{"id":29557,"date":"2024-04-10T19:15:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T10:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=29557"},"modified":"2024-04-10T19:15:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T10:15:49","slug":"dandara-low-poly-japanese-horror-game-terror-lost-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dandara-low-poly-japanese-horror-game-terror-lost-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Unnerving low-poly Japanese horror game explores the terror of being lost in the mountains\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japanese dev Koniro Games has announced their upcoming horror game <strong>Dandara<\/strong>, scheduled to release in the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> quarter of 2024. It will be available on PC (Steam) in English and Japanese. The developer revealed the game\u2019s trailer on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u591c\u306e\u5c71\u3092\u3055\u307e\u3088\u3046\u30db\u30e9\u30fc\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u300c\u30c0\u30f3\u30c0\u30e9 Dandara\u300d\u306e\u30b9\u30c8\u30a2\u30da\u30fc\u30b8\u3092\u516c\u958b\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/indiedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#indiedev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OVNgvOJyKP\">https:\/\/t.co\/OVNgvOJyKP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YspLYfvZLy\">pic.twitter.com\/YspLYfvZLy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; koniro games (@koniro_games) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/koniro_games\/status\/1777675529803747827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation: <\/strong><em>The Steam store page is now up for Dandara, a horror game where you wander the mountains at night.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-002.jpeg\" alt=\"Dandara Japanese indie horror game Steam\" class=\"wp-image-29571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-002.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-002-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-002-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-002-600x338.jpeg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dandara is a horror walking sim in which you are driving along a mountain road at night when a tree suddenly hits your car. Clambering out of your ruined vehicle, you must try to escape through the mountains. Apparently, the game will involve gathering clues and solving a strange mystery. As you explore, you will come across old Japanese shrines and graves. The unnerving, low-poly graphics are reminiscent of PlayStation 1 horror titles like Silent Hill and Resident Evil 1, in that they prompt your imagination to fill in the creepy details. Other modern indie horror games have also taken this low-poly approach- such as <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1130620\/Chillas_Art_Aka_Manto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aka Manto<\/a>\u00a0by Chilla\u2019s Art.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Dandara Japanese indie horror game Steam torii gate\" class=\"wp-image-29572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-001.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-001-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-001-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-001-600x338.jpeg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Dandara, your only salvation is a steel tower glimpsed in the distance. You must make your way towards it. It seems that the game will explore the terror of walking along dark and desolate mountain paths at night. According to the Steam page, Dandara will take between 20 to 40 minutes to complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-003.jpeg\" alt=\"Dandara Japanese indie horror game Steam\" class=\"wp-image-29570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-003.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-003-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-003-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-003-600x338.jpeg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The game is being made by Japanese indie developer Koniro Games, who previously went by the name Azamiya Games. The dev was sharing development updates on a horror game called Kugashira <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/koniro_games\/status\/1535559186570178560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">via X<\/a>, however they decided to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/koniro_games\/status\/1777565305298194900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cancel<\/a> the title because it was getting too big- opting to use what they learned to make a shorter game instead. Dandara will be Koniro Games\u2019 first release.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-004.jpeg\" alt=\"Dandara Japanese indie horror game Steam\" class=\"wp-image-29569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-004.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-004-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-004-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240410-29557-004-600x338.jpeg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dandara is scheduled to be released on PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2919520\/Dandara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) in Q2, 2024.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/author\/verity-townsend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Verity Townsend<\/a>\u00a0based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20240409-289065\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese\u00a0article<\/a>\u00a0(original article\u2019s publication date: 2024-04-09 13:54\u00a0JST)\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rendered in a low-poly style that recalls PS1 horror hits Silent Hill &#038; Resident Evil, Dandara explores the terror of being stranded at night<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":29568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-29557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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