Cases of the Past: Episode 0 - The Mysterious Neighbor

About This Game
Cases of the Past
Cases of the Past is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode reveals a terrifying story inspired by real events. Experience each case through the eyes of ordinary people who find themselves trapped in impossible situations.
Episode 0: The Mysterious Neighbor
In the first episode of Cases of the Past, you play as Arman, a 14-year-old boy who is left home alone for one day while his parents are away.
What begins as an ordinary day quickly takes a dark turn. Strange encounters, suspicious questions, mysterious events, and an unsettling neighbor gradually pull Arman into a nightmare he never expected.
As the day unfolds, Arman finds himself trapped in a terrifying situation where nothing is as it seems.
Every case has a story to uncover. Will Arman discover the truth behind what happened, or become another forgotten case?
Set in Iran, Cases of the Past brings players into an authentic Iranian setting inspired by real locations, everyday life, and real-world experiences.
Key Features
• Dynamic Camera System – Experience the story through three different camera perspectives: Fixed Camera, Third Person, and First Person. The camera dynamically changes depending on the location and situation, creating different gameplay experiences and atmospheres throughout the story.
• Story-Driven Psychological Horror – Follow Arman's terrifying experience as an ordinary day turns into something far more disturbing.
• Playable Flashbacks – Experience important moments from the past through playable flashback sequences, including a distinctive VHS-inspired visual style.
• 2 Intense Boss Fights – Face two different boss encounters, each offering its own challenge.
• Multiple Perspectives – Experience certain events from different perspectives as the story gradually reveals what happened.
• Atmospheric Environments – Explore detailed environments inspired by real places and everyday locations.
• VHS Visual Style – A nostalgic yet unsettling visual style inspired by classic VHS footage.
• Explore, Investigate, and Survive – Search your surroundings, interact with the environment, uncover clues, and survive terrifying encounters.
• Hidden Secrets – Discover details and events hidden throughout the case.
• A Fully Iranian Setting – Experience an authentic Iranian atmosphere inspired by real locations and everyday life in Iran.
• Choices and Consequences – Your decisions can change the outcome of the story. Discover two different endings and find out what fate awaits Arman.
• Immersive Dialogue – Experience natural conversations and realistic everyday situations that gradually become more unsettling.
Bonus Content
The Neighbor's Hunt
A special bonus mode separate from Arman's Story.
Play through unique challenges across locations from the main story, including a special location not seen in the main story.
The Neighbor's Hunt is included with the full game at no additional cost.
Full reveal coming in a separate trailer.
Future Bonus Story
A separate bonus story expanding the events and mysteries surrounding Episode 0.
• Approximately 35 minutes of additional story content.
• Its own gameplay and gunplay.
• A unique boss fight.
• New story details that expand the mysteries surrounding Episode 0.
Coming in a future update.