Yomawari - Night Alone + htol-NiQ - The Firefly Diary (USA)
PlayStation Vita
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Reviewed in 2016
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Yomawari Night Alone on Vita, horror night walk game with a little girl searching for her sister. Japanese soft but oppressive horror atmosphere. Also contains htol-NiQ. Unique and unsettling.
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Category
Action Adventure1 player12+
Description
A young girl explores a haunted night town and a firefly guides a little girl through a labyrinth in this two-horror-game compilation. Published by NIS America, released in the United States in May 2016. Two horror games: Yomawari Night Alone and htol-NiQ, dark and poetic atmospheres. US edition.
Yomawari - Night Alone + htol-NiQ - The Firefly Diary review
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Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Two cruel tales gathered, where chibi cuteness rubs against an oppressive darkness and invisible dangers. On one side a haunted town, on the other a labyrinth lit by a single firefly: every image plays on the fragile and the dark. This macabre poetry, delicate and unsettling, impresses through its visual restraint.
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,55 GB📅31/05/2016
Published by NIS America
Yomawari - Night Alone + htol-NiQ - The Firefly Diary (PS Vita) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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An underrated gem
This compilation gathers two delicately frightening games from Nippon Ichi: a little girl tracking her dog through the night, and a firefly guiding a lost child through a cruel maze. Their fragility and difficulty divided players. For fans of poetic horror and melancholy aesthetics, it's a spellbinding, overly discreet diptych.
Is Yomawari - Night Alone + htol-NiQ - The Firefly Diary still worth playing in 2026?
A compilation from Nippon Ichi Software, this double programme gathers two singular atmospheric experiences: Yomawari - Night Alone, where a little girl explores a haunted nocturnal town in search of her sister without being able to defend herself, and htol-NiQ - The Firefly Diary, a delicate puzzle and platform game where you guide a blind little girl through luminous puzzles. The oppressive atmosphere of the first and the melancholic poetry of the second appeal to fans of original experiences. The fragility and the demand of the puzzles require patience. For a fan of atmospheric horror or poetic puzzle games, the title keeps a preserved singularity and emotion.
