A Shade Darker Than Gray (2024)

- Developer
- Ronthelawn
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Casual, Indie, Free To Play
- Rating
- 3.6 of 5, 18 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 40 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A bleak, lonely walk through a monochrome school day where dark comedy meets a creeping sense of dread and isolation.
darkly funnyatmosphericlonelydepressingslow-pacedcasualshortsurreal
What players say
Players describe a 15-minute walking visual novel with a black comedy story about bullying. Opinion splits on the writing: some find it deep and emotional, others call it pretentious. The monochrome art style is widely noted as intentional.
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