Yomawari: Lost in the Dark is an adventure developed by Nippon Ichi Software, released 21 April 2022 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Yomawari: Lost in the Dark is
Yomawari: Lost in the Dark is an adventure game developed by Nippon Ichi Software and released in 2022. It was published by NIS America. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
A young girl awakens in a dark, unfamiliar forest with no recollection of how she got there. As she searches for the way out, she crosses paths with a mysterious individual who reveals to her that she’s been cursed. In order to break the curse, she needs to explore the streets of her town at night to seek out her lost memories. However, malevolent ghosts lurk within the shadows, and the girl must avoid them by running, hiding, and shutting her eyes if she hopes to survive long enough to break her curse.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Yomawari: Lost in the Dark launched on 21 April 2022, within three weeks of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe and Rogue Legacy 2. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Rogue Legacy 2.
Official trailer
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