Dread Flats

Game information

Dread Flats introduces players to an unsettling environment where reality bends and familiar spaces become unknown. Set in an aging apartment complex rumored to be cursed, the game draws inspiration from East Asian folklore and the urban mythos of the 1990s. As the player, you arrive searching for a missing person, but quickly find yourself entangled in a web of memories, whispers, and illusions that distort your sense of direction and time.

A Journey Through Haunted Architecture

Exploration is at the core of the experience. Each room you enter tells a silent story—scattered belongings, half-finished meals, and family photos that seem to watch your every move. The game doesn’t bombard you with enemies or jump scares but creates fear through environment and pacing. The elevator doesn’t always stop on the right floor. The hallway that was there moments ago is now gone. And the phone rings even when it’s unplugged.

Key Gameplay Elements

Though Dread Flats avoids traditional horror game mechanics, it still offers several tools and interactions:

•         Basic item collection for light puzzles and narrative progression
•         A flashlight with limited power and flickering reliability
•         Audio recordings that unlock memories and alternate paths
•         Locked doors that open only after specific triggers
•         Multiple endings based on your exploration choices

Rather than forcing conflict, the game encourages the player to observe, interpret, and remain alert to subtle changes in the world around them.

Unraveling the Truth Behind the Disappearances

As you piece together notes, photos, and cryptic symbols, it becomes clear that others have entered this place before—and not all have left. Ghostly presences appear only in reflections or as shadows in peripheral vision. Through fragmented dialogue and shifting environments, the game gradually reveals the emotional and supernatural toll the building takes on its inhabitants. The further you explore, the more personal the story becomes, reflecting your decisions back at you.

Dread Flats is not about escape in the traditional sense. It’s about facing what lies behind the locked doors of forgotten homes and asking whether some places remember more than they should. It offers a deeply atmospheric, choice-driven narrative that lingers long after you put the controller down.