About This Demo

About This Game

Nightfall: The Farmhouse Murder is a black-and-white, first-person psychological horror experience inspired by the chilling Hinterkaifeck murders of 1922. This is a fictionalized reimagining, designed as a “what-if” scenario rather than a documentary retelling.

You play as a young maid arriving at a remote German farmhouse on the very day everything goes wrong. The story focuses on tension, atmosphere, and the feeling that something is deeply off long before you can prove it.

Gameplay

• Story-driven exploration in a rural farmhouse setting
  
• Interact with the environment (doors, drawers, objects) to find items and progress
  
• Light investigation through clues and environmental storytelling (notes, details, scenes)
  
• Choice-driven moments that lead to two different outcomes

About the “Investigation”

The case that inspired this game was never officially solved. The “investigation” is not an in-game detective simulator. It happens after you finish playing: comparing what you saw, discussing theories, and sharing feedback.

What’s In The Demo

This demo is a short teaser meant to give you a direct snippet of the story and the core tone of the game. It is not the full experience.

• A short story slice that jumps into the incident that started it all
  
• Limited exploration (a small, guided section of the setting)
  
• A preview of core interactions (doors, drawers, key objects)
  
• One key choice point with two outcomes

What’s NOT In The Demo

• No full stealth / hide-and-seek gameplay loop in this teaser
  
• No wide free-roam exploration or full progression systems yet
  
• Not the final pacing, content, or polish (updates are planned)

If you run into bugs, performance issues, or confusing objectives, please share them in the Community Hub. What you were doing + where it happened helps a lot.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

I used AI to make my capsule arts; all I did was assemble them in Photoshop.

I also used AI on some in-game images you might see.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game contains themes and imagery that may not be suitable for all audiences.
It includes:

Depictions of violence and murder, presented in a stylized black-and-white visual style.

Disturbing imagery and psychological horror involving fear, pursuit, and death.

References to family tragedy and loss.

Mild blood effects and scenes of characters in danger.

There are no explicit sexual scenes or nudity.
All disturbing content is used for storytelling purposes related to a historical mystery and not for shock or exploitation.