Horror Company Yami Inc. Launches Game Label YAMI GAMES
A company known for physical horror exhibitions is now moving into game publishing, bringing its event-driven horror brand directly to Steam.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Yami Inc., the Japanese horror creative company behind events like the Missing Persons Exhibition and Fear Exhibition, announced on June 5 the establishment of a new game label called YAMI GAMES. The label's first two titles are horror games for PC via Steam. The first, Tarou-kun Haite Kimashita, is a meta-horror game developed by BeforeHomeWorks. It is set on an underground video site where only cursed videos are posted. Players investigate videos left by a missing streamer named Tarou. The game is scheduled for release in summer 2026. The second title, Hourensou Shoukougun, is developed by Wizard Tortoise Games. It follows a protagonist trapped in a 1LDK apartment who must escape from mutations that occur in the room. That game is planned for a 2027 release. Alongside the announcement, YAMI GAMES launched official X and YouTube accounts. The label is also recruiting game creators. Producer Tsubasa Fujita said the label's theme is that fear is fun, and it aims to deliver high-purity darkness.
Game Spark adds that Hourensou Shoukougun is themed around harsh working conditions at a black company. The protagonist works at a local IT company, enduring overwork and harassment from his boss. One day, when he opens his front door to go to work, he finds himself back in his own room. The 1LDK apartment gradually transforms into something inexplicable, eventually becoming a hell.
Denfaminicogamer publishes the full press release, which includes a character introduction for Tarou-kun Haite Kimashita. The protagonist is Taro, an ordinary, small-time ruin exploration streamer who visits a remote abandoned village to hold a live stream commemorating reaching 50 subscribers. He has an optimistic personality but also a sensitive side. During the stream, he becomes involved in mysterious phenomena.
The press release also includes a comment from producer Tsubasa Fujita: "The horror game brand 'YAMI GAMES' has launched. Yami Inc.'s theme is 'Fear is fun, satisfying curiosity around the world,' and the essence of that is the entertainment of 'horror games.' We bring together the best game creators who create 'fear' with us. We deliver their high-purity 'darkness' to you."
Yami Inc. has previously produced exhibition events such as Missing Persons Exhibition and Fear Exhibition, with total attendance exceeding 400,000. Reform Horror House won the Excellence Award at the 50th JNN Network Council Awards, and Missing Persons Exhibition won the ACC Bronze at the 2025 65th ACC TOKYO CREATIVITY AWARDS.
Both Steam store pages, official websites, and a concept movie for Tarou-kun Haite Kimashita are now available. The label is also recruiting game creators through an application site.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.