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Buried Stars

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First release
Jul 30, 2020
Developer
Studio Largo
Engine
Unity
Genres
Adventure, Visual Novel · Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Survival
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch

Buried Stars is a new mystery Communication x Survival x Adventure game developed by Team Largo and LINE Games Corporation. It is an adventure game that takes place at a collapse site of a live audition show. The trapped survivors communicate with each other, and through social media, while waiting for the rescue team’s arrival. But an unexpected turn of events splits them apart and drives them into a corner.

Also known as BURIED STARS, 베스타, BuriedStars.exe

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Storyline
"Nobody can wear two masks without revealing their true self." It was the finals of the fourth season of "Buried Stars" a survival audition competition featuring public contestants. The stage collapsed during the live broadcast, trapping the contestants and a number of the staff. With hours to go until the arrival of a rescue team, their sponsored smartwatches are the only way to know what's going on in the outside world. By connecting to SNS via their smartwatches, they can see thousands of comments of worry, support, criticism and mockery. The survivors on the inside and the communicators on the outside wait for rescue. Then an anonymous user on SNS forewarns of murder, saying that they must pay for their crimes, and the survivors become further divided as their predicament worsens... Will the survivors be able to last until the rescue team arrives? Who is the unknown killer, and why are they doing this? What choice will the main character make at the end of this survival game?Read more

"Nobody can wear two masks without revealing their true self." It was the finals of the fourth season of "Buried Stars" a survival audition competition featuring public contestants. The stage collapsed during the live broadcast, trapping the contestants and a number of the staff. With hours to go until the arrival of a rescue team, their sponsored smartwatches are the only way to know what's going on in the outside world. By connecting to SNS via their smartwatches, they can see thousands of comments of worry, support, criticism and mockery. The survivors on the inside and the communicators on the outside wait for rescue. Then an anonymous user on SNS forewarns of murder, saying that they must pay for their crimes, and the survivors become further divided as their predicament worsens... Will the survivors be able to last until the rescue team arrives? Who is the unknown killer, and why are they doing this? What choice will the main character make at the end of this survival game?

Release dates
PlayStation Vita
Jul 30, 2020
PlayStation 4
Jul 30, 2020
Nintendo Switch
Jul 30, 2020
All 6 release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 29, 2021
PlayStation 4
Aug 03, 2022
Nintendo Switch
Aug 04, 2022
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
20h
Completionist
130h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Text, First person, Third person
Keywords
psychological horror, psychological thriller, detective, 2.5d, crime
… All 14, emotional, story rich, memes, voice acting, multiple storylines, choice matters, social simulation, k-pop, korean game

At a Glance

Critic Score
78
Main + Extras (IGDB)
20h
Completionist (IGDB)
130h
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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 2,130 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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