Misty Onsen

Misty Onsen

神 SHEN · 2025 · Horror, Psychological Horror, Adventure, Simulation, Thriller

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About Misty Onsen

🎮 Game Overview“Misty Onsen” is a first-person psychological horror game. You take on a job managing a hot spring deep in the mountains—an abandoned facility still overseen by the company. Your task is to perform daily inspections, but gradually you discover that the mountain hides unspeakable secrets, and horror and mystery are silently closing in.📓 Memo: Work Rules (Must Be Followed)
  • Wear highly visible clothing.
  • Never deviate from the designated route.
  • If you hear a call, do not look back or respond.
  • There will be no women in this mountain—remember this.
  • If you smell something unusual, leave the area immediately.
📜 Deep Mountain Onsen Manager’s Handbook (Strictly Follow)Besides bears, you must also beware of: armed strangers, hydrogen sulfide gas drifting through the mountains… and some things that simply cannot be explained. This mountain area is private company property. Any living intruders are illegal trespassers, generally categorized as:
  • Hunters with guns
  • People who got lost while gathering mountain herbs
  • Those intending to end their lives here
  • Criminals targeting women after hearing female voices
But all of these are still within the realm of humans.
The truly terrifying ones are something else entirely.The company has hired several Shinto shrines to perform purification rituals—but none have worked. People say that once you “encounter” it, you don’t return. The previous manager disappeared this way, and no body was ever found.Remember, if you hear a voice calling: “Hey—!”
Do not turn back. That is not human—it’s a bear mimicking sounds.If someone calls your name: “Mr. ○○—!”
Think calmly—this is a forbidden area, the air there is toxic, and even birds won’t land—how could anyone be there? Escape immediately!If you smell something strange, do not hesitate.
It could be toxic hydrogen sulfide, a bear or wild boar scent… or worse, the smell of a corpse.Small animals’ screams sometimes sound like women screaming.
Many hikers have mistaken them for cries for help, strayed from the path, and never returned.Please remember—
The most important rule when hiking is: never leave the route.👁 Game Features
  • Psychological horror focused on isolation, atmosphere, and the unknown
  • Inspired by mysterious online legends, set in realistic work environments and Japanese mountain taboos
  • Occasional sudden events
  • No combat—only choices and escape. Surviving by following the rules is the only goal.
WarningIf you hear someone calling your name, no one is there.
Do not respond or look back.Once you take this job, you will realize—this mountain hides things that cannot be spoken of.

💡 Suggestions & Bug Reports: [email protected]

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What Steam players say

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Recommended Oct 30, 2025
The Game is Really Good. The Negative writers HERE MY MESSAGE FOR YOU : under is in chinese Version "32 Yuan? Not worth it! The controls suck and the compass points nowhere!" Response: Come on. If you’re in a cursed Japanese mountain hot spring, the compass is the least of your problems. If you’re looking for accurate navigation — play Google Maps Simulator 2025, not Misty Onsen. This game isn’t about direction. It’s about survival, my friend. "I died on a mountain because I took the wrong path!" Response: That’s called realism! The game literally says: “Never leave the path.” And you’re like: “Hehe, what happens if I do?” Spoiler: You insulted the mountain. The mountain insulted you back. Deserved. "Someone called my name – I turned around – dead!" Response: It literally says in the game’s rules: “If you hear your name, don’t answer!” And what did you do? “Oh cool, someone wants to talk!” No, that’s not small talk — that’s a bear doing voice acting practice. That’s Method Acting: Survival Edition. "Too short, barely any puzzles, only 1 hour long!" Response: One hour of pure panic, Japanese whispering, and existential dread. What do you want — ten hours of tha…
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Recommended Oct 24, 2025
Misty Onsen, developed and published by 神 SHEN, is a psychological horror experience that invites players into an isolated mountain setting where the beauty of nature conceals something deeply unsettling. The premise is deceptively simple: you are a new caretaker assigned to a remote hot spring resort, far from civilization, tasked with performing routine inspections and maintenance. Yet, as soon as you arrive, it becomes evident that this is no ordinary job. The previous caretaker has vanished without a trace, and the rules left behind to guide you—seemingly mundane at first—hint at a lurking danger that defies logic. The eerie list of instructions, such as not deviating from the designated path, never turning back when you hear a voice calling your name, and leaving immediately if you smell something strange, sets the tone for the rest of the game. What begins as a procedural assignment gradually transforms into a psychological ordeal in which every sound, shadow, and flicker of light could spell your doom. The world of Misty Onsen is defined by its atmosphere rather than its mechanics. There are no weapons to wield or enemies to fight in the traditional sense; survival depends …
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Recommended Oct 23, 2025
Run on the mountain trail and pick the right path while getting pulled into an eerie atmosphere, great visuals, and some decent unexplainable events. You have been hired as the caretaker of an isolated hot spring hidden deep within the mountains. Once a popular retreat, the spring has long been closed to the public, yet the company that owns it insists on keeping the area in decent condition. Your role is to maintain the site and ensure that, even though no visitors come anymore, the property remains presentable and functional. Despite being private land, however, it still draws occasional wanderers, like hunters tracking game, foragers seeking mushrooms, or curious hikers who stray too far from familiar trails. But the mountain holds something more mysterious. Rumors circulate about an unseen presence that seems to call out to people walking the mountain paths. Those who respond to this strange summons are said to vanish without a trace, never to be found again. Because of this, your employers have given you one very clear and serious instruction: never leave the marked path, no matter what happens, and ignore any sound that might seem to be calling your name. Armed with a flas…
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Not recommended Dec 18, 2025
I hate to give this a thumbs down because I can appreciate a solo dev's work and effort into creating a game, yet this was disappointing. The concept is neat but, oddly, I had a better experience with the demo rather than the game itself. Some issues I found were that certain things from the demo were missing from the game like the strange voices calling out to you, the bear, encounters with the crying woman and, the strangest one yet, nighttime never came. It was overcast throughout. I was looking forward to getting lost in the dark, except it never happened, I didn't even use the flashlight the game gives you and that really took the spook factor out of the experience. I do not think this is worth $6, I got through the game in a little over 30mins. However, I do recommend playing the demo.
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Recommended Nov 2, 2025
What a hidden gem. It’s not exactly like PT or Exit 8, but it gives that same uneasy feeling — the sense that something’s slightly off even when nothing happens. The setting in the remote Japanese mountains feels incredibly real; the quiet, the lights, and the narrow paths make you feel completely alone. Every now and then, the roads seem to repeat in strange ways, just enough to make you question if you took a wrong turn. That subtle “looping” feeling really messes with your head. There aren’t any loud jumpscares, just this constant tension that builds the longer you stay. You start doubting your own sense of direction, which is exactly what makes it so effective. It’s a small game, but everything feels intentional and carefully made. Definitely worth playing if you enjoy slow, psychological horror that sticks with you after you close the game.
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Not recommended Oct 30, 2025
i can't open this game after update T_T
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