The Mildew Children: Chapter 1 (2023)
- Developer
- The Growing Stones
- Publisher
- Valkyrie Initiative
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Adventure
- Rating
- 4.3 of 5, 327 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 44 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A grim, story-driven 2D adventure with a tense atmosphere and macabre pagan folklore, where you guide a young witch through a savage ritual.
grimmacabrestory-drivenatmosphericsavagetense2dvisual novel style
What players say
Players describe this as a short visual novel with light walking and minigames, offering a folk-horror story that takes about 40 minutes. Some find it too slow and text-heavy with basic writing mistakes, while others praise the atmosphere and voice acting. The chapter mostly shows linear events without meaningful choices, serving as a test before the full game.
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