The Ruin is a single-player horror puzzle game where players must solve increasingly sinister challenges to escape an ancient curse. Inspired by chain letters and cursed internet videos, the game immerses players in a labyrinth of eerie clues and psychological tension, testing both wits and nerve.

Drawing inspiration from horror film posters of the 1980s to early 2000s—particularly The Grudge and Saw—I crafted a visual identity rooted in tension, distortion, and unease. The logo blends aesthetics from iconic horror titles with chromatic aberration effects, evoking the glitchy, analog eeriness of late-night horror programming like The Outer Limits or The Prisoner. To extend that experience across the site, I applied a subtle green tint to imagery and used a simplified, high-contrast color palette. Deep blacks, moody gradients, and vivid red CTAs guide users down the page, reinforcing genre cues while building narrative suspense.