PetrifactionUnderRuin

PetrifactionUnderRuin is an RPG-style action game about Root, a rare user of freezing magic who is kidnapped and forced into a “consolidation death game.” You fight through its battles, but some human opponents can be spared: solving a gimmick can let you finish a battle without defeating them, changing the ending according to your choices and route.

Battles and routes

Press buttons at the right time to attack and dodge enemy attacks in a shooting-game-style movement system. Being hit slows movement, making it harder to avoid further attacks. Equipment and level choices can ease the difficulty, including for players who are not comfortable with this kind of dodging. Checking all routes takes around one hour.

Character effects

The bishoujo characters change into different materials, including frozen, petrified, waxed, golden, tree-like and soapy forms. Erosion spreads with each shot, while animations slow down and avoiding attacks becomes harder. The game uses Japanese anime-style models.

You can adjust how erosion appears during transformations, choosing mottled, even or top-to-bottom patterns. Each material has between 4 and 10 expression variations, and soapy foam has five options, including none. Options also control whether freezing cold air appears and which material is shown when an enemy attacks without a specified material.