Why? - Chapter 1 (2026)

Developer: Orchalys
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie, Free To Play
Rating: 3.0 of 5, 15 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 50 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

How it feels

You explore a cursed mansion with shifting corridors, hunted by an unstoppable presence, relying on stealth and hiding to survive.

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What players say

Players are split. Some praise the atmosphere and jump scares, but many others report severe performance issues like memory leaks and single-digit FPS even on high-end hardware, repetitive fetch-quest objectives, and an unfinished or abandoned feel.

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