The Scariest Educational Game Ever Made

when you think of educational games you probably think of something like this as opposed to something like this this is cosmology of Kyoto they point-and-click Adventure game where you explore the ancient Japanese capital of heiankyo which today is known as Kyoto you encounter various historical figures visit famous sites learn how the different castes of people in society lived and run into ghosts and demons who will kill you in horrific ways if you aren't prepared [Music] all right [Music] it's a game that mixes historical fact with folkloric horror in a way that I've never seen done outside of books and movies so get your encyclopedias ready along with your Buddhist Sutra to ward off the malicious spirits and let's dive into cosmology of Kyoto [Music] cosmology of Kyoto was developed by Soft Edge and published by Yano electric for PC and Mac in Japan in 1993 . it was released in English for Max in 94 and got an English PC released the following year riding the wave of the all-encompassing Mist and coming out on on e of those newfangled CD-ROMs cosmology of Kyoto seemed poised to be one of those games that found their way into nearly everyone's home as a curious Oddity you know one of those jewel cases you'd pull out of the weird rack on the side of the computer desk at a friend or