#Scarlet hollow update#
#Scarlet hollow full#
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The Alleged House: For all that Tabitha takes pride in the place, it's blatantly clear that Scarlet Manor is just barely hanging on to habitability, given only a few minutes in she warns the player to stay only in approved sections of the house due to the dangers of floorboards straight up collapsing under their weight.Slightly averted if the player can talk to animals and understand them, in which case they can hear them vocalizing their suffering into comprehensible words. Paralyzed, dragged back to their brood, and implanted with their eggs while still alive, forced to lie in the middle of a forest clearing, in pain, unable to do anything besides suffer and await their fates. And I Must Scream: The animals captured by the Ditchlings.An Arm and a Leg: If the actions taken in episode 2 lead to Rosalina getting her leg crushed by rocks, the morning of episode 3 will come with the revelation that the foot ended up requiring amputation.During a heart-to-heart with Stella, you are also able to shape the player character's living conditions and profession (or lack thereof).Though a bit limited, you can decide what kind of person your player character is by assigning them certain traits before you start the game, which leads into the player character being able to respond in certain ways or take certain actions throughout the game.Who lives, who dies, and the fate of an entire town rests on your shoulders. Along the way, you are confronted with having to make several different choices, the repercussions of which are felt throughout the rest of the story. As you explore Scarlet Hollow, you quickly find yourself at the center of a dark mystery that threatens your life. Set in the namesake town, a dying coal mining community in North Carolina, you, as the protagonist, must travel back to your family's ancestral home upon the invitation of your estranged cousin, Tabitha Scarlet, in order to attend the funeral for her late mother, your aunt whom you never met. The first part of the game, Episodes 1 and 2, were released in June 2021, followed by Episode 3 in March 2022. The game is planned to span 7 episodes, and the developers hope to have all episodes out by October 2023.

Using hand-drawn backgrounds and sprites, together with a complex relationship system, the game seeks bring to life an immersive world of charming (and terrifying) characters.

#Scarlet hollow full#

Each major character has dozens of hand-drawn sprites that interact with backgrounds and capture a full range of lighting and emotion.Scarlet Hollow is a hand-drawn Episodic horror Visual Novel and Adventure Game, with some light RPG Elements, developed by Black Tabby Games and co-written by comic writer and artist Abby Howard and her spouse Tony Howard-Arias.

Hundreds of hand-drawn, immersive sprites.

Every background in the game is meticulously drawn by hand and inked on massive 19x24 inch paper.

Dozens of meticulously hand-drawn and traditionally inked backgrounds.

Whether you're into goths, dads, plant-lovers, Youtubers, or skeletal boys, we've got all your bases covered. Every monster and supernatural being in the game is an original Abby Howard design- you won't find any predictable vampires or zombies here. Are you quiet and observant? Hot and clueless? Over a dozen different character builds change how you interact with the world and how your story unfolds. Scarlet Hollow's dialogue system is driven by role-playing elements that let you choose who you want to be.

Trait-based dialogue and role-playing.

Become friendly rivals, bitter adversaries, best friends, or mild acquaintances based on how you approach the story. Characters don't just like or dislike you.

A complex relationship system that changes how characters act around you.

The relationships you forge and the decisions you make will dramatically alter your journey. A heavily branching narrative where your choices matter.

Hand-drawn backgrounds and sprites work together with a complex relationship system to bring to life an immersive world of charming (and terrifying) characters. Trapped in the dying Appalachian mining town of Scarlet Hollow for the funeral of your estranged aunt, you quickly find yourself at the center of a dark mystery that threatens your life.įrom award-winning graphic novelist Abby Howard, Scarlet Hollow is a horror visual novel and adventure game where your choices deeply matter. All of your Episode 1 saves should automatically transfer to the full game as well.

#Scarlet hollow update#

Episode 2 is out now on that page, and we'll update that build with future episodes as they release. If you'd like to purchase the rest of the game, we're releasing it episodically on our Early Access page.

#Scarlet hollow free#

This page is a free demo for Scarlet Hollow that contains the entire first episode.