Yomawari: Night Alone (2016)

Developer: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
Publisher: NIS America, Inc.
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Strategy
Rating: 3.8 of 5, 2,298 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 4.4 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You play as a small, vulnerable girl creeping through a dark, silent town, hiding from terrifying spirits in a tense game of cat and mouse.

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What players say

A slow-burn horror game where players wander a town with little direction and die often to trial-and-error traps. Players warn that the game crashes frequently on modern Windows, a known issue since 2016 that remains unfixed. Those who can play describe it as a stamina-management game with cute visuals hiding punishing difficulty.

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