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The Mildew Children

Over 8 hours of narrative and gameplay combining investigations, puzzles, quick-time events (QTE) and multiple-choice dialogues.

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.

GIVEAWAYS AVAILABLE!

 

Campaign Info

Campaign Type: Launch campaign

Incentive:  Full game key worth $9.99

Platforms in the campaign: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox

Regions in the campaign: Worldwide

TIMING

When will keys be distributed? Keys will be sent out on 3 April 2024

When can I create content/When can I start creating content? There is a review embargo in place on this title until 11:00 AM PDT / 6:00pm UTC / 9:00pm MSK on Wednesday 17th. April.

Giveaway Information: Limited giveaways for largest channels!

How to request: While you submit a normal request, there will be a question asking if you have interest on receiving extra keys. Make sure to mark "Yes" if you have interest on receiving a giveaway opportunity.

Incentive: Premium game key worth $9.99 PLUS giveaway of 5 game keys for audience

Eligibility: Channels with large audience who commit 100% to produce coverage 

Attention: Answering "Yes" is not a garuantee to receive the giveaways. Channels will be manually chosen to receive extra keys.

You may also receive a single key, if you don't fit the criteria to receive multiple keys or if the giveaway isn't available anymore. 

Game Summary Info

№ of players: Singleplayer

Similar Games: Night In The Woods, The Cat Lady, Fran Bow, Little Misfortune, Papetura, Afterdream

Music: Cleared for streaming

Why is it good to feature on your channel? Spectacular art style, Combining elements of fairy tale and horror, The story draws on pagan folklore and ancient beliefs. It's a grim, beautifully hand-drawn adventure game. Chapter 1 for this game released earlier has garnered positive reviews and a warm welcome. It has a 89% User Score on Steam.

Difficulty: Easy

Languages: English, Russia

Voiceover: no

 

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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. A witch's demise during the ritual is not extraordinary, since not all can triumph over Mistress Death. This time, Kyrphel is strong enough to handle it. Or so she thought.



Combining the elements of fairy tale and horror, the story draws on pagan folklore and ancient beliefs. Accompany Kyrphel and her friends in this grim, beautifully hand-drawn adventure game. Take part in the Ritual and discover the secret of the village, interact with peculiar villagers, bewitch, and overcome the affliction that haunts the young sorceress.

- A mysterious tale that spans across 12 chapters
- Over 8 hours of narrative and gameplay combining investigations, puzzles, quick-time events (QTE) and multiple-choice dialogues.
- More than 30 unique locations: the village streets, the tangled paths of the forest thicket, the burial ground, as well as unique interiors - from old battered huts to magnificent chambers.
- A series of tough decisions that will force you to think twice about how you proceed - will you go against ancient traditions or follow them to the end?
- 10 characters with a detailed personality and story, 100+ of unique portraits reflecting the characters' emotions during dialogues. Numerous side characters Kyrphel would have to interact with in order to fulfill her goals.



GAME

The Mildew Children

Released: 17th Apr 2024

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DETAILS
Genres

Adventure, Casual, Indie

Publisher

Valkyrie Initiative

Developer

The Growing Stones

Release Date

17th Apr 2024

Official Hashtag

#themildewchildren

YouTube Tag

the mildew children

Platforms

     

REQUIREMENTS

Steam - Windows

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 7
  • Processor: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible video card (integrated or dedicated with min 512MB memory)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 10 GB available space
Switch
Unspecified
Xbox Play Anywhere
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