Games Like Maximilien — A Psychological Horror Interactive Novel

The story

An atmosphere of psychological horror. Boston, September 1926. You are Maximilien Cornwell, a psychology student. A darkened past, an unnameable presence, and a mounting unease take shape as the authorities close in on the man they are already calling the "Ogre of South Boston". Something that does not belong to daylight presses at the edges of your dreams.

110,000 words · 480 passages 12 possible endings · 16 achievements A branch-and-bottleneck structure, and 1,750 conditions weighing your choices and their consequences.

A dense world

A city in ferment, and tainted with it. The gridded boulevards of South Boston, where Prohibition holds on. The university corridors steeped in old paper and in a knowledge that goes beyond reason. Between the frailty of dreams, an inner truth coming to light, and a raw reality asserting itself, the border thins as you go. Every step opens branchings you did not suspect, and encounters that your conduct alone decides. The writing is dense, precise, demanding, fed by Lovecraft, Poe, and the French roman noir. What unsettles you is never what you are shown. The story is demanding. How you meet it is up to you.

Built for immersion

More than it shows

Maximilien is a solo project, more than seven years in development, made by Yohan Dupuy and enriched by the contributions of professionals: Original score by Gaëtan Larant and Nicolas "Solynk" Thonney. Graphics and interface by Nicolas "Solynk" Thonney. English translation by Lucia Desogus.

Technical

The investigation begins October 26, 2026… Add it to your wishlist now, and settle in for a rare literary experience.