White Rooms: Mind's Prison is an upcoming psychological horror game from Indonesian developer Manja Studio, scheduled for Q1 2025 release on Steam and Android. The game features an innovative core mechanic requiring players to use their microphone and literally remain silent to survive encounters with hostile entities. Making noise or screaming will lead to failure, while directly viewing the creatures increases fear levels that can result in death.
The game takes place across various environments, starting in the titular white room before progressing through locations like dark forests and abandoned hotels. Each area presents unique challenges and hallucinations, with the difficulty increasing as players survive more days. Rather than relying on jump scares, the game focuses on building psychological tension and paranoia through atmospheric sound design and visuals.
This release represents a major overhaul of an earlier Android game called "White Room," which accumulated over 10,000 downloads. The developers plan to update both the original Android version and launch this expanded version with revamped story and gameplay elements. While the pricing hasn't been announced yet, the game aims to provide an immersive horror experience where players must manage their real-world reactions to survive the virtual threats they encounter.
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