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The Bridge Curse: Road to Salvation

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Six students dare a campus ghost story, and the ghost answers.

Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
Price: Paid
Rated: Very Positive on Steam (90% of 3,803 reviews)
Players: 1
Made by: Softstar Entertainment
Released: 2022

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What frightens Six college students dare the urban legend of a ghost on a campus bridge and wake a curse. A long-haired female ghost with blackened, clawed hands stalks them through the dark campus, and if she finds you she kills you, so you sneak, hide and look for a way to break the curse.
Content: blood and gore, intense violence, strong language, partial nudity, crude humour.

The Bridge Curse: Road to Salvation is a first-person stealth horror game from Softstar Entertainment, adapted from a horror film about a Taiwanese campus legend. Six college students challenge the story of a ghost on Tunghu University's bridge and must avoid her, gather clues and break the curse before she kills them.

About The Bridge Curse: Road to Salvation

The Bridge Curse: Road to Salvation is a first-person horror game from the Taiwanese studio Softstar Entertainment, released on Steam in August 2022 and later on PlayStation, Xbox and Switch. It adapts a horror film built on one of Taiwan's well-known college ghost stories: a female ghost said to have lingered on a bridge at Tunghu University for decades.

Six students decide to test the legend at night and stumble into the curse. You move between them as the night goes on, with full English voice acting and a cinematic style, and learn the backstory piece by piece.

The game is about stealth. The ghost trails you through classrooms, offices and campus paths, and you cannot fight her. You watch your surroundings, pick the safest route, use hiding spots and finish your search before she catches you. Items and information you collect go into puzzles and rituals that work toward breaking the curse.

The ghost herself is the main fear: a long-haired woman in a dirty dress, with blackened hands and long clawed fingers that reach for you out of the dark. Its makers rate it for frequent violence or gore, and the ESRB rating on PlayStation lists blood and gore, intense violence, partial nudity, crude humour and strong language. The makers pitch it as fear, anxiety and laughter, so expect some lighter moments between the scares.

The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication is a later, separate story set at another university with four new characters, more puzzles and several ghosts. This first game is the one built on the bridge legend itself, and it suits players who like Asian ghost stories and hiding from a single relentless hunter.

How to play The Bridge Curse: Road to Salvation

Follow each student as the story hands control from one to the next.
Explore the campus and collect key items and information about the curse.
When the ghost appears, get out of her sight and use a hiding spot until she moves on.
Plan your route through each area before you set off, so you are not caught in the open.
Use what you have found to solve the puzzles and rituals that work toward breaking the curse.

Screenshots

The long-haired female ghost reaches toward the player with blackened, clawed hands

The ghost in a ragged dress stands bent over in a blue haze

A hand holds up a photo of the students on the bridge at night

A yellow talisman cloth with four red candles on the floor, beside the phone inventory screen

Tips

Learn where the hiding places are early in each area.
Read every note and message you pick up; the backstory explains what the curse needs.
Do not rush; a careful route is safer than a fast one when the ghost is near.

Questions

Is The Bridge Curse based on a movie?

Yes. The makers describe it as an adaptation of a horror film built on a Taiwanese urban legend about a ghost on a university bridge.

What is the difference between The Bridge Curse and The Bridge Curse 2?

Road to Salvation follows six students who challenge the bridge ghost at Tunghu University. The Extrication is a separate story with four new characters, a haunted building at Wen Hua University and several ghosts.

What platforms is The Bridge Curse: Road to Salvation on?

PC through Steam, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox and Nintendo Switch.

Can you fight the ghost?

No. You survive with stealth: staying out of sight, hiding and planning your route.