Ludography
78/100
Metacritic6 critic reviews
Player reviews
91% positive89 reviews
Runs on
Windows, Mac
Price
US$0.79

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2020 · Cael O'Sullivan · Puzzle · Adventure

SHUT IN

Shut In is a short comedy/horror adventure game which explores depression and isolation by trapping you inside your own house.

Released
30 October 2020
Platforms
WindowsmacOS
Genres
PuzzleAdventureIndie
Developers
Cael O'Sullivan
Publishers
Hidden Track
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
HorrorComedy
Engine
RPG Maker MV
Languages
English
Features
Family SharingFull controller supportSingle-player
Time to beat
1hmain story2hcompletionist
›Story

Your task is simple: Get out of bed, go outside, and get some Fresh Air.

Think you can handle that?

Oh, but it might not be quite that simple. Your house isn't looking quite like it used to. You don't recognise any of these photos, everything's gotten dirty and disgusting, cracks seem to be opening up everywhere, and you're SURE everything didn't used to be so... constantly trying to kill you.

Maybe it's not worth it. Maybe go back to bed. Try again tomorrow.

If you do decide to keep going, you'll have to face strange puzzles, bizarre and uncomfortable obstacles, and a narrator who is unreliable at best, and downright insulting at worst. You'll have to get through your day under a constant barrage of judgment, sarcasm, and melancholy. If you can cope with that. Idiot.

Shut In is about tension and discomfort in a familiar environment. Your greatest tools are also your worst enemies. Common sense will keep you alive, but it might not get you very far. Curiosity can have great rewards, but will probably just get you killed.

But don't worry. When you (inevitably) die - because you fell down the stairs, were too stupid to operate an oven properly, got ripped apart by untold invisible horror, something like that - you can always just give up. Try again tomorrow. Or the next day. Or the next day.

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Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
macOS30 October 2020Worldwide
Windows30 October 2020Worldwide

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