{"id":67206,"date":"2026-05-26T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=67206"},"modified":"2026-05-26T17:33:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:33:58","slug":"dawn-bell-is-a-2d-japanese-horror-indie-in-which-you-explore-a-freakish-castle-as-an-amnesiac-young-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dawn-bell-is-a-2d-japanese-horror-indie-in-which-you-explore-a-freakish-castle-as-an-amnesiac-young-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Dawn Bell is\u00a0a 2D Japanese horror indie in which you explore a freakish\u00a0castle\u00a0as an amnesiac young girl\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japanese indie game circle&nbsp;USAGI STORE&nbsp;has&nbsp;released a free Steam demo for its upcoming&nbsp;2D horror&nbsp;adventure game&nbsp;<strong>Dawn Bell<\/strong>. Coinciding with the demo\u2019s release&nbsp;was the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DawnBell_info\/status\/2058356598498799719?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announcement<\/a>&nbsp;of the title\u2019s release date, slated for&nbsp;June 23.&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=\"Dawn Bell - Gameplay Teaser | Coming Summer 2026\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jnZRBiryWjk?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>Dawn Bell follows&nbsp;an amnesiac girl&nbsp;who wakes up in a&nbsp;mysterious&nbsp;castle.&nbsp;With no memories&nbsp;to go&nbsp;off, you&nbsp;make&nbsp;use&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;items and clues&nbsp;you come across&nbsp;to solve the&nbsp;mansion\u2019s&nbsp;many puzzles and uncover more about your past.&nbsp;You\u2019ll&nbsp;also&nbsp;encounter&nbsp;an amnesiac boy who joins you and helps you on your journey.&nbsp;As&nbsp;the two&nbsp;progress&nbsp;deeper into the castle, your choices and actions&nbsp;can lead to four possible endings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1514\" height=\"849\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1514px) 100vw, 1514px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67206-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67206-003.jpg 1514w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67206-003-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67206-003-768x431.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1714\" height=\"943\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1714px) 100vw, 1714px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67206-004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67206-004.jpg 1714w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67206-004-380x209.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67206-004-768x423.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67206-004-1536x845.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The castle&nbsp;interiors&nbsp;are quite ominous,&nbsp;ranging from&nbsp;dark libraries&nbsp;housing&nbsp;grotesque creatures&nbsp;to&nbsp;hallways with moving eyes in the walls.&nbsp;Further reinforcing the horror atmosphere are the characters\u2019&nbsp;facial expressions&nbsp;(which are animated using Live2D) and&nbsp;haunting&nbsp;tracks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a playtime of&nbsp;approximately 90-120&nbsp;minutes&nbsp;to get all the endings, Dawn Bell&nbsp;is&nbsp;on the short side. However, its combination of puzzle solving and horror elements&nbsp;mixed with the overarching mysteries surrounding the castle and main characters&nbsp;will have you scouring each area in search&nbsp;of&nbsp;all the answers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"705\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67206-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67206-001.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67206-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67206-001-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dawn Bell is set to release on Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4453680\/Dawn_Bell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) on June 23. A free demo is also available on the platform.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-indie-creators-cute-but-mind-eroding-horror-adventure-nightmare-journey-1135-challenges-you-to-escape-an-endless-twisted-dream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese indie creator\u2019s \u201ccute but mind-eroding\u201d horror adventure Nightmare Journey 1135 challenges you to escape an endless twisted dream<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/part-two-of-acclaimed-psychological-horror-denshi-visual-novel-ghostpia-gets-teaser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part two of acclaimed psychological horror denshi visual novel Ghostpia gets teaser<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese indie circle USAGI STORE has released a demo for its upcoming 2D horror adventure Dawn Bell, coming to Steam in June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":67222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-67206","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 v27.6 - 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