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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
SteamAbout Those Who Dwell
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.
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Story-driven folk horror with psychological elements, inspired by folklore
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Light is your lifeline so manage your torch, oil and candles to push back the dark.
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Atmospheric tension, dread and discovery.
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Environmental storytelling and interactable items that tell the story of those who came before and those who were here long before them.
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3 different endings based on your choices and how you engage with what dwells below.
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Average time to complete the game: 2~ hours
Face the darkness. Endure the isolation. And uncover the truth before you disappear too.
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