[Chilla's Art] Jisatsu | 自撮

About [Chilla's Art] Jisatsu | 自撮

Jisatsu (自撮) is a game by Chilla's Art, the Japanese two-brother studio behind Aka Manto, The Ghost Train and Parasocial, released on Steam for Windows in December 2023. The makers describe it as a Japanese found-footage mockumentary horror game, their own take on the found-footage genre.

The title is a play on words: it is written with characters meaning a self-taken picture or video, a selfie, but read in a way that sounds like the Japanese word for suicide. As AUTOMATON reported at its announcement, you explore old, derelict Japanese houses in the dead of night, and the game presents fictional events the way a documentary would.

The store promises psychological horror that will drive you insane, in believable environments inspired by Japanese horror films. Unlike several earlier Chilla's Art games, the VHS filter and head bob were removed for a cleaner picture. The game autosaves every chapter, and its supporter content can be switched on or off from the title screen.

The store's content warning lists suicide, gore, killing, corpses, violence, dead animals and a depiction of animal abuse. It suits players who like found-footage horror and the slow, rural Japanese settings of the studio's other games, and who are comfortable with those themes.

How to play [Chilla's Art] Jisatsu | 自撮

1. Buy it on Steam for Windows.
2. Choose on the title screen whether to turn the supporter content on or off.
3. Explore the derelict houses at night and follow the story as it is presented.
4. Keep going chapter by chapter; the game autosaves at each one.

Tips

• Read the content warning first; it covers suicide and animal abuse.
• Since the game saves every chapter, a chapter break is a good place to stop.
• Play at night with headphones for the slow build the game is made for.

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