Welcome to Kowloon

This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.

Welcome to Kowloon is a horror, atmospheric and psychological horror game developed and published by a1esska, Notex, N4bA and Admia.
Released on August 01st 2023 is available only on Windows in 9 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Traditional Chinese and Korean.

It has received 1,496 reviews of which 1,221 were positive and 275 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 6.89€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Welcome to Kowloon into these genres:

Horror Atmospheric Psychological Horror Adventure Walking Simulator First-Person Dark Realistic Indie Gore 3D Singleplayer Violent Thriller Story Rich Mystery Multiple Endings Multiplayer Co-op

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10/11
Processor: Intel Pentium G6400
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050
Storage: 6 GB available space

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Sept. 2024

Was very excited for this one (I love Kowloon!) for people who don't know the story about Kowloon please read about it it's very interesting!) But unfortunately the game runs really cluncky? although it showed 200+ fps. Cannot recommend it at this stage from my experience. Looking at the reviews it's probably not a common problem and you should just give the game a chance because everything else was great for the small amount i played. I wish it had a neutral review option. So see this one as that :)

Aug. 2024

This is short but sweet. You can finish in less than an hour. It's not annoyingly difficult; you're walking through a haunted city, back and forth, slowly to get some keys and unlock progress. Perfect for a short little snap of horror in between longer games, but definitely do not expect this to be 1. a long game 2. have any replay value. It presents itself like a short creepypasta and even throws in some heart with the appearance of a sweet puppy. If you collect games, you might as well give this one a try. It takes under an hour for all achieves, and the graphics of the city are pretty/spooky. Good times!

Aug. 2024

Welcome to Kowloon is short and sweet The jumpscares are predictable, as is the bulk of its horror walking sim gameplay that relies heavily on holding W, but grim atmospheric touches make up for it by rooting Welcome to Kowloon in the most horrifying context of all: reality. The thin rattle of an air conditioner unit echoes through the alleys as halogen lights buzz overhead. Cockroaches scuttle through bizarrely-laid out washrooms, searching for darkness. Somewhere in the distance, a neighbour drunkenly slurs at their busted radio. I've never been to China, nor been inside the notorious Walled City where this game is set, but this little title does a good job of giving this place a lived in aesthetic that made me feel like it was my home. When it comes to its audio-visual cues, this game nails the universal language that connects the two halves of the city. I never knew such simple facts of life could be so ominous until I played Welcome To Kowloon, and boy does it make the already grim reality of things that much grimmer. It's not the first time we've seen the close-packed confines of the Walled City in video games. Lit up in vibrant neon pinks and blues, it looked almost beautiful in 2022's Stray , but Welcome to Kowloon is a unique horror experience for the fact that it doesn't flinch away from the truth of it. Well, the aesthetic truth, anyway; the game is set in 1999, but the Walled City was demolished in 1994. First-hand accounts from past residents state that it was not a thriving bunker where cats and robots lived in relative peace, but a lawless enclave where the authorities had no control. I'm not going to ask why my character in Welcome to Kowloon – described as a young student – would be looking to live in such a place, but with Hong Kong being even more expensive to live in than New York and London, I guess I can't fault them for being desperate. Their hunt for affordable housing brings them to one of many subdivided apartment buildings in the Walled City, wrapping through narrow streets in an endless maze of confusing twists and turns. Finding which of the carbon-copy doors is my own is dizzying enough, but once I enter, things get weirder. Climbing to the top floor of this traditional Chinese walk-up is a horror movie in itself, with bags of trash discarded in front of boarded-up doors, the soft sound of a woman crying coming from behind it. A sweet dog sits mournfully by an empty food bowl, and unfortunately, I cannot pet him. (not GOTY material.) The sense of impending danger as I climb the stairs is unnerving. The poorly-lit staircase seems to shift and change as I move up and down the building in search of my apartment keys, which are strangely not by the door or on the protagonist already. It turns out not to be a whole apartment, but a room I am renting inside one. The scariest thing about this whole setup, aside from the body parts hanging up in the landlady's bedroom, is the layout of the bathroom. Wet rooms are still commonplace in older buildings in Hong Kong, containing nothing more than a toilet with a wall-mounted shower hose, but the slippery steps leading up to the throne feel comically accurate. I can tell this game is set in the 90s, because the square footage covered by this ugly washroom alone would bankrupt me right now. In short, I've come away from Welcome to Kowloon feeling newly re-traumatized by this city's terrible housing crisis. Despite being pursued through this claustrophobic hellhole by my homicidal landlady and equally weird neighbour, the game's story pales in comparison to its bleak atmosphere. The narrow field-of-vision had me feeling more motion-sick than the scares themselves, and I find myself annoyed by the burst pipes, cryptic puzzles, and random scary faces popping into view as I explore. It takes me out of what would otherwise be a pretty dead-on walking sim of what it might have been like to live in the Walled City, back-alley dentistry aside. Welcome to Kowloon gets a 9.5/10 Check out more on [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44654461-Toasty-Reviews/]My Curator Page

July 2024

Welcome to Kowloon offers an immersive and atmospheric journey through labyrinthine streets, blending intricate storytelling with captivating visuals to create a unique gaming experience. 8/10

July 2024

A very high quality short horror game. I'm not usually one who cares for the whole jump scare-type game; to me, usually feels cheap and most often than not, simply doesn't work. I prefer heavy atmosphere, which this game excels at. The jump scares got me good a couple of times though. I appreciate these short titles, straight to the point and never over-extend their welcome. Seriously looking forward to more games from this dev.

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6.89€

7.8

1,221

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Developer

a1esska, Notex, N4bA, Admia

Publisher

a1esska, Notex, N4bA, Admia

Release 01 Aug 2023

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