Picture this: you visit your grandparents in the Japanese countryside, and on your very first day, a 100-foot-tall woman shows up at the door. That's not a nightmare. That's Hyakushaku-sama, the upcoming comedy horror point-and-click adventure from solo Japanese indie developer Neruneko, which just got its Steam page.
The urban legend that started it all
The game takes its premise from Hachishaku-sama, a well-known Japanese urban legend about a roughly eight-foot-tall woman who preys on young children. The name translates loosely to "Ms. Eight Feet Tall," and the legend has been a staple of Japanese internet horror culture for years. Neruneko's twist? Make her 12 times bigger, shift the target from children to young men, and play the whole thing for laughs.
The result is Hyakushaku-sama, which translates to "Ms. Hundred Feet Tall." She's been sealed away in a rural village for 70 years, which is exactly long enough for your grandparents to decide it's probably fine to have you over for a visit. It is not fine.
What actually happens in this game
You play as a college student whose countryside trip goes sideways the moment night falls. The trailer gives a solid preview of the absurdity that follows: your grandfather dances on top of a moving car to lure the giant woman away, someone prepares multiple full meals to keep her occupied, and at one point Hyakushaku-sama's enormous hand reaches into a traditional Japanese home while clutching, for reasons the game does not explain, a giant baguette.
Here's the thing, though: it's all mouse-controlled and completable in about 20 minutes. Neruneko describes the genre as "Dramatic ☆ BIG ☆ Adventure," which is honestly a more accurate label than most games give themselves. The developer confirmed the game has a single run that covers all of its "surreal horror and comedy" content, so there's no grinding for multiple endings.
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Hyakushaku-sama is playable with just a mouse and takes approximately 20 minutes to complete, making it one of the more accessible horror experiences coming to Steam.
A note on AI-generated textures
Neruneko disclosed that generative AI was used to create a portion of the environmental textures in the game. That's worth knowing going in, particularly for players who factor that into their purchasing decisions. The developer has been upfront about it, which is more transparency than many projects offer.
Japanese-only for now
The current Steam page lists Windows as the only platform, with a 2026 release window. There's no English language support confirmed at this stage, which is the main barrier for players outside Japan. Neruneko hasn't announced localization plans, so international fans hoping to follow the story will need to watch that Steam page closely.
For a solo developer building a game this specific and strange, the lack of translation is understandable, even if it's disappointing. The visual comedy in the trailer communicates a lot on its own, and the 20-minute runtime makes it a low-commitment experiment if a translation does eventually arrive.
Keep an eye on the latest gaming news for any updates on English support, and if you want to track Neruneko's other projects, the latest reviews section has coverage of similarly offbeat indie releases worth your time. Make sure to check out more:
