Pamali: Indonesian Folklore Horror
Released Dec 2018
A narrative horror game set in the daily lives of Indonesian society. Interact with various mystical objects as you explore haunted places, unravel their lingering mysteries, and experience how Indonesian myth, taboo and culture, combined with your choices, shape the course of your nights.
83% positive · 674 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $14.99
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Evaluation
Pamali: Indonesian Folklore Horror launched on December 27, 2018 as an anthology horror game built around Indonesian folklore. The base game featured the first episode (The White Lady), with three additional folklore episodes released as DLC over the following two years: The Tied Corpse (December 2018), The Little Devil (January 2020), and The Hungry Witch (October 1, 2020). The developer described The Hungry Witch as "the last folklore from the Pamali series," explicitly marking the conclusion of the original anthology.
In May 2025, StoryTale announced a brand new episodic series called The Lingering, set in the Pamali universe, with its first episode (Graveyard Visit) launching on June 19, 2025. However, The Lingering is a separately sold product on its own Steam store page — not a DLC or update for Pamali: Indonesian Folklore Horror. The Pamali game itself has no unreleased DLC, no announced future content of its own, and all five DLC entries are marked as released. The new series is a distinct product; it does not extend the content status of this game.
Pamali: Indonesian Folklore Horror is a complete, finished anthology. All four planned folklore episodes shipped, the developer declared the series complete, and no further content for this specific title has been announced.
Evidence
Developer announced The Hungry Witch as 'the last folklore from the Pamali series,' marking the completion of the four-part anthology.
All five DLC entries (three folklore episodes, a ghost book, and the original soundtrack) are marked as released, with no unreleased DLC remaining.
Content
5 of 5 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Storytale
Achievements
117
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Pamali: Indonesian Folklore Horror offers a horror shaped by authentic Indonesian taboos and culture among its own society. In Pamali, your journey is influenced by your choices, because each horror experience is different for everyone.
Founded by a bunch of then-undergraduate students from Bandung, Indonesia. The project has been rough and tough, mainly because we were university students. However, we dragged ourselves slowly to get sort of everything balanced. Now, here we are.
Andreas Andika is responsible for the technical directing, Chandrika N. Dewi is taking care of the art directing, M. Irfan Permadi is the programmer, Mira Wardhaningsih and Aulia Khairunnisa write all the story, and Rolly Anwari creates all the music for the game.
Folklore One: The White Lady
A young man named Jaka has just gone back to his hometown to sell his old family house. While he is unpacking, cleaning, and renovating the house, he disregards many of his family’s old belongings and creates rude remarks. Not long after, he experiences mysterious and unexplained events. He eventually learns that the family has a secret and that he is not the only one in the empty house.A Haunted House
Explore an abandoned Indonesian house with a spine-chilling atmosphere. Seek deeper into the house to find out more about an unsettling truth about the family. Be careful not to disrespect the mystical being that resides there.Object Interaction
Interact with various objects within the house. You could also speak out your thoughts. Found an interesting painting? You can either praise it or mock it instead. Be wary of your choices, what you do, see or say will lead you to a unique take on the world in each repeatable playthrough.Multiple Endings
Having second thoughts? You can run away the instant you arrived. Or do you wish to quickly sell the house without disturbing the entity that lingers in it? Or rather arrogantly explore and seek the entity? In Pamali, you'll be able to take decisions that will impact the experience and the ending. If you were in that situation, what would you do?Investigation
Seek the truth about Jaka and his family. Learn deeper about the White Lady. After each unique playthrough, you'll unlock deeper lores about the troubling truth and the entity itself.Four Different Folklores
The White Lady is the first among the four Indonesian Folklores that you can investigate on. Folklore two, three and four will be released as DLCs. Experience different stories each with its own authentic Indonesian setting and mystical being.Founded by a bunch of then-undergraduate students from Bandung, Indonesia. The project has been rough and tough, mainly because we were university students. However, we dragged ourselves slowly to get sort of everything balanced. Now, here we are.
Andreas Andika is responsible for the technical directing, Chandrika N. Dewi is taking care of the art directing, M. Irfan Permadi is the programmer, Mira Wardhaningsih and Aulia Khairunnisa write all the story, and Rolly Anwari creates all the music for the game.
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Last evaluated Sep 24, 2026
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