Kowloon's Curse: Lost Report
Explore a surreal world inspired by Kowloon Walled city in this turn-based RPG inspired by Japanese dungeon crawlers from the late 1990s.
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March 22, 2023
3 years and 134 days ago
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Very Positive266 reviews94.7%
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9 itemsAbout the 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.
