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Is SMILE SIMULATION worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Surreal horror players who want enclosed-facility exploration with picture-based objectives
- Players who enjoy horror encounters involving creatures with different behaviors
- Horror fans interested in voice logs and a mystery connected to a threatening facility
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking horror built around broad outdoor exploration rather than rooms and corridors
- Players who do not want a central task focused on finding and changing pictures
- Players looking for a light atmosphere without monsters, curses, darkness, and death
Our take on SMILE SIMULATION
The store page lists many possible threats, including creatures, demons, anomalies, and diseases, but the described gameplay centers on finding smiling wall pictures, changing them, and dealing with pursuing creatures. The broad danger list gives a wider impression than the specified core loop.
What is SMILE SIMULATION?
SMILE SIMULATION is a surreal psychological horror game set inside a dangerous facility filled with rooms, corridors, monsters, and curses.
The main task is to find smiling pictures on the walls and use the Desmile button to return them to normal. The player cannot leave until this task is complete. Exploration also reveals voice logs from Brian, a previous explorer connected to the Lacrimosa facility, and a voice attributed to Vivian, who appears to offer guidance. Creatures have different behaviors, and a blinking mechanic affects creatures that follow the player. The game combines enclosed-area exploration, picture-based objectives, creature evasion, voice logs, and story elements surrounding the Smile Simulation.
How SMILE SIMULATION plays
- 01Smiling picture objectives
- Wall-mounted smiling pictures can be returned to their normal state with the Desmile button.
- 02Distinct creature behavior
- The creatures encountered during exploration behave in different ways.
- 03Blinking mechanic
- Blinking influences creatures that are following the player.
- 04Previous explorer logs
- Voice recordings from Brian document an earlier presence at the Lacrimosa facility.
- 05Uncertain guidance
- A woman named Vivian appears to guide the player, although her location is unclear.
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SMILE SIMULATION: platforms & release
Is SMILE SIMULATION worth it?
It is worth it if: surreal horror players who want enclosed-facility exploration with picture-based objectives. Skip it if: players seeking horror built around broad outdoor exploration rather than rooms and corridors.
Where can I download SMILE SIMULATION?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens SMILE SIMULATION's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is SMILE SIMULATION on?
Windows only.
