️ YOIN: The Shadow of Dawn
You awaken without a voice. Without a body. Without time. Only one desire burns in your soul: to reclaim what was once your home.
In a world painted with ink and melancholy, you are a wandering spirit returning from the beyond to reclaim your village, now destroyed by invaders.
What is YOIN?
YOIN: The Shadow of Dawn is a 2D top-down adventure and tactical action game set in a dreamlike feudal Japan. You are a ghost, invisible to humans, yet their life force hurts you.
Key Features:
Play as a vengeful spirit: invisible to the naked eye, but perceptible through your actions.
️ Time is your enemy: you lose energy simply by existing in the world of the living.
️ Reclaim your essence by defeating soldiers: only through killing do you recover life.
Absorb energy from nature: trees, plants, and surrounding objects are your arsenal.
Tactical stealth combat: your invisibility is your power, but also your vulnerability.
Fragmented narrative: explore ruins, shrines, and cemeteries to discover who you were… and why you came back.
Experience-based progression: unlock abilities, improve attributes, and unveil your destiny.
Hand-drawn art design: each area has a unique aesthetic inspired by Japanese mythology.
You are death returned.