Veneficium (2021)

Developer: Quarter Moon Games
Publisher: UQAT - Création et nouveaux médias
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Adventure, Free To Play
Rating: 3.7 of 5, 441 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 43 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A tense, atmospheric stealth survival horror where you must carefully navigate a dark forest and evade unpredictable enemies as a witch searching for her grandmother.

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What players say

Players call this a short but atmospheric free horror game about a witch hiding from a demon, praising its sound design and unsettling feel. Many note it feels like a student project or demo, with complaints about bugs where the monster spawns on the player and losing all resources on death. Reviews are split on development, some say it was abandoned.

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