The 31st Student

Game premise and exploration

The 31st Student is a first-person psychological horror game set in a deserted Japanese high school. You return to your former school to digitize cultural festival archives before its closure, encountering a photograph of Class 2-3 and a mysterious handwritten message: “This time, don’t leave out the answer.” The gameplay centers around investigation and exploration, focusing on themes of exclusion and unreliable memory.

Investigation and evidence

The game allows you to trace a missing student by examining documents, photographs, and audio recordings. As you gather evidence, you’ll navigate through interconnected leads, returning to familiar areas to discover optional evidence and hidden encounters. The game emphasizes solving puzzles rooted in the school’s history while pieces of the narrative are revealed through your choices.