Its abit late to reply, but nah. The game isn't scary. Its just Adrenaline Rushing when it comes to outrunning the Ghosts and Legends. It is abit like Dead by Daylight if you heard of it.
Basically you have to counter the monsters according to their legends method. Also its easy, if you know their real life methods, since its pretty much similar here.
Girl Guides:
- Hanako-San (The Main Girl, with the 'Red and White Dress') is the Toilet Ghost aka Japanese Legend which is the whole obj. of this game. She is an Anti-Camper/Hider. She will attack you if you spam hiding spots such as Toilets, Portables and etc. To counter her is simple, stop spam hiding or camping in a hiding spot.
5th Hour Mechanic : She will have a percentage of randomly appearing often in spots when you hide there. Its not common, but her gimmick is to stop unnecessary hiding and giving boom 'its me' , you got punished vibes.
- Angel Statue (aka 'The Weeping Angel' from 'Doctor Who') is an Extra-terrestrial Monster that appears in random locations. You hear a soft scratching noise when she's near. Its directional. Just face the direction and hear a Heartbeat go Louder or Softer. Louder is Near, Softer is Further. You can outrun her, but you need to look back from time to time since she is capable of shift teleporting.
5th Hour Mechanic : She appears more often, and if you are too near to her, she will get a jump on you. Facing away from her for a second, will cause her to shift slowly nearer and nearer to you in super speed
- Kuchisake-Onna (aka 'The Slit-Mouthed Woman, Scissors, Mask and Red Trenchcoat') is a Japanese Legend that appears in random locations. She will be loudly heard with a sprinting sound from a certain direction. To counter her, just Outrun her the Opposite direction or Use a Hiding Spot/Portable Box.
5th Hour Mechanic : She just appears more and runs slightly faster. Nothing else.
- Mary ('Mary Sue, The Playful Doll') is a Horror Legend that pops out of nowhere, notifies globally her arrival (Gameplay : Through The Red Bold Text) on where she is currently. To counter this, just keep switching floors and careful for level changes. She is the STRONGEST out of all the monsters, due to her whole Shutdown Room Mechanic. If she is in your level, get out of it ASAP, always be near a staircase. She's the Attention-Getter, once shes in play, everything has to be in her rules.
5th Hour Mechanic : Appears More and Moves from Hallway to Hallway faster.
- The Girl in The Painting ('The Looking Painting') is a Horror Myth that introduces herself by making a dragging noise as she moves from a direction. She cancels the area you wish to go. Enter a room or just Go The Opposite direction as she is heading to you.
5th Hour Mechanic : Drags herself faster to you. Might as well keep a spare Time Stop Watch when there are multiple of them.
- Shadow Girl (Once-Been Shadow, Your Shadow) is a Depression Poem Story ghost. She will creep behind you very slowly. You need to hear a soft whoosh sound. You can Shine Your Flashlight on the Puddle she comes with to slow her down. Then just Outrun her from room to room or level to level until she dissapears.
5th Hour Mechanic : She will chase you slightly longer and shining a flashlight on the puddle wouldn't do much. Like the others coming from the other side, Keep a Spare Time Stop Watch.
- Traffic-Girl (Red Light, Green Light) is a Childhood Nostalgia Game . She will Jumpscare you with a sudden Whistle and a Pop-Up by either of the sides. She is the most ANNOYING out of all the monsters. Pretty simple, Green to Move and Red to Stop. You can pick up things, use items and read Memos while she's Red but Moving Through Rooms, Hallways, or Hiding Spots will count as movement.
5th Hour Mechanic : She will appear more often. Gets super annoying when other monsters are in play, even with Mary. KEEP A SPARE TIME STOP WATCH!
- Jiang-Shi (Hopping Vampire) is a Chinese Myth . She will be hopping around, you can hear a Thump~ thump~ noise when she's Near. She will inevitably keep up to you, even with her snail paced movement. To counter her, try to find a Talisman which will start spawning when she introduces herself.
5th Hour Mechanic : None, probably as a balanced change or forgotten. Increasing her hopping speed and reducing talisman changes would have been interesting. Or perhaps an Enraged Mode where she spawns without the talisman and starts aggressively chasing you would have been interesting.
- The Pianist ('Self-Playing Piano In the Dark') is a Horror Movie Trope . You will start hearing her play the piano between floors. Follow the ambient music playing and reach towards her. She can be in any room, including bathrooms (ironically enough). Disrupt her playing by interacting and run away . If you don't stop her playing before the tune runs out, she will instantly take your life state wherever you are.
5th Hour Mechanic : None. Would have been interesting if she played like faster, or frantically, perhaps showing a sign of frustration or musician's dilemma.
- Hasshaku-sama ('The Tall Lady in a Sundress and Big Hat') is a Japanese Legend . She will Hop Around as a manga style notification will appear with Po~ Po~. Just run away from her. Don't hide in the same room as her for too long, as she has a Charm Debuff, which will force you out and you will slowly go towards her.
5th Hour Mechanic : Charming is stronger and appears faster when going to a room.