Tsugunohi: The Thread That Beckons to Heaven is a horror video game developed by ImCyan and Vaka Game Magazine, and published by Vaka Game Magazine.

About

The latest entry in the everyday-life-invasion horror series Tsugunohi.

As always, all you need to do is press the “←” key and keep walking.

There are no complicated controls.

This title marks a return to the roots of Tsugunohi, revisiting the visual style and unsettling atmosphere of the series’ earliest entries.

A sweltering summer afternoon in a quiet residential neighborhood.

A hazy brightness hangs over the streets, evoking those childhood walks home when, for some reason, you just didn’t want to go back.

A girl who lives in a house covered in graffiti walks this same road home from school once again.

The “righteous” people who appear day after day.

A thread of salvation dangling from the sky.

Holding a white umbrella, her mother tells her:

“I‘ll protect you.”—

With each passing day, the once-blue sky slowly sinks into red,

and the familiar road home quietly begins to fall apart.

The story unfolds across multiple chapters, from Chapter 1 through the Final Chapter.

And at the very end, one choice awaits you:

“Take her hand / Don’t take her hand.”

Returning to the feel of the early Tsugunohi games while reimagining that fear for the present day, this is a new Tsugunohi.

Enjoy the journey, beginning with an ordinary walk home.

Key Features

• Simply press “←” to walk. With no complicated controls, the game can be enjoyed even by those who are not used to playing games.
• A return to the roots of early Tsugunohi, both in its visual style and atmosphere. A nostalgic yet unsettling summer neighborhood, with a feel reminiscent of liminal spaces and dreamcore.
• As you repeat the same walk home day after day, the scenery, the people you pass, and even the color of the sky gradually begin to change—bringing back the series’ signature concept of everyday life slowly being invaded by horror.
• At the end of the story, one final choice awaits you: “Take her hand / Don’t take her hand.”

About the Tsugunohi Series

ImCyan is an indie game creator who has continued to produce numerous horror titles over the years. His best-known work is the Tsugunohi series.

The defining feature of the Tsugunohi series is its unique approach to horror. As you repeatedly “walk left” along an ordinary route home or through a familiar workplace, everyday life gradually begins to distort—until an overwhelming sense of fear closes in around you.

Experience the horror of the ordinary slowly transforming into something deeply unsettling.