A straight-to-VHS nightmare

GUTTER
MUTILATOR

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The ride coughs up smoke, sputters, and dies out in the middle of nowhere.

No cell service. No mechanics in sight. A freezing night that’s digging straight into your bones. The only sign of life for miles is the flickering neon sign of a rundown roadside bowling alley…

Breaking in felt like the only way to beat the freeze… but what’s waiting inside is way worse than hypothermia.

▸ What you do

▪ Explore the abandoned bowling alley and find a way out
▪ Hide and run when the Mutilator hunts you
▪ Manage a classic survival horror inventory, in the spirit of Silent Hill and Resident Evil
▪ Scavenge scarce resources — every item counts
▪ Shoot back when hiding isn’t enough
▪ Beat tense skill-based minigames to survive

Content warning: graphic violence

The Gutter Mutilator is lurking right beneath the floorboards.
He smells your FEAR, catches the scent of fresh blood,
and he won’t stop until he guts every last one of you.

Will you make it out alive,
or is your body gonna rot under the grimy tiles?


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▸ Controls

WASD / Arrow keys — Move
Shift — Run
E — Interact
I — Inventory
Esc — Settings
🎮 Controller — Supported
Browser tip: click the ⛶ button under the game for fullscreen.

▸ Credits

Raccoon05 — Design, code
Raccoon05 — Art
Raccoon05 — Sound
Miguel Rodriguez — Jason
Andy Skull — Alice

▸ Do not open

He knows you clicked.
He’s already in the room with you.

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A brutal throwback to straight-to-VHS slashers
laced with pure PS1-era survival horror paranoia

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Comments

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Really loved the demo! Great story, awesome puzzles, and the retro aesthetic fits the genre so well. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for the full release!

Thanks you! I am working to extend the game! 

cant wait for the full game. great demo 

Thanks again! I'm going to add the camera sensitivity adjustment xD

I love it, the aesthetics are incredible, the killer really scared me, I enjoyed the game and its minigames, it's definitely my new favorite video game, congratulations!✯

Thanks a lot for playing! your feedback`s was very important to improve the game feel!

WOW, It's the best video game in the world!☆

Thanks for be the Stelar of the Game! 

COOL 

Thanks for the gameplay!