Thai folklore horror adventure game Kumarn: The Wandering Spirit announced for consoles, PC
Playable at Gamescom 2025.
Thailand-based WereBuff Studio has announced Kumarn: The Wandering Spirit, a horror adventure game inspired by Little Nightmares and rooted in Thai folklore. It will launch first for PC via Steam, followed by unspecified console versions at a later date. A release date was not announced. It will be playable at the Thai Pavilion at Gamescom 2025, which will run from August 20 to 24 in Cologne, Germany.
Here is an overview of the game, via WereBuff Studio:
About
Once sacred, now lost.
Kumarn: The Wandering Spirit is a dark and atmospheric horror adventure inspired by chilling Thai folklore. You play Kumarn, a childlike spirit once worshipped at a village shrine, now torn from his sacred home and cast into a haunting world of restless ghosts and cursed places.
With your loyal zebra companion, journey through forgotten temples, haunted villages and forsaken graveyards to rediscover where you truly belong.
Terrifying Thai Tale
Ghost stories you once heard now breathe in the dark.
Every spirit has a story—now you’re part of it. They mourn, they hunger, they hunt.
And now… they’re waiting for you.
Survive and Escape
Use stealth and environmental puzzle-solving to outsmart the deadly spirits that haunt your path. Every step is a test of timing, precision, and courage to escape.
Key Features
- Explore the Spirit World – Journey through six chilling chapters inspired by Thai temples, shrines, graveyards, and haunted villages.
- Cultural Horror, Reimagined – Encounter iconic Thai ghosts like Mae Nak, Phi Ta Khon and Krasue, brought to life with modern horror design.
- Stealth and Puzzle Mechanics – Hide, think, sneak and run as you make your way through deadly encounters while solving environmental puzzles along the way.
- A Mystical Companion – Team up with Zeb, a sacred zebra spirit that will guide Kumarn and help him survive the dangers that lurk around every corner.
- Minimalist Storytelling – Atmospheric design and haunting visuals deliver emotion and lore without relying on heavy dialogue.
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.