Saihate Station

About Saihate Station

Saihate Station was made by viv and released free on Steam in March 2025 for Windows and Mac, with many languages added since, some translated by volunteers. Its maker calls it an exploration, horror and adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

Haru Akinashi and Shion Tatsunami are both 26 and work at the same company. Shion is cheerful and good at everything; Haru is slow, lacks confidence and has started to keep his distance out of inferiority and envy. Then, after falling asleep on the last train, Haru wakes at Saihate Station, a place he has never heard of, with Shion beside him, and they promise to work together to get home.

You explore red-tinged platforms, train carriages and a dining car, talk a great deal and solve simple puzzles, with occasional chases; a game over lets you continue at once. Your actions change Haru's dependency level, which decides how the story goes and which ending you reach. The warning lists physical and verbal abuse, blood, murder, vomiting and unsettling sound effects.

It suits players who like quiet, character-driven psychological horror more than jump scares.

How to play Saihate Station

1. Download it free on Steam for Windows or Mac.
2. Explore the station with Haru and talk with Shion.
3. Solve the simple puzzles and get through the chase scenes.
4. Your choices change Haru's dependency level and the ending you reach.

Tips

• Talk to Shion often; the story is in their conversations.
• Play again for the other endings.

Questions