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Kowloon's Curse: Lost Report

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2023

Should you play it?

Explore a surreal world inspired by Kowloon Walled city in this turn-based RPG inspired by Japanese dungeon crawlers from the late 1990s.

What works

  • Unique surreal atmosphere and setting
  • Engaging narrative with multiple endings
  • Free to play with high production value
  • Interesting soundtrack and art style
  • Replayability with secrets and side quests

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky grid-based movement
  • Shallow and simple combat mechanics
  • Technical glitches and bugs reported
  • Some writing perceived as juvenile or edgy
  • Limited character customization and progression

What to play next

Top picks

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  • BLACKTAIL

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More intimate

Games that feels like Kowloon's Curse: Lost Report but with more focus on close relationships

  • Tear and the Library of Labyrinths

  • -The Sacrificial Girl of the Fantasy 3 Kingdoms-

  • Ambrosia

  • OMORI

  • Magical Girl Celesphonia

  • Small Saga

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Kowloon's Curse: Lost Report: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Survival.

Last update: 21/08/2026