Kio's Adventure

Kio's Adventure is an awesome horror adventure game that has some pretty brutal imagery that is not for those of you who are a bit on the squeamish side. I went into this game not expecting much if I am being honest with you guys. However, after playing it for about 20 minutes, I was hooked and wanted to see it all the way until the end as I became so invested.

An Earthquake And A Strange Place

The game has a tremendous story. The main character of Kio's Adventure is called Kio and one day she is meeting her two best friends at a McDonald’s knock-off-style fast food joint. Things are normal, but then an earthquake hits and she finds herself in a strange and horrific world and her friends have been kidnapped and are being tortured!

Kio needs to save her friends and figure out how to get the hell out of this place. Now, the story is great and I was in from the start. However, the translation here is all over the place and at first, it is quite jarring. You know what they are trying to say so you do get used to it after a short while.

Staying Alive

This is a survival horror adventure game. You control Kio and you start off in a dungeon, but you do eventually go to different areas, my personal favorite being a creepy apartment where a scary dude is pursuing you. The game has you needing to solve various puzzles and Kio's Adventure does something great here in that it does not make the puzzles so cryptic that they become a chore to do.

You have to find items, use them to solve puzzles and you also have to fight! Most of the time, you are best fighting as a last resort as the ammo is very scarce! The game is just a lot of fun to play and has a very unnerving vibe the whole time you play it. The game is played with a keyboard and this was ok, but I do wish that it offered controller support.

Scary Or Sexy?

Some people may class Kio's Adventure as a lewd game, but I would class it as a horror game. This is a very creepy-looking game, even with its 16-bit vibe that it has some truly shocking moments. The game has these death images and these are brutal and sure to stick with you.

Think of a movie like Saw, but with sexual violence and you have an idea of what to expect here. This is a game that is not here to get you off, it is here to scare and shock you and it 100 percent succeeds in this regard.

Pros:

• I liked Kio as a character
• The story is truly engaging
• This is awesome if you love horror movies and games
• It is very easy to get into
• I liked the way the game handled its puzzles

Cons:

• The translation is pretty damn rough
• I do wish they let you play it with a controller