
This game is designed for Ninth Games' VTuber Kuiri Lulu's birthday. Players will take on the role of Kuiri Lulu, who receives a mysterious invitation on the eve of her birthday. She wakes up in a foggy forest and must find the correct path to reach her birthday party.
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[Game Description]
This game is designed for Ninth Games' VTuber Kuiri Lulu's birthday. Players will take on the role of Kuiri Lulu, who receives a mysterious invitation on the eve of her birthday. She wakes up in a foggy forest and must find the correct path to reach her birthday party.
[Gameplay]
The game is a short walking simulator inspired by Exit 8 but incorporates FPS shooting elements.
While exploring the forest, players must eliminate anomalies using a handgun if encountered; otherwise, they proceed directly.
The game is only available in Chinese, but if you understand the description of anomalies mentioned above, you should be able to complete the game without issues.
[Playtime]
Approximately 15–60 minutes
[Options]
You can adjust graphics settings, mouse sensitivity, camera shake, and other preferences in the options menu.
[Kuiri Lulu's Channel]
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Languages: Traditional Chinese
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Bu oyun Ninth Games'in VTuber'ı Kuiri Lulu'nun doğum günü için tasarlanmıştır. Oyuncular, doğum gününün arifesinde gizemli bir davet alan Kuiri Lulu rolünü üstlenecekler. Sisli bir ormanda uyanır ve doğum günü partisine ulaşmak için doğru yolu bulmalıdır.
The Ninth Forset is one of literally thousands of creatively bankrupt asset flips infesting Steam and lowering the average quality of all video games everywhere. This asset flip is particularly interesting because it's a love letter from a simp to the Vtuber imaginary girlfriend e-girl he's simping over. Yeah if that didn't make you throw up in your mouth a little, you're made of sterner stuff. Creepy, isn't it? Anyway this is weaponised cringe, basically you negotiate a short path of flipped assets so the developer can get invited to a VTubers birthday party. For those of you who don't know, a VTuber is when middle aged balding men pretend to be little anime girls on Youtube/Twitch streams. Noah, get the boat. So, The Ninth Forset is partially or completely made up of stock assets, "borrowed" from asset stores and free asset websites. Little, if anything in this game is the creation of the "developer". While there's no up front price for this asset flip, the other problem with asset flips is that when developers aren't capable of doing their job and creating high quality assets, it's also true they can't do any of the rest of the job of a game developer either. That's definitely true for "The Ninth Forset", and this kind of asset flipping never results in games that have quality or value for PC gamers. There's no English translation for the game, but that's okay. The language of bad games is universal. The game graphics look better than you might expect, but that's just because it looks like some or all of them are "borrowed" from asset stores or wherever. Gamers can tell... and it comes across as insincere. There's also the old adage that those who lack the budget and talent to make their own game assets usually lack the budget and talent to do the rest of the job of game development properly, too. This is "free" enough, at least you won't be expected to spend any more money after you download this, but just because something is free doesn't mean it's good. Despite having no up-front cost, this failed to appeal to the 120 million+ gamers on Steam. SteamDB showed the game peaked at only 2 concurrent players... this is a dismal public reception. This was so bad they couldn't even give it away. Bearing in mind that free games don't add +1 to your game collector count, should you bother adding this to your library and downloading it? Nope. This isn't worth downloading. While this didn't cost me any money up front, I still feel ripped off.
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Страшная фигня, в общем игра напугала, а значит поиграть стоит. Но, если вы не знаете китайского, а я не знаю, то готовьтесь ничего не понимать.
Прикольная игрушка, но сложная, но вытерпел, прошёл, с новым годом в общем.
The Ninth Forest is a short, atmospheric walking simulator created as a special birthday game for the VTuber Kuiri Lulu. It’s a mysterious, slightly eerie adventure where you play as Kuiri Lulu herself, waking up in a foggy forest after receiving a strange invitation to her birthday party. The task is simple—navigate through the mist and find your way to the party. However, along the way, you’ll encounter anomalies that must be dealt with using a handgun, adding a light FPS element to what is otherwise a pretty serene exploration game. The atmosphere in The Ninth Forest is one of its standout features. The foggy woods give it a haunting, mysterious feel, and while the gameplay itself is fairly simple, the environment does a great job of pulling you into the experience. You can wander through the forest, lost in the fog, with only the occasional anomaly to break the monotony. The game’s art style is fairly minimalistic but effective in creating tension—there’s something about the stillness of the forest and the way the fog envelops you that keeps you on edge. While the game is short (about 15 to 60 minutes), it provides a unique experience. The shooting mechanics are light and don’t overpower the exploration; instead, they’re a brief interruption in an otherwise calm journey. There’s a certain charm in the simplicity of it all—there’s no deep narrative or complex puzzles, just a little mystery and a bit of suspense as you explore the foggy woods. The fact that it’s only available in Chinese might pose a barrier for some, but if you’re comfortable with the game’s mechanics or can follow the general gist of things, it’s easy to look past. What stands out most about The Ninth Forest is how it feels like a special gift—not just to fans of Kuiri Lulu but to players who enjoy atmospheric, short experiences that don’t need to be complex to be engaging. The game isn’t trying to be groundbreaking, but it succeeds in offering a quirky, offbeat adventure that doesn’t overstay its welcome. Whether you're a fan of VTubers or just looking for a brief, eerie escape, this game delivers a quiet, mysterious journey through a forest shrouded in fog, with just the right amount of intrigue to keep you moving forward.