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Hysteria Project was made by BulkyPix and released in 2009 for iOS (2010 for the PSP version) and casts you as an anonymous, mute man who has been locked up inside of a shed, who bears a strange tattoo on his arm. If you don't escape quickly enough, another hooded man will barge in and kill you. It's up to you to save yourself and figure out who you are and why you're wanted dead. Clues are scarce, and the threat of your would-be assassin is always on your heels. Start running.
It was followed up with Hysteria Project 2 in 2011, again for iOS and PSP. That game also ends with a "To Be Continued" screen; since then, however, no continuation has emerged.
This series demonstrates examples of:
- Arc Symbol: The "H" inscribed in what looks like a maze.
- Fog of Doom: The killer can turn into this and back to human form again.
- Implacable Man: Your stalker is just as relentless in his pursuit of you as Nemesis is.
- Interface Screw: 2 has a couple of moments where your character is fatigued/dizzy, and the screen spins to reflect this, requiring you to stabilize him.
- The Many Deaths of You: You'll see the "Retry" screen a lot.
- Painting the Medium: In the first one, the screen occasionally blacks out in a fashion that mimics your character blinking.
- Press X to Not Die
- Press X to Die: A few Schmuck Bait options.
- Timed Mission: Basically any time you have to make a decision.
- Tomato Surprise: Signs are pointing to either the player character or the killer being Dr. Ortega.
- Unexpected Gameplay Change: 2 upped the franchise's interactivity quite a bit, introducing areas you could examine within several degrees, as well as moments of actual gameplay. Like
the laser hallway. - You Wake Up in a Room: The opening of both games.
