UN:Me: An Psychological Horror That Blends Survival Horror and Social Deduction Gameplay

The recent Day of the Devs digital showcase unveiled a number of fascinating future games, but one especially has captured attention: UN:Me. Created by Historia and Shueisha Games, this single-player adventure appears to blend the dread-filled setting of a Silent Hill game with the paranoid deduction core of Among Us.

"This is a unique game where a young woman containing several human souls inside her must escape from a maze of the mind," explains producer Yasukazu Kawai.

Stepping Into a Shattered Consciousness

In UN:Me, players take control of an unnamed heroine seeming to be of high school age. Inside her reside four distinct personas, all possessing their own fears and motivations. These souls can seize control spontaneously, releasing their innermost terrors upon her without warning.

Based on revealed gameplay, much of the action takes place within a eerie medical facility, though additional clips show the protagonist navigating a abandoned chapel.

A World of Individual Dread

"What are you afraid of? What makes you uncomfortable?" asks creative lead Shun Sasaki. "High places. Confined spaces. People in power. Elements that appear minor to other people can activate something primal inside us. This game explores that concept — fears that are specific to every individual."

The central gameplay loop involves controlling whichever soul emerges at a particular moment. However, these souls will switch involuntarily as you play. During exploration, every persona's anxieties become exaggerated and attack the protagonist in succession. As the persona changes, so does the particular terror the player experiences.

Unsettling Visuals and a Deadly Choice

At first glance, UN:Me shares striking aesthetic parallels with the Silent Hill franchise. The hospital is filled with orderlies all sporting the same face, with disturbingly broad grins. Figures in the waiting room have large blooms where their necks are. Flowers are a recurring theme, juxtaposing natural beauty with unnatural horror.

Yet, UN:Me introduces a unique mechanic. Players are tasked with deducing which of the four souls haunting the heroine is the "real" one. "All four souls asserts that the body belongs to them," notes a developer. "During the game, you must determine who is authentic."

After a player have deduced a soul is an impostor, they must eliminate it. But, because every entity can lie or hide the reality, it is very easy to make a mistake.

"Maybe you've already eliminated the real [soul] with your own hands," a voice states. "The final entity remaining could be a fake. Either way, your choices are irreversible."

UN:Me does not yet have a publicly announced release date, but it is available to wishlist on digital storefronts.