Planned Release Date: Dec 26, 2025

About This Game

This is a story-driven walking simulator horror game (featuring occasional light action sequences, unique stealth mechanics, and simple puzzles). It is designed as a casual, simple adventure game where you progress by walking, exploring, and triggering flags through conversations and events.

The estimated playtime is around 2 hours.

Synopsis

The protagonist, Tsutomu, is a salaryman overwhelmed by his job. Even his long-running ramen blog has nearly stopped updating as he finds himself pushed to his mental and physical limits.

One night, on his way home from work, he stops by a ramen stall near the station for a change of pace and decides to order his noodles with more deluxe toppings than usual. However, there is an urban legend whispered among children about this particular stall.

"If you eat it with 6 toppings, you will disappear."

Unaware of the rumors, Tsutomu adds the six toppings, crosses a boundary, and meets Susumu—a streamer who reviews ramen. Together, they are drawn into the history of the town surrounding the stall. The karma connecting the town and ramen stretches back to the Heian period, and eventually begins to eerily overlap with present-day events.

Heart, food, and karma. When these intertwine, a terrifying battle you never imagined begins.

Game Features

• A simple adventure format where you progress by walking, exploring, and engaging in conversations and events.

• A horror game themed around Japanese ramen—surprisingly rare.

• Despite the absurd premise, the story unfolds quite seriously, interspersed with a casual atmosphere.

• Features extensive dialogue that fleshes out character relationships and backgrounds. (Japanese text includes furigana for easy reading.)

• Includes light action and puzzle elements in certain scenes. Clearing the game unlocks a standalone challenge mode.

• Includes a hidden collection element: "Barrel Collecting" (Taru-atsume)—nice to have, but not essential.

【Streaming and Video Guidelines】

We welcome gameplay videos and live streaming of this title by both individuals and corporations. Please read and adhere to the following guidelines before streaming or posting.

• Regarding Credits
  ・Please include the game title "Shoyu Ramen FOREVER" in the video or stream title.
  ・Please include the Steam store page URL in the description or a location visible to viewers.

• Regarding Monetization
  ・Monetization via functions provided by video platforms (ad revenue, Super Chats, subscriptions, etc.) is permitted.

• Prohibitions
  Do not perform commentary or streaming that includes the following:
  ・Content that unjustly hurts third parties, such as slander, discrimination, or excessive abuse.
  ・Content that violates public order and morals, or encourages illegal acts.
  ・Any other content deemed inappropriate by us.

• Disclaimer
  ・POCKET HORROR BOX assumes no responsibility for any troubles, damages, or disputes with third parties arising in connection with streaming or video posting. Please resolve any issues at your own responsibility.

• Changes to Guidelines
  ・These guidelines are subject to change without notice. Postings or streams made after changes will be subject to the updated content.

• Use of Logo Assets
  ・A logo PNG file is included in the same directory as the game's executable file. Permission is granted to use this solely for the purpose of stream/video thumbnails.
  ・Use for any other purpose (resale, redistribution, distribution as processed material, use in other works, etc.) is strictly prohibited in all cases.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Used for some images and 3D models

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Frequent Violence or Gore, General Mature Content