LIMINAL: Within

Adapted from Hirata’s World, a fan-favorite story arc from San Tian Liang Jiao’s novel Thriller Paradise. A supernatural mystery game told through cinematic animation, where investigation, critical choices, and a unique mechanic known as Exorcism drive the story forward. Enter a nightmarish realm overrun by yokai and reopen a case that was declared closed many years ago. Wield the mysterious art of Exorcism and bring peace to those still trapped in suffering. You awaken amid the ruins of a seaside town devastated by a typhoon. You remember nothing—and nearly fall prey to a yokai moments after opening your eyes. A strange creature tells you that this place is not part of the real world. The “guilty” figures from an old murder case have become yokai, condemned to wander this realm for eternity. As an Exorcist, your task is to release them from their torment. A woman hanging from above. A hideous fiend. A brutal police officer. A distraught doctor. A ghost who has vanished without a trace… What transformed them into yokai? What keeps them from moving on? And where will Exorcism ultimately lead you? Yokai do not simply appear in this world of their own accord. At their core, they are distortions born within the human heart. Those who endure what ordinary people could never imagine may come to harbor emotions ordinary people could never understand. Gradually, they lose their place among humanity—and become what people call yokai-possessed. That is precisely why such beings cannot be defeated through brute force or sorcery alone. To perform an Exorcism, what you really need is… Well, lucky for you, you happened to run into me. Heh heh heh… As your dearest friend, I simply couldn’t stand by and let anything happen to you. Go ahead and take this Quick Exorcism technique. No need to thank me. Heh heh heh… So declared the strange creature who, from head to toe, looked entirely undeserving of trust. Experience a complete supernatural mystery told through cinematic animated sequences. At decisive moments—when choices must be made, Exorcisms performed, and truths uncovered—the story passes into your hands. Your decisions affect the information you discover, how other characters respond to you, and the way you interpret everything unfolding before your eyes. Explore a ruined and chaotic world. Search for traces left behind by the yokai. Turn tangled human emotions into weapons, and carry out the perfect Exorcism. Some choices will alter the course of the story immediately. Others may appear to change nothing at all… Or perhaps, at some distant point in time, they will suddenly change everything. Shuichi Hirata… Who is he? And who are they? A torrent of memories coils around me… Those who died because of me. Those I failed to save. Those who suffered for far too long. …Please, do not cry. The Exorcism begins now. CINEMATIC ANIMATED STORYTELLING Experience a complete psychological mystery through cinematic animation, taking control of the story at its most critical moments. EXORCISE THE OBSESSIONS OF YOKAI Enter psychological realms shaped by unresolved emotions. Explore their memories and discover the human identities hidden beneath their monstrous forms. INTERACTIVE CHOICES AND CRITICAL ACTIONS Your decisions affect the information you uncover, the direction of the story, and how you ultimately understand its events.