Kaidan is a game about the obscure pleasure of scaring others and being scared. Be the villain in your own horror story and let other players engage in your story. Explore, discover and share your fears, and you may overcome them.

Kaidan’s core experience is created by its community of players who can choose between three roles. The Storyteller, who creates a horror story, the Haunter, who plays the role of the villain in the story, or the Victim, who plays as one of the main characters.

Storytellers create horror stories using our proprietary tool called the Kaidan System. Players of varying skill levels will find the Kaidan system both intuitive and deep; they can simply start by changing variables of pre-existing content or dive deeper, write backstories, design stages, riddles, puzzles and multiple endings. These stories will be shared in the community of players who can play and rate them.

Haunters play the role of the antagonist and drive the stories. The Haunter could be either a demon, a ghost, a human or an arbitrary formless entity defined by the storyteller. Haunters are very powerful, and depending on their level, they can choose from a vast array of abilities with extensive synergy to scare, control and manipulate other players in their own unique way.

Victims play the role of one of the protagonists and explore the mysterious stories created by the Storyteller, but driven by the Haunter. The Victim’s experience can be either solo or co-operative depending on the story. Victims strive to remain hidden from the Haunter in order to survive and achieve their goal(s) defined by the Storyteller.

Metanoia Games has launched a Kaidan kickstarter campaign, looking for $75,000, to finish up development.

Key Features

• Storytelling systems and mechanics let players tell their own horror stories.
• A comprehensive system for creating horror scenarios. It allows the players to:
  • Create levels in different settings, such as hotels, mansions, hospitals, etc.
  • Create characters including Victims (protagonists) and Haunters (antagonists) with highly varied abilities and characteristics.
  • Create riddles and puzzles and integrate them in the game level to narrate their story.
  • Add user-generated contents such as text, voice and images to enrich their story. These contents will be integrated in the level as letters, voice notes, etc.
• Role-playing Elements: Playing as the Haunter is a unique role-playing experience. The Haunter tries to scare other players while telling them a story in his/her own way.
• Community Driven: The game is driven by a community of players who create, share, play and rate horror stories.
• Random Level Generation: Levels are randomly generated, so a single story can be experienced in many different forms.
• Victim Classes: Victim characters have various classes based on stereotypical characters in the horror genre.
• Haunter Abilities: Haunter characters have a wide array of abilities, so each Haunter is unique and highly customizable.
• Haunter Classes: Haunter characters have various classes based on stereotypical villains in the horror genre.
• Virtual Reality Support: The game is going to support Virtual Reality to further enhance the horror experience.