Violent Horror Stories: anthology

This anthology brings together four short, self-contained games by different creators, each interpreting the theme of pursuit through its own story, visual style, and gameplay. Players move between psychological horror, strange surreal scenes, a reporter’s investigation, and a cartoon nightmare.

In one story, you flee by sled and dodge trees; in another, people try to enter your home during a disaster, and you must decide whom to trust. As a Japanese television reporter, you search locations for items and photograph them at the right moment before time runs out.

The cartoon cat’s escape is a room-based puzzle: rearrange rooms to find a route forward while facing obstacles with your wits and an axe. Each entry uses its own mechanics rather than sharing one continuous progression system.

Players who enjoy the collection often point to the early No, I'm Not a Human entry’s unsettling atmosphere and concept, and some praise the Toon Tower puzzles and art or the sled story’s strange humor. Others appreciate the variety of short, experimental games. Reviews are sharply mixed overall, with recurring complaints that several entries feel unfinished, brief, or mechanically repetitive, and that the collection often does not feel very scary.