Yuki Onna

Yuki Onna is a is a retro J-horror game about a father who is trying to find his missing children after the Yuki Onna kidnapped them. It was released on Steam for Microsoft Windows on January 2, 2020.
== Premise ==
 Yuki Onna | 雪女 is a PS1 inspired survival horror game. Some children went missing out of the blue. You receive a letter that says, "Come alone or I'll freeze them to death." Out of desperation, you decide to embark on a daunting rescue mission to an abandoned inn up the piercing cold mountains. 
==Gameplay==
The game starts off with the protagonist (who is unnamed) arriving at an abandoned inn in the middle of a forest during a blizzard. Unfortunately for him, his children had been kidnapped and is forced to go to the location in which they are being held.
After arriving at the inn, the protagonist will enter through the main entrance. Once the player enters the inn, they will not be able to walk out from where they came from. From this point onwards, the player is left to make the decisions on how they will find the missing kids. Armed with only a flashlight, the protagonist will have to explore different areas, solve puzzles and gather items in order to unlock rooms and progress further while avoiding the Yuki Onna herself. If she catches you while exploring the place, she will immediately start chasing after you in the attempts to kill you. You will be able to tell that she's close by, when the screen starts to shake. When she is very close to you, you will hear a loud scream. And distorted music will play when she starts chasing after you. Unfortunately for you, inside the inn are eyeballs that are seen throughout the walls of the inn that help the Yuki Onna locate where the player is. On top of that, she has the capability of teleporting to different areas. The player will know this by seeing blue swirled marks on the walls on some of the rooms. The only way for you to make the Yuki Onna stop chasing after you is by running away until she is out of reach. Since you have limited stamina, use it when it's absolutely necessary. You can also avoid some of the eyeballs by crouching down, as this can prevent the Yuki Onna from locating you. You can also hide in different places around the inn. With the most notable being closets or pots. But it will only work if Yuki Onna did not see you going in there.
The Yuki Onna will officially start hunting the player once they enter the inn. If the player any point is hurt, they can buy a first aid kit within a Gachapon to help restore them back to full health.
The player will also have to watch out for slime along the way. Because they can play an effect on you when you're trying to run away from the Yuki Onna. The player will notice this as they are on the ground. If they get caught in any of them, you will have to remove it off.
Around the halfway point into the game, the Yuki Onna will start to act more aggressive towards the player. With her appearance looking more disheveled. With messy hair, a dark kimono, and holding a long crystal club. She will also be more prone to teleporting and will run faster than before. The screams she makes will now sound more demonic than before.
There are two endings in which the player can achieve with both endings requiring different steps to complete them. Along with that, the player can also read some ice crystals that are scattered around the abandoned inn and learn more about how the Yuki Onna came to be.
== Endings ==
=== Escaped (Bad Ending): ===
If the protagonist decides to escape with his children, he will have to do 4 things to escape. These are the 4 things you should do:
* Once you reach the basement, grab the chain cutter you found in one of the hallways in the inn and use it to cut the chains.
* After that, use the chainsaw to cut the wooden planks blocking the way out.
* Then, use the power drill to break through the metal boards.
* Finally, he will need the voodoo doll key. But, he has to go a long way back to get it. Once he gets it, he will go down all the way to the basement and unlock the door using it. After unlocking the door, the protagonist will collect all his kids: Mika, Jin, and Kaya.
The protagonist is finally outside and he starts running off to his car to escape from the Yuki Onna. He gets in his car, but his car won't start when he tries to start it. He tries to get out of his car, but all the doors are locked. At this point, there is nothing that the protagonist can do since he is trapped in the car and that he notices that the Yuki Onna is standing right next to him outside. The Yuki Onna then smashes through the car's window and strangles him, killing the protagonist. Leaving his fate unknown.
(*It is unknown what happened to the kids, but it is likely if they were killed along with the protagonist*).
=== Yuki Onna Killed (Good Ending): ===
This will lead to the player killing the Yuki Onna and ending the nightmare for not only you, but for everyone. To do this, the player will need a flamethrower which can be used to exterminate the Yuki Onna. To get this ending, the player must dig up the pile of snow. The player can use the shovel they found to do this. Once it is complete, the player will find an empty canister underneath it. Then, the player must collect all 7 traditional dolls and place them all in the left room of the yellow gate path before the 3F stairs. These are the locations for each doll:
* The first traditional doll located somewhere in the snow.
* The second traditional doll located inside the inn's closet.
* The third traditional doll located inside the inn's drawer.
* The fourth traditional doll located inside the inn's drawer. (The 3rd door on the right).
* The fifth traditional doll located in the fish hook drain room.
* The sixth traditional doll located in the 2F Purple Side, first hand right room. (It is on the countertop of the sink).
* The seventh traditional doll is located in the cabinet. However, the protagonist will need the hammer he found earlier to break the glass and grab the doll.
After placing all of the traditional dolls in the left room of the yellow gate path, the protagonist is then awarded with the flamethrower. However, it needs a canister in order to operate it. Since the protagonist was able to dig up the pile of snow using the shovel and find the canister, he can place it on the flamethrower. When the player is done, he can go out and find the Yuki Onna. When he finds the spirit, he will aim the flamethrower at the Yuki Onna and ignite her in flames. The player will do this 3 times. The Yuki Onna will scream as she is being ignited with fire and then she will fall to the floor and vanish completely with the protagonist still aiming at her. The Yuki Onna is finally dead! After this, the protagonist will head back to the inn to collect his children, head to his car, and drives off. During the monologue, the protagonist claims that he made it out alive. But when he tried to go to his car, it wouldn't start, just like in the bad ending. So, he had no choice but to walk in the snow with his children for 3 whole hours. As he continues walking, he notices a light somewhere in the distance. Turns out the light was coming from a car and notices a man driving in it. The protagonist then asks the man to drive him and his children back home to which the man accepts. When he arrives back home, he pictures the Yuki Onna in his mind. He then notices that the Yuki Onna was in fact, his wife. But he tells himself that it won't bother him since the Yuki Onna is already dead and that he doesn't even have to worry about anything ever again. He is safe with his children and they lived happily ever after.
== Trivia ==
* As mentioned above, this game is based off the Yuki Onna urban legend.
* This game shares its similarities with Aka Manto. Another game created by Chilla's Art.
** The game does not offer any checkpoints.
** Both endings are similar, with one having the protagonist escape while the other being the protagonist successfully killing the perpetrator.
** The protagonist would get stuck by something and would have to get out of it if they get stuck.
** Both protagonists have limited stamina.
** Both games require the protagonists to collect items within the locations they are in in order to survive the night.
** Both of the antagonists have something to help search for the protagonist. With the Aka Manto having masks, while the Yuki Onna has eyeballs to help find the protagonist.
** Both antagonists will get more aggressive around the halfway point of the game, with their appearance changing drastically to reflect this. This also makes it harder for the player to spot them.
** Ironically, the game disc that the man wants you to find references the said game.
* The ramen chef that appears in the game bears a striking resemblance to that of Ayano Aishi/Yandere-chan from Yandere Simulator.
== External links ==
*Yuki Onna on Steam
Category:Games
Category:Based off urban legends