Project 13: Taxidermy Trails (v1.0)

A taxidermy museum becomes a trap built from repetition, paranoia, and the nagging feeling that every mounted animal is watching you. Project 13: Taxidermy Trails is a first-person horror walking simulator where you play a kidnapped test subject trying to survive a sequence of increasingly unsettling corridor walks. Its fear comes less from chases or combat than from uncertainty: a familiar display case, wall, or stuffed creature may look almost right, until one tiny change makes the entire room feel hostile. The tone is quiet, clinical, and deeply uncomfortable, turning observation into a survival skill.

Each run sends you through the same museum route, where your job is to inspect the environment and decide whether an anomaly appears. Strange alterations can be obvious or extremely subtle, so progress depends on remembering the layout, studying the exhibits, and resisting the urge to second-guess every shadow. At the end of a walk, you report your conclusion; a wrong call resets the attempt and sends you back to the beginning, while correct judgments push you toward the thirteenth route and a possible escape. There is no conventional fighting or inventory management, making careful movement, attention, and short-term visual memory the real mechanics.

More than 35 possible disturbances give the museum enough variety to keep repeat attempts tense, especially because the game can exploit expectations after you think you understand its tricks. The taxidermy setting is an effective twist on the anomaly-horror formula, replacing ordinary hallways and apartment blocks with unnervingly lifelike animals, glass cases, and museum décor. Sessions can be completed relatively quickly by sharp-eyed players, but mistakes and randomized encounters can turn a run into a much longer ordeal. Fans of The Exit 8, Pools, and other atmospheric “spot the difference” horror experiences should find plenty to like, while newcomers should expect a demanding test of patience rather than a story-heavy scarefest.