Redefining Horror: Chilla’s Art Games
Hi everyone! Have you ever heard of Chilla’s Art? These games have been quite popular these days. If you're into horror games, this indie studio might just become your next obsession. Unlike any horror games that’s been released, Chilla’s art has its own unique characteristic and offers a fresh experience of anxiety inducing and nightmares. It’s the kind of psychological horror that lingers long after you’ve turned off your screen. So, for those of you who enjoy playing horror games, you need to see what games this studio offers. Curious? Well, let’s read more to find out!
About Chilla’s Art
Chilla’s Art is a rising Japanese indie horror studio that was created by two brothers and is well received by the gaming community. This game company has skyrocketed in the horror genre because of their unique way of showcasing a terrifying playthrough. Through their unique game style, they have proven that there’s no need for ultra-realistic graphics and fancy animations to make your game terrifying. Some of their highly rated games that you may have heard of are called “The Convenience Store”, “The Closing Shift”, and “The Karaoke”. The topics that they used in their games were usually things like stalking, murder, kidnapping, and paranormal activities.
What Makes Chilla’s Art Games Terrifying?
Realistic. The thing about their games is that they can happen in real life, especially to women. It’s not about jumpscares, ghosts, or even monsters, but it's about the horror of what some people are capable of doing to others. Games like “Closing Shift” and “Parasocial” are about things that can affect women and are especially chilling when, no matter what you do, you are still taken by the stalker. It does make people realise just how evil some people can be, how there are so many creeps out there, and the implication at the game ending where there's a possibility of some SA. It really makes this game so terrifying. It could easily happen to anyone in real life and it's another horrifying reality.
Aside from that, another thing that amplifies the scary atmosphere is the graphic style. Chilla’s Art generally uses a VHS retro old graphic style that old games had. Also, with realistic face-mapping on their character, it creates an eerie and uncanny vibe. It creates a sort of dreamy atmosphere and uneasy feelings. Their method is actually genius too. Since there are only two people who made this game, no wonder it’s low budgeted and uses low-quality gameplay. However, they managed to turn it into an advantage. The uncanniness rea0lly puts you on edge in a small way that builds up over time.
Chilla’s Art also sets their games during the dead of night, which contains at least bad or bittersweet endings. Also, in their games, only the sound of the character’s footsteps and the darkness of the screen follow the player with every next turn, adding the element of suspense. Moreover, the main reason why their games work so well is because they have a habit of making you expect things. As we usually know, most horror games have jumpscares to keep us on our toes. But that’s exactly where this studio took a different approach. Without having any jumpscares, the viewer can only expect that there will be something that will happen, but in actuality there’s none. And even if there is a jumpscare, they will pop up when you least expect it. Take everything all together and you will get a horror experience with suspense every second.
Chilla's Art really does explore many different concepts and executes them all pretty well. Some of them used supernatural concepts which use vengeful spirits, while others are common crimes in society like stalking, kidnapping, assault, and murder.
Best Chilla’s Art Games To Start
- The Convenience Store
One of Chilla's Art 2020 viral hits, “The Convenience Store” is a game that you should try when you want to experience paranormal activity. As you work behind the counter during the dead of night, you’ll encounter all sorts of uncanny and unsettling horrors passing through. And if your luck takes a turn for the worse, you might find yourself facing a few unexpected dangers as well.
- Parasocial
In “Parasocial”, you play as a rising VTuber, where maintaining views and engagement in stream is key to your success. However, doing so will become the least of your concerns. Because in this psychological nightmare, you’ll find yourself questioning who you can trust.
- The Kidnap
This game isn’t focused on delivering scares. Its true strength lies in its storytelling on the tragic themes it explores. Thanks to its haunting narrative, which follows the devastating unraveling of a struggling family, it showcases that Chilla’s Art can tell compelling stories aside from the horror concept they have.
- The Closing Shift
One of Chilla’s Art’s best games that offers a wonderful experience. “The Closing Shift” is like a combination of a coffee shop simulator and a horror game, where we need to juggle making customer orders while staying alert to some deeply unsettling patrons.
Now that’s just some recommendations you can play to start C0hilla’s Art games. You can start downloading it on steam and experience the true horror behind it. Happy playing and thank you for reading!
Writer : Daisyeath
Editor : Kamarel
Source : The Foothill Dragon Press