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An amnesiac student searches a haunted mansion for clues, solves puzzles, and evades or traps the uncanny things inside.
Released 11 Nov 2025
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Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol is a first-person survival horror game inspired by Junji Ito's psychological horror and eerie aesthetics. This work centers on the twisted potential of human nature and fear of the unknown, taking you on a journey of survival where memory and mystery intertwine.
Developed by SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT · Published by SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
A college student wakes with fragmented memories inside a strange mansion. With a shattered phone and scattered clues, he investigates the building alongside a young woman and a detective, trying to understand what happened and find a way out.
Explore the mansion’s rooms, collect clues and items, and solve puzzles to open new routes. Uncanny threats patrol the halls; evade them by hiding, or use limited bear traps and objects in the environment to fight back.
Safe rooms provide places to regroup, and the story branches into three endings. After reaching an ending, sleeping in a safe room lets players return to a story branch and pursue another path.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its recognizable Junji Ito references, especially Tomie, and appreciate exploring the mansion, its puzzles, and its branching endings. Some also like using traps and environmental objects against enemies. Other reviewers find the story and horror less effective, with repetitive threats and slow movement detracting from the experience; concerns about AI-generated artwork also recur.
Our story begins with a college student waking up in a mysterious Western-style mansion filled with uncanny statues, trap doors, and spooky mechanisms. To make matters worse...he can't seem to remember much of anything. The only clues he has are a shattered phone and scattered fragments of memory. As he explores the creepy building, he encounters a stunning young woman who also claims to be trapped inside the mansion and a rather austere female detective who's investigating a case. The three decide to team up, hoping to crack endless riddles and traps as they flee for their lives and search for a way out.
But that's not all... As their exploration deepens, terrifying anomalies—like floating human-head balloons and maniacal black hair—begin to emerge, driving the protagonist further into despair. And all the while, an imperceptible but ominous change appears to be quietly taking root within him. Armed only with scattered clues and fractured memories, he must face the unsettling truth that awaits at the end of this harrowing journey...
The whispers in his ear linger without end, but who is it that's calling him from the dark? The truth is out there...for you to uncover.
Exploration: Investigate every corner of the creepy mansion, collecting clues and piecing together your fractured memory to find out the truth.
Stealth: Use your environment to hide from enemies. Silently slip away from danger as the suffocating pressure to survive closes in.
Traps: Use the limited resources you have to set traps or outsmart your foes by using the environment to your advantage—turn the tables of fate and launch a counterattack!
Puzzles: A web of intricate puzzles and traps awaits. Prepare for mind-bending challenges as you unravel the hidden truths buried within the depths of this eerie abode.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 28 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| AI disclosure | A small number of textures and descriptive texts were based on AI-generated content and then appropriately refined by hand to produce the final assets. |
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