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Is Obscured Stories: The Resentment worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Psychological-horror players who prefer reading and investigation over frequent jump scares
- Players seeking a short story experience with decisions and multiple endings
- Fans of unsettling narratives set around ordinary workplaces and personal trauma
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking long campaigns or extended progression may find the 40–60 minute runtime too brief
- Those wanting action-heavy horror may find the reading-focused structure less suitable
- Players looking for open-ended simulation systems may find the gas station activities tied to a short narrative
Our take on Obscured Stories: The Resentment
Rather than centering horror on repeated jump scares, the game places reading and investigation at the core of its structure. Its short two-night format frames gas station work, police questioning, and fragmented evidence as the main route through the story.
What is Obscured Stories: The Resentment?
The Resentment is a psychological horror game following Lisa Parker, an international student working at a gas station in Japan during the early 2000s.
Her routine includes scanning products, restocking shelves, maintaining the store, and helping customers. A mysterious man repeatedly watches her and the store, disturbing her quiet life. While Lisa is questioned by local police, players relive the events of that evening through her account. The game uses reading, broken interviews, unsettling videotapes, and strange recordings as part of its story. Choices affect the outcome, with five endings available. The game takes place over two nights and has a stated playtime of 40–60 minutes.
How Obscured Stories: The Resentment plays
- 01Five Possible Endings
- Player decisions influence which of five conclusions is reached.
- 02Two-Night Structure
- The game takes place over two nights.
- 03Reading-Focused Horror
- The story includes broken interviews, unsettling videotapes, and strange recordings.
- 04Gas Station Tasks
- Lisa’s work includes scanning products, restocking shelves, maintaining the store, and helping customers.
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Obscured Stories: The Resentment: platforms & release
Is Obscured Stories: The Resentment worth it?
It is worth it if: psychological-horror players who prefer reading and investigation over frequent jump scares. Skip it if: players seeking long campaigns or extended progression may find the 40–60 minute runtime too brief.
Where can I download Obscured Stories: The Resentment?
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What platforms is Obscured Stories: The Resentment on?
Windows only.
