Hyesung, a girl with spiritual sensitivity, joins the secret exorcist organization Ghost Deliverer to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death. TEAM DADA’s top-down pixel occult puzzle adventure — inspired by the RPG Maker horror lineage — has been in Early Access on both Steam and STOVE since December 2025, and its fourth chapter, “Bunhyeongyeon-gi,” arrives September 30 at 6:00 PM KST, bringing the total to five playable chapters, including the demo.
Chapter 4: New Faces, Old Wounds
Chapter 4 centers on a new branch director’s inauguration ceremony at Ghost Deliverer headquarters, bringing together branch directors from across the organization — a wave of appealing new characters arriving specifically to energize the story. More significantly for series followers, the chapter begins unveiling the previously hidden backstory of Haru and Geumeum, two of the work’s central figures, whose history has remained unexplained until now.
New content includes a fresh malevolent spirit whose story is deeply tangled with the organization itself, and the introduction of “yogwe” (demon/monster-type threats) alongside the series’ existing ghost-centered dangers — expanding the threat variety and raising combat tension. New puzzles set across the organization’s internal spaces — including the Spirit Item Management Division and the Yogwe Response Division — round out the update.
The Chapter 4 update ships Korean-first; English, Japanese, and Simplified/Traditional Chinese support will follow through subsequent patches rather than launching simultaneously.
Puzzles Rooted in Korean Folk Tradition
The game’s puzzles draw inspiration from everyday objects, Korean culture, and traditional folk tales, deliberately structured around intuitive formats like spot-the-difference and riddles so that players unfamiliar with Korean cultural context can still solve them without difficulty.
The core investigation loop has players navigating each chapter’s spaces while avoiding wandering minor spirits and each chapter’s boss-level malevolent spirit. Incense serves as the specific mechanical hook that draws minor spirits — extinguishing incense placed around the map is how players clear spirits that would otherwise interfere with investigation.
Malevolent spirits carry grudges and unfinished business embedded in their belongings. Rather than fighting ghosts directly, players enter a barrier, learn the spirit’s story and what they actually want, and then burn their belongings to help them ascend — understanding and redeeming spirits rather than defeating them is the game’s central play pattern.
The Visual and Narrative Identity
Built on the Unity 2D engine, Ghost Deliverer combines top-down pixel graphics with character standing portraits and illustrations to render its Korean occult atmosphere. No detailed sound design information has been disclosed by the developer, though Steam user reviews have specifically praised the background music and sound effects.
Ghost Deliverer, in-fiction, is a secret organization of spiritually gifted individuals protecting people from ghosts. The Steam description previews protagonist Hyesung becoming entangled with an evil organization called “Jowolhoe” as the larger plot develops.
From Webtoon to Crowdfunded Early Access
TEAM DADA’s development path stretches back roughly four years, beginning as a webtoon before evolving into the current game. Tumblbuk crowdfunding ran August 8 through September 22, 2025, followed by a December 19, 2025 Early Access launch on both Steam and STOVE, covering the demo chapter plus Chapters 1 and 2. Chapter 3, “Bingtansangae (氷炭相愛),” followed, and Chapter 4 now extends the Early Access build to five total chapters.
Per developer materials, the full release will include six total chapters plus side quests, alongside general quality improvements across the game. Current Steam reviews sit at Positive, with 96% of 28 reviews approving; STOVE shows 100% recommended from 5 users — both small samples worth reading as early and encouraging rather than conclusive.
Who This Is For
Strong fit for: puzzle horror fans who want Korean folklore and cultural specificity woven directly into mechanics; players who enjoy RPG Maker-lineage top-down horror adventures with a redemption-over-combat structure; fans of narrative-driven Early Access games who want to follow chapter-by-chapter story development; players who appreciate puzzles designed to be solvable without deep prior cultural knowledge.
Cautious fit for: players who want full multi-language support immediately (Chapter 4 is Korean-first, other languages following later); anyone who wants a completed 6-chapter experience rather than ongoing Early Access; players who need a larger review sample before purchasing.
Less ideal for: players who dislike puzzle-adventure pacing; anyone seeking direct combat over investigation-and-redemption mechanics; players wanting multiplayer options.
The Takeaway
Ghost Deliverer continues its four-year journey from webtoon to crowdfunded Early Access game with Chapter 4’s new branch directors, the long-awaited Haru and Geumeum backstory, and yogwe joining ghosts as a threat category — bringing the current build to five playable chapters ahead of a targeted Q1 2027 full release with six chapters total. The incense-and-redemption puzzle structure, grounded specifically in accessible Korean folk tradition, remains the game’s consistent identity across each new addition.
The inauguration ceremony is underway. The branch directors are gathering. And somewhere in Haru and Geumeum’s finally unveiled past, the organization’s own secrets are starting to surface alongside the ghosts it exists to redeem.
Chapter 4 goes live September 30, 6:00 PM KST, on Steam and STOVE.
Information regarding the ‘National Association of Exorcists (Ghost Deliverer)’
| item | detail |
|---|---|
| Developer | TEAM DADA |
| Publisher | TEAM DADA |
| Genre | Puzzle, Horror, Adventure |
| platform | PC (Steam, Stove) |
| Release date | Chapter 4 Update September 30, 2026, 6:00 PM / Official Release Expected Q1 2027 |
| language | Korean (English and Japanese supported based on Steam specifications; multilingual support for Chapter 4 is scheduled for a future patch) |
| Chapter Structure | 5 including demo after Chapter 4 update / 6 after official release |
| Reactions/Evaluations | Steam ‘Positive’ (96% of 28), Stove 100% Recommended (5 people) |
| Steam Page | Shortcut |
| Stove Page | Shortcut |
