{"id":55156,"date":"2025-12-20T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=55156"},"modified":"2025-12-22T15:51:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T06:51:16","slug":"from-using-peepee-and-poopie-powers-to-escape-prison-to-working-with-humans-to-outsmart-ai-5-japanese-indie-multiplayer-party-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/from-using-peepee-and-poopie-powers-to-escape-prison-to-working-with-humans-to-outsmart-ai-5-japanese-indie-multiplayer-party-games\/","title":{"rendered":"From using Peepee and\u00a0Poopie\u00a0powers\u00a0to escape prison,\u00a0to\u00a0working with humans to outsmart AI: 5 Japanese indie multiplayer party games\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to our weekend segment, where we&nbsp;showcase&nbsp;recent or upcoming Japanese indie games that share a specific theme. This week,&nbsp;we\u2019re&nbsp;partying up for some multiplayer games, because everything is more fun when you have some friends&nbsp;tagging&nbsp;along for the ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pritto Prisoner - Release Date Announcement Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AZT3iYBBVTM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pritto-prisoner\">Pritto&nbsp;Prisoner&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kicking things off is&nbsp;Pritto&nbsp;Prisoner,&nbsp;a&nbsp;4V2 party game&nbsp;developed and published by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pincool.co.jp\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PinCool<\/a>, a Japanese studio founded by former&nbsp;chief&nbsp;producer of the Dragon Quest series&nbsp;Ryutaro Ichimura.&nbsp;In&nbsp;this&nbsp;upcoming title,&nbsp;players must either escape&nbsp;Prison Island&nbsp;as an animal&nbsp;inmate&nbsp;or capture the felons as a robot security guard.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the game\u2019s art style is&nbsp;rather cute,&nbsp;both&nbsp;gameplay loops&nbsp;involve&nbsp;using pee and poop to&nbsp;your&nbsp;advantage.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pritto Prisoner - Official Gameplay Overview | How to Play\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uFhGoLozi_4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It all begins with&nbsp;the four&nbsp;animal inmates. After&nbsp;consuming&nbsp;food&nbsp;pickups&nbsp;strewn throughout the level, animals must fill&nbsp;several&nbsp;toilets with their&nbsp;Poopie.&nbsp;Only&nbsp;when&nbsp;the toilets are filled does the exit gate open and the animals can make their escape.&nbsp;Apart&nbsp;from serving as a core mission item,&nbsp;Poopie&nbsp;can also be used to activate mechanisms and lay traps for the robots.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from&nbsp;Poopie, Peepee can be accumulated by drinking from water receptacles. Animals can use Peepee to short-circuit chasing robots (marking&nbsp;their locations&nbsp;for fellow teammates) and to destroy surveillance cameras.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Different animals have unique skills which contribute to&nbsp;Pritto&nbsp;Prisoner\u2019s mayhem. For instance, the cat can climb walls,&nbsp;and&nbsp;it&nbsp;gets a temporary speed boost after dropping a&nbsp;Poopie.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1517\" height=\"853\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1517px) 100vw, 1517px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-001.jpg\" alt=\"Pritto Prisoner \" class=\"wp-image-55158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-001.jpg 1517w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other side are the&nbsp;two&nbsp;robots. Unlike the animals, robots are created by mixing and matching parts that&nbsp;provide&nbsp;unique abilities, such as&nbsp;a Stun Gun that stops animals in their tracks or Tank Treads that trade speed for increased resistance to Peepee.&nbsp;In addition to swappable parts, robots can also level up by collecting&nbsp;Poopie&nbsp;left by the animals&nbsp;(this helps offset the fact that the robots are outnumbered 2 to 1).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When a robot catches an animal, the latter is sent to&nbsp;the Nap Room,&nbsp;and a timer counts down until they can rejoin the game.&nbsp;The robots\u2019 objective is to capture all of the animals and&nbsp;simultaneously&nbsp;send them to bed.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1521\" height=\"852\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1521px) 100vw, 1521px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-002.jpg\" alt=\"Pritto Prisoner \" class=\"wp-image-55159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-002.jpg 1521w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-002-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-002-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While this&nbsp;may seem&nbsp;like a lot,&nbsp;Pritto&nbsp;Prisoner matches last only ten minutes. Gameplay is fast-paced and easy to pick up, making it ideal for&nbsp;spontaneous game sessions&nbsp;in online coop or private matches with friends. If you&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;have anyone&nbsp;to play with, a single-player campaign lets you delve into the lore of Prison Island and its inhabitants.&nbsp;Pritto&nbsp;Prisoner also features challenges&nbsp;that&nbsp;you can complete for currency to unlock customization items.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pritto&nbsp;Prisoner is set to release on December 24 for&nbsp;Windows and macOS (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3036800\/PRITTO_PRISONER\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>), as well as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/pritto-prisoner-switch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nintendo Switch<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/pritto-prisoner-nintendo-switch-2-edition-switch-2\/?srsltid=AfmBOopBQSpPfGUe2vdAkOVS8BfnX5srcs5AX2rVgF86W8h09xTT2N5F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Switch 2.<\/a>&nbsp;A free demo is also available on Steam.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Deviation Game - Announcement Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GSEe2qHIixc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"deviation-game\">Deviation Game&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If&nbsp;you\u2019ve&nbsp;ever wanted to&nbsp;get back at the frowned-upon uses of AI, then Deviation Game lets you do just that. By pitting yourself and friends against&nbsp;an&nbsp;image recognition&nbsp;AI&nbsp;in&nbsp;a drawing&nbsp;game,&nbsp;you&nbsp;can discover ways to circumvent&nbsp;its&nbsp;thought process and prove that humans are still superior.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar to Pictionary&nbsp;titles&nbsp;like&nbsp;skribbl.io, Deviation Game selects a human drawer at the start of each round.&nbsp;The drawer&nbsp;chooses&nbsp;from&nbsp;a series of categories and tries to draw the word they are given.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1514\" height=\"847\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1514px) 100vw, 1514px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-003.jpg\" alt=\"Deviation Game \" class=\"wp-image-55160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-003.jpg 1514w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-003-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-003-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The aim of the game is&nbsp;to sketch in such a way that&nbsp;your fellow humans&nbsp;will be able to identify the word,&nbsp;but the AI will not.&nbsp;Drawing&nbsp;something too close to the actual word&nbsp;increases the&nbsp;AI\u2019s&nbsp;chances of winning, so it is in your best interest to create as abstract an image as possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After each game, players can consent to&nbsp;having&nbsp;their drawings used to train the AI, which will make succeeding games tougher for all players.&nbsp;They can&nbsp;also choose to&nbsp;opt out, limiting the AI\u2019s learning process. This creates a social aspect&nbsp;to&nbsp;Deviation Game, one which depends on the players\u2019 willingness to train the AI.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1514\" height=\"847\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1514px) 100vw, 1514px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-004.jpg\" alt=\"Deviation Game \" class=\"wp-image-55161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-004.jpg 1514w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-004-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-004-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The developers state that the game only uses AI for image recognition. It does not use any form of image or sound generation. Likewise, data that players have consented to share (including&nbsp;their drawings) will be used to improve image recognition. All other data will be&nbsp;deleted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed and published by&nbsp;Tomo&nbsp;Kihara and&nbsp;Playfool&nbsp;(an art\/design unit consisting of&nbsp;Daniel&nbsp;Coppen&nbsp;and&nbsp;Saki Maruyama), Deviation Game is available for Windows and macOS (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3104020\/Deviation_Game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Flip or Fade : The Bottle Flip  - First Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/313MNKTNGkk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"flip-or-fade-the-bottle-flip\">Flip or Fade: The Bottle Flip&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking the idea of bottle flipping to the extreme,&nbsp;Flip or Fade: The Bottle Flip&nbsp;is a physics-based survival game that&nbsp;sees you trapped&nbsp;on&nbsp;a deserted island&nbsp;alongside three&nbsp;other&nbsp;aspiring streamers. Lured in by the promise of riches and fame, you must stream yourself flipping bottles for ten in-game days to&nbsp;emerge&nbsp;the victor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The premise is simple: continue flipping bottles&nbsp;with&nbsp;your&nbsp;mouse&nbsp;to earn viewers. Successfully landing a bottle flip drastically increases your viewer count, which translates to more earnings at the end of each day.&nbsp;At the end of days 3, 6, and 10, you will be forced to&nbsp;pay&nbsp;a hefty streaming contract fee. Failure to pay the fee results in elimination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1517\" height=\"852\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1517px) 100vw, 1517px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-005.jpg 1517w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-005-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-005-768x431.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While the game is competitive by nature,&nbsp;you can play it cooperatively by forming teams. You can make up for your teammates\u2019 shortcomings by&nbsp;paying&nbsp;their contract fee, which will allow both of you to continue streaming.&nbsp;Since the streaming fees get increasingly expensive the longer a game runs, you will eventually have to choose between&nbsp;covering for&nbsp;your friends or saving yourself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To keep things fresh,&nbsp;Flip or Fade: The Bottle Flip&nbsp;features several bottles, each with unique characteristics. You can&nbsp;purchase&nbsp;these bottles from the in-game store,&nbsp;where&nbsp;you can use them to increase your chances of winning. Aside from&nbsp;this, the single-player mode includes a story that explains the lore of the island you&nbsp;find&nbsp;yourself on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed and published by Unagi Tech,&nbsp;Flip or Fade: The Bottle Flip&nbsp;is set to release on Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3761310\/Flip_or_Fade_The_Bottle_Flip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1517\" height=\"851\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1517px) 100vw, 1517px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-006.jpg\" alt=\"Crazy Life\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-55163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-006.jpg 1517w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-006-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-006-768x431.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"crazy-life\">Crazy Life&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine The Game of Life board game on steroids,&nbsp;and you&nbsp;aren\u2019t&nbsp;too far off from Crazy Life. With up to six online players, the&nbsp;goal&nbsp;is to be the most successful resident of&nbsp;Shishizaka&nbsp;City&nbsp;by nurturing a successful career, buying properties,&nbsp;and raising a family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1530\" height=\"855\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1530px) 100vw, 1530px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-007.jpg\" alt=\"Crazy Life\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-55164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-007.jpg 1530w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-007-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-007-768x429.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the heart of Crazy Life is its spaces, which players land on by spinning a roulette wheel.&nbsp;Different&nbsp;types&nbsp;of&nbsp;spaces have unique effects. The Job Change space, for instance, allows you to swap your current occupation for a random one (though&nbsp;there is no guarantee you will be hired by the company).&nbsp;The Marriage&nbsp;space is another interesting one, as it allows you to get married to a character you have previously exchanged contact information with. Landing on a Marriage space while already married grants the unique effect of having children, who have unique effects and can advance on the board once every three years, with each turn&nbsp;representing&nbsp;one year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1529\" height=\"824\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1529px) 100vw, 1529px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-008.jpg\" alt=\"Crazy Life\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-55165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-008.jpg 1529w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-008-380x205.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-008-768x414.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to&nbsp;spaces, Crazy Life also features 60 types of cards, each with&nbsp;its&nbsp;advantages or disadvantages. Some cards correspond to properties, which increase your money as&nbsp;the&nbsp;game goes on. Others multiply your roulette values, allowing quicker advancement&nbsp;across the board. Whoever has the highest total assets (this includes money,&nbsp;properties,&nbsp;and&nbsp;perhaps&nbsp;even&nbsp;family members) at the end of a game&nbsp;wins.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed and published by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ADMILAL__\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adomi Games<\/a>&nbsp;(an indie game studio&nbsp;established&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;Japanese high school student), Crazy Life is set to release sometime in 2026 for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3514000\/Crazy_Life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1511\" height=\"846\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1511px) 100vw, 1511px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-009.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight Moonflower\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-55167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-009.jpg 1511w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-009-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-009-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"twilight-moonflower\">Twilight Moonflower&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If the&nbsp;previous&nbsp;entries on this list seem too kid-friendly, then perhaps the horror game Twilight Moonflower might be more&nbsp;to your liking. Set within the narrative of a Japanese indie developer&nbsp;who finds themselves in a twisted version of their hometown,&nbsp;up to four&nbsp;players&nbsp;have to&nbsp;escape&nbsp;randomized&nbsp;maps&nbsp;while&nbsp;identifying&nbsp;and sealing supernatural phenomena.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1508\" height=\"843\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1508px) 100vw, 1508px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-010.jpg\" alt=\"Twilight Moonflower\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-55168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-010.jpg 1508w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-010-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55156-010-768x429.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Armed with flashlights, players fumble their way toward their goals while avoiding roaming yokai enemies. The party\u2019s choices will affect which of the game\u2019s three endings it will receive,&nbsp;adding&nbsp;to the game\u2019s replay value.&nbsp;While playthroughs of&nbsp;Twilight Moonflower\u2019s base game mode last&nbsp;roughly three&nbsp;hours, it also features a Time Attack mode (where players compete to finish runs as fast as possible)&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;a Custom mode (where parameters can be manually adjusted to suit your needs).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed and published by&nbsp;ConnectedShadowGames&nbsp;(a handful of&nbsp;devs&nbsp;who also have the daunting task of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-horror-indie-game-has-to-credit-over-60000-people-in-its-end-roll-after-dev-innocently-makes-open-call-for-a-couple-extra-names-to-add\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fitting 64,901 names into the game\u2019s credits<\/a>), Twilight Moonflower is set to release on December 30 for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3752230\/Twilight_Moonflower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those were five Japanese indie titles that you can bring up to your friends in hopes that they will buy and play them with you. 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