Japanese Indie Horror in 2026

This page is one studio, all of it: 27 Chilla's Art horror games on Steam by the two brothers, plus Teke Teke, co-developed with Nyxtales. They are short first-person games set in ordinary Japanese places, a convenience store on night shift, a cafe at closing, a karaoke booth, a bathhouse, next to the ones named for a legend: Aka Manto, Hanako, Yuki Onna, Onryo.

The weak work stays up beside the strong. Parasocial is at 94 percent, The Bathhouse 90, Night Security 89, The Closing Shift 88. Welcome Back Daddy is at 30 percent, meaning most reviewers told other players not to buy it, Blame Him 44, Evie 46. The Convenience Store carries the most reviews, 3,291 at 82 percent, then The Closing Shift, 3,189 at 88. Each percentage is the share of Steam reviews marked positive, one source, never blended.