History VideoGame / GOHOME

The game is notable for its surreal presentation, disturbing yet darkly comedic visuals, and, aside from the brief description above, [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible its nearly incomprehensible plot.]] It was created by Vtuber Itimatu Ichimatsu, [[MakesAsMuchSenseInContext a self described Kotobuki doll,]] whose channel can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWcek7k9UWt_FyrpWxTgjmw/featured here.]] Note; the channel is primarily in Japanese.

* AmbiguousSituation: Apparently, the goal of the game is simply to [[TitleDrop "go home".]] However, how exactly the player got lost, where her parents are, why she's being chased by spirits, and what precisely is going on is never outright stated. The TV in the girl's home states (in Japanese) that [[spoiler: a 37 year old woman and a 55 year old man died in a car accident and a 7 year old girl, presumably the player character, is unconscious; the woman is implied to be her mother.]] However, the exact circumstances of the game remain unclear; is it the afterlife, a metaphor, or something else entirely? Of course, this is likely intentional.

* TemporalDuplication: While time travel isn't explicitly referenced, [[spoiler: approaching the apartment complex wherein the protagonist lives will suddenly kill the protagonist as another is jumping from the rooftop. If the body is looked at closely, it is shown to be the protagonist's adult self committing suicide.]] This event does not seem to occur if the game is completed, as [[spoiler: the adult protagonist appears to move beyond their grief.]]
* TrialAndErrorGameplay: Death will come frequently and abruptly. [[spoiler: Two standout examples are "Getting run over because you didn't wait for the traffic signal" and "Getting killed because another person committing suicide fell on top of you" ]]

* AmbiguousSituation: Apparently, the goal of the game is simply to [[TitleDrop "go home".]] However, how exactly the player got lost, where her parents are, why she's being chased by spirits, and what precisely is going on is never outright stated. It's implied that she died in a car accident and that the events of the game are her afterlife, which explains some of the supernatural elements, but the exact circumstances are still unknown, and there are still many questions left unanswered. Of course, this is likely intentional.

* AuthorAppeal: Itimatu Ichimatsu seems to enjoy early 2000's Japanese aesthetics combined with genuinely surreal and UncannyValley visuals. Seeing their Youtube channel demonstrates that nearly all of their animated videos carry GOHOME's aesthetic.

* TrialAndErrorGameplay: Death will come frequently and abruptly. Two standout examples are "Getting run over because you didn't wait for the traffic signal" and "Getting killed because another person committing suicide fell on top of you" ]]

GOHOME is a third-person horror game initially released in 2019. Set in a residential area in early 2000s Japan, you play as a little girl with a blurred out face named Mosaiko Suzuki, whose been separated from her parents and is trying to get home. Unfortunately for her, death is merely seconds away at any given moment, as strange monsters pop out of every nook and cranny, and seemingly every turn leads to danger.

** nOne of the enemies is a dog, except it has the face of the deformed girl that already chases you.

* AnimalisticAbomination: One of the enemies is a dog, except it has the face of the deformed girl that already chases you.
** The elephant man's elephant counts as well. It's shaped like a regular elephant, but has a bubbly texture, is neon green, pink and yellow, and certainly doesn't act like an elephant.