Free Horror Adventure Kyu Kyu Enshi Launches on Steam
Kyu Kyu Enshi is a free, full-length horror adventure from a small developer published by a KADOKAWA subsidiary, offering a complete multi-ending experience without monetization, which is an uncommon release model for a Steam title of this scope.
Key Facts
- Kyu Kyu Enshi was released on Steam on July 24, 2026, as a free game.
- The game is an exploration-type modern legend horror adventure developed by Okage Seisakusho (Okage Factory) and published by Gotcha Gotcha Games.
- The story follows two female high school students, Yukari Ikoma and Aoi Mikasa, who investigate an abandoned wealthy farmer's house rumored to be the site of a family massacre.
- The game features multiple endings that branch based on player choices, with an estimated playtime of over eight hours to see all endings.
- Kyu Kyu Enshi contains R15-equivalent horror content including violent expressions, gore, and jump scares.
Reporting from 4 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, ASCII.jp, Game Spark.
Gotcha Gotcha Games released the exploration-type modern legend horror adventure game Kyu Kyu Enshi on Steam on July 24, 2026, as a free title. Developed by Okage Seisakusho (also referred to as Okage Factory), the game is set in a fictional city in the Kinki region of Japan. Players control two female high school students: Yukari Ikoma, a psychic streamer with strong spiritual sensitivity who visits haunted spots and broadcasts them, and Aoi Mikasa, her camera operator who has almost no psychic sensitivity. The story begins when the pair visit an abandoned wealthy farmer's house rumored to be the site of a family massacre, drawing them into events involving strange phenomena and curses. Gameplay involves exploring a top-down 2D map, gathering clues, solving puzzles, making timed choices during events, and fleeing from supernatural beings. The game features multiple endings that branch based on player actions and dialogue choices. The estimated playtime to see all endings is over eight hours. The title contains R15-equivalent horror content including violent expressions, gore, and jump scares.
The game's protagonist, Yukari Ikoma, is described as an aggressive psychic streamer who gets angry when called by her first name, while Aoi Mikasa handles the camera and has an eldest-daughter personality that makes her unable to refuse requests. The abandoned farmer's house is the central location, and the narrative explores the intertwined fates and motives of the two characters, with Aoi learning of a world she should not enter while Yukari presses forward with unknown intentions. The sources agree on the core details: the release date of July 24, 2026, the free price, the developer name (Okage Seisakusho or Okage Factory), and the publisher Gotcha Gotcha Games. One source specifies the estimated playtime as over eight hours for multiple endings. The game is available only in Japanese language. The Steam store page URL is provided by multiple outlets. The game uses a top-down 2D map for exploration, includes chase events where players flee from anomalies, and has time-limited choices that affect the branching story. The horror elements are described as psychological, building quietly, with jump scares and gore present.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- 4Gamer.net 現代伝奇ホラーADV「糺糺縁糸（きゅうきゅうえんし）」，Steamで無料配信開始。2人の女子校生が，怪異と呪いにまつわる出来事に巻き込まれる
- Denfaminicogamer 【無料】女子校生2人が怪異に巻き込まれていく探索型ホラーゲーム『糺糺縁糸（きゅうきゅうえんし）』が7月24日からSteamで配信開始。選択で結末が分岐し周回するほど呪いの真相がほどけていく
- ASCII.jp 探索型現代伝奇ホラーADV『糺糺縁糸（きゅうきゅうえんし）』Steamにて7月24日リリース！ 「縁」と「呪い」をめぐる物語を無料でプレイ
- Game Spark 【無料公開】心霊配信JKが怪異と呪いに巻き込まれる…近畿地方の架空都市が舞台の探索型・伝奇ホラーADV『糺糺縁糸』Steam配信開始！