Black Omens: House of Crimson Silk
Investigate the Hon’iden estate in a first-person puzzle-horror reimagining of Chiyo set in fictional late-Edo Japan.
The record reconsidered and rewritten.
Black Omens returns to the original investigation with improved visuals, rebuilt halls throughout the Hon’iden estate, a new story, new sequences and new interactions. Existing Chiyo owners on Steam will receive Black Omens at no additional cost.
View the original Chiyo archive record ↗CASE FILE // HON'IDEN MANSION
The dead lament their sealed fate.
The Hon’iden estate stood empty for only weeks, perhaps months. The dead lament their sealed fate. The walls bear testimony to the crimes of the living.
Enter its darkened halls as Idate Chiyo, a junior investigator of the Tokugawa Shogunate’s Magical Arcane Division. Her first assignment begins where the family’s record ends.
TRANSMISSION // OFFICIAL VIDEO
The estate stands as a witness.
Watch Black Omens: House of Crimson Silk.
INVESTIGATION PARAMETERS
Evidence does not speak for itself.
- Escape puzzle horrorSearch for clues, decipher layered mechanisms and open routes deeper into the estate.
- Paranormal perceptionUse Chiyo's supernatural abilities and investigative tools to reveal and purge forces beyond ordinary sight.
- A house of secretsUncover what happened to the Hon’iden family from its darkened halls and restless spirits.
- Edo-era atmosphereExplore an immersive historical nightmare built around texture, sound, shadow and spatial tension.
VISUAL ARCHIVE // REMAKE BUILD
Evidence from the estate.
Observe before drawing conclusions. The dead remain as witnesses: vengeful and unreliable.
FROM CHIYO TO BLACK OMENS
A reimagining and rerelease of Chiyo.
The original investigation returns with a rewritten record, rebuilt environments and new interactions.
- 2022Chiyo — LEVEL UP KL SEA Game Awards finalist and Best Game Technology nominee.
- 2023Chiyo — LEVEL UP KL SEA Game Awards Best Audio Design winner.
- 2026Black Omens: House of Crimson Silk demo released; the original Chiyo page is delisted.
- NextThe complete Black Omens release continues development for Windows PC.
THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS
The house will open again.
Wishlist the full game and enter the Hon’iden estate through the free Steam demo.