Rewind Or Die

Rewind Or Die is a blood-drenched throwback to 90s video stores and the slasher horror that haunted them. Your coworker has flaked out on their shift again, and it's up to you to cover. The complication is the serial killer who's been staking out the area — and his attention is increasingly fixed on the rental store you're now running alone. The framing is mundane in deliberate contrast to what's actually about to happen: just another day at a UK VHS shop, except for the killer at the window.

The gameplay layers store-management chores on top of escalating dread. Stock shelves, deal with irate customers and horrible bosses, keep the store clean despite the increasingly bloody disruptions. Occasional creepy phone calls and the figure watching you through the front window are early signs of the trouble closing in. Taxing and rewarding puzzles need to be solved carefully — how you handle them affects the path forward, and two obtainable endings plus hidden secrets reward replay.

The presentation commits hard to the 90s UK setting. Crusty, disgusting, blood-drenched environments evolve as the night gets worse. Fully voiced unreliable coworkers populate the periphery of the story. Over-the-top gore punctuates the encounters with the killer, paired with dark comedic elements that keep the tone from drifting into pure shock. Unique and horrific enemy design and unlockable character viewer models round out the package. Always remember to be kind, and please — rewind or die.