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She Was 98 (indie horror by N4BA & Noex)

Premise / Storyline (chronological)

1. You play a grandson who returns to care for his 98‑year‑old grandmother — his real motive is to inherit her house.
2. The house is filthy, infested with rats, and has a boarded, mysterious room remembered from childhood.
3. Tasks and interactions reveal family memories (photos, toys) and strange, possibly supernatural occurrences (flickering lights, a haunted TV, voices, shifting rooms).
4. Grandma issues objective prompts: find a box marked with a cross, bring pills, fetch a TV from the basement, locate keys under doormats/window sills.
5. The protagonist gradually shows moral corruption — considering or committing poisoning to secure the house.
6. After Grandma dies (or is killed), the player moves in and renovates the house, then opens the boarded room and finds childhood memories.
7. Supernatural vengeance: Grandma’s presence or ghost returns violently (jump scares, an attack at the boarded room/window), culminating with the protagonist being killed and the house reclaimed by Grandma’s spirit.

Theme: guilt and consequences — the protagonist’s greed leads to a horrific reckoning.

Gameplay highlights

• First‑person, exploration‑focused atmospheric horror with strong narrative emphasis.
• Environment interaction: searching rooms, collecting keys, moving furniture, prying boards, opening boarded doors.
• Simple puzzles and fetch objectives (find meds, photos, get TV, find hidden keys).
• Rat‑clearing mini‑tasks: bait mouse traps with cheese and remove triggered traps one by one.
• Inventory/usable items include pills, mouse traps, crowbar/pry tool, and a candle/torch for light.
• Heavy use of lighting and sound design: flickering lights, radio/TV adverts, creaks and ambient rumble to build tension.
• Frequent jump scares and disorienting sequences (dark basement, visual distortions).
• Moral‑choice framing — player decisions (neglect vs. murder for inheritance) influence narrative tone and player culpability.

Strategies and key tips (from playthrough)

• Explore thoroughly: keys and mission items are often hidden (doormats, window sills, upstairs and basement).
• Keep light sources/stable visibility: candles, lamps, or flashlight (when available) help avoid disorientation in dark areas.
• Use bait (cheese) on traps to clear rat infestations — traps will trigger and must be removed individually.
• Check the boarded room and attic carefully; prying boards and moving furniture reveals key items and story beats.
• Be cautious around the basement and rooms with flickering lights — these are frequent sources of supernatural events and jump scares.
• Expect scripted, unavoidable horror moments; hiding or running is often the best immediate reaction.
• Narrative note: harming Grandma for a house has in‑game consequences — the ending is retributive.

Notable atmosphere / developer notes

• Made by indie devs N4BA and Noex — known for strong, unsettling indie horror experiences.
• The game relies more on tension, audio/visual cues, and narrative than on complex mechanics.

Gamers / sources featured

• Ryan (YouTuber / player commentator)
• Developers: N4BA and Noex
• In‑game/reference: She Was 98 (game title); pop culture comparison to Leon S. Kennedy mentioned by the commentator