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The Liminal Rite
Payanii · Published by Payanii
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Travel back in time to a village in the past. However, the villagers have turned into monsters. In this spooky village, will you flee or fight? An FPS horror survival action game.
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In The Liminal Rite, navigate the spooky corridors of a transformed village, deciding whether to face your fears head-on or run from the monsters in this indie action-adventure game by Payanii.
About this game
Tired of rural life, you fled to the city.
But one day, a letter from your mother calls you back to your hometown.
The moment you step off at the nearest station—
everything goes black. When you wake up, you find yourself in Yomotsuka Village of the past.
The village is eerily empty.
The only person you encounter is a lone young girl.
The villagers... have turned into mysterious, monstrous creatures.
—Escape this cursed village together with the girl.
What secrets lie hidden in the village's past?
Why did the villagers become monsters?
And... can you ever return to your own time?
Horror × Time Travel × Survival Action
A nostalgic yet unsettling recreation of rural Japan in the Showa era
The only human left is... your grandmother from her younger days
Villagers have transformed into grotesque creatures—run or fight
Use weapons and items to uncover the village's dark secrets
Your choices will shape the story's ending
■ Controls
Keyboard + Mouse
Xbox Controller
DualShock 4
■ Save System
You can save your progress at save points scattered throughout the village.
Note: After using a save point, it will be unavailable for 5 minutes.
The game also autosaves at key events.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1+
- Processor: Intel/AMD
- Memory: 4 MB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia/AMD
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 512 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Disable or Lower Shadow/Texture/Screen Resolution/SSR Quality for better performance.
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11 x64
- Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K or AMD
- Memory: 16 MB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1650 or AMD equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Disable or Lower Shadow/Texture/Screen Resolution/SSR Quality for better performance.
