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96%31896% positive reviews, Overwhelmingly Positive across 318 reviews·Horror · Psychological Horror
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While rummaging through forgotten boxes in a dusty attic, you find an unlabeled game cartridge: “Next Player”. You turn on the TV at midnight in an empty house… and an ordinary night slowly spirals into a nightmare.
Next Player
SteamNext Player is a first-person psychological horror game set in the autumn of 2001. While rummaging through forgotten boxes in a dusty attic, you find an unlabeled game cartridge. It has no writing on it, but you insert the cartridge into the old console anyway. When you turn on the TV, a single title appears: “Next Player”.

Succumbing to curiosity, you start playing. At first glance, everything seems normal; it feels like you are just playing an old game. But as you clear the levels, the game begins to reveal its true, dark nature. This ordinary night is about to spiral into an unexpected nightmare...

Put on your headphones. Turn off the lights.
And finally, make sure your door is locked.
Because it is now on your side.
WARNING: This game contains flashing lights, loud noises, and visual glitches. Please play with caution if you are prone to epileptic seizures.
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