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64. From Next Door (17.5 points)
Nominated by: ihatethisCPU (2/5 remaining)
https://spacezeta.itch.io/from-next-door
The Window Next Door: https://imgur.com/a/9ut9n#QpOdx

Importance: 1.5
Fear: 7
Snake: 9

There's been plenty of Junji Ito inspired pieces to go around on this list so far, but From Next Door is the first on this list to actually be an adaptation, albeit loose adaptation, of one of Ito's stories, titled "The Window Next Door". Ito's original creepy story translates well to the choice-based horror game, and I dare say even that the game is scarier than the original story. From Next Door starts off with a young woman moving into a new house that happens to be neighboring a house with absolutely no windows on it. A locked upstairs door sets into motion a quest this woman may not walk away from, as this leads into the revelation of a lone window across from the one in the locked room, followed by creepy notes found in secret alcoves throughout the house. From Next Door is particularly excellent at making the player feel lonely, isolated, and helpless especially in the parts that take place at night, also capturing that unsettling feeling of just moving into a new house and getting used to your new surroundings that suddenly feel alien to you. I also get some Rear Window vibes, with the woman being on vacation from work, and how being cooped up in your house for a lot of your time can lead to morbid curiosity and a thirst for exciting narrative in your life. Beyond all that, From Next Door has some of the most frightening jump scares I've seen in a while and that's thanks to masterful tension building that leads to something you will definitely not be expecting. There are multiple endings, and the one I received ends with the woman being dragged into the window next door by the game's monster, never to be seen again. Fitting, I think.
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If the suspense doesn't kill you, something else will!
http://tinyurl.com/zqwzc9a - https://imgur.com/a/OcdhKKR