Den-Den: Tokyo Horror

Den-Den: Tokyo Horror is a J-horror RPG set in a collapsing Tokyo, where a blockade has cut off food, medicine, and power. You play as a caregiver responsible for keeping neglected elders alive through one night, with too few supplies to protect everyone. The night unfolds in real time as the city grows more dangerous. Your decisions have lasting consequences, and characters can die as a result of your actions. Scavenge for essentials, navigate branching conversations, and decide how far you will go to survive until sunrise.

Gameplay and features

• A night against the clock: Events unfold in real time over a single night. Time keeps moving forward, and the city falls further into chaos with each passing hour.
• Scavenge and manage supplies: Search abandoned apartments, dumpsters, and alleys for items such as food, painkillers, batteries, and bullets, then manage what you find.
• Care for neglected elders: Enter senior living facilities to care for the elders in your charge, while facing the reality that supplies are not enough for everyone.
• Choices with lasting consequences: Conversations branch, and you can talk, lie, threaten, or comfort. Relationships and decisions can affect who survives the night.
• Fight, flee, and face the supernatural: Use improvised weapons such as knives, tasers, and pistols, or run. Charms offer supernatural blessings, while an evil presence stalks the city.

Frequently asked questions

What kind of game is Den-Den: Tokyo Horror?

It is a J-horror RPG about a caregiver trying to keep neglected elders alive during one night in a collapsing Tokyo.

How does time work in the game?

Events unfold in real time over a single night. Time moves forward continuously, and the city becomes more chaotic as each hour passes.

Can characters die because of your choices?

Yes. The game describes actions as having permanent consequences, and every character can die because of your decisions.

What can you do to survive?

Scavenge for supplies, care for elders, make choices in branching conversations, and either fight with improvised weapons or flee.