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Forbidden Art

Puzzle Adventure Indie Horror Thriller
Very Positive
93 reviews
March 25, 2024
Released 765 days ago
SteamVR

About

Forbidden Art is a VR escape room puzzle game where you escape from a killer's secret lair.
Start in the dungeon and work your way through secret passages, studies, morgues, vents, chapel, and more to escape without being seen by the killer.

Storyline

Choi Junho is a rising star at A Group, Korea’s top conglomerate—polite, composed, and admired for his refined taste in art. Behind the flawless façade, however, he is a cold-blooded psychopath who learned early how to erase traces and hide in plain sight. His first murder, concealed with chilling precision, awakened an obsession: he believes true art is only “completed” through killing. For years, Junho targeted people who would not be missed—runaways, orphans, the homeless—carefully preparing for the masterpiece he has always wanted to create. But a recent victim draws public attention, and the investigation begins to close in. To remove himself from suspicion, Junho starts pulling his own coworkers into a staged scheme—one that includes a fake corpse and a new, more elaborate crime.
On the drive back to Seoul from a business trip, Junho, Yoo Minchan, and Hong Yeji hear a breaking news report: police searching for a missing woman have found what may be parts of a body. Uneasy conversation turns darker when Junho suggests a detour to a nearby abandoned house he has long been “interested” in. Under heavy clouds, the road grows dim despite the afternoon hour. A sudden figure darts in front of the car—screeching brakes, impact, a door clattering open. When Minchan and Yeji regain consciousness, they awaken separately inside a damp, mold-ridden underground prison. As they fight to escape, the house reveals itself as a meticulously prepared stage—and they must uncover why they were brought here, and what Junho intends to “finish.”

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Release Dates by Platform

SteamVR Worldwide
Nov 23, 2023
SteamVR Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024

Game Info

Developer
AIXLAB
Publisher
AIXLAB
Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Virtual Reality
Genres
Puzzle Adventure Indie
Themes
Horror Thriller

Languages

Audio / Voice
Korean
Text / Subtitles
Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Simplified), Korean, Korean, English, English, Japanese, German, German, Russian, Russian

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