HikiBrah

*CONTENT WARNING: HikiBrah contains themes of bullying, depression, coarse language, suicide, and disturbing imagery. If these themes are triggering for you, it is encouraged to refrain from playing HikiBrah for the time being*

Withdrawn from the outside world of Australia, a former Eshay, now in the hikikomori state, finds themselves a prisoner of both their room and past. Will there be an end to this dreadful  sentence?

 Explore the room to dig deeper into the causes of the state they find themselves in now. 

CONTROLS:

Movement: WASD

Interact: Space Bar

Exit Menu: Esc

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HikiBrah was made as part of a school project that's topic was personally chosen by me, with the intent to inform a general Australian audience of what being under the state of hikikomori is like for a person. Your feedback on how well this game was able to meet this intention is welcomed and very appreciated!

I advise that there are likely bugs present in this build of the game that may or may not hinder the playing experience, hence the game's status as "in development." I intend to iron out these bugs in the following days. I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you find any bugs in your playthrough, it would be greatly appreciated if you could share them so they may be fixed as soon as possible.

Thank you for your time! 

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