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Ikai
Fear and anxiety prevail after the darkest tales from Japanese folklore come to life in this first-person psychological horror game. Set in a feudal era, Ikai revolves around the priestess of a shrine struggling to defeat the spirits of her past and her present.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“Good, *for what it is*. What it is is a short, spooky, "period piece"(?) game that takes 3 hours to play through, with probably another couple hours for achievements, if ya into that kinda thing. The spooks are fine - a little reliant on jump scares, but the atmosphere and mood…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedLatest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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New cozy game from the creators of Ikai is OUT NOW!
Hi everyone, After the spine-chilling journey of Ikai, our team has embarked on a new adventure, one that’s a bit—okay, very—different but just as special. We’re thrilled to share that our new cozy ga
Ikai is 50% off during the Steam Scream 3D!
Hello everyone, It is again the time of the year when all the spooky games fill the store page to make you scream of horror. And to celebrate that, you can get Ikai at 50% off during the Steam Scream
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Ikai Trading Cards & Community Items
Hello Everyone! We now have new Steam Community Items for Ikai! We are adding Haruka, Kijo, Nozuchi, Priest, and Jorogumo as trading cards. Enjoy collecting, trading, and crafting badges from these tr
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Psychological Horror · Atmospheric · Story Rich · Survival Horror · Exploration · Walking Simulator · Adventure · First-Person · Singleplayer · Dark · Puzzle (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Spanish - Spain, French, Italian, German, Japanese * , Traditional Chinese, Catalan * |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.endflame.com/ikai |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or faster Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 760 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible