History VideoGame / HellIsOthers

** When Adam asks Alfred to take a look at the tear in his wall, Alfred tells him to wait until tomorrow to see if it gets bigger. When it does, Alfred says the same thing he did yesterday. Once the tear turns into a Chasm, he still tells you that they'll do something about it tomorrow. Adam has enough of this and tells him to do something now.

* PerceptionFilter: Adam is the player's character and ''your'' character only. Every other player is an Other, a humanoid creature resembling a Thing. Strangely enough, Adam states to the Chasm that he's an Other, despite looking like a human to both the player and [=NPCs=]. Adam will briefly flash into an Other in the round start animation, tough. Ultimately, this is because of how the multi-player works; Adam, quite literally, is an Other, at least to the other players in a round.

* UniversalAmmunition: The same bullets fit inside guns of any caliber, which is helpful given the limited inventory space.

[[caption-width-right:350:Nothing is done for nothing.]]

''Hell Is Others'' is a top-down, LooterShooter extraction game with elements of SurrealHorror. Players control a resident of [[EldritchLocation Century City]], a dangerous and desolate city full of monsters where blood is a valuable resource. One day, you find a bonsai tree outside your door with a note promising a "reward" if you water it for 10 days. Unfortunately, the plants in this world all feed on blood, forcing the player to venture down into the dangerous city streets and gather some, by any means necessary.

Gameplay consists of descending from the safety of your condo into the city streets, fighting monsters and other players while scavenging for blood or [[ShopFodder random junk to sell]]. You'll want to call the elevator back home before too long though, as prolonged exposure to the city could be dangerous...

Alongside AI-controlled monsters called Things, creatures known as "The Others", controlled by other players, stalk the city streets hunting for blood of their own.

In your condo, you are able to place new furnishings for gameplay boosts, water your bonsai tree with any collected blood, sell your junk, and talk to various [=NPCs=]. Just try to ignore the giant chasm with teeth in your bathroom wall.

The game released on October 20, 2022.

!''Hell Is Others'' contains examples of:

* CentralTheme: The central theme appears to be ''obsession''. All of the [=NPCs=] are single-mindedly obsessed with one thing they cannot move away from. The Chasm is only ever concerned with Adam's well-being. Adam himself is obsessed with the Bonsai; he also misinterprets the Chasm's concern as criticism of his skills, causing him to push himself to ever greater lengths to prove his worth to someone who isn't asking him to.

* HereWeGoAgain: Upon starting a new game, all you know is that you've received the Bonsai alongside a mysterious note, followed by a mysterious power outage. Upon choosing to prestige, [[spoiler:Adam decides to give the Bonsai to a random Other, then attempts to sabotage the Notary by causing a power overload. You then take control of that Other (who sees himself as Adam, of course)]], restarting the story again.

** ''After'' turning in 1 million creeds to purchase the Bonsai, the Notary increases the price by a few orders of magnitude. At least you get a refund.

* OrganDrops: All Things and Others have a lootable heart, one of your primary sources of blood.

* ArbitraryGunPower: A single pistol or revolver bullet tends to do much more damage than a single assault rifle bullet, making small arms much more efficient at dealing with NPC monsters.

** ''After'' turning in 1 million creeds to purchase the Bonsai, the Notary increases the price by a few orders of magnitude.

* MovingTheGoalposts: When Adam asks Alfred to take a look at the tear in his wall, Alfred tells him to wait until tomorrow to see if it gets bigger. When it does, Alfred says the same thing he did yesterday. Once the tear turns into a Chasm, he still tells you that they'll do something about it tomorrow. Adam has enough of this and tells him to do something now.

* PerceptionFilter: Adam is the player's character and ''your'' character only. Every other player is an Other, a humanoid creature resembling a Thing. Strangely enough, Adam states to the Chasm that he's an Other, despite looking like a human to both the player and [=NPCs=].

''Hell Is Others'' is a top-down shooter "extraction multiplayer" game with elements of SurrealHorror. Players control a resident of [[EldritchLocation Century City]], a dangerous and desolate city full of monsters where blood is a valuable resource. One day, you find a bonsai tree outside your door with a note promising a "reward" if you water it for 10 days. Unfortunately, the plants in this world all feed on blood, forcing the player to venture down into the dangerous city streets and gather some, by any means necessary.

Alongside AI-controlled monsters, creatures known as "The Others", controlled by other players, stalk the city streets hunting for blood of their own.

* EnemyDetectingRadar: Your Hearing and Smell stats act as this, allowing you to detect noises from The Things or The Others.

* ArcWords: "Nothing is done for nothing", The line Adam uses when accepting quests to indicate that he expects something in return.

* ContinuingIsPainful: Dying will cause you to lose all your held items and resets your stats, leaving you with nothing but the crappy starting gun.

* ExtremeMetabolism: Anything Adam consumes, it immediately takes effect. This even applies to drugs. It's how you get stronger.

* GoodiesInTheToilets: Averted. Toilets cannot be searched, and items will almost always be found in rooms and furniture that make logical sense.

* PerceptionFilter: Adam is the player's character and ''your'' character only. Every other player is an Other, a humanoid creature resembling a Thing. Strangely enough, Adam states to the Chasm that he's an Other, despite looking like a human to both the player and NPCs.

In your condo, you are able to place new furnishings for gameplay boosts, water your bonsai tree with any collected blood, sell your junk, and talk to various NPCs. Just try to ignore the giant chasm with teeth in your bathroom wall.

Gameplay consists of descending from the safety of your condo into the city streets, fighting monsters and other players while scavenging for blood or [[VendorTrash random junk to sell]]. You'll want to call the elevator back home before too long though, as prolonged exposure to the city could be dangerous...

* VendorTrash: Literally, in this case. Octave the Junk Dealer will pay a good amount of Creeds for specific bits and bobs you can find out in the city, and it's your primary way of making money.

Gameplay consists of descending from the safety of your apartment into the city streets, fighting monsters and other players while scavenging for blood or [[VendorTrash random junk to sell]]. You'll want to call the elevator back home before too long though, as prolonged exposure to the city could be dangerous...

In your apartment, you are able to place new furnishings for gameplay boosts, water your bonsai tree with any collected blood, sell your junk, and talk to various NPCs. Just try to ignore the giant chasm with teeth in your bathroom wall.

* GameLobby: Your apartment.

* AnInteriorDesignerIsYou: Your apartment space can be redecorated to your liking with whatever furniture and wallpaper you can buy, and each piece actually contributes to special gameplay bonuses called "Imagos".

''Hell Is Others'' is a top-down shooter "extraction multiplayer" game with elements of SurrealHorror. Players control a resident of [[EldritchLocation Century City]], a dangerous and desolate city full of monsters where blood is a valuable resource. After finding a bonsai tree outside your door with a note promising a "reward" if you water it for 10 days. Unfortunately, the plants in this world all feed on blood, forcing the player to venture down into the dangerous city streets and gather some, by any means necessary.

''Hell Is Others'' is a top-down horror shooter "extraction multiplayer" game with elements of SurrealHorror. Players control a resident of [[EldritchLocation Century City]], a dangerous and desolate city full of monsters where blood is a valuable resource. After finding a bonsai tree outside your door with a note promising a "reward" if you water it for 10 days. Unfortunately, the plants in this world all feed on blood, forcing the player to venture down into the dangerous city streets and gather some, by any means necessary.

Gameplay consists of descending from the safety of your apartment into the city streets, fighting monsters and other players while scavenging for blood or [[VendorTrash random junk to sell]]. You'll want to call the elevator back home before too long though, as prolonged exposure to the city could be dangerous...