Horror Cliche

Details
- MSRP: $6.99
- Release date: July 31, 2026
- Genre: Adventure
- Number of players:
- Offline: 1
- Publisher: Upscale Studio
- Download size: 557 MB
- Metacritic: tbd tbd
- ESRB Rating: Everyone
- Play modes: TV, Tabletop, Handheld
- Languages: Japanese, English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Polish
- Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Description
We all know the rules of horror by heart. The maniac killer always walks slowly while you sprint for your life. There's always a suspiciously large ventilation shaft to crawl through. The walls are inevitably covered in cryptic, bloody messages, such as "REDRUM." We've seen it all a thousand times before. But what if those predictable tropes suddenly stopped working the way they were supposed to?
Welcome to Horror Cliche, a first-person meta-adventure that turns the terrifying tropes you love to hate completely upside down. This isn't a game about surviving the night; it's a game about surviving absurdity. Navigate dark, atmospheric environments where monsters monologue about genre flaws, jump scares become punchlines, and typical survival instincts lead to unexpected outcomes.
The game features 7 uniquely crafted levels, each designed to poke fun at a different horror movie or game trope. Although you can jump into any level from the beginning, playing them in order reveals a hilarious, self-aware journey that pokes fun at the movies and games we love to be scared by. Grab your flashlight, ignore the ominous bloody handprints, and prepare for a horror experience!





