Noroi Ayashi Horror RPG From Oshikiri and Niikawa Announced For 2027
Niikawa had already disclosed the title and the genre name time loop horror RTA stealth action adventure in advance, so the announcement confirms a project that had been visible in fragments since early 2026.
Key Facts
- Game Source Entertainment announced the horror RPG Noroi Ayashi with a Steam store page and a teaser trailer, and wishlist registrations have opened.
- Noroi Ayashi is planned for release in 2027 on PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2, with the price undecided.
- Noroi Ayashi is developed by Clover Lab. and published by Game Source Entertainment, with rights credited to SuperNiche LLC.
- The player controls protagonist Seira at U High School, joined by newspaper club members Tae and Hime, in a school that holds the Seven Mysteries.
- Noroi Ayashi is listed under the genre time loop horror RTA stealth action adventure and supports Japanese, English, and Chinese display languages.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Game Source Entertainment announced Noroi Ayashi, a new horror RPG from manga artist Rensuke Oshikiri and producer Sohei Niikawa. The Steam store page and a teaser trailer are live, with wishlist registrations open. The game is planned for 2027 on PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. The price is undecided. Noroi Ayashi is an exploration horror RPG built around exploration, horror, and puzzle solving. The player controls Seira, who enters U High School at midnight with newspaper club members Tae and Hime to investigate an inexplicable death. The school holds the Seven Mysteries and a ritual that is said to summon the Curse-Killing Doll Aya. Performing the ritual pulls the group into a cycle of despair. Each mystery has its own avoidance method and sealing procedure. Survival on a first attempt is hopeless, and the design calls for learning from repeated deaths. Clover Lab. develops, and SuperNiche LLC holds the rights notice.
Game Source Entertainment is publishing, and Clover Lab. is developing. The rights notice reads "(C) SuperNiche LLC. Developed by Clover Lab.,inc. Published by Game Source Entertainment." Game Source Entertainment is based in Hong Kong and handles package distribution and localization across Asia.
Oshikiri is credited for Hi Score Girl and Sayuri. Niikawa is the former president of Nippon Ichi Software and now works as a producer and novelist under the pen name Romain Kitayama. In February 2026, posting as Romain Kitayama on X, he said he had started writing the scenario for a new title and listed it as unannounced alongside Etrange Overlord and Demon's Night Fever.
In a March 2026 Game*Spark interview, Niikawa revealed only the genre names of four titles in development. One was "time loop horror RTA stealth action adventure," which matches the product listing for Noroi Ayashi.
The store page lists one player and display support for Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional). The teaser trailer is at youtu.be/zbZ4CCcjpI8.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.