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Is Corpse Party: Book of Shadows worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Corpse Party fans seeking additional stories about its characters and events, rather than an introduction to the series
- Horror-adventure players who want to inspect environments through point-and-click controls instead of focusing on combat
- Players interested in alternate timelines and character-driven outcomes rather than one fixed account
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story that stands alone without substantial spoilers for the first Corpse Party
- Players who prefer a linear outcome, since character decisions can lead to different wrong endings
- Players who want dialogue in a language other than Japanese
Our take on Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
Its anthology structure trades a single forward-moving story for revisits to characters and events across multiple timelines. That gives the game room to explore alternate outcomes, but makes familiarity with the first Corpse Party important and brings substantial spoilers.
What is Corpse Party: Book of Shadows?
This horror-adventure follow-up to Corpse Party revisits events before, during, and after the first game, including stories set in alternate timelines.
Search first-person environments using keyboard, gamepad, or mouse, and encounter characters whose choices can lead to different outcomes. A Darkening system changes character decisions as they become more frightened, with wrong endings resulting from those paths. The game expands its focus on side characters and includes Japanese voice acting, some scenes recorded with binaural audio, collectibles, interviews, music, art, and Steam achievements. Save data from the first Corpse Party can unlock additional art and may make the final chapter available sooner. The story contains substantial spoilers for the first game.
How Corpse Party: Book of Shadows plays
- 01Search Mode
- Inspect first-person rooms using a keyboard, gamepad, mouse, or a combination of controls.
- 02Darkening System
- Fear affects characters' decision-making and can lead to wrong endings.
- 03Japanese Voice Acting
- Dialogue is spoken in Japanese, with binaural recording used for some important scenes.
- 04Story Unlockables
- Importing save data from the first game can unlock extra art and may provide earlier access to the final chapter.
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Corpse Party: Book of Shadows: platforms & release
Is Corpse Party: Book of Shadows worth it?
It is worth it if: corpse Party fans seeking additional stories about its characters and events, rather than an introduction to the series. Skip it if: players seeking a story that stands alone without substantial spoilers for the first Corpse Party.
Where can I download Corpse Party: Book of Shadows?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Corpse Party: Book of Shadows's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Corpse Party: Book of Shadows on?
Windows only.
