NAME OF THE WILL is a horror adventure video game developed and published by Zeitgeist Studio.

About

It is in pain that hope is born.

You are trapped in HOPE, a masked cult where pain is salvation. Every thought is tallied. Every smile is a lie. Conform for happiness, or face your guilt to escape.

Key Features

• Horror in Broad Daylight – Horror doesn’t lurk in the dark; it parades under the sun, in rituals and smiling masked neighbors. Fear is a suffocating atmosphere of peer pressure, where the crowd is your greatest threat.
• Compliance Measured, Defiance Punished – You begin as a perfect cult disciple: spotless record, painted smile, daily duties fulfilled. Yet the Conduct System scores every hesitation, every stray thought, every refusal. Your fate is calculated: your memories locked, your endings twisted, your freedom always at stake.
• By Day, Blend Into the Lie – Share whispers, bow in rituals, and keep your mask intact. Every act is watched. Every word is weighed.
• At Night, Explore the Truth – Hack forbidden systems and infiltrate hidden rooms, uncover the buried history they fear you’ll find. But beware: The Benevolent Father sees everything.
• Relics That Remember – Objects hold memory. Relics fracture time. Through them, the present bleeds into the forgotten past—your only key to escape, or your final chain to bind you here.
• A Cult in Hand-Drawn Aesthetics – Traverse over 60 hand-drawn scenes and cinematic animations, fusing surrealism with the oppressive density of an imagined Hong Kong.
• An Electronic Devotion – Immerse yourself in a hypnotic electronic soundscape by an award-winning composer. The music blurs the line between euphoria and dread, pulling you deeper into the cult’s embrace.