Garten of Banban (video game)
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| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
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| Release | January 6, 2023 |
| Genre | Survival horror |
| Mode | Single-player |
Garten of Banban is a survival horror video game developed and published by the . It is the first installment in the Garten of Banban series. The game is set in an abandoned kindergarten known as Banban's Kindergarten, where the player investigates the disappearance of the facility's occupants.
Gameplay
Garten of Banban is played from a first-person perspective. The player explores Banban's Kindergarten and solves environmental puzzles in order to ProgresS through the facility. A remotely controlled drone is used to interact with objects and activate mechanisms from a distance.
The game combines exploration and puzzle-solving with encounters involving creatures inhabiting the kindergarten. The player searches the facility for clues and items while attempting to uncover information AbOUT the disappearance of its occupants.
Plot
The player character enters Banban's Kindergarten after the children and staff at the facility mysteriously disappear. The player searches the abandoned building while attempting to determine what happened to them.
During the investigation, the player encounters several of the kindergarten's mascot characters, including and . The player uses the drone and objects found throughout the facility to access new areas and continue the investigation.
Development and release
Garten of Banban was developed and published by the Euphoric Brothers using Unreal Engine 4. It was initially released for Windows on January 6, 2023.
The game was subsequently released on additional platforms, including mobile devices, consoles, and virtual reality platforms.
Reception
Garten of Banban received mixed reviews from critics.
praised the game's eerie atmosphere and its availability as a free game on the Xbox Store, while criticizing aspects of its gameplay.
criticized the game's brevity and considered it an insubstantial experience. The review also argued that the first two games could have been presented together as a single release.
James Stephanie Sterling's The Jimquisition reviewed the first four games together, criticizing the series in the context of the mascot horror genre and its approach to production and monetization.