Kejora is a hand-drawn puzzle-platformer about a girl who discovers her village is living the same day over and over—and that a series of shadowy creatures are lurking just beyond the edges of the loop.
Set in the rural Indonesian village of Jengki in 1990, you follow the young protagonist Kejora and her two friends, Jaka and Guntur. What begins as a quiet afternoon running errands quickly unravels into a mystery when they find signs of a violent disappearance near the forbidden forest. This event triggers the appearance of monstrous, shadowy figures and a more disturbing realisation: the village is trapped in a recurring time loop, endlessly reliving the same day while oblivious to the danger.
Kejora is a striking hand-drawn aesthetic and a premise that merges slice-of-life tranquillity with supernatural mystery. Developed by Indonesia’s Berangin Creative, Kejora will be released on January 15, 2026, for PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
Gameplay: Exploration and Puzzle-Solving
Kejora is structured around exploration and environmental puzzles. The core mechanic involves utilising the unique abilities of Kejora’s two companions to overcome obstacles. While the specific talents are not fully detailed, this system suggests puzzles that require coordinating the trio—such as one friend creating a distraction for a creature while another accesses a hidden path.
The gameplay loop involves navigating diverse, hand-drawn environments, from the sunlit village to the perilous forest. Players will need to find items, decipher subtle narrative clues in the surroundings, and often avoid enemies through stealth or clever traps rather than direct confrontation. The tension arises from the juxtaposition of serene exploration and the threat of the pursuing entities.
Studio Ghibli Vibes
Visually, the game draws clear inspiration from the detailed backgrounds and atmospheric storytelling of Studio Ghibli films, establishing a familiar, lived-in world. This aesthetic makes the intrusion of the abstract, often silhouetted monsters, more unsettling. The narrative tone follows a similar path, beginning with the gentle rhythms of rural life before descending into a personal investigation of a hidden cosmic horror.
Kejora
Kejora presents itself as a methodical adventure where progress is tied to understanding both the physical space and the cryptic rules of the time loop. It is a game about uncovering a secret that the world itself is designed to forget.
Kejora will be available on January 15, 2026, for Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
