extension of time by making the player go up the stairs several times works really well too. Cool game & I love the style!
SOSOSOSOSOSO GOOD- SHORT, BUT GOO
AMAZING
nice game
Very nice game
Glad you enjoyed it!
Easily the best Junji Ito adaptation to date. Hopefully (you'll have to forgive me) Uzumaki will take the crown when it comes out, but until then this is a solid 5/5 stars both as an adaptation and just some damn good pixel art
We too, hope for the Uzumaki adaption to be great :D Thanks for the comment!
nice game
Thanks for making a video!
:)
Appreciate the time you took to made a video, thanks :D
I loved it! I wish there were more :D and that other dude seemed so sweet :[
He got good taste in music at least! Though its kinda hard to study when its so loud...
I loved it this!! I would play a lot more if it were possible. Great work!
Happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Love this game so much
Thanks for making a video!
Love the sounds, the curtain animation is perfection!
The story is freaky and I'm into it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
that was so fun! it gave me the creeps and i loved it
Happy to hear you loved it <3
This was incredible! The art and sound design is amazing, especially the fluidity of the animations... Really captures the vibe of Junji Ito's work. Couldn't have asked for a better tribute!
Appreciate the glowing review!
This game is great! Its short, ( which i like ) and definitely creeped me out :)
Glad you hear you liked it!
Loved the pixel art style and the ambience. Idk why but the uhhh weird mecha-ish person(?) made me laugh
Thanks for making a video on it!
Thanks for taking the time to play it and make a video <3
never even read the manga but i was still so invested! the art is BEAUTIFUL and i really enjoyed playing it :)
I can't recommend the works of Junji Ito enough <3 And thanks for playing!
You did a great job. Short but it has my mind racing with possibilities.
Thank you and thanks for playing!
Thanks for including us in your video!
This game was great, I enjoyed it even if it did feel a bit short.
Happy to hear you enjoyed it
I love it!! Fantastic!!
Thanks for playing!
Next Door, while not scary in a traditional sense, does especially well for an interactive cinematic experience for it's simplistic yet stylish art style. I absolutely loved the atmosphere.
Appreciate the time you took to make a video on Nextdoor! Thanks!
I included your "Next Door" game in the list of games for my first Unsettling game series! The artwork was fantastic.
Thanks for including us in your video!
While it's not mechanically driven, the story it tells, is crisp, creepy and disturbing. You can very much see the Junji Ito's in the art, and it's very pleasing to see used in this setting.
Can recommend if you are looking for a really story driven ghost story. I enjoyed it.
Thank you for the video and review <3
You are welcome 🤗. I look forward to what you put out next.
Keep up the good work and stay safe!!
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Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for making a video!