Games Like 余影(Lingering Shadow)

About the Game

Lingering Shadow is a psychological horror puzzle game set in a dreamy early-2000s small town.

You are Lanlan.

One ordinary afternoon, you walk home from school.

You pass Aunt Chen’s convenience store,

the stray dog in the alley,

and children laughing and playing on the street.

Everything looks the same.

So why does it feel… off?

The streets stretch a little longer than they should.

The air feels heavier than you remember.

Some sounds don’t belong here.

In this town that grows stranger by the minute,

you must search for someone.

But more importantly—

you must search for the truth you tried to forget.

Warm memories flicker like low-resolution footage on a dusty camcorder.

Behind the blur, something waits.

Will you keep walking forward,

even when “home” no longer feels safe?

Let’s go back.

To that summer.

To that house.

To the version of yourself you thought you knew.

Features

• Dreamcore early-2000s atmosphere — nostalgic, warm… and quietly wrong

• Psychological horror — fear born from subtle distortion, not cheap jumpscares

• Environmental storytelling — every object remembers something

• Multiple endings — your choices shape what Lanlan is willing to face