Mononoke Chigiri (2025)

Developer: Otomate
Publisher: Idea Factory
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Genres: Visual Novel
Where to get it: Website

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How it feels

A slow, story-driven visual novel where you experience a tense and mystical romance with ancient yokai spirits.

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About

After one thousand years, the great yokai “Bake neko,” who was sealed away by the protagonist’s ancestor Abe no Seimei, begins the process of resurfacing in the world once again. The protagonist, an onmyoji, confronts the Great Yokai alongside the yokai that appear before her…

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