PSBlog Feed: Defeat yokai or wield their powers in Kemuri, a new PS5 action game coming 2027

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Konnichiwa PlayStation Blog readers! We’re Unseen. Creators from around the world have come together in Tokyo, bringing their own cultures and sensibilities to create Kemuri.

Kemuri is a yokai-possession action game set in the chaotic world of Kemuri City, where life and death coexist. Players will confront the paranormal as they explore a sprawling vertical city, traversing rooftops, back alleys, and hidden ruins alone or in online co-op with up to two other players

First, please take a look at the gameplay trailer for Kemuri, revealed today during State of Play.

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Welcome to Kemuri City — the City Closest to the Afterlife

Kemuri City is a place said to be “where you may encounter something you once lost again.” It exists on the boundary between life and death. Dangerous, yet strangely alluring, the city has become an unusual tourist destination visited by people from around the world.

Across its layered rooftops, alleyways, and underground ruins, the line between reality and the afterlife constantly shifts and trembles. In this city, paranormal phenomena are simply part of everyday life. There’s even a saying: “Where there is Kemuri, there are yokai.”

The yokai of Kemuri range from traditional folklore creatures to modern original yokai unique to this world. Born from “Kemuri” — the lingering emotions and thoughts of humanity — these beings are not only created by people, but by the city itself.

You are a Yokai Hunter

Yokai hunters from across the globe gather in this city. Each carrying their own culture, past, and personal loss, they arrive in Kemuri City for their own reasons. Perhaps… just like you, standing on the edge of this world now.

As a yokai hunter, players search for yokai, form contracts with them, and grow stronger by wielding their powers. There is no single way to fight. Some hunters charge into close combat, others strike from a distance, while some wield supernatural powers through prayers and talismans. Each hunter steps into the city’s paranormal anomalies in their own way.

Seeing the unseen through the “Foxwindow”

At the core of Kemuri’s gameplay is the “Foxwindow.” By forming a hand gesture and peering through the gap between your fingers, hidden fractures between worlds begin to emerge. Before you realize it, you may already be standing inside a yokai realm.

These spaces are not only frightening — they can also feel strangely nostalgic, mysterious, and beautiful. And within these emotional realms, you will confront the paranormal as a yokai hunter.

Wear the paranormal — Possession Apparel

Defeating yokai is not the end. By forming contracts with yokai, their powers manifest as “Possession Apparel.” Fighting alongside them and wearing their existence changes not only your appearance, but the very way you fight. Before long, those powers may no longer feel like something merely borrowed.

Single-player and multiplayer experiences

Even in single-player, you are never truly alone in this city. Distinctive hunters and contracted yokai are always by your side. Before you realize it, you may find yourself stepping deeper into the city’s paranormal anomalies while sensing someone else’s presence nearby.

Kemuri also supports online co-op for up to three players. Together, players dive into the city as one discovers, one guides, and one strikes the final blow. And somewhere within that cooperation, you may begin to notice something strange: Even when looking at the same world, each player may see it just a little differently.

“Welcome to Kemuri City.”

And now… perhaps you’ve become one of the people who has seen too much.

A creative collective from around the world — Unseen 

Unseen is a Tokyo-based game studio led by Ikumi Nakamura. Creators from different cultures and backgrounds come together in Tokyo, bringing their own perspectives and sensibilities into the chaotic world of Kemuri.

Kemuri is scheduled to launch in 2027 for PlayStation 5.

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