Masagoro is an adventure developed by DorsalFin Studio, released 26 March 2021 on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Masagoro is
Masagoro is an adventure game developed by DorsalFin Studio and released in 2021. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
There is an abandoned Ryokan called "Masagoro" that was closed in the early Showa period. He was locked up in Masagoro where he has got interested to explore. The past of Masagoro has been revealed everytime he found some clues in the residuals. The main character who used to work in "Meshii-village", remembered an abandoned Ryokan that had been remained in his memory one day. He decided to go to the place as he is interested in exploring abandoned buildings. The stage as an abandoned Ryokan (Japanese-style hotel): This Ryokan is designed in the style of early Showa period (1926-1989), based on the samples of Japanese ruined hotels exist and the advices by the explorers of abandoned hotels…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Masagoro launched on 26 March 2021, within three weeks of It Takes Two, Disco Elysium: Final Cut, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut and Monster Hunter Rise. It arrived 4 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: It Takes Two, Disco Elysium: Final Cut, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, Monster Hunter Rise.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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