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Yomawari: Lost in the Dark

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

Another chapter of the atmospheric horror series has emerged from the shadows! Eerie sound design and shadowy environments set the stage for gruesome and terrifying ghosts never seen before in the series.

What works
  • Atmospheric and immersive horror experience
  • Emotional and well-crafted story
  • Character customization
  • Open-ended exploration
  • Unique 'closing eyes' mechanic
Things to keep in mind
  • Slow pacing and tedious backtracking
  • Reused assets and enemy designs
  • Some confusing or repetitive gameplay sections
  • High price relative to content for some players
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Subway Midnight

  • Yomawari: Night Alone

  • Hello Neighbor 2

  • Yomawari: Midnight Shadows

  • Song of the Deep

  • Darwin's Paradox!

  • Scanner Sombre

  • Hello Guest: Hello Neighbor 2 pre-alpha

  • FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Darwin's Paradox!

  • Soul Axiom

  • Return to Mysterious Island
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From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Yomawari: Lost in the Dark: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Thrill, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Idle. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value.

Why this game works

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