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Hey! Thank you!

I prefer less jumpscares and more general tension, but jumspcares themselves aren't a bad thing.
The problem becomes when they become so overused or they aren't done well that it becomes less effective to the players.

Hey im the solo dev of this folk-horror game! 
You're exploring and descending deeper into an excavation cave system to learn what happened to the miners.

https://midnightforge.itch.io/those-who-dwell

Hey everyone! Im Luke and im the solo dev at Midnight Forge. 

Im an indie developer from the UK and I love working on all sorts of game, but at the moment, folk horror. 

I released a cave horror game on Steam and Itch.io recently and im currently working on my next, a Nordic Detective horror, to be released later this year. 

I'd appreciate any and all support I could check and im happy to chat game dev and horror! 

https://midnightforge.itch.io/

https://midnightforge.itch.io/those-who-dwell

This is cool!

Hi everyone,

I’ve released Those Who Dwell, a short psychological folk horror game I developed solo in Unreal Engine 5.

You descend into a cursed cave system with only a lantern to protect you.
As the light fades, the dark begins to respond.

This is a slow-burn game focused on atmosphere, tension, and environmental storytelling rather than combat or constant jumpscares.

What to expect:

• 2–3 hour focused experience (depending how fast you play)
• Light-driven tension mechanics
• Isolation and psychological dread
• No combat
• Multiple Endings
  

I’m a solo developer and this is my first fully released horror title. I’d genuinely love feedback, what worked, what didn’t, and what could be stronger.

If you enjoy quiet, creeping horror then I hope you’ll give it a look.

Play here:
https://midnightforge.itch.io/those-who-dwell

Thanks for reading and for supporting solo devs.

A new version of Those Who Dwell (which is a bigger, more improved version of Cursed Halls) is now live on Itch.io!
https://midnightforge.itch.io/those-who-dwell

Its great!

If you liked this, check out Those Who Dwell which is an improved and longer version of Cursed Halls, with new gameplay and a whole new story!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3762690/Those_Who_Dwell/

If you liked this, check out Those Who Dwell which is an improved and longer version of Cursed Halls, with new gameplay and a whole new story!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3762690/Those_Who_Dwell/

If you liked this, check out Those Who Dwell which is an improved and longer version of Cursed Halls, with new gameplay and a whole new story!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3762690/Those_Who_Dwell/

If you liked this, check out Those Who Dwell which is an improved and longer version of Cursed Halls, with new gameplay and a whole new story!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3762690/Those_Who_Dwell/

Thank you so much!

Thanks for this feedback!  Im going to work on improving it over the weekend and then I'll be uploading a new update!  :)

Thanks for the feedback! Once the game jam is done I'm releasing an update with some fixes so il add that to the list 

Thank you I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it! Any feedback?  Was it bright enough / enough oil pick ups?

Awesome!