A huge chunk of the game play is definitely spent on exploration but this is not necessarily a bad thing, this is survival horror after all. As you continue on your search, there are some hazards (and stalkers!) to avoid and decisions to be made. You will usually control a single character or a small group and search the school for clues. The games is basically a visual novel game mixed with some RPG elements.

They realized that the school is somehow alive and their nightmare begins. They soon wake up wandering in a dilapidated elementary school, Heavenly Host Elementary School, a school that once existed in the same ground where their school is. After performing the ritual, an earthquake strikes and separates the group. Later that night their teacher joins them (and was actually part of the little prank played on one of the characters) and the group decides to create a charm to remember that night forever. After an exhausting day of school festival, they decided to tell ghost stories and to commemorate the last day of one of the girls in their class. The game opens with a group of friends late at night in their school. Thanks to XSEED games, finally after several years, the game gets an overhaul on the PSP with enhanced graphics and redesigns that enhances the game overall. The game originally came to existence on 1996 when a team of independent Japanese developers decided to play with the RPG Maker suite and created a 16-bit horror game. Welcome to Corpse Party, where all your decisions will decide your bloody fate.

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