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Akairo Mansion: Horror Edition is a sound novel about Ryo, a university student who moves into an apartment building and becomes trapped there with its residents after a mysterious death. You make choices that shape the story and determine which of its 55 endings you reach.

The apartment mystery

Ryo moves into Akaishi Mansion to live alone for the first time. The building’s eccentric residents vote on every matter of condominium self-governance, but after a resident dies a strange death, a cellphone suddenly rings with “Hanaichimonme” and a mysterious force seals the apartment. Ryo learns that a serial murderer lived there 15 years earlier, in a case where seven people were decapitated. Akaishi Mansion has seven residents.

You play as Ryo, whose name can be changed, alongside the heroine Haruna, whose name can also be changed. Together, they investigate the mystery. The horror story takes about 8 hours to play.

Residents and extra stories

Clearing the horror story unlocks “Residents,” which explores the truth of the incident from 15 years earlier and the connections between six residents, each telling their story from their own perspective. These are mostly short, one-step scenarios that reveal the case in a different light and range from serious drama to comedy, with stories beyond the horror genre.

Additional scenarios feature the mansion’s characters in more outlandish roles and explore other genres. The estimated total play time for all scenarios is 20 to 30 hours.

Choices and endings

The story changes according to your choices and the order in which you play its routes. It has 55 endings, and some bad endings also foreshadow later developments. New events and choices are included beyond those in the free version, including for players who have already completed Akairo Mansion - Horror Arc.