Kowloon's Curse: Lost Report

Released Mar 2023

Explore a surreal world inspired by Kowloon Walled city in this turn-based RPG inspired by Japanese dungeon crawlers from the late 1990s.

94% positive · 275 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Kowloon's Curse: Lost Report launched on March 22, 2023. Eight months later, on November 16, 2023, the developer shipped the 2.0 update — a substantial overhaul that added a new storyline, sidequests, new areas, improved graphics, and numerous other additions. Crucially, the developer's own post described this as "the definitive version of Kowloon's Curse: Lost Report" and invited players to go play it, framing it as the culmination of post-launch work. A small bug-fix patch (v2.1) followed on November 20, 2023. There have been no developer posts, announcements, or content releases since that date. No unreleased DLC is listed on the store, and the store description contains no indication of planned future content or ongoing development. The 2.0 update, with the developer explicitly calling it "the definitive version," reads as a clear signal that the game's content is complete.

Evidence

2.0 update released with major new storyline, sidequests, new areas, graphical overhaul, and more. Developer describes this as 'the definitive version of Kowloon's Curse: Lost Report.'

news post · Nov 16, 2023 source development ending

high

Small v2.1 bug-fix patch addressing minor issues following the 2.0 update. Last developer communication on record.

news post · Nov 20, 2023 source content shipped

low

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Platform

Windows

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Adventure RPG JRPG Visual Novel 3D First-Person Atmospheric Cyberpunk Dark Horror Multiple Endings Perma Death Turn-Based Combat Alternate History Choices Matter

About this game

Welcome to Kowloon City.

In this stand alone prequel to Kowloon’s Curse, experience a world both mesmerizing and morbid inspired by retro aesthetics from the dreamcast and ps1 eras. You play as Tony, a henchman to a mafia group headed by the enigmatic figure called ‘The Inspector’.
Get in fights, deal with Tony’s troubled subconscious mind and try to survive a life of crime in a surreal nightmarish world based on Kowloon Walled City.

A Standalone prequel to Kowloon's Curse set several months before the start of the game.
Explore three districts of Kowloon City, or stay at home and browse KowloonChan.
Fight a diverse range of enemies in turn-based combat, each with their own weaknesses to exploit.
Visual style inspired by Japanese adventure games from the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Replayability: Different choices and paths will present themselves based on your character's stats, allowing for the game to be played multiple times.