Chinese Indie Horror Game Hariti Demo Launches on Steam
Hariti stands out for grounding its horror in Chinese cultural elements and Buddhist mythology rather than Western tropes, a direction still uncommon in indie horror.
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Chinese indie team Ghostcase released a demo for their first-person psycho-horror adventure Hariti on Steam. Players explore a ruined Soviet-style hospital as a mother searching for her missing daughter, facing a monster tied to the Buddhist goddess Hariti. The demo runs about 30 minutes and supports Japanese text.
The demo for Hariti, a first-person psycho-horror adventure from Chinese indie developer Ghostcase, is now available on Steam. Players take the role of a mother searching for her missing daughter inside a ruined hospital built in a Soviet-influenced architectural style common in China. The game draws its horror from Chinese cultural motifs-furnishings, decorations, and a monster inspired by the Buddhist goddess Hariti, known in Japan as Kishimojin, who in legend abducted and killed children while raising her own. The protagonist gathers documents and clues to uncover the connection between the monster, the legend, and her daughter's disappearance. The demo offers roughly 30 minutes of exploration and includes Japanese display support.
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