CORPSE FACTORY

Corpse Factory is a well worth ride from beginning to end, despite losing its own plot a little past Act II. It has lovely art, very nice voice acting, and a really good OST that I’ve had on loop since I finished the game.
You may have to look the other way at a few plot holes to enjoy it, as realistically the story wouldn’t progress if the police were actually good at their jobs. But that never dampened my experience with the game. What did damper it a tad was most of the story after the first 8-9 hours as it goes into not making a whole lot of sense and leaving more questions than answers in an unsatisfactory way, and just not being as interesting as everything from the game beforehand. I wasn’t too sure where the story was going to be honest.
The characters are nice. Noriko is the exact batshit crazy I was expecting and even more. Quite a few scenes I would think “Oh, girl, no…” at her actions because some of the things she does/says/think is just so out there. Welcome back, Yumeko Jabami. I originally hated Tomoe’s guts due to the start of the game, but turned out to be a character that ended up being very likeable with a fair bit of depth.
KOJIRO MY BELOVED, he just might be my favourite character overall surprisingly enough. I didn’t bat much of an eye at him at first, but his little quirks stuck to me like glue the more I got through the story. He’s also secretly kind of a badass in some scenes. He’s going into my “Strange Fictional Men I Like A Normal AmountTM” pile effective immediately.
I wish this game was a little bit more popular so I could talk about it with people. If you need a short and digestible visual novel between some longer games, give this one a shot. You might end up liking it too.

Corpse Factory is an underrated indie video game and psychological thriller visual novel with striking visual art, a gripping premise, and emotionally volatile characters who spiral deeper into paranoia and obsession. It heavily delves into the power of social media, the fragility of identity, and the dark extremes people will go to in the name of validation and revenge. Its gritty, collage-inspired art style, stylized character sprites and backgrounds, masterfully crafted ambient sound design and unnerving music score, and stellar voice acting help elevate the game from other visual novels.
Corpse Factory shines the brightest in Act 1 by introducing a unique premise and successfully executing a morbidly fascinating narrative. Its clever, stoic, and manipulative protagonist, Noriko Kurosawa, is a psychologically complex and tragically relatable antihero. Her complicated relationships with the other characters, such as Tomoe Watanabe, Shinya Fujikawa, Aoi Satou, and the mysterious Kojiro, are layered and gradually evolve in unpredictable, engaging ways. The compelling plot twists in Act 1 also feel organic and genuinely shocking.
However, after Act 1, Corpse Factory starts to lose its razor-sharp focus. The ambitious and sudden shift in perspective among the different characters in Acts 2 and 3 creates uneven pacing and weakens emotional momentum. Insufficient character development occurs, and plot twists become confusing.
Corpse Factory's thematically dark and twisted finale ultimately resulted in rushed and ambiguous conclusive plot revelations. The lack of emotional catharsis, poor cohesion in storytelling, and underdeveloped foreshadowing make the ending unsatisfying and raise more questions than it answers, frustrating anyone who invested hours in hopes of reaching a proper conclusion.
Thus, Corpse Factory is a bold and original psychological thriller visual novel that starts strong with an incredible atmosphere and a haunting premise but concludes with a stumbling finale.

Corpse Factory is a violent and thrilling visual novel that has great characters. The game starts out slow but got so chaotic towards the end. I love that there is great voice acting and clean UI, making the whole game easy to follow. The art style is amazing too. The story was exciting to follow through till the end as well. Definitely recommended!

A visual novel centering around different characters and their interactions with the mysterious Corpse Girl. Before long it will become evident that the cast is not the most sane and reasonable bunch you will encounter, which makes their interactions highly amusing but also quite unsettling, especially as you dig deeper into each of them. And of course there's the intriguing mystery of Corpse Girl and the thrill of all the events that take place in relation to her, which combine to make something incredibly compelling to read throughout. As things escalate you do have to suspend your disbelief more and more however.

Character designs are varied and beautiful, much like the rest of the game's art, the soundtrack is great, and the voice acting... could use some more work. It isn't bad but Tomoe's did always grate on me and others can sound forced in their delivery at times.

Overall though it's a deeply engaging and unnerving experience, I strongly recommend it to mystery and horror fans.

This is a recommendation but with a MASSIVE caveat: you CANNOT treat this seriously. Treat it as a group activity.
Before elaborating further, I will praise that the game looks and sounds quite good (especially being fully voiced) despite being an indie VN. Very commendable work. The gameplay and route selection is fine for a introductory VN, but if you want more than raw VN goobing then tough luck.
Anyways, the rest of the game. We went in expecting this to be a hot mess type story a la Mirai Nikki (hence why I played this with friends) and it surpassed our expectations. It was so good as a group watch that that we felt we had to give it a recommendation despite the following flaws.
The story sets itself up as a crime thriller, but fails for myriad reasons. I will redact them for spoiler reasons, but trying to apply logic will leave you baffled. Hence, treat it like a car crash.
The other appeals the story can provide are hard to evaluate. The characters are ... interesting. Definitely unique. Not just in a hot mess way but also just, "oh these people have psychosis from the corpses." I can see why you'd enjoy them or appreciate the depictions of their myriad struggles, but I can also see you finding them distastefully written.

The visual novel has a good story with many plot twists, which make it exciting and result in unexpected developments of the story. The art and characters are very well made too.

This VN is so edgy and chaotic that it's honestly charming lol. It has a nice concept that got me hooked really quickly and kept me invested until the end but towards the second half the story kinda turned into a chaotic mess, at some point it felt like the authors couldn't decide which plot twist to choose so they just included ALL of them at the same time lmao. I decided to perceive the game as a horror/mystery-comedy (kinda like those horror movies with bad acting that are more funny than scary but still addicting to watch) and found it genuinely fun and enjoyable. After all, despite some unrealistically dramatic and edgy characters/plot aspects it's a pretty atmospheric game and still DOES feel like a decent, dark thriller story.
It's probably not the best choice for those who are looking for a realistic and serious story but if you like dark topics, an actually interesting mystery and are willing to ignore the plot-holes and unlogical moments then I recommend trying this out!