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Watch trailer on Steam ↗When The Rumors Become Real
菠蘿 · Published by orange pineapple tea
Content notice: Some plot of the story contains violence, dead body and blood.
Positive — 100% positive (17 reviews) · 8 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Matt, a 14-year-old student, is forced to visit a ghost house for having "hide and seek with oneself" challenge . He invites his friend Esther to visit together and pretends to do the challenge. However something wrong happened during the challenge.
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Adventure, Indie, Simulation · 2024 · More under £5 games
Join Matt and Esther on a spine-chilling journey through a ghostly mansion in When The Rumors Become Real, an adventurous simulation experience by菠蘿.
About this game
Story
Matt is a 14-year-old secondary school student with a poor family and an ordinary appearance. One day, he was picked on by his classmates during a break. In order to make a fake so as not to attract bad things, he brought some props, and even putted his childhood friend Ma Esther into the danger, came to the haunted house together and pretended to challenge. However, sometimes plans go astray, and some terrible things still happened during the challenge. As for the ending, it's up to "you" to choose.
Character introduction
Name: Matt
Age: 14
Introduction: Because of the shadow of childhood, Matt has a timid personality, and because of some strange behaviors, he has no friends at school. Esther is his only friend. Partial eclipse, he hate carrots, corn and green beans mostly.
Name: Esther
Age: 14
Introduction: Esther is a little more mature than her peers, and her expression changes almost zero when she gets along with others. People think she is a cold person, but it is just her nature, not intentional. Because her mother has to work night shift, she eat with Matt‘s family, and occasionally help him eat dishes he doesn't like.
How to play
"You"just have to use a mouse click or keyboard to play the game. When the game progresses to a certain progress, several options will appear to be chosen, and the options will affect the development of the subsequent plot and even the ending.
Tips: Some endings require playing second round to get through.
Features
-1-1.5 hours game time
-7 beautiful cgs
-6 original background illustrations
-9 original bgm
- Some realistic background illustrations
-Cantonese dubbingThe main character and some important characters are dubbed by the game developer
Pineapple (completely amateur)
- 5 Multiple endings,including NE*2,BE*2,IE*1
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7, 8, 10, 11
- Processor: I7 core
- Memory: 500 MB RAM
- Graphics: whatever
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Sound Card: whatever
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
add one new cg
-add one new cg for the sequel storyRead full article on Community Announcements (danica00813)Patch NotesOfficial
English translation of all sequel stories has been launched
English translation of all sequel stories has been launched. Just update the game and enjoy it.Read full article on Community Announcements (danica00813)Patch NotesOfficial
New sequel story is launched now!!!
New sequel story and achievement is launched now!!! p.s. Only available in Simplified Chinese and Traditional ChineseRead full article on Community Announcements (danica00813)Patch NotesOfficial
a few system update
just a few system updates, no update in story.Read full article on Community Announcements (danica00813)AnnouncementsOfficial
Free emoji*16 have been published
This dlc includes 16 characters' emoji. This is a present for players who support me and play through the game. Thank you.Read full article on Community Announcements (danica00813)






