FINE Editor and Developer Shadow Glove announced Yokai Owner: Mystery Monster!a werewolf game style social deduction adventure game For PC (Steam). It will launch in 2025 with support for English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
A werewolf game-style social deduction adventure where you play as the owner of an apartment and try to discover the Yokai hiding among your residents. It's not just a mystery adventure, it's a heartwarming story about character development.
History
You find yourself alone in the world after losing your last parent, with only the apartment inherited from your late father.
Suddenly, a man appears and warns you, the new owner.
“There are Yokai living among the residents of your building.”
Your time spent flushing out cleverly disguised Yokai began from this point on.
Preview
In this social deduction adventure game, the player uses the information collected to find the Yokai who have tried to blend in with the residents of the building they manage.
But Yokai are not that easy to find. You'll need to talk with residents, check security cameras, and use detailed information from the resident directory to gradually uncover the truth.
However, Yokai can set traps to conceal their existence, causing residents to become suspicious of each other. Just like in a werewolf game, every word and action can sow seeds of doubt.
As a landlord, it is your duty to ensure the safety of your residents, calmly gather information, and extract the true Yokai from the chaos.
And in doing so, you will also discover the true intentions of the mysterious man who warned you about the Yokai…
Not just a mysterious adventure! A heartwarming story about character growth awaits you.
Gameplay
Collect information from residents to discover the Yokai hiding among the residents of your apartment.
Residents will come to the player, as the new owner, with complaints and requests, or just to chat.
This will give you the information you need to eliminate all Yokai.
If you notice something in their conversations that seems out of place, it may be a clue to the identity of the Yokai. Write down anything important you hear.
Check apartment security cameras
Yokai are cunning. Even with security cameras installed, that doesn't mean they'll reveal themselves so easily.
But you might be able to catch them doing something not quite human-like when they think no one is looking, or something they wouldn't normally do in their human form.
Behavior that seems ordinary at first glance could be a clue. Leave no stone unturned and uproot the Yokai.
Expel Yokai as soon as they are discovered
Expel the resident after gathering enough evidence and identifying him as a Yokai.
But be careful, if you mistake a real human for a Yokai and kick them out, the remaining residents will become even more suspicious of each other, which is exactly what the Yokai want.
Stay calm during your investigations and ensure the safety of residents until the day of the new moonwhen the Yokai reveal their true forms.
If you don't evict them in time…
On the night of the new moon, the Yokai will show their true power.
When this happens, there will be nothing we helpless humans can do.
Future projects
We will also continue to make the interface compatible with translations.
Watch the trailer below. See the first screenshots at the gallery. Visit the official website here.
Announce trailer
English
Japanese
Simplified Chinese
