
A story-rich psychological horror inspired by real-life experiences. Follow Emily, 23, as she moves to Brooklyn for a fresh start, but finds herself drawn into a slow spiral of obsession and control. Featuring voice acting, this atmospheric and grounded experience is deeply unsettling.
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Once Upon A Mind - A Little Too Friendly
A short, story-driven psychological horror experience. With voice acting.
Emily, 23, moves to Brooklyn in search of a fresh start her own space, her own life. The apartment is cozy, the landlady is kind, and the small café around the corner offers her a quick job. Everything feels like it’s falling into place… until it isn’t.
🔹 Voice Acting – Most lines of dialogue and monologue is now voiced, bringing the story's tension and emotions to life when needed.
🔹 Graphic Novel – Dive into key story sequences presented in a fully voiced, stylized graphic novel format for deeper emotional impact.

🔹 Grounded psychological horror – No ghosts. No monsters. Just people.
🔹 Narrative-driven – Experience a chilling story told through dialogue, monologue, and immersive atmosphere.
🔹 Short & focused – Designed to be completed in under an hour.
🔹 Realistic tone – Inspired by real-life situations of obsession, control, and unease.
🔹 First-person exploration – Interact with your surroundings and uncover the story at your own pace.
🔹 Cozy Style Graphics.

🔹Calm café gameplay – Experience gentle, peaceful moments during café shifts.
GAME TIME: 40-60 Minutes.
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Languages: English*, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Turkish*languages with full audio support
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Reviews
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Reviews
Классная игра! Вполне себе заставляет напрячься, погрузить в свою атмосферу. История пускай и очень короткая, буквально на один вечер. Но если учитывать, что игра сделана на "коленке", то очень даже неплохо и атмосферно! Советую сыграть в неё каждой барышне. Прошли с девушкой на одном дыхании. 10/10 сталкерства.
I really enjoyed playing this game. The story was really deep and realistic. I appreciate the simplicity of the graphics and tasks. All in all, great cozy horror game!! <3
wow this game honestly had me so creeped out it was insane, it feels extremely realistic and creepy. solid 8.5 out of 10. price is also amazing would definately reccommend
Oyunda Emily adında bir kızı oynuyoruz. Bu kız, aile evinden ayrılıp yeni bir hayat kurmak isteyen sıradan biridir. Fakat her şey umduğu gibi ilerlemiyor. Biri onu sürekli gözlüyor. İşe gidişini, eve girişini ve yatağa atışını bile... Emily ise yeni şehirde mutluluk ararken başına bela buluyor. Puan: 7/10
I really enjoyed this game, good jumposcares :D
Esta bastante bueno y recomendable..
Enjoyed the game! David is super creepy because he could really be any person you meet randomly. The visual quality of the game was not ideal, sometimes the potato level was better than the Ultra.
This game was incredible, especially for a first project!! So well-made, the voice acting and comic book style cutscenes made the game so worthwhile. Quite a short game but very psychological with a deep meaning behind it, definitely one that will stick with me for a while. Highly recommend for those who are into their psychological horrors :)
Что хочу сказать о данной игре, в которую я сыграла, не смотря прохождений, спойлеров и т.д. Игра очень атмосферная, одна из тех кто ею затрагивает и очень умеет передать её, и из-за этого скримеры которые были, они были правда страшными и пугающими, это очень круто. Игра тебя погружает полностью(+ мне очень нравится эффект старой камеры), и вызывает эмоции. События игры основаны на реальных событиях, как я поняла, и это честно поражает и даже вводит в какой то микро транс, при его осознании. И игра видно что сделана с любовью, об этом даже в письме разработчик упоминает, как обращение к самому игроку. Минусы всё же есть, например то что игра видно что сделана нейронкой, в достижениях и в картинках как предыстории это очень заметно. Игра довольно короткая, где то на полчаса, но на вечер идеально. И в конце даже какая-то мораль есть через эпилог/концовку, не смотря на то что сюжет довольно простой. Игра очень похожа на такие игры как Fears to Fathom, игры от Chila's art, tales beyond the tomb и т.д, в общем, моя любимая категория игр, сюжетные инди хорроры сделанные с душой)
Fun little horror game. Short and sweet. Good story too...you don't always get that with these shorter games.
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