Mystery of the Murderous Dream

Genius Studio Japan Inc.

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About this game

◆Synopsis◆

A series of unfortunate events has forced you to move back to the countryside where you spent your childhood. Sadly, you don’t have many memories of the time you spent there. Things aren’t all bad, though - Chinatsu and Chifuyu, two adorable sisters at your new school are glad to have you! However, Chinatsu mentions an urban legend of “Ichika’s Mansion,” a supposedly cursed old mansion at the edge of town. You don’t think too much about it, but on the bus home, you have a terrifying dream…

You’re still on the bus… but each of the passengers is labeled with a way of dying and when the bus stops, the first passenger in line is murdered in the way their label states! You wake up thinking it was just a dream, but you hear news of a boy in your school being murdered last night. You take a look at a photo of him and… It’s the boy that was murdered in your dream! It doesn’t take long to realize that this isn’t just a nightmare. Every time you ride the bus, another passenger is murdered and your turn is coming up soon!

Chinatsu and Chifuyu, along with their older sister, Chiharu, explain to you that this is all part of Ichika’s Curse. Anyone who enters the mansion will be cursed by her spirit. But how could you be cursed if you’ve never been to the mansion? It seems Chiharu knows more about your past that she’s willing to disclose...

Will you be able to stop the curse before it’s your turn? Will you be able to unlock the secrets of your past? Will you discover who Ichika truly is?

Find out in Mystery of the Murderous Dreams!

◆Characters◆

Chinatsu
Energetic and friendly, Chinatsu is a fan of all things supernatural. She’s the one that first lets you know of the curse and is eager to seek out the truth. She tends to act before she thinks, but will she fall victim to the curse as well…?

Chifuyu
Chifuyu is Chinatsu’s twin sister and is a little more closed off than her. She’s not a fan of the occult, but tags along anyway because she loves her sister. Will you be able to protect her from becoming another passenger of the cursed bus?

Chiharu
This mature senpai is Chinatsu and Chifuyu’s older sister and though you don’t remember, she seems to know who you are. She seems determined to solve the mystery of Ichika’s curse, but what could be her motivation…?

Ratings and reviews

This game was great! The story was truly addictive and since each episode was kinda short, it left me wanting more. But one thing I think could make this better and any other genius inc games that have a ghost in them, could we get the choice to be with the ghost? Like as a final choice your character can choose to be with the ghost as well. It just seems like in these games, you get attached to the ghost and to be honest, it makes me wanna choose them if I could.

It's a very short visual novel that can be finished within 1-2 hours at most, depending on your reading speed (disregarding the story ticket required). It could've been more immersive if it wasn't for the premium choices. It's not certainly the best game but nonetheless, I had a good time reading it. Enough to make a review out of it.

I liked this one and it had a cool story, with unique characters. I have not any of the genius game horror themed ones before. I like that the some of the chapters are short so are more interested to see what happens next. People that that like horror themed visual novels will like this one.

What's new

Bug fixes