Grotesque Beauty - A Horror Visual Novel

It's been a while I played any horror novels. It felt nice for a change. I used to be a great horror fan, watched all possible horror films I could only find. It is a bit nostalgic to dive into some scary, gruesome story once in a while. Thanks. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2611383508 The novel is created in dark colors, visuals look simple but quite atmospheric. The story is short but it contains 30 endings. It's amazing how many ways exist for you to die at just one night, at one house xD I applaud to the writer's imagination. I mean the endings are quite diverse, you may survive if you choose right, plus there are some 'open' endings I personally enjoy a lot. It's up to your interpretation to decide what kind of ending it is. Unfortunately, once again I'm not satisfied with the technical side of the game. Too many similar games recently, sadly. Welp, --I wish I was rewarded with achievements for all the endings; --it'd be nice to have the list of endings...

This game is amazing. I'm really impressed by it. I only found 3 endings so far, and I want to keep playing it for so much longer. I really, really recommend it: it's pretty impressive, especially for a visual novel.

Grotesque Beauty is a visual novel that stands out from the norm of the genre with its monochromatic and quasi-simplistic art style. The author claims it was inspired by Junji Ito's works and I can kind of see the correlation. However, a story that starts promising - subtle and eerie - can quickly devolve into an action-packed survival experience that requires picking the right choices to survive... and I think that's where it started to slip for me. When the "main antagonist" is given a face and it becomes a game of cat and mouse, the mystery and psychological elements are thrown out of the window. My biggest issue with this game, however, is that it is short... very short. A single playthrough offers about 20-ish minutes of gameplay. If you're like me and prefer to experience the most a game has to offer in a single run (or at least have it feel that way) then you may find Grotesque Beauty lacking. I discovered about 3 endings before my curiosity and interest waned. While I don't mi...

As a fan of Digital Bento's previous offering, A Salem Witch Trial, I was pleased to see a new release, especially a horror offering such as this, and just in time for the Halloween season no less. Grotesque Beauty bears little aesthetic resemblance to the developer's colourful predecessor, this time being presented in a muted—though no less striking—palette of black, white, and grey. The minimalist approach to the visuals shouldn't dissuade you, as each illustration is lovingly crafted and framed to maximize the accompanying text; this same approach is taken with the soundtrack and sound effects, both of which are admittedly sparse, but still manage to marry well with the story as it's being revealed. Whether intentional or otherwise, the main menu theme subtly reminds me of the Tales from the Darkside theme, which I helped set the mood for what is to come. In terms of length, a single playthrough is only going to take roughly an hour or so, but there are thirty available—of...

I'm gonna be succinct in my review here and not be too wordy because it's a visual novel and thus is story driven. The game has a lot of choices you need to make to achieve certain endings, etc. It's very much what it says on the tin. That being said, this game is very well written, very scary, and very much makes you feel like you're there, like any good piece of literature should. And if you're a fan of Junji Ito, his influence shines through the game's visuals exceedingly well, and it's not all just still images, either. A lot of the scares are animated, which really helps drive them home. More people need to play this game. More people need to review this game. This game is a grotesque beauty.

Has many different endings, almost each bad ending has a different way to die. Game is around 3 hours, give or take. Fans of horror games, visual novels and multiple endings will enjoy.

This game is a trip. I was on the edge of my seat from beginning to end, never really knowing what would come next. It's definitely worth the price.

Extremely eerie and disturbing. I don't think there was a single moment the entire game I wasn't on edge. I really recommend it!

The story is short but with 30 different endings it will take some time to finish the game. To get an estimate, I did 4 endings in 1 hour. Pros: Lot's of endings A captivating story-telling The art is really enjoyable, I appreciate to work in the different characters and backgrounds too Quite minimalist but still a lot of choices to explore A few negative sides: The music was mostly sounds and not pleasant ones. I had to mute it to enjoy the story. The text box is moving non-stop, it's asthetic but for those having light epilepsy it would be nice to be able to desactivate that. As there aren't jump-scares it doesn't seem necessary to the story. The save screen is not easy to read with those font and colour. All in all I really appreciate the effort. We need more good horror stories like that! All the negative points were design elements for me that others may not find as disturbing.

This has to be one of the scariest horror visual novels that I have played. Seeing from the screenshots on the page, I thought this doesn't look scary at all but I was so wrong. The creature in this game is so weird and scary that it never failed to keep me scared throughtout the game. With its animation and its looks, I can't seem to sit well on my chair whenever that thing popped up. Whoever who likes to play visual novels especially horror, you should get this game. Trust me, it's very scary and it doesn't help when the music makes you scared more