Endflame, the studio behind the indie horror title Ikai, has announced its next project called Silent Road. It is a first-person psychological horror game where you play as a night-shift taxi driver in a remote Japanese forest region. The game will launch on PC via Steam in 2026.
The developers say the game is inspired by their long-time love for Japanese horror. They describe Silent Road as a return to the tense, atmospheric style that stays with players even after the experience ends.
Silent Road is set in a quiet forest area known for tragic events, suicides, and eerie folklore. You drive through dark mountain roads, empty villages, and abandoned paths. Each passenger you pick up adds new tension. Their strange conversations and unusual behaviour slowly reveal that something is deeply wrong in the region.
As the night goes on, the story becomes darker. Routine taxi rides turn into unsettling encounters. Passengers share disturbing stories, ask for help with strange tasks, and leave behind cryptic clues. You will step out of your taxi to explore dangerous locations, follow mysterious requests, and piece together the forest’s curse before it consumes you.
The game focuses heavily on atmosphere. It uses fog-filled roads, cyan-green tones, and a visual style inspired by classic Japanese horror. The experience draws parallels to games like Silent Hill f and Fatal Frame, with slow-building dread instead of jump scares.
Key features include night-shift taxi gameplay, eerie passengers, environmental storytelling, and a setting shaped by Japan’s most haunted forest legends.
Silent Road will release in 2026 for PC, and the announcement trailer is already available for fans who want a first look at the game’s unsettling world.
