We never got the full taxi-driver horror experience teased in the SKINFREAK beta—but Endflame, the studio behind Ikai, is stepping in to claim that space with Silent Road, a new psychological horror game set in one of Japan’s most infamous forest regions. The game is headed to Steam in 2026.

Inspired by classic J-horror and carrying shades of Silent Hill f, Silent Road casts you as the newest taxi driver assigned to a remote area shrouded in fog, folklore, and a long history of suicides. Your job sounds simple on paper: drive passengers through the night. But each fare becomes a slow descent into dread—strange riders, uneasy small talk, and stories that hit too close to home. With every mile, something in the darkness presses closer.

As the night deepens, you’ll navigate empty highways, suffocating mountain passes, and villages where silence feels hostile. And the terror doesn’t stay outside the cab—because sometimes you’ll have to step out, helping passengers with “tasks” that feel like traps. Environmental clues, shifting moods, and unnerving encounters gradually pull you toward the forest’s buried truth.

“We’ve always loved Japanese horror—the quiet tension, the atmosphere, the way it lingers,” say Endflame co-founders Laura Ripoll and Guillem Travila. “Silent Road grew from that love. After Ikai, we felt drawn back to that unique kind of fear. Crafting this game has been terrifying and exciting in equal measure.”

If you’ve been waiting for a game that turns a taxi ride into a waking nightmare, Silent Road looks ready to deliver.