Weekly Scout/Issue 10 ・ Jul 9, 2026
Done in one evening
Short on time? These five reach their endings in an evening or two: a painting, an art gallery, torii gates, a witch's mansion and memories.
This is a retrospective issue compiled in October 2026; the date marks the week it covers.
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Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
A point-and-click puzzle story about an aspiring painter and the neighbour across the way. Short enough to finish in one evening.
✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✓Korean ✓English
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Ib
The 2022 remake of Japanese creator kouri's horror exploration game: a girl named Ib gets lost in an eerie art gallery. Short, with Traditional and Simplified Chinese support.
✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✓Korean ✓English
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KAMIKO
A short action game from Japan's Skipmore: pick one of three shrine maidens, break the seals on the torii gates and defeat the demons. Tight and replayable, beatable in an hour or two.
✓Trad. Chinese ✗Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✗Korean ✓English
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The Witch's House MV
The MV remake of Japanese creator Fummy's horror adventure: Viola is trapped in a shifting mansion where one wrong move means death.
✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✓Korean ✓English
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When The Past Was Around
A point-and-click puzzle adventure from Indonesia's Mojiken about love, letting go and moving on, told without dialogue through art and music.
✗Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✓Korean ✓English
Compiled with AI assistance. Every fact links to its source; the source prevails if we got something wrong.
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