
You thought moving to a peaceful Japanese village and starting a new life was a good idea, well was it? Inspired by eerie real life events and Japanese folklore, this immersive first person horror will have you explore Nichishima but you will soon realize that every shadow might hide your fate.
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In the wake of a catastrophic disaster, the once-vibrant district of Nichishima lies abandoned, earning its haunting moniker, The Ghost of Nichishima. Dive into the eerie yet beautiful ruins of this rural Japanese village, where the dark, twisted threads of its past, present, and future intertwine. Uncover the secrets of what happened and bring peace to the restless spirits that linger in this atmospheric horror adventure. Inspired by true events and Japanese folklore, The Ghost of Nichishima offers a unique, multi-perspective experience. Play through chilling chapters, each delivering a distinct horror genre flavour, as you embody different characters across time. From ghostly encounters to psychological terrors, every story reveals a piece of the village’s tragic puzzle.

Key Features
Multi-Perspective Storytelling: Experience the village’s haunting history through diverse roles, each chapter offering a fresh horror perspective.
Rich, Handcrafted World: Explore a beautifully eerie open-world village, filled with meticulously designed areas steeped in Japanese culture and folklore.
Deep Lore & Investigation: Uncover secrets through environmental storytelling, hidden clues, and lore-driven puzzles to piece together Nichishima’s tragic fate.
Dynamic Endings: Your choices shape the outcome, with multiple endings that reflect your actions and discoveries.

Evolving Horror Genres: Each chapter shifts the tone—supernatural, psychological, or survival horror—for a varied and gripping experience. The Main Story (In development) Step into the shoes of a modern-day traveller seeking a fresh start in Nichishima. Freely explore the village, investigate its hauntingly beautiful locales, and confront the mysteries that threaten your survival. Be cautious—every decision matters, and this tale can end in countless ways. Will you bring peace to Nichishima, or become another ghost in its tragic legacy?
Yurei chapter: Prologue
In the prologue, play as Tsuki, a new housekeeper in the eerie Nichishima no Yūrei district. On her first day, a storm knocks out the power, forcing her to explore the house to restore it. This quest uncovers dark secrets, unleashing a vengeful presence. Tsuki must escape the tainted house, setting the stage for the main story and revealing the village's mysterious inhabitants.

Shadows of Nichishima
A new terror awaits in the next chapter of The Ghost of Nichishima! Set in the 90s, play as urban explorers uncovering the abandoned ruins of Nichishima, a village haunted by a disaster. Face a spine chilling new enemy in this found-footage-inspired horror experience.
Main game (in development)
The Ghost of Nichishima - In the midst of a relentless storm, you've just moved into the quaint, seemingly peaceful village of Nichishima. But peace is short-lived when a power outage plunges your new home into darkness. Seeking aid, you venture into the village, where it will be down to you to decide the fate of Nichishima, if you survive.
Welcome to Nichishima (survival horror DLC in development)
Step into the shadowed past of Nichishima, a village in 1960s Japan, in this prequel chapter to the main game. As a newcomer in your final year of school, a classmate’s sudden disappearance draws you into a chilling mystery. What begins as a search unravels into a third-person survival horror nightmare—where reality frays, and every shadow hides a truth you can’t trust. Can you escape Nichishima or will you lose yourself forever?

Realistic graphics, weather effects and a strong narrative come together to create this immersive first person horror experience, are you ready to be in these shoes?
You will be able to use a range of equipment to help you with your investigating such as a flash light, A lighter to light candles and help you see when you have no other light. An instant camera to take pictures that you can keep to help remember things or even see things your eyes cannot.
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Languages: English*, Japanese, Simplified Chinese*languages with full audio support
Reviews
[Early Access (Patch 1) Review] Der erste Patch hat das Schlüssel-Problem entschärft, ich bin aber noch nicht ganz überzeugt. Denn wenn ich den Schlüssel benutzt habe, bleibt die Aufgabe trotzdem auf "Finde die passende Tür" hängen. Joa, vielleicht bin ich da etwas zu kleinlich, aber wenn der Schlüssel schon weg ist, wärs halt schön, wenn das Spiel das auch merkt. Immerhin kann man das Spiel jetzt ohne ständiges, frustrierendes Rumirren abschließen. Klar, ist es noch ein bisschen repetitiv und die verschiedenen Gegenstände könnten sich im Inventar ruhig ein wenig unterscheiden, aber wir sind ja noch im Early Access. Jetzt kann ich jedenfalls sagen, dass ich meinen Spaß mit dem Spiel hatte! Aktuell kann ichs auch als kleines Indie-Horror Game empfehlen, hoffe aber das an solchen Kleinigkeiten noch weiter gearbeitet wird. --- [Early Access (Release Version) Review] Ich will das Spiel wirklich mögen, aber aktuell fühlt es sich einfach verbuggt an. Du findest einen Schlüssel - juhu! - und dann beginnt das große Rätselraten: Welche Tür gehört eigentlich dazu? An vielen lässt sich der Schlüssel nicht benutzen und manchmal öffnet sich das Inventar zum Auswählen… manchmal aber eben auch nicht. Man weiß einfach nicht, ob das so gewollt ist oder ob das Spiel gerade einfach nur… naja… kaputt ist. Und das ist richtig frustrierend. An sich seh ich hier viel Potenzial, aber ich hoffe echt, dass der Entwickler sich dieses Problem nochmal anschaut.
Bug实在是太多太多了,任务流程基本是乱的... 玩个半小时,就能出现4、5个Bug,还是是卡剧情流程的... 中文翻译是机翻,甚至有缺字... 目前不推荐入手,等正式版看看怎么样吧~
We recently had the chance to play The Ghost of Nichishima live on stream, and it's a chilling experience worth talking about. The game drops you into a quiet Japanese village where a fresh start quickly turns into a haunting mystery. Inspired by real-life events and Japanese folklore, every shadow and whisper keeps you on edge as you explore the eerie surroundings. Visually, the game is stunning—even on low settings (which we had to use due to performance issues while streaming). Despite those early technical hiccups, it ran smoothly afterward, and the atmosphere never lost its grip. The slow-paced exploration is filled with beautifully crafted environments and a constant feeling of unease around every corner. Overall, The Ghost of Nichishima is a short but immersive first-person horror experience that fans of folklore-based scares and environmental storytelling will really enjoy. Highly recommended for those looking to get lost in something spooky and beautiful.
퀄리티도 좋고 괜찮은데 프레임이 너무 안나옵니다.. 2080슈퍼인데 처음 아침때 플레이하면 프레임 30 나옵니다.. 조금 지나면 밤되서 나아지긴 합니다 분위기는 공포게임답게 잘 살렸습니다 플레이타음 1시간 20분정도 나오는거같네요 밝기나 감도 무조건 올리고 하시는걸 추천.. 길찾기어려움 한글패치 주소입니다(25.7.29 패치) https://blog.naver.com/shasw/223951737640
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