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2015 · Kemco · Adventure · Indie

Raging Loop

Timed PlayStation exclusive

Immerse yourself in a thrilling psychological horror visual novel taking place in the secluded Japanese village of Yasumizu. A heavy fog surrounds the village, preventing everyone from ever leaving. Ancient Gods have come back to hunt the villagers down one by one. The Feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?

Released
3 December 2015
Platforms
AndroidNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4PlayStation 5PlayStation VitaWindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/SiOS
Genres
AdventureIndieVisual novel
Developers
Kemco
Publishers
Kemco
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side viewText
Themes
HorrorMystery
Country
Japan
Age ratings
CERO DUSK 18ESRB MACB MCLASS_IND 14PEGI 16
Languages
English, Japanese
Time to beat
26hmain story43hcompletionist

About

Raging Loop (レイジングループ, Reijingu Rūpu; stylized as Rei-Jin-G-Lu-P) is a Japanese visual novel video game developed and published by Kemco in cooperation with Dwango. It was released for Android and iOS on December 3, 2015, and was later ported to PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows in 2017. An English version was released in late 2019 for home consoles and PC, and in 2021 for Android. The PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S versions released in 2024 worldwide.

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Gameplay

Raging Loop is an interactive visual novel with a branching plotline, in which the player's choices affect the direction of the story. Certain choices reward the player with keys, which can be used to unlock additional choices and explore more of the story. A Scenario Chart allows the player to return to any given scene or choice. There are four main endings, as well as many bad endings, some of which are optional. While the player has some freedom to explore different paths, the main endings must be played in a linear order due to the locked choices.

Many of the game's choices are at key moments in the Feast of the Yomi-Purge, a Werewolf-like social deduction game in which characters attempt to find the identities of the "wolves" hidden among them.

Story

On a trip from Tokyo, Haruaki Fusaishi crashes his bike into the remote mountain village of Yasumizu, where he befriends college student Chiemi Serizawa. Before he can leave, Yasumizu is enshrouded by mist, and everyone in town must begin the Feast of the Yomi-Purge, an event in which several villagers become "wolves" and must kill one person each night. During the day, the villagers share information and vote to hang someone to eliminate the wolves. According to legend, the wolves are yomibito risen from the dead, and must be purged.

As the Feast continues, Haruaki discovers his ability to loop back in time after death, returning to the day he entered the village and repeating his actions. Unable to escape the loop, Haruaki relies on his memories, in the hopes of learning the truth about the Feast's origin, Yasumizu's secrets, and the truth behind the looping.

Reception

Raging Loop was well received by critics, according to the review aggregator Metacritic.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
iOS3 December 2015Japan
Android3 December 2015Japan
PlayStation Vita11 January 2017Japan
PlayStation 41 March 2017Japan · Europe 18 October 2019 · North America 22 October 2019
Nintendo Switch3 August 2017Japan · Europe 17 October 2019 · North America 22 October 2019
Windows3 August 2017Japan · Worldwide 5 December 2019
Xbox Series X/S30 August 2024Worldwide
PlayStation 530 August 2024Worldwide
Xbox One30 August 2024Worldwide

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