Planned Release Date: To be announced

About This Game

Secret of the Sanctuary is a first-person psychological horror set on a mysterious island. The Sanctuary takes in the difficult children of the rich, and it assures every family that every care is taken.

Now something has come in the post from your childhood best friend that will set you on a course to find him.

Get inside the Sanctuary and navigate various scares, puzzles, and threats to find out how far you have to go to get the truth.

From the Sanctuary:

• Residents will keep to their rooms from eight o'clock until morning.

• Residents are expected to make progress. For those who will not cooperate, other accommodations are made.

• Attendants will supervise at all times.

• Visitors found on the grounds after dark will be treated as residents.

• Visitation is not conducive to progress.

• The boat does not run in poor weather.

• Every care is taken.

Secret of the Sanctuary is made by Moth & Marrow, an independent studio making atmospheric horror.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

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

Secret of the Sanctuary is designed, written, and built at Moth & Marrow by mortal humans including: the story, voices, music and sound effects (including composition, performance, editing, foley, etc), character models, motion capture character animation, maps and sets, puzzles, scares, and steam assets such as videos, screenshots, and artwork. The studio uses generative AI tools in limited areas including some textures and some non-critical decorative elements such as generic wall art/signage/set decoration. Every piece is chosen, edited and placed to serve the game's design by a fleshy human.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Secret of the Sanctuary is a psychological horror game set in an institution for children. It contains:

- Frequent dread, jump scares and disturbing imagery, including monstrous figures.
- Violence and death, including the deaths of characters and of the player when caught. Some scenes show blood and injury.
- Themes of the mistreatment and confinement of children in an institutional setting, including medical restraint.
- Fire and peril.
- Bright flashes of lightning during storm scenes.

There is no sexual content or content related to drugs aside from possible implied sedation of patients and general hospital/medical depictions of medical supplies.