[Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
Released Sep 2019
Okaeri is a VHS Japanese psychological horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house.
66% positive · 815 reviews
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Done
All announced content has been released
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Steam $2.99
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Evaluation
Okaeri is a short, self-contained Japanese horror walking simulator released on September 6, 2019 by the two-person studio Chilla's Art. The game received a single post-launch patch on September 8, 2019 (v1.1) that added an options menu and fixed translation issues. No further updates to the game itself have been posted since then.
The developer news associated with this game's Steam page is almost entirely focused on announcing and releasing other Chilla's Art titles — Aka Manto, Stigmatized Property, Inunaki Tunnel, Yuki Onna, The Convenience Store, Missing Children, and Hanako — reflecting the studio's practice of releasing many separate short horror games rather than adding post-launch content to existing ones. None of these announcements suggest planned additions to Okaeri itself.
The store description positions the game as a short narrative experience (estimated 20–40 minutes of play) with no mention of updates, expansions, seasons, or ongoing content. The studio's December 2019 Patreon post describes a two-person team working across multiple projects, further supporting the model of standalone game releases rather than ongoing post-launch development for any single title.
Okaeri launched as a complete, finished product and has received no post-launch content beyond its initial bug-fix patch. There is no announced or unreleased DLC, no roadmap, and no indication from the developer that additional content is planned.
Evidence
Post-launch news on this page consists entirely of announcements for other Chilla's Art games (Inunaki Tunnel, Stigmatized Property, Yuki Onna, etc.), with no content updates for Okaeri.
Version 1.1 patch released two days after launch, adding options menu and fixing translation issues. This is the last update posted for Okaeri itself.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Chilla's Art
Achievements
4
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Okaeri is a Japanese horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house.
It's 6:00 pm, coming back home expecting a welcome from your mom, instead, she finds unexpected things happening before her eyes.
The game is inspired by short omniverse Japanese horror films.
From the creators of
Key Features:
Immersive experience: An atmospheric photo-realistic graphics intensifies the horror experience. The minimalistic design makes the player fully immersed in the ambiance.
VHS film aesthetic: VHS aesthetic emulates look and feel of CRT screens including phosphor screen trail and bleeding, VHS tape noise, interlacing, and jitter in the analog video signal adding extra immersion to the horror experience.
A short narrative exploration: An exploration heavily focused on ambiance and narrative. Collect pieces of the past and present to find out what's going on from the protagonist's perspective with native Japanese voice acting which enhances the player's experience. People who love games like Gone Home and The First Tree might love this part of the game. The testers played for about 20-40min.
Gameplay: This game is played primarily like a "walking simulator."
Psychological horror: You are alone, but feels like someone is watching you. Keep going and you'll find out.
Controls:
Move: WASD + Mouse
Interact: E
Options: ESC
It's 6:00 pm, coming back home expecting a welcome from your mom, instead, she finds unexpected things happening before her eyes.
The game is inspired by short omniverse Japanese horror films.
From the creators of
Key Features:
Immersive experience: An atmospheric photo-realistic graphics intensifies the horror experience. The minimalistic design makes the player fully immersed in the ambiance.
VHS film aesthetic: VHS aesthetic emulates look and feel of CRT screens including phosphor screen trail and bleeding, VHS tape noise, interlacing, and jitter in the analog video signal adding extra immersion to the horror experience.
A short narrative exploration: An exploration heavily focused on ambiance and narrative. Collect pieces of the past and present to find out what's going on from the protagonist's perspective with native Japanese voice acting which enhances the player's experience. People who love games like Gone Home and The First Tree might love this part of the game. The testers played for about 20-40min.
Gameplay: This game is played primarily like a "walking simulator."
Psychological horror: You are alone, but feels like someone is watching you. Keep going and you'll find out.
Controls:
Move: WASD + Mouse
Interact: E
Options: ESC
Last evaluated Jun 19, 2026
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