Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1 on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

The free-to-play first episode of a horror-mystery game with dark humor and hand-drawn art by Black Tabby Games. Note — we are retiring this store page. While the build here is still up-to-date, please download the DEMO from the main Scarlet Hollow store page. Thank you and have fun!

Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1 is a horror, story rich and choices matter game developed and published by Black Tabby Games.
Released on September 25th 2020 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 708 reviews of which 686 were positive and 22 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😍

The game is free to play on Steam.


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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: 1.8 ghz dual core
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated Graphics
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
MacOS
  • OS: OS X 10.9
  • Processor: 1.8 ghz dual core
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated Graphics
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
Linux
  • OS: Something recent?
  • Processor: 1.8 ghz dual core
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated Graphics
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

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Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1
9.0
686
22
Online players
0
Developer
Black Tabby Games
Publisher
Black Tabby Games
Release 25 Sep 2020
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