Omori (video game)

{{Short description|2020 role playing video game}} {{Redirect|OMORI|other uses|Omori (disambiguation){{!}}Omori}} {{Good article}} {{Use American English|date=July 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox video game | title = Omori | image = Omori cover.jpg | alt = Cover art for Omori. On the top there is a logo that shows the text "OMORI" in a filtered hand-written text, with a black light bulb forming the middle "O". Below it is a monochrome drawing of an emotionless young boy. | developer = OMOCAT, LLC.{{efn|name=omocat}} | publisher = OMOCAT, LLC. | director = Omocat | composer = {{ubl|Bo En|Jami Lynne|Pedro Silva}} | artist = {{ubl|Omocat|Charlene Lu|Emily Shaw}} | engine = RPG Maker MV | platforms = {{ubl | macOS | Windows | Nintendo Switch | Xbox One | Xbox Series X/S | PlayStation 4 }} | released = {{ubl | '''macOS, Windows''' {{vgrelease|WW|December 25, 2020|JP|December 19, 2021}} | '''Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Series X/S''' {{vgrelease|WW|June 17, 2022}} | '''PlayStation 4'''{{vgrelease|NA|June 24, 2022}} }} | genre = Role-playing | modes = Single-player | designer = {{ubl|Charlene Lu|Emily Shaw|Keane Park}} | programmer = | writer = {{ubl|Andrew Batino|Omocat|Andrew Vance}} | refs = https://www.omori-game.com/en/team https://www.mobygames.com/game/155960/omori/credits/windows/ }}

'''''Omori''''' (stylized in all caps) is a 2020 role-playing video game developed and published by indie studio Omocat.{{efn|name=omocat}} The player controls a reclusive {{transliteration|ja|hikikomori}} teenage boy named Sunny and his dream world alter ego Omori. Gameplay is split into two settings: Sunny's activities in Faraway Town and Omori's exploration of a surreal dream world. How Sunny and Omori interact depends on choices made by the player, resulting in one of several endings, in which Sunny either overcomes or suppresses his fears and repressed memories. The game's turn-based battle system includes unconventional status effects based on characters' emotions. Prominently portraying concepts such as anxiety, depression, psychological trauma, self-harm, and suicide, the game features strong psychological horror elements.

''Omori'' is based on the director's webcomic series ''Omoriboy''. After a successful Kickstarter campaign, the game was delayed numerous times and experienced several development difficulties. It was released as a demo on April 9, 2018, on the platform itch.io exclusively for Kickstarter backers, before being officially released for macOS and Windows in December 2020, six years after its initial funding. It saw a release on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 4 with added content in June 2022. Critics praised the game's art direction, soundtrack, narrative elements, and depiction of anxiety and depression, being favorably compared to games like ''EarthBound'' (1994) and ''Yume Nikki'' (2004). ''Omori'' was nominated for several awards, winning DreamHack's "Daringly Dramatic" category in 2021. The game has sold over 1 million copies as of December 2022. A manga adaptation was released in June 2024.

==Gameplay== [[File:OMORI Emotions Chart.svg|left|thumb|''Omori'' utilizes a rock-paper-scissors-type system during battles in which certain emotions are strong or weak against each other.|alt=Emotion chart in Omori. Happy beats Angry, Angry beats Sad, and Sad beats Happy.]]

''Omori''{{'}}s gameplay is inspired by traditional Japanese role-playing games.<ref name="RPS review"/> Gameplay is split between two settings: the surreal dream world of Headspace and the real world, set in Faraway Town. In Headspace, the player controls a party of four characters: Omori, Aubrey, Kel, and Hero. In the real world, the player begins with only Sunny.<ref name="RPGFan review"/> Each party member possesses their own unique skills for use both in battle and in overworld traversal.<ref name="RPS review"/><ref name="CBR review"/>

The overworld portion is played from a top-down perspective.<ref name="RPS release"/> The game features side quests and puzzles for the player to solve, bestowing them with various rewards and skills upon completion.<ref name="CBR review"/><ref name="DC review"/><ref name="PCG review"/> In Headspace, many beneficial weapons and items can be obtained, with some being purchasable using the currency Clams.<ref name="PCG review"/><ref name="VG247 guide"/><ref name="Wired review"/> In the real world, the effects of items are more limited, and the player uses dollars.<ref name="Guidebook"/>

Battles are played out in a turn-based format in which each party member performs a move.<ref name="DC review"/> After attacking, party members can work together to perform "follow up" attacks, which come from a shared pool of energy that accumulates upon taking damage.<ref name="Wired review"/><ref name="Guidebook"/> Characters and enemies have Heart,<ref name="VG247 guide"/> which functions as health points; if damage is taken, it decreases, and if it reaches zero, the character is defeated and turns into toast.{{efn|name=toast}}<ref name="PCG review"/><ref name="Guidebook"/> The Juice meter is used to perform skills, special abilities which aid in battle.<ref name="VG247 guide"/> Outside of battle, the party can save and heal by interacting with a picnic blanket, accompanied by Omori's older sister Mari.<ref name="Wired review" />

Unlike most role-playing games, status effects are based on a three-pointed emotion system.<ref name="EG release"/> A party member or opponent's emotion can change throughout the course of a battle, usually due to moves by another party member or enemy.<ref name="CBR review"/><ref name="PCG review"/> Neutral is the baseline and has no effects; Angry increases attack but lowers defense; Sad increases defense but lowers speed, as well as converting a portion of damage to Heart into damage to Juice; and Happy increases luck and speed but lowers accuracy.<ref name="VG247 guide"/> Emotions are either strong or weak against each other – Happy beats Angry, Angry beats Sad, and Sad beats Happy. Additionally, higher-intensity variants of each emotion also exist.<ref name="RPS review"/>

==Plot== {{anchor|Characters}} Omori awakens in "White Space", a barren void he has lived in "for as long as [he] can remember". He enters a door to the vibrant world of "Headspace", where he meets his friends, Aubrey, brothers Kel and Hero, Basil, and Omori's older sister Mari. They peruse Basil's photo album, containing pictures of their shared memories, and decide to visit his house. Once there, Kel and Aubrey scuffle, damaging the album. Upon seeing a disturbing photo fall from it, Basil panics, and Omori is abruptly teleported back to White Space. He stabs himself with a knife, revealing Headspace to be the dream world of a teenage boy, Sunny, as he wakes up in the middle of the night.

It is revealed that Sunny and his mother are moving. He goes downstairs for a midnight snack but is confronted by a nightmarish hallucination. He dispels the illusion by taking deep breaths and returns to bed. Awakening in White Space, Omori reunites with Aubrey, Kel, and Hero. They discover that Basil has gone missing and set out to rescue him. The four explore the various regions of Headspace in search of Basil, with Mari assisting along the way. The group is continuously diverted from their search by various situations, leading their memory of Basil to fade away.

alt=Two game screenshots; the top depicting a crescent moon shaped building in the vibrant, childlike world of Headspace. The bottom has a glitchy, monochrome, and foreboding art style depicting an ambiguous location with an object designed to resemble a body hanging from a tree.|thumb|''Omori''{{'}}s narrative juxtaposes vibrant imagery with foreboding themes and environments.<ref name="RPS review"/><ref name="PCG review"/><ref name="DC review"/>

Later, in the real world, it is revealed that Mari killed herself four years ago, leading to the friend group diverging. Though Kel and Hero recovered to varying degrees, Sunny became an estranged shut-in, Aubrey a delinquent, and Basil an anxious recluse. Three days before Sunny moves away, Kel knocks on his door in an attempt to reconnect one last time. The player can either ignore Kel or answer the door: by choosing the former, Sunny stays inside for the remaining three days, immersing himself in housework and his dreams.

By choosing the latter, Sunny and Kel venture to find Aubrey and her new friends bullying Basil. They discover that she has stolen Basil's photo album, ostensibly to stop him from vandalizing it. After confronting Aubrey, they return the album to Basil, though some photos are missing. Basil lends the album to Sunny, believing he needs it more. While eating dinner together, Basil becomes visibly distressed as he learns of Sunny's impending departure and runs to the bathroom. Sunny finds him in a hallucinatory panic attack, but leaves him alone out of fear. The next day, Kel and Sunny encounter Aubrey and her gang surrounding Basil at their old hangout spot. After they confront her, Aubrey angrily pushes Basil into a lake. Sunny dives in to rescue him, but both boys are saved from drowning by the arrival of Hero, and they carry Basil back to his home.

Kel and Hero offer to have a sleepover in Sunny's house. In his sleep, they return to Basil's now-dilapidated house, where Omori is transported to the more disturbing "Black Space". Basil appears in different areas, repeatedly attempting to talk to him about something before dying gruesomely each time. In the final room, Omori kills Basil and places himself atop a throne of massive, red hands. On the last day before Sunny's departure, the others reconcile with Aubrey, discovering she had kept the photos containing Mari from the album. Coming to terms with Mari's death, the reunited friend group decide to spend their final night together at Basil's house, despite him refusing to leave his room.

Eventually, in his dreams, Sunny finally confronts the truth about Mari's death: Sunny was frustrated that he couldn't perform as well as anticipated on the violin (which was a gift from his friends), and threw the violin down the stairs on the day of an upcoming recital, shattering it. This infuriated Mari, and as Sunny tried to walk away from her, she blocked his path and he accidentally pushed her down their staircase, killing her. Basil arrived at that moment and witnessed the incident; devastated over Mari's death and in denial that Sunny did it, he helped frame her death as suicide by hanging her corpse. As the boys finished, they glanced at Mari's body, its immediate appearance shaping their subsequent hallucinations. While Basil was consumed by guilt and self-loathing, Sunny's depression led him to create Headspace and his alter ego, Omori, to repress his trauma. After facing the reality, Sunny wakes up in the middle of the night, leaving the player with the choice of either confronting Basil or falling back asleep.

===Endings=== If the player confronts Basil, Sunny enters his room and is cordially greeted. However, Basil loses his temper over Sunny's absence in the aftermath of Mari's death, and it is revealed that Sunny is the one who vandalized the photo album, causing both to enter a delusional state and fight. When Basil stabs Sunny in the right eye with garden shears, both pass out. While unconscious, Sunny reminisces about his childhood spent with his friends and Mari, giving him the strength to face Omori. Refusing to die, Omori lambasts Sunny for keeping the truth of Mari's death from his friends and eventually defeats him, causing the player to receive a game over screen.

* If the player opts to continue, Sunny gets up and performs the recital with Mari. Omori disappears and a hospitalized Sunny awakes in the real world. He encounters his friends inside Basil's room, and confesses the truth about Mari's death. If the player watered Basil's garden repeatedly in Headspace, an after-credits scene will depict Basil waking up to the sight of Sunny in the hospital. The two smile and their hallucinations disappear. * Should the player choose not to continue, Sunny disappears rather than Omori. After Omori awakes in White Space and enters Headspace, the scene cuts to Sunny jumping off the hospital's balcony.

If the player ignores Basil on the final day, Sunny and his friends will wake up to discover that he has killed himself. Sunny returns home and, depending on the player's choice, can either kill himself with his knife or move away with his guilt still unabated. This ending also occurs if the player has chosen to remain inside and avoid Kel.

==Development and release== ''Omori'' was developed over the course of six-and-a-half years, directed by pseudonymous artist Omocat.<ref name="HG release"/>{{efn|name=omocat}} It is based on {{Nihongo|''Omoriboy''|ひきこもり|hikikomori}}, a webcomic Tumblr blog Omocat created to "help [them] cope with [their] problems during a confusing part of [their] life."<ref name="Blog comic"/><ref name="Comic"/> Initially planned as a graphic novel, they switched its medium to a video game since they felt it fit the story better, and to enable the audience to make choices during it.<ref name="IGN interview"/><ref name="Pixiv interview"/> For the game engine, they chose RPG Maker, as they deemed it important to support an accessible platform and community.<ref name="Blog comic"/>

A Kickstarter campaign was launched in 2014, and was successfully funded within one day,<ref name="KS release"/><ref name="EG release"/> with an initial projected release date of May 2015. A Nintendo 3DS port was promised as a stretch goal, but ultimately never came to fruition due to the discontinuation of the console. Backers were instead offered a Nintendo Switch port.<ref name="NL release"/> To aid the game's creation, Omocat hired several additional team members, including an RPG Maker expert, but still had a goal of keeping the team size small. Initially, they enlisted their musician friends Space Boyfriend and Slime Girls (Jami Lynne and Pedro Silva, respectively) to help with the soundtrack; after being inspired by Bo En's "My Time" and coming up with the idea of hidden music tracks, they contacted him as well.<ref name="Blog comic"/>

Many of ''Omori''{{'}}s environments were inspired by dreams that Omocat had when they were younger. The imaginary world of Headspace was based on lucid dreaming, and to instill a dreamlike tone, concepts for it were spontaneously devised as it was created. Initially, Headspace was envisioned as a crayon-like world with more experimental gameplay, but this was scrapped due to difficulty designing, testing and programming such a setting. Eventually, Omocat utilized a more unconventional design along these lines for "Black Space".<ref name="Pixiv interview"/>

As development continued, the team had to change their version of the RPG Maker engine, using this opportunity to refine the game's visual style, story, and gameplay.<ref name="DC release"/> After crowdfunding money was exhausted, they relied on merchandise sales to continue development.<ref name="RPS release"/> Omocat stated that they eventually took a role as lead programmer, sometimes working up to 20 hours a day to ensure the game's release. The game would be delayed into 2019 and early 2020, but would again miss both targets; significant parts of the finale were only implemented months before its release date.<ref name="Pixiv interview"/><ref name="SE release old"/><ref name="SE release"/>

Later in 2020, ''Omori'' received its final release date of December 25,<ref name="SE release"/> when it was released on MacOS and Windows via Steam.<ref name="Steam"/> Initially available only in English, the Japanese localization was released on December 16, 2021.<ref name="Steam JP"/> Following this, the support for Simplified Chinese and Korean languages was added on March 18, 2022.<ref name="Steam CN+KR"/>

The Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One versions of ''Omori'' were first announced during Playism's Tokyo Game Show 2019 presentation on September 11.<ref name="TGS 2019"/> Playism also announced it would be working on a Japanese release of the game, which was initially planned for 2020, but later delayed. During an Indie World presentation in December 2021, it was announced that a Nintendo Switch version would release in Q2 2022.<ref name="Indie World"/> The Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Series X/S ports, as well as the new port for Windows 10, were eventually released digitally on June 17, 2022.<ref name="Console Date"/><ref name="Game Pass"/> After a slight delay, the PlayStation 4 port followed on June 24, 2022.<ref name="PSN delay"/> These versions were developed by MP2 Games, and feature additional content not found in the original Steam release.<ref name="NL content"/> The physical edition by Fangamer for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 was initially planned to launch alongside the digital release, but did not launch until early July.<ref name="Physical announce"/><ref name="Physical delay"/>

After being removed from Xbox Game Pass at the end of June 2023, Omori was pulled from the Xbox Games Store, stopping further copies of the game being sold. No official statement has been released by Omocat on the matter.<ref name="Pulled from Xbox store"/>

==Reception== {{Video game reviews | MC = 87/100<ref name="MC"/> | OC = 100% recommend<ref name="opencritic"/> | Destruct = 8.5/10<ref name="DC review"/> | NLife = 8/10<ref name="NintendoLife review"/> | PCGUS = 80/100<ref name="PCG review"/> | RPGFan = 90/100<ref name="RPGFan review"/> }}

''Omori'' received "generally favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic<ref name="MC">{{Cite web |title=''Omori'' |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/omori/ |access-date=December 25, 2020 |website=Metacritic |language=en}}</ref> and 100% of critics recommended the game, according to OpenCritic,<ref name="opencritic">{{cite web|url=https://opencritic.com/game/10743/omori|title=''Omori''|publisher=OpenCritic|access-date=November 24, 2025}}</ref> with gaming publications praising it for its depiction of anxiety and depression. ''Rock Paper Shotgun'' reviewer Kat Bailey compared it to her real-life experiences, stating that the game managed to take overused themes regarding the subject and create a "memorable darkness".<ref name="RPS review"/> Rachel Watts of ''PC Gamer'' described it as a work that "captures this sentiment [of overcoming anxiety] masterfully", but criticized some parts of it for being unnecessarily dark.<ref name="PCG review"/> RPGFan writer Alex Franiczek stated that it "succeeded" at depicting harrowing events during a formative part of life, despite it being something that not many games try to attempt.<ref name="RPGFan review"/>

The game's writing and tone also received praise from many reviewers, who compared it to games such as ''EarthBound'', ''Undertale'', and ''Yume Nikki'',<ref name="RPS review"/><ref name="PCG review"/><ref name="Wired review"/> though some criticized its narrative pacing.<ref name="NintendoLife review"/><ref name="DC review"/> Stating that the creativity in portions of its narrative made it "truly exceptional", Franiczek described its story as having a "profoundly dark and twisted intimacy".<ref name="RPGFan review"/> Reviewer Julie Fukunaga of ''Wired'' magazine commended the depth and psychological themes of the narrative, stating that "it is in this medium that ''Omori'' thrives".<ref name="Wired review"/> Although he considered its narrative pacing to be slow at times, ''Nintendo Life''{{'}}s Mitch Vogel praised ''Omori'' as a game that "makes you think long after you’re done with it".<ref name="NintendoLife review"/> In his review for ''Destructoid'', Patrick Hancock criticized the length of the second act, but said that his qualms were "wiped away" by the narrative quality of the finale.<ref name="DC review"/>

Reviewers' opinion of the game's combat varied. Claiming that the combat was "hardly necessary", Hancock criticized the lack of strategical depth, stating that he "found a strategy that worked and basically just repeated it ad nauseam".<ref name="DC review"/> Mitch Vogel described its battle mechanics as unique and narratively fitting, but ultimately under-utilized due to a lack of difficulty.<ref name="NintendoLife review"/> Opposingly, Bailey praised the game's "well-executed" combat and "difficult" bosses, stating that they helped break up some of the dungeons.<ref name="RPS review"/> In her review, Rachel Watts complimented the way the game's abilities made the party feel like a cohesive unit.<ref name="PCG review"/>

The art direction also received positive reactions. Watts praised the art direction of the monsters, stating the mix of different art styles "really heightens the horror".<ref name="PCG review"/> The "anime-style cut-ins" were praised by Bailey, who called them "surprisingly well-animated".<ref name="RPS review"/> Despite his criticism of the game's battles, Hancock stated he often anticipated them due to the art style, calling it "nothing short of phenomenal".<ref name="DC review"/>

===Awards=== ''Omori'' received two Honorable Mentions at the 2021 Independent Games Festival.<ref name="IGF"/> It was also nominated for three categories in DreamHack's 2021 "Dreamies" awards, winning the "Daringly Dramatic" prize.<ref name="Dreamies"/>

===Sales=== In Japan, the Nintendo Switch version of ''Omori'' sold 2,903 physical copies within its first week of release, making it the nineteenth bestselling retail game of the week in the country.<ref name=Gematsusales>{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|date=December 1, 2022|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/12/famitsu-sales-11-21-22-11-27-22|title=Famitsu Sales: 11/21/22 – 11/27/22 [Update]|website=Gematsu|accessdate=December 9, 2022|archive-date=March 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315005627/https://www.gematsu.com/2022/12/famitsu-sales-11-21-22-11-27-22|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 31, 2022, the game's official Twitter account announced that ''Omori'' had sold one million copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gamingbolt.com/omori-has-sold-1-million-copies-since-launch|title=Omori Has Sold 1 Million Copies Since Launch|last=Sinha|first=Ravi|date=January 2, 2023|website=GamingBolt|access-date=March 18, 2023|archive-date=March 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319062233/https://gamingbolt.com/omori-has-sold-1-million-copies-since-launch|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Related media== Omocat made partnerships with companies for ''Omori'' merchandise, such as Nendoroid plastic figures.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Leigh |date=June 28, 2023 |title=Omori SuperGroupies Watches and Backpacks Announced |url=https://www.siliconera.com/omori-supergroupies-watches-and-backpacks-announced/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910162845/https://www.siliconera.com/omori-supergroupies-watches-and-backpacks-announced/ |archive-date=September 10, 2023 |access-date=November 23, 2023 |website=Siliconera |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Manga=== In November 2023, it was announced that a manga adaptation of the game would be released in Kodansha's {{Transliteration|ja|seinen}} manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tai |first=Anita |date=November 23, 2023 |title=Omocat's Omori RPG Gets Manga Adaptation|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-23/omocat-omori-rpg-gets-manga-adaptation/.204750 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123095439/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-23/omocat-omori-rpg-gets-manga-adaptation/.204750 |archive-date=November 23, 2023 |access-date=November 23, 2023 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}</ref> Illustrated by Nui Konoito, the manga began serialization on June 25, 2024.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1805254696896217504 |user=OMORI_GAME |title=Chapter 1 of the OMORI manga is available to read now! |date=June 25, 2024 |access-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0303-1635-34/https://x.com:443/OMORI_GAME/status/1805254696896217504 |archive-date=March 3, 2026 |url-status=live |url=https://x.com/OMORI_GAME/status/1805254696896217504}}</ref> Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. The first volume was released on November 21, 2024.<ref name="vol1">{{cite web|script-title=ja:ＯＭＯＲＩ（１）|url=https://www.kodansha.co.jp/comic/products/0000399334|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=January 12, 2026|language=ja|archive-date=November 13, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251113123339/https://www.kodansha.co.jp/comic/products/0000399334|url-status=live}}</ref> As of December 23, 2025, three volumes have been released.<ref name="vol3">{{cite web|script-title=ja:ＯＭＯＲＩ（３）|url=https://www.kodansha.co.jp/comic/products/0000421454|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=January 12, 2026|language=ja|archive-date=December 29, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251229112323/https://www.kodansha.co.jp/comic/products/0000421454|url-status=live}}</ref>

During their panel at Anime Expo 2025, Kodansha USA announced that they had licensed the manga for release in North America.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Kodansha USA Licenses GALAXIAS, OMORI, Fruit of the Underworld, More Manga for Spring 2026|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-07-04/kodansha-usa-licenses-galaxias-omori-fruit-of-the-underworld-more-manga-for-spring-2026/.226312|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 12, 2026|date=July 4, 2025|archive-date=July 30, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250730190951/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-07-04/kodansha-usa-licenses-galaxias-omori-fruit-of-the-underworld-more-manga-for-spring-2026/.226312|url-status=live}}</ref> The first volume was released on March 17, 2026.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 15-21|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-20/north-american-anime-manga-releases-march-15-21/.235374|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 26, 2026|date=March 20, 2026|archive-date=March 21, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321065706/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-20/north-american-anime-manga-releases-march-15-21/.235374|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notes== {{notelist|refs= {{efn|name=omocat|"Omocat" was initially solely the moniker of the original developer, but was later expanded to refer to the whole development studio.<ref name="PCG review"/>}} {{efn|name=toast|Omori can avoid dying once per battle.}} }}

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2021|last=Budgor|first=Astrid|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413005146/https://killscreen.com/previously/articles/omori-cuts-final-fantasy-eraserhead/|archive-date=April 13, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="EG release">{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2014-04-23-artist-omocats-surreal-rpg-omori-channels-its-inner-earthbound.html|title=Artist Omocat's surreal RPG Omori channels its inner Earthbound|website=Engadget|date=April 23, 2014|access-date=February 15, 2021|last=Suszek|first=Mike|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207013256/https://www.engadget.com/2014-04-23-artist-omocats-surreal-rpg-omori-channels-its-inner-earthbound.html|archive-date=February 7, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="DC release">{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/psychological-horror-rpg-omori-is-alive-and-well/|title= Psychological horror RPG Omori is alive and well |website=Destructoid|date=January 2, 2017|access-date=June 11, 2021|last=Devore|first=Jordan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925090434/https://www.destructoid.com/psychological-horror-rpg-omori-is-alive-and-well/|archive-date=September 25, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="HG release">{{cite web|url=https://hardcoregamer.com/2020/12/03/offbeat-rpg-omori-finally-receives-release-date/393383/|title=Offbeat RPG Omori Finally Receives Release Date|website=Hardcore Gamer|date=December 3, 2020|access-date=February 15, 2021|last=LeClair|first=Kyle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124104733/https://hardcoregamer.com/videos/offbeat-rpg-omori-finally-receives-release-date/393383/|archive-date=November 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="SE release old">{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/omocats-omori-coming-out-in-english-in-2019-japanese-in-2020/|title=OMOCAT's Omori Coming Out In English In 2019, Japanese In 2020|website=Siliconera|date=September 11, 2019|access-date=February 15, 2021|last=Lada|first=Jenni|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109211208/https://www.siliconera.com/omocats-omori-coming-out-in-english-in-2019-japanese-in-2020/|archive-date=January 9, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="SE release">{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/omori-release-date-will-fall-on-christmas/|title=Omori Release Date Will Fall on Christmas|website=Siliconera|date=November 30, 2020|access-date=February 15, 2021|last=Lada|first=Jenni|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130193145/https://www.siliconera.com/omori-release-date-will-fall-on-christmas/|archive-date=November 30, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="RPS release">{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/omori-is-out-and-looks-destined-for-mega-fandom|title=Omori is out and looks destined for mega fandom|website=Rock Paper Shotgun|date=January 7, 2021|access-date=February 15, 2021|last=Smith|first=Graham|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301101812/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/omori-is-out-and-looks-destined-for-mega-fandom|archive-date=March 1, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="NL release">{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/12/earthbound-style_horror_rpg_omori_is_finally_coming_to_switch_after_skipping_the_3ds|title=EarthBound-Style Horror RPG OMORI Is Finally Coming To Switch After Skipping The 3DS|website=Nintendo Life|date=December 4, 2020|access-date=July 7, 2021|last=McFerran|first=Damien|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215173418/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/12/earthbound-style-horror-rpg-omori-is-finally-coming-to-switch-after-skipping-the-3ds|archive-date=December 15, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="DC review">{{cite web |first=Patrick|last=Hancock|url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-omori/|title=Review: Omori|website=Destructoid |date=2021-03-14|access-date=June 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925090434/https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-omori/|archive-date=September 25, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="PCG review">{{cite web |last=Watts|first=Rachel|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/omori-review/|title=Omori review |website=PC Gamer|date=2021-01-14|access-date=2021-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113150903/https://www.pcgamer.com/omori-review/|archive-date=January 13, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="RPS review">{{cite web |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/omori-review/ |title=Omori review |website=Rock Paper Shotgun |date=2021-02-10 |access-date=2021-06-11 |last1=Bailey |first1=Kat |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210170203/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/omori-review |archive-date=February 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="CBR review">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/omori-rpg-review/|title=Omori: The Most Beautiful Game of 2021 Is Already Here|website=Comic Book Resources|date=February 5, 2021|access-date=February 15, 2021|last=Russo|first=Lee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205143016/https://www.cbr.com/omori-rpg-review/|archive-date=February 5, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="Wired review">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/story/omori-rpg-review/|title=Omori Is the Horror RPG of Your Dreams (or Nightmares)|magazine=Wired|date=January 12, 2021|access-date=February 15, 2021|last=Fukunaga|first=Julie|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112130615/https://www.wired.com/story/omori-rpg-review/|archive-date=January 12, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="VG247 guide">{{cite web|url=https://www.vg247.com/2021/05/28/omori-emotions-chart-inflict-emotions-use/|title=Omori Emotions Chart {{pipe}} How to inflict emotions and which to use|website=VG247|date=May 28, 2021|access-date=June 12, 2021|last=Jones|first=Rebecca|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124081712/https://www.vg247.com/omori-emotions-chart-inflict-emotions-use|archive-date=November 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="Steam">{{cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150690/OMORI/|title=OMORI on Steam|website=store.steampowered.com|access-date=February 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225162253/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150690/OMORI/|archive-date=December 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="Steam JP">{{cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1150690/view/5446538888939096855|title=OMORI Now Available in Japanese!|website=Steam|author=OMOCAT|date=December 16, 2021|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=December 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216112859/https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1150690/view/5446538888939096855|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="Steam CN+KR">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/OMORI_GAME/status/1504721766719053839|title=OMORI is now available in Korean and Simplified Chinese on Steam!|website=Twitter|author=@OMORI_GAME|date=March 18, 2022|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613102500/https://twitter.com/OMORI_GAME/status/1504721766719053839|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="TGS 2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2019/09/surreal-psychological-horror-rpg-omori-adds-ps4-xbox-one-and-switch-versions|title='Surreal psychological horror RPG' OMORI adds PS4, Xbox One, and Switch versions|last=Romano|first=Sal|date=September 11, 2019|website=Gematsu|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=December 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205175340/https://www.gematsu.com/2019/09/surreal-psychological-horror-rpg-omori-adds-ps4-xbox-one-and-switch-versions|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="Indie World">{{cite news |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/acclaimed-indie-adventure-omori-comes-to-nintendo-switch-in-spring-2022/1100-6499021/ |last=Koch |first=Cameron |title=Acclaimed Indie Adventure Omori Comes To Nintendo Switch In Spring 2022 |website=GameSpot |date=December 15, 2021 |accessdate=December 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215191841/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/acclaimed-indie-adventure-omori-comes-to-nintendo-switch-in-spring-2022/1100-6499021/|archive-date=December 15, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="Console Date">{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/23167959/omori-omocat-nintendo-switch-playstation-xbox-release-date|title=Surreal horror RPG Omori coming to consoles this week|first=Nicole|last=Carpenter|website=Polygon|date=June 14, 2022|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=March 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331182750/https://www.polygon.com/23167959/omori-omocat-nintendo-switch-playstation-xbox-release-date|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="Game Pass">{{cite web|url=https://www.trueachievements.com/n50097/omori-consoles-xbox-game-pass|title=Omori joins Xbox Game Pass as surprise addition|date=June 17, 2022|access-date=June 17, 2022|website=TrueAchievements|first=Heidi|last=Nicholas|archive-date=December 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205175340/https://www.trueachievements.com/n50097/omori-consoles-xbox-game-pass|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="PSN delay">{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/ps4-playstation-4-psn-game-release-omori/|title=PS4 Finally Gets Long-Awaited and Highly Rated Game Today|website=ComicBook.com|first=Tyler|last=Fischer|date=June 24, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2022|archive-date=March 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326021435/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/ps4-playstation-4-psn-game-release-omori/|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="NL content">{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/06/horror-rpg-omori-releases-this-week-on-switch-devs-announce-new-content|title=Horror RPG Omori Releases This Week On Switch, Devs Announce New Content|website=Nintendo Life|first=Alana|last=Hagues|date=June 14, 2022|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616223047/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/06/horror-rpg-omori-releases-this-week-on-switch-devs-announce-new-content|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="Physical announce">{{cite news |url=https://rpgamer.com/2022/03/omori-physical-release-announced/ |last=Fuller |first=Alex |title=Omori Physical Release Announced |website=RPGamer |date=March 4, 2022 |accessdate=March 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305142244/https://rpgamer.com/2022/03/omori-physical-release-announced/ |archive-date=March 5, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="Physical delay">{{Cite web |title=Update for OMORI Standard Edition |url=https://www.omocat-blog.com/post/683354940884877312/update-for-omori-standard-edition |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=OMOCAT |archive-date=October 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028044843/https://www.omocat-blog.com/post/683354940884877312/update-for-omori-standard-edition |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="Dreamies">{{cite web|last=Haring|first=Bruce|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/the-dreamies-honor-hades-as-mind-melter-winner-1234747896/|title= The Dreamies Gaming Awards Honor 'Hades' As 'Mind-Melting' Winner |website=Deadline|date=April 30, 2021|access-date=June 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125093533/https://deadline.com/2021/04/the-dreamies-honor-hades-as-mind-melter-winner-1234747896/|archive-date=November 25, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="IGF">{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Graham|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/igfs-2021-nominees-announced-mostly-correct|title= IGF's 2021 nominees announced, mostly correct |website=Rock Paper Shotgun|date=May 8, 2021|access-date=June 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125093529/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/igfs-2021-nominees-announced-mostly-correct|archive-date=November 25, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="NintendoLife review">{{Cite web |last=Vogel |first=Mitch |date=2022-07-24 |title=Review: Omori - An Emotional, EarthBound-Inspired RPG That's Not Afraid To Shock |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/omori |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB |archive-date=July 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726182057/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/omori |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="Pulled from Xbox store">{{Cite web |last=Llado |first=Miguel |date=2023-07-11 |title=Xbox Game Pass Title Can't Be Purchased After It Was Removed |url=https://gamerant.com/xbox-game-pass-cant-be-purchased-removed-omori/ |access-date=2023-08-19 |archive-date=August 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818234420/https://gamerant.com/xbox-game-pass-cant-be-purchased-removed-omori/ |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="RPGFan review">{{cite web |last1=Franiczek |first1=Aleks |title=Omori Review |url=https://www.rpgfan.com/review/omori/ |website=www.rpgfan.com |access-date=5 September 2023 |date=11 August 2023}}</ref> <ref name="Guidebook">{{cite book |last1=Chong |first1=Susie |title=OMORI: The Official Walkthrough and Strategy Guide|date=2020 |publisher=OMOCAT, LLC |isbn=978-0-578-26616-9}}</ref> <ref name="Pixiv interview">{{cite interview |author1=OMOCAT |title=How OMORI was born: Draw your own HEADSPACE #Drawfest4 |date=2023-06-17 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wt_OXT2B0w |access-date=6 September 2023 |language=en |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906094619/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wt_OXT2B0w |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="IGN interview">{{cite interview |last=Altozano |first=Jose |title=OMORI, un RPG psicodélico, llega a Kickstarter |date=2014-06-09 |url=https://es.ign.com/pc/73142/news/omori-un-rpg-psicodelico-llega-a-kickstarter |access-date=6 September 2023 |language=es |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906094619/https://es.ign.com/pc/73142/news/omori-un-rpg-psicodelico-llega-a-kickstarter |url-status=live}}</ref> </references>

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