In Yomawari we are playing as a little girl searching for her lost dog and big sister. Our search won't be easy though as the town gets pretty much dangerous during the night. And even if the title suggests that we are alone it's not exactly right and truly lonely moments will be something you are gonna cherish.

The gameplay is fairly simple. We are running around the town equipped with only a flashlight, our best friend, and a few other, more or less, useful items. The streets are full of ghosts/monsters and we need to safely navigate through them. As we progress in the story we open new city locations with a new kind of monster to hunt us down, yay! xD Be prepared to die a lot as the enemies will easily catch up to us… don't forget, we are playing as a little girl with short legs who gets slower the closer the monsters are. Also, their hitboxes are sometimes pretty strange and we can get killed even though we should have been safe. Some parts of the game (especially the last two chapters) are extremely frustrating thanks to it! Every chapter ends with a boss fight. Sometimes it can be rather unclear on what to do, but one thing is certain - you need to run and get to safety.

I enjoyed the graphics and music even if it's nothing extra, but the combination of cuteness and morbidness creates a nicely unsettling atmosphere (some scenes were really emotional). There is a peculiar saving system when our progress is saved only at the girl's home. So if you want to close the game, don't forget to go home and save it otherwise all of your progress will be lost. Making offers at one of the Jizo statues around the town serves only as a checkpoint in the case of your death. There is always enough money lying around so don't be afraid to use them as you see them. You can even use them for fast travel!

There are also a lot of collectibles hidden around the town. The good thing is that once you grab it, you are gonna keep it even if you die in the next second! Also, there is no need to search for them right away as once you complete the story you open the free roam. Like that, you can visit all of the locations and find the remaining items, just beware of the monsters (luckily no bosses).
One thing about the collectibles to note is that some are hidden behind a certain task you need to perform, but it can be quite obscure and even luck-based as you need to repeat a certain action until you trigger the event (you need to come back home to reset the town) and then you need to do some other action to successfully get the item… a lot of hard work to simply realize what you are required to do. So feel free to consult the walkthrough for any of such items!
As for achievements, there are three types - straightforward (for completing chapters and collecting items), grinding (repeating some task), and luck-based (just one, but can take some time to trigger). Oh and then there is the one for 50 hours of playtime which is just ridiculous and absolutely unjustified.

The game is rather short (the story can be completed in 6-7 hours) and can be actually quite enjoyable even if you die a lot. Some parts are designed in a pretty bad way and can easily turn into frustration leading to rage quitting… my patience was stretched to the limit a lot of time. But if you like to spend the night alone running from the monsters lurking in the shadows, I'd say grab it during the sale, you will have fun!