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Nanashi no Game (2008)

Epics

Nintendo DS

3.09 from 22 ratings

78 members have it in their collection · 3 playing now · 33 backlogged · 31 wish listed

How long? Main story 4h (from 1 logged playthrough)

Nanashi no Game is a first-person survival horror video game developed by Epics and published by Square Enix for the Nintendo DS. The game follows a university student who becomes cursed by the titular role-playing game, which causes people to die in seven days upon starting.

Details

Developers
Epics
Publishers
Square Enix
Genres
Adventure, Visual Novel
Themes
Horror
Series
Nanashi no Game

Release dates

  • Jul 03, 2008 (Full Release) (Japan) Nintendo DS

Rating distribution

5 stars
3
4 stars
4
3 stars
9
2 stars
4
1 star
2

Community All Reviews Statuses

Dromiere

Status Dromiere Jul 1, 2025

Ok, so this game is fucking terrifying, and normally I'm used to horror, but playing this at night with earbuds in? Holy heck is it a horrifying experience!

The gameplay is....not EXACTLY my taste, but it's new and ingeniutive!

The usage of the DS in game as a save point and the mysterious game also being played on it is …

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Ok, so this game is fucking terrifying, and normally I'm used to horror, but playing this at night with earbuds in? Holy heck is it a horrifying experience!

The gameplay is....not EXACTLY my taste, but it's new and ingeniutive!

The usage of the DS in game as a save point and the mysterious game also being played on it is a super cool nod to the game itself!

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Taffer

Review Taffer 3/5 · Oct 9, 2023

It's neat, unique, functional, and little else. The real terror while being chased by the ghosts comes from the very sparse checkpoints meaning you'll have to redo several minutes of gameplay with the very awkward first person tank controls. Funnily enough the last time I can remember that I had to redo a lengthy "final boss" sequence because of a …

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It's neat, unique, functional, and little else. The real terror while being chased by the ghosts comes from the very sparse checkpoints meaning you'll have to redo several minutes of gameplay with the very awkward first person tank controls. Funnily enough the last time I can remember that I had to redo a lengthy "final boss" sequence because of a very minor goof I did at the end of it was also while playing a DS game, namely Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2.

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Yaru

Review Yaru 3/5 · Sep 25, 2020

Oh, the horror, the horror...

...of the controls.

The game itself is... well, it's a game. Entertaining enough, I guess. While I feel the concept of a cursed game is pretty much wasted here (I'd have to check if it's better on the sequel), it's still an interesting concept, and the game is short enough as to be worth it.

However, any pros I can …

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...of the controls.

The game itself is... well, it's a game. Entertaining enough, I guess. While I feel the concept of a cursed game is pretty much wasted here (I'd have to check if it's better on the sequel), it's still an interesting concept, and the game is short enough as to be worth it.

However, any pros I can say get buried under the enormous con that is movement. With both an awkward control scheme designed to destroy your wrists forever, and a walking speed based on the movements of a very relaxed snail, it made me completely fear each "ghosts-are-chasing-me" scene, but for all the wrong reasons.

I'd be OPEN to play the sequel at some point, but I don't think it's gonna be any time soon.

Holy frick my wrists.

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Yaru

Status Yaru Sep 25, 2020

Ah, yes, I'm a freaking coward with a phobia of jumpscares, let's play a japanese horror game, what could possibly ever go wrong?

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