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-->''I'm tired of working at the company.''
-->''...a flyer? ...Hmm.''
-->''Rent is free if you work at a bathhouse.''
-->''I'll call them now.''

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-->''I'm ->''I'm tired of working at the company.''
-->''...->''...a flyer? ...Hmm.''
-->''Rent ->''Rent is free if you work at a bathhouse.''
-->''I'll ->''I'll call them now.''
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* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Maina is killed by the Ubume on Day 4 when she gets dragged into her realm, switching the game's perspective over to her sister Erena.]]

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* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Maina is killed by the Ubume on Day 4 when she gets dragged into her realm, switching the game's perspective over to her younger sister Erena.]]



** [[spoiler:In the good ending, the previously chained man repays Erena's kindness and [[BigDamnHeroes saves her from being sacrificed]], taking her out of the streets as he kills the monk and the landlord by setting them on fire along with the bathhouse, with the old lady bringing Erena to the hospital. Unfortunately, Erena forgets who her sister Maina is, effectively erasing her existence.]]

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** [[spoiler:In the good ending, the previously chained man repays Erena's kindness and [[BigDamnHeroes saves her from being sacrificed]], taking her out of the streets as he kills the monk and the landlord by setting them on fire along with the bathhouse, with the old lady bringing Erena to the hospital. Unfortunately, Erena forgets who her sister Maina is, about Maina, effectively erasing her existence.]]



* POVCam: The game is viewed through Akimura Maina's eyes. [[spoiler:On Day 5, the POV switches to her sister, Erena, who went to the village to find Maina after she went missing.]]
* {{Unperson}}: [[spoiler:Maina's tragic fate after her death, even in the [[BittersweetEnding good ending]], as her sister Erena forgets that she ever existed.]]

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* POVCam: The game is viewed through Akimura Maina's eyes. [[spoiler:On Day 5, the POV switches to her younger sister, Erena, who went to the village to find Maina after she went missing.]]
* {{Unperson}}: [[spoiler:Maina's tragic fate after her death, even in the [[BittersweetEnding good ending]], as her younger sister Erena forgets that she ever existed.]]
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* InterfaceSpoiler: The beginning of each day always shows Maina's name, hinting that you may control a different character at some point. [[spoiler:Sure enough, Maina dies on Day 4, and Day 5 instead shows Erena's name.]]
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* ObviouslyEvil: The landlord looks very sinister, his face constantly framed in shadow. [[spoiler:Unsurprisingly, he's one of the main antagonists who plans to sacrifice Erena in a dark ritual to the Ubume.]]
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* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Maina is killed by the Ubume when she gets dragged into her realm, switching the game's perspective over to her sister Erena.]]

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* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Maina is killed by the Ubume on Day 4 when she gets dragged into her realm, switching the game's perspective over to her sister Erena.]]



* HopelessBossFight: [[spoiler:The first encounter with the Ubume when she drags you into her realm cannot be escaped from, and you ''have'' to let her catch you in order to progress with the game, as this is when Maina dies and you control Erena.]]

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* HopelessBossFight: [[spoiler:The first encounter with the Ubume when she drags you into her realm on Day 4 cannot be escaped from, and you ''have'' to let her catch you in order to progress with the game, as this is when Maina dies and you control Erena.]]



* POVCam: The game is viewed through Akimura Maina's eyes. [[spoiler:In the middle of the game, the POV switches to her sister, Erena, who went to the village to find Maina after she went missing.]]

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* POVCam: The game is viewed through Akimura Maina's eyes. [[spoiler:In the middle of the game, [[spoiler:On Day 5, the POV switches to her sister, Erena, who went to the village to find Maina after she went missing.]]
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* ControllableHelplessness: [[spoiler:Tragically, there is no way for Maina to escape the Ubume, and attempting to run away is futile, as the exit is completely blocked off with hair, so the Ubume ''will'' catch and kill Maina, in order for the game to progress.]]

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* ControllableHelplessness: [[spoiler:Tragically, there is no way for Maina to escape the Ubume, and attempting to run away is futile, as the exit is completely blocked off with hair, so the Ubume ''will'' catch and kill Maina, in order for the game to progress. Erena later goes through the same chase sequence, but this time, she has the means to cut through the hair and escape, turning it into a RunOrDie sequence instead.]]
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* {{Unperson}}: [[spoiler:Maina's tragic fate after her death, even in the [[BittersweetEnding good ending]], as her sister Erena forgets that she ever existed.]]
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** [[spoiler:In the bad ending, Erena is burned and sacrificed in the furnace, and the Ubume kills both the monk and the landlord, freeing herself and roaming into the streets.]]

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** [[spoiler:In the bad ending, Erena is burned and sacrificed in the furnace, and the Ubume [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness kills both the monk and the landlord, landlord]], freeing herself and roaming into the streets.]]
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** [[spoiler:In the good ending, the man saves Erena and takes her out of the streets as he kills the monk and the landlord by setting them on fire along with the bathhouse, and the old lady brings Erena to the hospital. Unfortunately, Erena doesn't remember who Maina is.]]

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** [[spoiler:In the good ending, the previously chained man repays Erena's kindness and [[BigDamnHeroes saves Erena and takes her from being sacrificed]], taking her out of the streets as he kills the monk and the landlord by setting them on fire along with the bathhouse, and with the old lady brings bringing Erena to the hospital. Unfortunately, Erena doesn't remember forgets who her sister Maina is.is, effectively erasing her existence.]]
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* HellIsThatNoise: [[spoiler:The Ubume makes an utterly ''horrific'' monstrous and demonic growl when she catches you.]]
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* HopelessBossFight: The first encounter with the Ubume when she drags you into her realm cannot be escaped from, and you ''have'' to let her catch you in order to progress with the game, [[spoiler:as this is when Maina dies and you control Erena.]]

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* HopelessBossFight: The [[spoiler:The first encounter with the Ubume when she drags you into her realm cannot be escaped from, and you ''have'' to let her catch you in order to progress with the game, [[spoiler:as as this is when Maina dies and you control Erena.]]
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* ControllableHelplessness: [[spoiler:Tragically, there is no way for Maina to escape the Ubume, and attempting to run away is futile, as the exit is completely blocked off with hair, so the Ubume ''will'' catch and kill Maina, in order for the game to progress.]]
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* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Maina is killed by the Ubume when she gets dragged into her realm, switching the game's perspective over to her sister Erena.]]

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* MultipleEndings: The game has two endings depending on whether [[spoiler:Erina frees the chained man]]:
** [[spoiler:In the bad ending, Erena is burned and sacrificed in the furnace but the Ubume kills both the monk and the landlord, freeing herself and roaming into the streets.]]
** [[spoiler:In the good ending, the man saves Erena and takes her out of the streets as he kills the monk and the landlord by setting them on fire along with the bathhouse. The old lady brings Erena to the hospital. Unfortunately, Erena doesn't remember who Maina is.]]

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* HopelessBossFight: The first encounter with the Ubume when she drags you into her realm cannot be escaped from, and you ''have'' to let her catch you in order to progress with the game, [[spoiler:as this is when Maina dies and you control Erena.]]
* MultipleEndings: The game has two endings depending on whether [[spoiler:Erina [[spoiler:Erena frees the chained man]]:
** [[spoiler:In the bad ending, Erena is burned and sacrificed in the furnace but furnace, and the Ubume kills both the monk and the landlord, freeing herself and roaming into the streets.]]
** [[spoiler:In the good ending, the man saves Erena and takes her out of the streets as he kills the monk and the landlord by setting them on fire along with the bathhouse. The bathhouse, and the old lady brings Erena to the hospital. Unfortunately, Erena doesn't remember who Maina is.]]



* POVCam: The game is viewed through Akimura Maina's eyes. [[spoiler:In the middle of the game, the POV switched to her sister, Erena, who went to the village to find Maina after she went missing.]]

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* POVCam: The game is viewed through Akimura Maina's eyes. [[spoiler:In the middle of the game, the POV switched switches to her sister, Erena, who went to the village to find Maina after she went missing.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The good ending has Erena alive with the ritual being stopped. However, Maina is dead and the worse part is that Erena doesn't remember her as if she doesn't exist.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The good ending has Erena alive with the ritual being stopped. However, Maina is dead and the worse worst part is that Erena doesn't remember her as if she doesn't exist.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Take a dip.]]

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The game casts you as Akimura Maina, who's decided to quit working for a company to take on a different job, that of a bathhouse employee. All Akimura needs to do is give the customers their wares, collect payments, and clean up afterwards. After that, Akimura can take a shower herself.

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The game casts you as Akimura Maina, who's decided to quit working for a company to take on a different job, that of a bathhouse employee. All Akimura Maina needs to do is give the customers their wares, collect payments, and clean up afterwards. After that, Akimura Maina can take a shower herself.



* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The good ending has Erena alive with the ritual being stopped. However, Maina is dead and the worse part is that Erena doesn't remember her as if she doesn't exist.]]



* MultipleEndings: The game has two endings depending on whether [[spoiler:Erina frees the chained man]]:
** [[spoiler:In the bad ending, Erena is burned and sacrificed in the furnace but the Ubume kills both the monk and the landlord, freeing herself and roaming into the streets.]]
** [[spoiler:In the good ending, the man saves Erena and takes her out of the streets as he kills the monk and the landlord by setting them on fire along with the bathhouse. The old lady brings Erena to the hospital. Unfortunately, Erena doesn't remember who Maina is.]]



* POVCam: The game is viewed through Akimura Maina's eyes.

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* POVCam: The game is viewed through Akimura Maina's eyes. [[spoiler:In the middle of the game, the POV switched to her sister, Erena, who went to the village to find Maina after she went missing.]]
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* FadeToBlack: Happens whenever you enter/exit a place, go on break, and decide to have your bath.
* NoticeThis: Objects/areas that can be interacted with have a black circle with a white arrow in the middle hovering over them.
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The game casts you as Akimura Maina, who's decided to quit working for a company to take on a different job, that of a bathhouse employee. All Akimura needs to do is give the customers their wares, collect payments, and clean up afterwards. After that, Akimura can take a shower herself.

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The game casts you as Akimura Maina, who's decided to quit working for a company to take on a different job, that of a bathhouse employee. All Akimura needs to do is give the customers their wares, collect payments, and clean up afterwards. After that, Akimura can take a shower herself.herself.

It's not long before things start getting weird.

The game was released on September 30th, 2022.

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!!''The Bathhouse'' contains examples of:
* ThePlace: The game's named after Maina's place of work.
* POVCam: The game is viewed through Akimura Maina's eyes.
* WantedPoster: You find a couple in the neighbourhood. The face is shaded by shadow, though.
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The game casts you as Akimura Maina, who's decided to quit working for a company to take on a different job, that of a bathhouse employee. All Akimura needs to do is give the customers their wares, collect payments, and clean up afterwards. After that, Akimura can take a shower themselves.

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The game casts you as Akimura Maina, who's decided to quit working for a company to take on a different job, that of a bathhouse employee. All Akimura needs to do is give the customers their wares, collect payments, and clean up afterwards. After that, Akimura can take a shower themselves.herself.
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''The Bathhouse'' is a [[HorrorVideoGames Horror Video Game]] by Creator/ChillasArt.

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''The Bathhouse'' is a [[HorrorVideoGames Horror Video Game]] by Creator/ChillasArt.Creator/ChillasArt.

The game casts you as Akimura Maina, who's decided to quit working for a company to take on a different job, that of a bathhouse employee. All Akimura needs to do is give the customers their wares, collect payments, and clean up afterwards. After that, Akimura can take a shower themselves.
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-->''I'm tired of working at the company.''\\

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-->''I'm tired of working at the company.''\\''
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-->''I'm tired of working at the company.''\\
-->''...a flyer? ...Hmm.''
-->''Rent is free if you work at a bathhouse.''
-->''I'll call them now.''

''The Bathhouse'' is a [[HorrorVideoGames Horror Video Game]] by Creator/ChillasArt.

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