Game Title: Hide and Seek
Release Date: October 22
Game Genre: Multiplayer Co-op, Chinese Horror, Escape Room
Platform: Steam
Price: 48 CNY (Launch discount: 20% off, discounted price: 38.4 CNY)
Four-Pack (HeyBox / Shanguo / Echo Game / Phoenix Games / 3DM Store): Retail price 163.2 CNY (40.8 CNY each), Launch Special 130.56 CNY (32.64 CNY each)
Developer: Qimen Interactive Entertainment
Publisher: IndieArk
The four-player co-op horror game Hide and Seek, developed by Qimen Interactive Entertainment and published by IndieArk, was officially released on October 15.
This title combines escape room gameplay with cooperative horror experiences. Four players must form an investigation team to enter an abandoned building linked to a fire incident from ten years ago. Within spaces interwoven with nursery rhymes and shadows, players need to divide tasks, exchange clues, and cooperate to solve puzzles, gradually unveiling secrets buried for many years.
The game is priced at 48 CNY, with a 20% launch discount, bringing the price down to 38.4 CNY.
Additionally, the Steam store offers bundle discounts with Humanoid, The Bridge Curse 2: The Way Out, and Nü Diao. Players who own any of these titles can enjoy an extra 10% off when purchasing Hide and Seek.
Purchasing the multi-pack on distribution platforms also grants an additional 15% discount. Combined with the launch discount, each copy costs only 32.64 CNY.
Game Introduction
Hide and Seek is a Chinese horror game supporting four-player online co-op. Players take on the roles of a journalist, a former police officer, a volunteer, and an office worker, respectively, to investigate a fire incident.
A seemingly ordinary fire case opens the prologue to a cold case sealed away for ten years in a small town, binding the fates of four protagonists into a bizarre mystery. They are investigators of the fire, witnesses to the tragedy, and participants in the case from ten years ago.
An orphan lost in the fire, the appearance of a missing boy, a nursery rhyme that keeps playing... When surveillance footage captures the arsonist in the act, they realize there is much more to uncover than just a fire. In this game of hide and seek, some hide the truth, while others hide from themselves.
Game Features
l Triple perspectives, dual narrative lines:
The game unfolds from the triple perspectives of investigator, witness, and participant, seeking the truth amidst ashes and debris; its dual narrative stitches together the puzzle of sins from ten years apart, with every discovery pointing to deeper secrets.
l One fire, four memories:
The action logic of the four characters strictly aligns with their backgrounds and professions. By interacting with props, using items, and solving puzzles within the scenes, players gradually piece together the fragments of the hidden stories behind each character.
The game features multiple distinct real-world-style environments: dilapidated and messy abandoned buildings, crowded and cramped old streets, clean and bright news centers, opulent charitable institutions... Each scene hides item clues deeply integrated with the plot, making puzzle-solving an essential path to restoring the truth.
l Division of labor and cooperation:
As the story progresses, players will experience different stages of teaming up, communication, and coordination. When acting alone, clues provided by teammates may become key to breaking through; when the whole team gathers, the choice to exchange items or share clues is yours. And when danger strikes, the companionship and aid of teammates will provide the most genuine sense of security in this thrilling game.