NAYUTA STUDIO announces Hollow Cocoon, a Japanese horror game

Game set in 1980s Japan

Japanese studio NAYUTA STUDIO, known for developing CINERIS SOMNIA, has announced their next project, Hollow Cocoon, a first-person horror game set in 1980s Japan.

In the shoes of the protagonist, Minato Jinba, a university student returning to his mother's hometown after receiving news of his grandmother's critical condition, you will need to hide from a monster and gather evidence to uncover a horrifying truth.
 

"Minato Jinba, a university student, lives away from his parents in a boarding house in the city. One night, Minato receives distressing news from his father, Eiji. Minato's maternal grandmother, Kinu Miyama, is in critical condition. He embarks on a journey to Ichinose, a village deep in the mountains, where his mother was born.

Minato had not seen his grandmother for over a decade and harbors a deep resentment towards her. She had refused to even attend her own daughter’s funeral, further intensifying Minato’s disdain.

As the bus rumbles across the country road, Minato recalls his only conversation with his grandmother.

'…the thing with silkworms, you know; even if they could leave their cocoons, they have no mouths to eat, and their wings do not fly. They simply lay their eggs and perish.'

'People are the reason they suffer this fate.'

The sky reddens in the twilight, and the mountains cast an ominous shadow. Minato finds himself in this house. There, he finds himself in a terrifying situation with a shocking truth."

Hollow Cocoon is scheduled to be released in the fourth quarter of 2023 for PC via Steam. The title can already be added to the Steam wishlist.

Check out gameplay from the alpha version of the game: