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Ghost Hunting Journal

麻辣工作室 Spicy Games

Ghost Hunting Journal is an anime-style narrative adventure game. The duo partners of self-proclaimed "Spirit Agent" accept various supernatural commissions, use a full set of ghost-hunting techniques to tackle urban myths caused by lingering ghosts in the city of Riverrun.

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Ghost Hunting Journal is a narrative adventure game. The story unfolds in the fictional Chinese megacity "Riverrun". The protagonists are an unlikely pair of spirit agents—clashing in personality yet cooperating perfectly, each with unique abilities, dedicated to resolving supernatural mysteries. Players switch between controlling two characters, to experience a ghost-hunting adventure blending heart-pounding scares with comedic banters.

Story Background

Death is not a period, but a semicolon.

When mortals pass, their souls could ascend to heaven for reincarnation. Yet some refuse to do so. They choose to linger in the living’s world, bound by their earthly obsessions.

These wayward are labeled as "Spirit Permanent Resident (SPR)" by heaven's official registry, or colloquially called "Soul Squatters". As Heaven prioritizes massive soul’s recovery and recycling, these unregistered spirits exist in jurisdictional limbo—most fade into obscurity, but a mischievous few hone their spiritual powers to meddle with the living, spawning ghost stories and urban legends.

Thus stands an ancient profession modernized:

Spirit Agent.

Game Features

- Narrative: Modern Chinese supernatural tales, ghost stories blending laughter and tears.

- Anime Style: quirky & cute characters, dynamic manga-style storytelling.

- Dual Protagonists: Two protagonists with distinct abilities, allowing players to switch between them to solve specific challenges.

- Creative Ghost Hunting: Craft various tools to detect, track and outwit ghosts.

- City Exploration: Travel freely across the city via light rail, interact with NPCs, and experience the unique charm of a Chinese mountainous city.

Main Characters                                    

  • Joe                                                                                 


The Couch Potato Mystic

Gifted with spiritual power, raw psychic manipulation abilities. Self-proclaimed "Platonic Guardians" (if napping counts as a virtue).

  • Jolin                                                        

The Pocket-Sized Exorcist

Born with Yin-Yang eyes that see through spiritual realms. Besides the daily job of Spirit Agent, often moonlights as a viral livestreamer.

Developer Profile

                                                                                                  

An indie game dev duo based in Sichuan, China’s spice capital. Specialize in narrative-driven adventure games that try to push the boundaries of the ninth art, with the debut The Suspected Murder released in 2024.

Community Activity

  1. Ghost Hunting JournalSteam announcement

    Localized Demo Update Now Available!

    Dear players, The updated demo is now available in English, Japanese and Portuguese. This release includes the latest Chapter 1 revisions introduced in the July 20 update,…

  2. Ghost Hunting JournalSteam announcement

    Demo Update Now Available in Chinese!

    Dear players, The updated demo is now available in Chinese. This update introduces a substantially revised Chapter 1, featuring changes to the story, character motivations and…

  3. Ghost Hunting JournalSteam announcement

    Demo Update Coming Soon!

    Dear players, A major update for the demo will be released in stages on 20 July 2026 and 27 July 2026 at 1:00 PM (UTC+8). This update brings substantial changes to Chapter 1. The…

  4. Ghost Hunting JournalSteam announcement

    New Demo Update is out now!

    Optimization Added two new auto-save points: one after first entering the office, and another before the moment when the player needs to provoke Xiao Hui’s spirit. Added multiple…

  5. Ghost Hunting JournalSteam announcement

    New Extended Demo Trailer

    New demo content will be released on April 10! Stay tuned! Discord: https://discord.gg/WPCmhTTnz8 X: https://x.com/SpicyLao

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