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CW: Death, Animal death, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Psychological abuse, Blood, Flashing imagery, Suicide, Murder

Price: Name your own price on itch

You play as Basil, a wolf who accidentally get trapped within a strange magical house filled with ghosts. Within the house he meets Dove, a young unsettling girl of mysterious origins. You follow Basil as he tries to escape all the while he develops a unusual friendship and attachment to the girl.

Personal thoughts

Writing a synopsis without giving too much away is so hard for this game >v< anyway

While not one of the scariest horror games I've personally played that is absolutely not a slight against it. Everything from the beautiful monotone red, black, and white illustrations, to the music and sound effect created a haunting atmosphere. But most of all I really enjoyed the story. It's a mystery that flawlessly treads the line between reveling new information to the player to keep their curiosity satisfied and simultaneously having them ask new questions as the story and the world is reveled. Dove especially was a highlight. Child characters can be hard to write but I think they nailed it. Overall I really quite enjoyed it, it was longer than i thought it be, but I'd never complaint about that.

Where to find it

CW: Blood, Severed limbs, Murder, Verbal abuse, Physical abuse

Price: 19,50€ EUR on Steam

Pocket Mirror - GoldenerTraum is a horror RPG and a remaster of "Pocket Mirror". You play as a young girl with amnesia on her journey to regain her memories and discover who she is. The story is heavily allegorical and you largely have to piece together what happened leading up to the beginning of the game on your own. It's also one of those games where you get the most out of it by getting multiple endings. Thankfully you get access to a chapter selection room after you completing the game the first time, so you don't have to play the game from the beginning (or look up a tutorial) to get the other ending.

The game is a visual feast from start to end. Everything from the pixel art to the CG’s and the character sprites have been beautifully illustrated. I'm not even exaggerating. The game starts with a beautiful opening animation and the quality does not go down from there. The art style is generally very cutesy in a way that doesn't detract but adds to the horror.

Over all I really enjoyed it and I'm very exited to play the prequel game "Little Goody Two Shoes" (When i get around to it >///<)

Where to find it

CW: Mild nudity, Death (Not Shown), Sentient non-human being eaten (Not Shown, It's a candy golem)

Price:

PC: Name your own price. Art collection and guide included over $2 USD

Console: $4.99 USD

Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet is a Visual Novel game made by NomNomNami, where you play as the titular character Syrup. Syrup is a candy alchemist who dislikes magic. The game starts as she discovers a golem, something which can only be made by magic, in the basement of her candy shop. While questioning where the golem came from, you also gather ingredients at the same time for a particular dessert. There are ten endings.

Personal thoughts

The game is sweet and funny. I really enjoyed finding all the different endings and quite liked all of them. There are themes in the game about overcoming personal prejudices and I rather like how it was handled. The music and the art are both delightful and fit the tone and story of the game perfectly.

Where to find it