Weekly Scout/Issue 20 ・ Sep 17, 2026
Asian folk horror
Taiwanese religion, a Chinese funeral, Indonesian taboos, Thai beliefs: five horror games grown from local folklore.
This is a retrospective issue compiled in October 2026; the date marks the week it covers.
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Detention
Red Candle Games' debut: atmospheric horror set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law, drawing on Taiwanese folk religion.
✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✓Korean ✓English
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Firework
A horror puzzle adventure from China's Shiying Studio: an accidental fire at a funeral reopens a closed massacre case. Draws on Chinese folk culture; rated Overwhelmingly Positive. Simplified Chinese and English only.
✗Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✗Japanese ✗Korean ✓English
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Pamali: Indonesian Folklore Horror
Folklore horror from Bandung's StoryTale Studios, drawn from everyday Indonesian taboos and myths; each chapter is a different ghost story.
✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✗Japanese ✗Korean ✓English
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DreadOut
Third-person supernatural horror from Bandung's Digital Happiness: high-schooler Linda faces ghosts from Indonesian folklore with her phone camera. Steam lists no Traditional Chinese.
✗Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✗Korean ✓English♪
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Home Sweet Home
First-person horror from Bangkok's Yggdrazil Group, built on Thai myths and beliefs; mostly stealth and hiding from spirits. Steam lists no Traditional Chinese.
✗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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