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Purple Maniac

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61%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
83% User Score Based on 24 reviews

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About Purple Maniac

Purple Maniac is a single player action game with horror, thriller and violence themes. It was developed by Thighisen and was released on August 29, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

This is a short horror visual novel inspired by true events I've experienced, In Purple Maniac you play as a father with his baby in a bathroom stall. Then a murderer and his latest victim enter the restroom. You have to keep your baby quiet while you hear the slaughter coming from right beside you. Do you cover your baby's ears to the sound of a power drill or rock them to sleep?

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83%Audience ScoreBased on 24 reviews
story1 positive mentions
gameplay1 negative mentions
  • Choices in the game have meaningful consequences, impacting the story and endings.
  • Excellent sound design and voice acting contribute to a strong atmospheric horror experience.
  • The game offers a unique and clever horror visual novel concept with multiple endings.
  • The game is very short and some players felt it lacked enough content or depth.
  • Limited gameplay variety with repetitive choices can make some sections feel monotonous.
  • Lack of quality-of-life features like skipping previously viewed endings, pausing at any time, and a quit button was frustrating for players.

  • story

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story is concise and engaging, providing an enjoyable experience. Its design keeps players immersed regardless of external distractions.

    • “Very neat short story game I enjoyed a lot.”

  • graphics

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users appreciate the graphics, noting them positively alongside the sound design.

  • gameplay

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The gameplay is straightforward and minimalistic, focusing on choosing between rocking the baby or covering its ears while a tense, disturbing event unfolds outside.

    • “The gameplay is simple: you must choose between rocking the baby or covering his ears while a murderer tortures a victim outside.”
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Purple Maniac is a action game with horror, thriller and violence themes. Common tags for Purple Maniac include realistic, indie, psychological, choices matter, stylized and others.

Purple Maniac is available on PC and Windows.

Purple Maniac was released on August 29, 2025.

Purple Maniac was developed by Thighisen.

Purple Maniac has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Purple Maniac for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Purple Maniac is a single player game.

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