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The Erased Student

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45%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
71% User Score Based on 14 reviews

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The Erased Student is a single player puzzle game with horror and violence themes. It was developed by VimmGames and was released on October 28, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

First-person horror game set in an abandoned Soviet-era school. You play as a Russian father whose son vanished years ago. Explore the decaying building, read forgotten letters, follow clues, and uncover a dark and disturbing truth.

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71%Audience ScoreBased on 14 reviews
story5 positive mentions
optimization3 negative mentions
  • Unique visual style and balanced gameplay providing a rewarding experience.
  • Strong atmosphere and story with effective horror elements and numerous jump scares.
  • Good indie horror game with engaging and well-introduced clues.
  • Performance and optimization issues even on high-end hardware, causing low frame rates.
  • Frequent bugs and glitches, including game-breaking issues and crashes.
  • Jump scares are sometimes excessive and disrupt the tension.

  • story

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

    The story is engaging and complemented by a strong atmosphere and numerous effective jump scares, though its fairy tale elements may feel familiar to some players. Overall, it provides a solid narrative experience enhanced by horror elements.

    • “Good atmosphere, good story even if it's a similar fairy tale you've heard before.”
    • “Good atmosphere, good jumpscares, and a pretty good story.”
    • “The story is interesting and there were some good scares.”

  • optimization

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, -67% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's optimization is currently lacking, with noticeable performance issues even on high-end hardware like the RTX 4090 and 5090, resulting in low frame rates and occasional bugs. Improvements are needed for a smoother and more playable experience.

    • “Some performance problems with an RTX 5090 but okay and playable :)”
    • “I had a couple of bugs, (see them in discussion) needs some optimization, in 4K with a 4090, everything maxed out, 20fps.”
    • “This game needs better optimization for me to recommend it.”
    • “I had a couple of bugs (see them in discussion). It needs some optimization; in 4K with a 4090, everything maxed out, I got 20 fps.”
    • “Some performance problems with an RTX 5090, but okay and playable.”

  • atmosphere

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

    The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its strong, immersive mood enhanced by effective sound design and frequent jump scares, complementing a well-crafted, though familiar, story.

    • “Great atmosphere, great sound, great jump scares (full of them), good story.”
    • “Good atmosphere, good jumpscares and a pretty good story.”
    • “Good atmosphere, good story even if it's a similar fairy tale you've heard before.”

  • gameplay

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

    The gameplay is uniquely designed and well-balanced, offering a satisfying challenge that provides a strong sense of accomplishment. Clues are thoughtfully integrated, enhancing the overall experience.

    • “This had a look that was very unique and gameplay was very balanced... not too hard but I felt a great deal of accomplishment as I played... Clues were very well introduced and balanced.”
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The Erased Student is a puzzle game with horror and violence themes. Common tags for The Erased Student include first-person, indie, psychological, exploration, psychological horror and others.

The Erased Student is available on PC and Windows.

The Erased Student was released on October 28, 2025.

The Erased Student was developed by VimmGames.

The Erased Student has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Erased Student for its story but disliked it for its optimization.

The Erased Student is a single player game.

Similar games include Supernormal, Summer of '58, Baisu, God's Basement, Unspoken and others.