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Chiyo

Chiyo is a first-person hardcore escape room horror game set in Japan's Edo era. As Idate Chiyo, a paranormal investigator possessing supernatural abilities, you are tasked with investigating an abandoned…

18 January 2024

Chiyo is an indie developed by Nimbus Games, released 18 January 2024 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Chiyo is

Chiyo is an indie game developed by Nimbus Games and released in 2024. It was published by SCRYsoft. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Play as Idate Chiyo, a newly recruited paranormal investigator of the Tokugawa Shogunate's Magical Arcane Division, tasked with her first assignment to investigate some strange occurrences reported to have originated from an abandoned mansion on the forested interior of the small coastal city of Gōtsu in Shimane Prefecture. Within the mansion, Chiyo encounters strange and malevolent spirits, devious contraptions and puzzles and a dark family history that will threaten her survival.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror, mystery and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Chiyo launched on 18 January 2024, within three weeks of Helldivers 2, The Last of Us Part II Remastered, Persona 3 Reload and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.

Released around the same time: Helldivers 2, The Last of Us Part II Remastered, Persona 3 Reload, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.

Official trailer

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When did Chiyo come out?
Chiyo was released on 18 January 2024 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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