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As news intern Emma, search an executed killer’s abandoned home, solve item puzzles, and evade a slasher in retro survival horror.
Released 22 Oct 2020
Escape the Empty Mall
Search a Killer’s House
Evade the Easter Ripper
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
Developed by Puppet Combo · Published by Puppet Combo









A local news crew breaks into the abandoned home of the executed serial killer known as the Easter Ripper to film a haunted-house story. You play Emma, the crew’s intern, as the investigation turns into a fight to survive.
Explore the house, search rooms for useful items, and solve puzzles to open new routes. When the killer appears, evade him or use the weapons you find to fend him off.
The game uses tank controls and cinematic third-person camera angles, with an option to switch to first-person view. Saving requires finding limited-use pencils, while retro visual filters and a synth soundtrack shape its VHS-era slasher style.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its grainy VHS and PS1-inspired presentation, which combines with camera framing, sound, and music to create an unsettling atmosphere. Many also like the tension of exploring while the Easter Ripper may appear, and the compact slasher story. Some players, however, find the controls and puzzles frustrating, and opinions differ on the game’s length and ending.
| Platforms | Windows |
|---|---|
| Achievements | 7 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |