Bramble: The Mountain King (2023)

Developer: Dimfrost Studio
Publisher: Merge Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Rating: 4.7 of 5, 7,667 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 5.8 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A tense, atmospheric journey through a dark fairy-tale world where you hide from monstrous creatures and rely on a fragment of courage to survive.

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What players say

Players praise the dark Nordic folklore and atmosphere, but note the game is short at around 5-6 hours. It starts cute and becomes disturbingly dark. Some find the controls janky and puzzles too easy. Steam deck performance is reported as problematic. The game is often compared to Little Nightmares and Limbo.

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