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It Wants You To Stay

The lights are on. Everyone is gone. Descend through eleven shifting liminal worlds in this first-person psychological horror game. Photograph the impossible, follow a missing woman’s VHS recordings, and save your light for what follows you. When the lights fail, stand still.

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October 22, 2026
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Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
AI & Design Game Studios
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AI & Design Game Studios
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Two things first: 1: This game is EARLY ACCESS and will have rough edges. It will probably still evolve. I'm releasing it to get people to play it and collect feedback. I am dedicated to making this game as good as it can be.2: As you can see in the disclaimer, this game was made with extensive use of AI tools. If you do not like AI I totally respect your opinion. Please just scroll on. Play something else.

There is no reason to buy my game and then give it a negative review just for that reason. With that out of the way:There should be someone here. The slot machines are still running. The airport is still calling flights. Somewhere beyond the empty offices, a telephone won’t stop ringing. You came looking for a missing woman. Now you’re looking for a way out. It wants you to stay is a first-person psychological horror game set across eleven procedurally generated liminal worlds.

Explore places built for crowds and left running without them. Photograph what shouldn’t be there. Follow a trail of recordings deeper into the building—and keep enough light to survive what follows you. Dr. Evelyn Cross was investigating disappearances at an aging Las Vegas casino when she missed her check-in. Her last message told you not to come looking. The recordings she left behind begin with careful observations and reasonable explanations.…

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