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Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.

The Mildew Children is a adventure, story rich and exploration game developed by The Growing Stones and published by Valkyrie Initiative.
Released on April 17th 2024 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 2 languages: English and Russian.

It has received 301 reviews of which 282 were positive and 19 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 or newer
  • Processor: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible video card (integrated or dedicated with min 2GB memory)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
MacOS
  • OS: macOS 11 or newer
  • Processor: Apple Silicon or Intel
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 18.04 or SteamOS 3 (or newer)
  • Processor: x64 architecture only
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 4 Compliant
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

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Nov. 2024
Amazing horror game with interesting story, great characters and sound design. There is no jump scares and the horror is based on unsettling atmosphere which permeates the story from the very beginning and till the end. Majority of the gameplay consists from walking around, talking with people and choosing dialogue options, with periodical QTE (which can be turned off in options at any time). I hope that developers will make second part since they left some loose threads and some story lines are clearly not finished.
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Oct. 2024
+ The music + The visuals + PaGanIsM + you can feel like a real witch (Hogwarts Legacy can hold Mildew Children's beer!) + the atmosphere is horrifying yet tempting you to proceed further
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July 2024
Visual novel with a highly original story, great artwork and sound, all creating an otherworldly atmosphere. Game mechanics are a bit obscure but maybe that's for the better, enhancing the mystery! As long as it should be, does not overstay it's welcome. Reminded me of Kentucky Route Zero, but with an entirely different theme, just unexpectedly brought up same feelings.
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June 2024
PROS: [*] Awesome, dark, creepy story. [*] Gorgeous art style and atmosphere. [*] Multiple choices. [*] Stunning sound effects. [*] Chill game play, but it also have some QTE during dialogs to keep you engaged. [*] Unique portraits reflecting the characters' emotions during dialogues. [*] Map + hits for objectives. [*] Deep and rich character development. CONS: [*] Missing voice acting* (they plan to add it in a new patch). [*] Lots of text/ it can get boring if you don't enjoy the story since it's really quiet. [*] Chapter 11 can be a little vague on how to complete it. [*] I don't know if all choices have an impact overall or just lies have. [*] Tons of walking. OVERALL: Awesome game! Once they will add voice acting this will be next level!
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June 2024
Wow, what an awesome story. I find this part of our history interesting, like Salem witches. The dev mentioned upcoming voice overs so I will replay again once the update hits. Also great art.
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The Mildew Children is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.

The Mildew Children is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.75€ on Steam.

The Mildew Children received 282 positive votes out of a total of 301 achieving a rating of 8.59.
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The Mildew Children was developed by The Growing Stones and published by Valkyrie Initiative.

The Mildew Children is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Mildew Children is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

The Mildew Children is playable and fully supported on Linux.

The Mildew Children is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for The Mildew Children. Explore additional content available for The Mildew Children on Steam.

The Mildew Children does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Mildew Children does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Mildew Children is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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The Mildew Children
8.6
282
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Developer
The Growing Stones
Publisher
Valkyrie Initiative
Release 17 Apr 2024
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