Adventure · October 25, 2016

Yomawari: Night Alone (2016)

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A young girl is walking her dog Poro around town at dusk when a tragic accident forces her to return home with only Poro's leash in hand. The girl's sister commands her to stay home while she goes out into the night to search for the dog. Time passes. Growing impatient, the girl decides to search for her missing sister and dog herself. But when she steps foot outside, she realizes that this is not the same town. The darkness has made the town unfamiliar, and she appears to be utterly alone...save for the spirits that stalk her. The girl must hide from, outsmart, or outrun the hunting spirits while she searches for clues to find her loved ones.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

Horror · 109
Adventure · 77
Cute · 67
Female Protagonist · 60
Anime · 52
Great Soundtrack · 41
Singleplayer · 37
Gore · 23
Violent · 21
Atmospheric · 21
Strategy · 19
2D · 15
Survival Horror · 7
Supernatural · 6
Psychological Horror · 6

Position in Adventure

Metric	This title	Genre position
Review volume	2.2k Steam reviews	Top 93% in Adventure
Positive rating	77% positive	Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 88%
Metacritic	75/100	Genre average 77 — top 70% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours	7 h average	Top 46% for session depth among Adventure

Reception Metrics

Steam community

77%Mostly Positive · 2.2k reviews

1.7k positive · 495 negative

Metacritic

75/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

8.3/10

Curator recommendations

1.9k

Release & Availability

Release date	Oct 25, 2016
Developer	Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
Publisher	NIS America, Inc.
Base price	$3.99 -80%
DLC / Add-ons	2 released
Platforms	Windows
Estimated owners	100k–1M
External links	Official site · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

Full controller support

Other

Single-player
Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

short (5–15 hours)

Median

Typical completion time

Achievements

Steam unlocks available

Content Notes

Players assume the role of a young heroine looking for her missing sister and dog in a haunted town. Players can explore the town, avoid evil spirits, and collect items to put spirits to rest. The game contains dark thematic elements (e.g., bloody corpses, references to suicide and murder) and depictions of violence: a dog hit by a truck; a…

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (2)

English
Japanese

Editions & Packages

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