Shinonome

Shinonome is a roguelike escape game set in a haunted house from Japan's Edo period. You play as Yono, a novice Onyo student trying to escape alive by evading and exorcising ayakashi—monsters and vengeful spirits. Rather than relying on action techniques, you observe clues such as trails and sounds and use them to plan how to overcome the spirits.

Face the ayakashi

You can deal with the ayakashi in many ways: lure them into traps, set a trick and flee, or draw in their natural enemies. The game encourages you to find your own approach as you explore an old Japanese house that combines rustic beauty with darkness.

Three game modes

• Harae: overcome a finely detailed haunted house.
• Misogi: escape a randomly generated haunted house while preserving your tools and food to survive.
• Gyou: explore seemingly endless dungeons and towers, taking short breaks at stores and kitchens inside them.