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2023PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable100 % positive8.99 €

A short, story-driven retro horror tale set in summer 1954, where three friends meet a vampire at Varney Lake. The narrative takes center stage, with a nostalgic atmosphere and light gameplay mechanics.

  • Dread and tension
  • Pixel art
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Emotional impact
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Bahnsen Knights

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2023PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable97 % positive8.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Varney Lake: dread and tension, pixel art as well as a strong story.

A story-driven horror mystery in visual novel style: in 1986 Tornado Alley you go undercover in a religious cult to find a missing friend and fellow agent.

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Mothmen 1966

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A visual novel in a 1960s pulp style with pixel art reminiscent of old home computers. Set during the 1966 Leonid meteor shower, it tells an eerie, atmospheric tale of strange occurrences and moth-like beings.

We Know the Devil

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A short, unsettling visual novel about three teens at a summer camp who must face the devil. It focuses on fraught friendship, exclusion and identity, presented in a bold blue-and-red art style.

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You manage the daily life of streamer Ame, scheduling streams and time slots while trying to keep her fragile mental state in check. Behind the colorful internet-culture look lies a dark story about dependency, with many different endings.

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