{"id":26007,"date":"2024-01-23T15:51:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=26007"},"modified":"2024-01-23T15:52:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:52:48","slug":"20240123-26007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240123-26007\/","title":{"rendered":"Look out for creepy anomalies while monitoring CCTV footage in this Japanese indie horror game\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Surveillance Work is an upcoming immersive spot-the-difference horror game from Japanese indie developer Maki Toguro. Scheduled to release on February 5 on PC (Steam), the game\u2019s unnerving atmosphere and anomaly spotting gameplay should appeal to fans of I\u2019m on Observation Duty and The Exit 8. Surveillance Work will be available in English.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\" https:\/\/cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com\/steam\/apps\/256995316\/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1705724983\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Surveillance Work\u2019s story takes place over the course of 5 days. This is the probation period for your new job, where you must monitor surveillance camera footage in a different creepy-looking facility each night. You must keep your eyes peeled for anomalies. These range from subtle things like objects moving, to full blown paranormal attacks on security cameras. You must calmly report each anomaly you find. If too many anomalies go unreported or a camera gets destroyed, it\u2019s game over. However, the game will encourage you to press on with your nightmare job, even after you\u2019ve failed.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240123-26007-001-1.jpg\" alt=\"Surveillance Work Japanese indie horror game\" class=\"wp-image-26017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240123-26007-001-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240123-26007-001-1-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240123-26007-001-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240123-26007-001-1-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems that Surveillance Work will also have a life sim element, as you will need to manage your housing and food expenses based on the salary you receive. An ominous-sounding line in the game\u2019s description states that \u201cYour future will be determined by your work ability and other factors.\u201d The game promises more than 20 endings. It will be possible to progress to an ending even if you get a game over status, and it seems that the endings will reveal different aspects of the story, giving you information about the main character, the job or even the anomalies themselves.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240123-26007-header2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Surveillance Work Japanese indie horror game\" class=\"wp-image-26018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240123-26007-header2-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240123-26007-header2-1-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240123-26007-header2-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240123-26007-header2-1-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Surveillance Work is scheduled to be released on February 5 on PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2793240\/Surveillance_Work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surveillance Work is an upcoming Japanese indie horror game that will appeal to fans of I\u2019m on Observation Duty and The Exit 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":26014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[39,17],"class_list":["post-26007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-indie-games","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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