Your brother’s hiking group vanished. Beyond the cave, the valley is hunting you. The beast only moves when you look away, but stare too long and you go blind. Keep your fire alive, find a way out, and remember: you can survive three encounters. Not four.

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Planned Release Date: November 2026

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About This Game

Your brother is gone. The valley is awake.

A Sister's Search

When her brother's hiking group vanishes, Astrid follows their trail into a cave and comes out in a valley that isn't on any map. Something else lives here, and the only thing keeping her alive is a fire.

Key Features

  • Keep the Fire Alive: Night is when the valley wakes. Your campfire is only safe ground keeping away the monster. Gather firewood, ration every log, and never let the last ember die.

  • Look Away and It Moves. Stare and You Go Blind: The beast only moves when you aren't watching it, but holding its gaze drains your sight until you're forced to look away. You'll survive three encounters. Not four.

  • Don't Trust Your Senses: Whispers with no source. A presence you can feel but can't see. In the valley, what you hear can't be trusted.

  • Find the Way Out: The valley's abandoned power grid is the key to escape. Restore it, get in contact with the outside world, if you live that long.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game contains themes of psychological horror, isolation, and grief. Features stylized, retro-style blood decals and environmental blood splatters representing past violence.The narrative deals with isolation, dread. Storyline includes themes of false hope.

System Requirements

Windows
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
    • Processor: Dual-Core Intel or AMD CPU @ 2.0 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or AMD Radeon Vega 8 (Integrated Graphics)
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 800 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Runs at 60 FPS on integrated graphics.
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)
    • Processor: Quad-Core Intel i3 / AMD Ryzen 3
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 550 or equivalent
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 800 MB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: Linux (64-bit)
    • Processor: Dual-Core Intel or AMD CPU @ 2.0 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or AMD Radeon Vega 8 (Integrated Graphics)
    • Storage: 800 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Runs at 60 FPS on integrated graphics.
    Recommended:
    • OS: Linux (64-bit)
    • Processor: Quad-Core Intel i3 / AMD Ryzen 3
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 550 or equivalent
    • Storage: 800 MB available space
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