Connection Haunted is an indie hybrid of shooter, adventure, and visual novel elements developed by mrCiastku, released in 2020 for PC and Nintendo Switch. The game frames its experience through the unsettling premise of an online multiplayer session gone wrong — a server that should hold only one player is suddenly joined by a second, anomalous presence. That intrusion anchors the game's atmosphere of digital dread, blending gunplay and exploration with narrative sequences drawn from visual novel conventions. The corrupted text and broken server logs that characterize its presentation suggest a story told through the language of glitched systems and hostile connections. Rather than straightforward action, the game appears to prioritize mood and mystery, using the familiar interface of online gaming as a vehicle for something stranger and more unsettling lurking beneath the surface.
