
Your lantern is your only protection. Something watches from the dark. Will you restore the balance… or unleash what waits below?
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Those Who Dwell is a slow-burn folk-horror descent where light is your only protection. Explore a cursed underground excavation, restore ancient shrines, and manage your fading lantern as something watches from the dark. Survival depends on exploration and ritual choices, not combat.
Story-driven folk horror with psychological elements, inspired by folklore
Light is your lifeline so manage your torch, oil and candles to push back the dark.
Atmospheric tension, dread and discovery.
Environmental storytelling and interactable items that tell the story of those who came before and those who were here long before them.
3 different endings based on your choices and how you engage with what dwells below.
Average time to complete the game: 2~ hours
Face the darkness. Endure the isolation. And uncover the truth before you disappear too.
All content described on this page is included in the current version of the game.
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Languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Turkish, Polish
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 23 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
不好玩
It's a great game for its price and for its unique VHS-style display. I liked the puzzles, they weren't too difficult once I figured them out :D. What makes it challenging is the constant sense of urgency because if you run out of fuel, you're done. I recommend it for those who (dwell :D) like short horror stories, and it's a lot better than other indie horror games that might cost more. I've played a few of those, and this is one of the top short indie horror games I personally enjoyed.
Hmm, also die Idee ist sicherlich not bad aber mich hat zu vieles an diesem Spiel gestört, als dass es mir Spaß bereitet hat... Die VHS Optik und Geräusche empfand ich eher als störend und auch das Suchen der tausend Schlüssel eher nervig als belohnend... Versteht mich nicht falsch, es ist kein schlechtes Spiel aber das Konzept des Spiels hat mir einfach nicht gefallen aber ich bin gespannt, was der Entwickler noch so feines entwickeln wird - da sehe ich definitiv Potenzial! Ich habe das Spiel tatsächlich irgendwann auch abgebrochen -> ist das nun ein Indiz dafür, dass NotHuman dieses Spiel spielen sollte!?? xoxo
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