Blue Whale

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Blue Whale

Short description

After returning from school, 12 year old Midori receives a message on the social network from a stranger. He invites her to play the "Blue Whale", a mysterious and dangerous game, at the end of which Midori should become a whale...

Developer
Lissencephaly
Publisher
Lissencephaly
Release
Tue, Oct 31, 2017
Price
$3.99
Reviews
39
Positive
51%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
0 – 20K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Violent, Adventure, Indie
Tags
Adventure Indie Violent Female Protagonist RPGMaker Psychological Horror Anime Memes Atmospheric Story Rich Cute Drama Horror Pixel Graphics
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$7ksomewhere between $3k and $12k · roughly 780–3K copies

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History

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