Endflame’s game is currently in development for PC only, but it may eventually be converted for consoles, especially considering the taxi elements.

Silent Road is a first-person psychological horror game set in a remote Japanese forest region with a tragic and unsettling past. Players take on the role of a night-shift taxi driver who navigates eerie mountain passes, abandoned roads, and quiet village streets. Each passenger brings new tension in the form of peculiar conversations, chilling mysteries, and an ever-growing sense that something is terribly wrong. Drawing inspiration from classic Japanese horror aesthetics, Silent Road blends atmospheric storytelling with slow-burning dread to deliver a haunting experience behind the wheel.

As darkness falls, the forest reveals its secrets. You are a taxi driver working the night shift in a region infamous for its history of suicides and supernatural folklore. With every fare, you hear whispered stories and notice strange behaviors and cryptic clues that begin to unravel the truth behind the forest’s curse. What begins as routine work turns into a descent into psychological horror as your passengers become stranger, the roads become colder, and forces beyond the natural world draw closer. Through tense rides and disturbing encounters, you must uncover the forest’s mystery before it consumes you completely.

Explore a region shaped by tragedy and inspired by legends surrounding Japan’s most haunted forests. Navigate lonely highways, fog-drenched mountain passes, and silent villages as the tension inside the taxi mounts. Pick up peculiar travelers whose stories grow increasingly disturbing with each encounter. Leave the safety of your vehicle to help passengers with tasks that feel anything but safe. Discover the forest’s mysteries through subtle clues, shifting moods, and chilling moments. Cyan-green tones, fog-covered roads, and classic J-horror influences evoke the likes of Silent Hill f and Fatal Frame.

“We’ve always loved Japanese horror—the quiet tension, the atmosphere, and how it stays with you long after the movie ends. Silent Road grew from that love. Our indie journey began with the J-Horror title Ikai, and over time, we’ve found ourselves drawn back to horror’s unique thrill. Silent Road is our way of embracing that call. We poured our hearts into crafting a frightening experience that also carries something deeper beneath the surface. Sharing this return to horror with the world is both exciting and terrifying,” wrote Laura Ripoll and Guillem Travila, co-founders of Endflame, in the press release.

Silent Road has only been announced for PC and is set to release in 2026.

Source: Gematsu