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Corpse-Party

A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only…

22 April 1996

Corpse-Party is an adventure developed by Team GrisGris, released 22 April 1996 on PC-9800 Series.

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What Corpse-Party is

Corpse-Party is an adventure game developed by Team GrisGris and released in 1996. It was published by Kenix Soft. It is available on PC-9800 Series only. It runs on RPG Maker Dante 98 II.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Corpse Party series

Corpse-Party is the first of 15 entries we hold in the Corpse Party series. The next entry was Corpse Party Zero in 2007.

See all 15 Corpse Party games in release order →

What it launched against

Corpse-Party launched on 22 April 1996, within three weeks of Duke Nukem 3D, Jumping Flash! 2 and Xevious 3D/G.

Released around the same time: Duke Nukem 3D, Jumping Flash! 2, Xevious 3D/G.

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When did Corpse-Party come out?
Corpse-Party was released on 22 April 1996 for PC-9800 Series.

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