Shut In is an adventure developed by Cael O'Sullivan, released 30 October 2020 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Shut In is
Shut In is an adventure game developed by Cael O'Sullivan and released in 2020. It was published by Hidden Track. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on RPG Maker MV.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Your task is simple: Get out of bed, go outside, and get some Fresh Air. Think you can handle that? Oh, but it might not be quite that simple. Your house isn't looking quite like it used to. You don't recognise any of these photos, everything's gotten dirty and disgusting, cracks seem to be opening up everywhere, and you're SURE everything didn't used to be so... constantly trying to kill you. Maybe it's not worth it. Maybe go back to bed. Try again tomorrow. If you do decide to keep going, you'll have to face strange puzzles, bizarre and uncomfortable obstacles, and a narrator who is unreliable at best, and downright insulting at worst. You'll have to get through your day under a constant…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Shut In launched on 30 October 2020, within three weeks of Watch Dogs: Legion, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Released around the same time: Watch Dogs: Legion, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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