


It is the product of a culture that is modern in its embrace of technology, consumerism, and commerce, yet thoroughly self-conscious of its imaginative religious history and its metaphysical principles. As the romanized-but-not-translated title might suggest, Yomawari: Night Alone is steeped in Japanese folklore. Despite this, Night Alone cuts across age demographics and is suitable from the PEGI 12 rating all the way through to adult gamers, otakus, and foreign culture buffs. It is genuinely scary (at times) and features infrequent cartoon gore. The player character is a little girl with a red bow drawn in simple anime style a sort of Minnie Mouse from a more mature world. It has enjoyed commercial success across multiple platforms (PC, Nintendo Switch, and PS Vita) and spawned a sequel, Midnight Shadows.

Yomawari: Night Alone is a survival horror videogame from Nippon Ichi Software, released in fall 2015 in Japan before being rapidly localized into English in 2016.
