Corpse Party

Corpse Party is a horror adventure in which Kisaragi Academy student Mayu Suzumoto prepares to transfer to another school, leaving her friends behind. Her friend Ayumi proposes that the group perform an online charm called “Sachiko Ever After,” which is supposed to bind them together as friends for life. After an earthquake, the students find themselves separated and trapped in an otherworldly version of Heavenly Host Elementary, a school that once stood where their own school is now.

Heavenly Host

The run-down school is haunted by the vengeful spirits of children and holds deadly mysteries. To survive and escape, the students must uncover what happened to the people murdered there before them. As they explore, a horror story spanning more than 50 years unfolds.

Explore and make choices

You control nine main characters and several side characters, separated into groups of two or three. In a 2D environment, you explore the school and examine objects and bodies. The adventure combines point-and-click exploration with classic JRPG elements but has no battles. Where the characters go and what they do affect the story’s course, its endings and who survives.

The game uses 16-bit-style graphics modeled on the original RPG Maker Corpse Party. It was greatly refined from the 1996 independent adventure and expanded for this 2008 remake, with more characters, more detailed interactions, darker story elements, over 5,000 lines of Japanese voice acting and dozens of endings.

Chapters and endings

The story has five main chapters, each with multiple endings, as well as four bonus chapters. The chapters include scenes that differ from the PSP and Nintendo 3DS versions. One bonus chapter is a PC-exclusive retelling of the “Tooth” story from Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, recreated in the original adventure style with added content.

The game retains its original PC-exclusive character art and Japanese voice cast. A fast-forward feature helps you replay the story while pursuing its different endings.