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❤ Exploration and Movement

You control Haneko, a highschool student, using classic "tank controls" - the character's movement aligns with their orientation on the screen, rather than the camera perspective. This control scheme, while challenging at first, effectively captures the claustrophobic and disorienting feel of the environments. You can also switch to a first-person view at any time, which assists in navigating the fixed camera angles and identifying interactive objects.

❤ Puzzle Solving

Integral to progression are a series of straightforward but well-designed puzzles. These range from finding and using the right items to unlock doors, to more abstract logic-based challenges. The puzzles strike a good balance, providing enough complexity to feel satisfying without becoming overly obtuse. One particular mechanic you can use is switching to a first-person view to inspect certain objects more closely, which can reveal clues or solutions.

❤ Survival and Evasion

The core threat is an unseen entity that roams the school's halls. When spotted, you must quickly flee and hide, as the monster will relentlessly pursue you. This cat-and-mouse dynamic creates constant tension, as you must carefully manage your movement and stamina to avoid being caught. While the monster's AI can feel somewhat unpredictable at times, most players find the evasion gameplay challenging yet fair. The one-hit-kill nature of encounters, combined with a limited lives system, ramps up the stakes and encourages cautious, deliberate play.

❤ Replayability and Speedrunning

Despite its short runtime, the game offers a decent amount of replayability. Unlockable costumes, optional challenges, and a scoring system incentivize you to replay, either to uncover all its secrets or to improve your completion time. The game's focus on exploration, puzzle-solving, and efficient monster avoidance lends itself well to speedrunning, and many players find enjoyment in mastering the systems to achieve faster and faster completion times.