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The Junji Ito-esque World Of Horror is leaving early access in summer 2023The power of MS Paint

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A girl rests her head on her hand, next to an almost identical girl in World Of Horror, except her porcelain face is caved in

Developer panstasz have announced that their Junji Ito-inspired indie gameWorld Of Horroris leaving early access this summer alongside a console release. Development on thehorror gamegoes back to at least 2017 when Alice0 managed togo hands-onwith an early prototype before it entered early access in February 2020.

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WORLD OF HORROR – Early Access Release Trailer

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The game received an extensive update last October, but panstasz said in atweetyesterday that the next update could be the “biggest one yet.” The tweet also included a screenshot with a couple more muted colours on display, building on the additional colour palettes that have been introduced over the last couple of years.

If you can’t wait until the summer to solve the mysteries of Shiokawa, World Of Horror is available now in early access onSteam,itch.ioand theMicrosoft Storefor £11.39 / €12.49 / $15. There’s also a free demo on all three storefronts.