Scarlet Hollow

This game impregnated me and I gave birth to 50 beautiful broodlings.

scarlet hollow is one of the, if not THE very best of choice-based games to have ever done it. to me, it blows every other game that purports to have 'choices that matter' all the way out of the water. the writing is incredible. there's top-notch atmospheric horror that's interspersed with really moving and funny stuff, all the while adding depth to the core themes of family, change, parenthood, and children. in the 'choices matter' department, scarlet hollow is one of the few visual novels / roleplay experiences that genuinely and consistently motivate me to replay and do things beyond what I, the player, would want. there's an incredible amount of work here that's put into making every route and roleplay option rewarding. the smallest, most unexpected choices can be accounted for further down the line. it's so so impressive and black tabby games makes it look almost effortless. i love the NPCs in this game. they're so incredibly well-realized and the relationship you develop with them can be so nuanced. you can see this most of all in Tabitha, the MC's cousin. i adore how it's not a single 'approval' value based on how nice and agreeable you are, but the game takes into account how your character comes off, how you navigate delicate situations and family dynamics, and how much you actually do what you say (among other things!). i've been evangelizing about this game to all my friends and i'll keep doing it because it's just. perfect. if you like the sound of everything i've said so far, definitely give the first (free) episode a try! i also hope you'll get the full game. it was one of the best gaming purchases i've ever made. (edited for typos!)

Probably the best £20 I've ever spent. This game is INCREDIBLE. I've played it as far through as I can 4 times and I'm still finding so much new stuff that makes me rethink what I know about the story and the characters. The character writing is at times extremely funny and at others absolutely heartbreaking. The artwork is amazing. I highly recommend playing it blind because working out and theorising on the mystery and what the characters are really up to is so so fun and rewarding when you finally see the pieces come together. 'Early Access' is really underselling this game, it's currently 5 out of 7 chapters of fully polished and beautifully constructed gameplay. I'm more than happy to wait for the final chapters bc there's already so much to see (and more if you go looking) and the story so far is so so good. Thank you for the amazing game blacktabby I'll be thinking about it for the rest of my life

DO NOT LET THE FACT THAT THIS GAME IS IN EARLY ACCESS FOOL YOU INTO BELIEVING THAT YOU SHOULD WAIT TO PLAY IT. YOU COULD DO 6 FULL PLAYTHROUGHS AND STILL NOT SEE ALL OF IT. This game is so incredible that it has fully raised my standards for narratives in gaming. I convinced one person in a discord server to stream it and then like 5 other people in the server got hooked. Your choices in this video game TRULY matter I am being so serious with you. The sheer amount of potential worldstates that you can encounter in this story is mind boggling and this is, at the time of me writing this review while it still has two more episodes to be released. The game offers incredible narrative complexity, nigh unparalleled roleplaying potential and a firm commitment to making your choices mean something in regards to its wider story. These devs in both their work and their behind the scenes content have demonstrated that they believe you as a player and a person engaging with a narrative deserve meaningful consequences and depth in your story. They believe that your story should not get undermined by making it so that doing the right thing doesn't come at a cost, nor denying you the right to hurt and take things from those around you for measurable, tangible gain and benefit. The ebb and flow of pain and autonomy is open to you in its highest highs and lowest lows so please for the love of god just play this damn game!!!

I bought this game two days ago as part of the summer sale along with Slay the Princess, and have already spent 13 hours on it! The number of choices and different paths you can take is phenomenal! I adore interactive fiction, and it's notoriously difficult to create, since most paths lead to only one or two final outcomes, and doesn't hold a ton of re-playability, or feel as weighty in their choices, due to that. I just started Chapter 4, and I can't wait to see what happens in Chapters 6 and 7! I will definitely be replaying this, just to see everything that I've missed... While I'm not big on visual novels, both the art style, and the mind-boggling number of nuanced choices and paths that can actually impact the game down the line, is breathtaking. Everything up to Chapter 5 has been released as of June 2026.

Never understood how people get so attached to fictional characters but then I discovered Tabitha 10/10

没有祖传的财富，但有祖传的报应

I sat through the full 12 hour sitting and played this game uninterrupted and it is byfar one of the best Visual Novel experiences I have ever had. Every moment and decision I made felt tense, things I didn't even fully notice I did biting me back, I date a beautiful brunette who struggles with sharing her own emotions? This is one of the best games I've had the happiness (please... more stella smooching) of sitting through. I'm so excited for the future episodes that will wrap up the story, LOVE YOU BLACK TABBY GAMES <3

i would die for tabitha

oh. my. god.