
In this singleplayer mascot horror game you're trapped in an abandoned children’s asylum. Solve twisted puzzles with your Ink Blaster, evade its disturbing mascots, and uncover secrets you had long forgotten about. Do you remember?
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Step into Dark Pals’ abandoned children’s mental health facility. Once bright, cheerful, and welcoming, it now stands warped by time, neglect, and forgotten memories. Armed with your Ink Blaster, you’ll explore unsettling spaces, solve environmental and logic-based puzzles, and evade the facility’s disturbing mascots.
But the more you explore, the clearer it becomes: this place knows you.
Do you remember?
The facility is home to a cast of colourful yet horrifying mascots, each hiding a darker purpose. From Chompy Chasey, a dog with a comically large head and deadly teeth, to other forgotten figures, such as Binky Drinky, lurking in the shadows of these forgotten halls.
Progression isn’t just about escaping, it’s about perception. Using your toy paint gun, you’ll be solving puzzles that play with your expectations and sense of reality. Rooms may change their layout, you may have to put your morals and sense of self-preservation aside, and you need to keep your wits about you if you want to survive.
What begins as a cheerful lobby slowly reveals something far more sinister. Catchy, irritating tunes echo through empty halls. Bright colours mask unsettling truths. Every puzzle and encounter draws you closer to the truth about who you really are, and why this place still haunts you.
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Languages: English*, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America*languages with full audio support
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Hours played at review time, across 45 reviews with recorded playtime.
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great expierience
Very fun for such a short chapter, I want/NEED more of this
binky drinky is scary
Dark Pals: The First Floor hat mich positiv überrascht. Man merkt dem Spiel auf jeden Fall an, dass es stark in Richtung Poppy Playtime geht. Ein verlassenes Gebäude, ein buntes Maskottchen und dieser typische Vibe von einer Kinderfigur, die eigentlich absolut verstörend ist. Genau sowas mag ich bei Maskottchen Horror. Das pinke Vieh ist dabei für mich ganz klar das Highlight. Nicht niedlich, nicht süß, sondern einfach komplett falsch. Dieser blaue Kopf, die großen Augen und dann dieses Maul am Bauch mit den Zähnen. Das wirkt wie eine Spielzeugfigur, die niemals für Kinder hätte produziert werden dürfen. Gerade dadurch bleibt es aber hängen. Dark Pals wirkt noch nicht perfekt, aber die Atmosphäre und das Monsterdesign haben bei mir funktioniert. Wer Poppy Playtime mag und Bock auf ein kleineres Indie Horrorspiel mit ähnlichem Vibe hat, sollte hier definitiv mal reinschauen. Mein deutsches Gameplay dazu gibt es hier: https://youtu.be/CpU6kqE9Tik
bake a cookie, scary things and pinky winky
next big horror game 100%
it is so coll
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