MOLD

About MOLD

MOLD is a single player casual simulation game with a horror theme. It was developed by Finley Southwick and was released on July 15, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Mold is a beautifully haunting exploration game. Scurry around the decaying sewers as a bug in a dying colony. Collect corpses of your kin to bring to your infected queen, as it is your only purpose.

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Reviews

77%Audience ScoreBased on 73 reviews

graphics7 positive mentions

optimization4 negative mentions

Stunning and atmospheric environmental design with haunting visuals and sound that create a memorable mood.
Interesting and unique concept of playing as an insect in a decaying world, with engaging insect animations and voice acting.
Despite being very short, the game offers an intriguing narrative snippet and a solid foundation for potential further development.

Extremely short gameplay length, lasting only a few minutes, leaving players wanting more content and exploration.
Poor optimization causing low performance, lag, and graphical issues, especially on lower settings.
Janky and clunky controls, particularly with wall climbing and camera movement, which hinder smooth gameplay experience.

graphics
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
47% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions
The graphics are widely praised for their stunning, haunting, and aesthetically pleasing visuals that effectively capture a bleak, dreary world. However, the game suffers from poor optimization, with lower settings causing distorted textures and requiring powerful hardware for the best experience. While visually impressive, the experience feels more like an art showcase than a fully fleshed-out game.
- “Beautiful glimpse into a bleak and dreary world, captured through stunning visuals and a delightfully haunting soundtrack.”
- “Feels less like a game and more like just a graphics/art showcase, which I guess that's what it is; if you want to take 15 minutes to look at the nicely designed fungi and the cute bugs, it's good and achieves what it's supposed to be.”
- “Overall it's a great game; the graphics are amazing for such a short story.”
- “But right now it feels kind of empty, and as everyone else says, you can only play it on a powerful computer as the other graphics are broken.”
- “My one major gripe is that the optimization seems to be horrible, and for some reason setting the graphics to low made the world garishly white and unlike what's shown in the marketing materials.”
- “I did experience some lag when checking ultra level graphics, despite having a powerful computer.”
atmosphere
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67% positive mentions, 8% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions
The atmosphere is consistently praised for its unsettling, creepy, and immersive design, with excellent environmental and sound elements that enhance the eerie experience. Though the game is short, its atmospheric quality and intriguing setting as a bug make it a compelling indie horror exploration. Many reviewers wished for a longer experience to further enjoy the captivating ambiance.
- “The atmosphere is unsettling from the start, with excellent environmental design and sound that constantly keeps you on edge.”
- “Beautiful atmosphere, music, and overall design.”
- “The design and atmosphere are excellent.”
- “Atmosphere where?”
- “The atmosphere is filled with decay, but we are able to see what remains as humans.”
- “M/k controls are not great but the atmosphere is spot on”
optimization
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27% positive mentions, 37% neutral mentions, 36% negative mentions
Users consistently report poor optimization, citing performance issues, clunky controls, and glitches that hinder gameplay. Although the concept is praised, the game's unpolished state and technical flaws severely impact the experience. Improvements in optimization are seen as essential for a more enjoyable and polished version.
- “The file size really speaks for the performance.”
- “I think with some polish in terms of performance and added gameplay, it could become a really cool little game.”
- “If the developer plans to add to it then I cannot recommend unless the game is better optimized.”
- “15 minutes was just trying to get the game to run; it's very poorly optimized.”
- “Even though you can complete it in a couple of minutes and it's free, the optimization is horrible, the controls are clunky, and half of the time I walked in the air.”
- “If the developer plans to add to it, then I cannot recommend it unless the game is better optimized.”
story
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions
The story aspect receives mixed feedback, with some users noting it is very minimal or nearly non-existent, while others appreciate its brevity and find it interesting despite the short length. Overall, the game is seen as lacking depth in narrative but shows potential for a more developed story in an expanded version.
- “What an amazing little story (and I mean little).”
- “Overall it's a great game, like I said the graphics are amazing for such a short story.”
- “I recommend it, for how short it is the story is interesting.”
- “I understand it's a college project, but this was so void of story or anything at all, really. I don't understand why it has positive reviews.”
- “I won't comment on the story because there isn't one, and there's only 3 minutes of gameplay.”
- “There was no meaning to it, no story or underlying context.”
gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 57% negative mentions
The gameplay is generally criticized for bad controls, poor optimization, and lack of engaging mechanics, leading to a boring experience for many players. However, some note that it features solid gameplay elements, with effective voice acting and well-designed levels, suggesting potential if performance and gameplay are improved.
- “The gameplay is solid, voice acting solid, the level design is both creepy and sorrowful, the whole premise is rather well set.”
- “I think with some polish in terms of performance and added gameplay, it could become a really cool little game.”
- “Controls are more buttery than my egg on a frying pan; but it's from Ringling College, definitely seems to be more for good visuals than riveting gameplay.”
- “Literally nothing in this. I beat the entire thing and there was nothing, along with the game having awful controls and mechanics.”
- “Bad controls, short gameplay of about 7 minutes, not optimized at all. It's kind of a pointless game really. You also have to close the game to change your settings.”
- “Horrible performance, bad and clunky gameplay, non-existent story.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The music is praised for its haunting and beautiful quality, effectively enhancing the game's bleak and dreary atmosphere. It complements the stunning visuals and overall design, creating an immersive and captivating experience.
- “Beautiful glimpse into a bleak and dreary world, captured through stunning visuals and a delightfully haunting soundtrack.”
- “Beautiful atmosphere, music, and overall design.”
- “The music is really nice as well!”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game suffers from numerous bugs and glitches that significantly impact playability, resulting in a choppy and unstable experience despite its appealing visuals and concept.
- “There were a lot of bugs and glitches that kind of made the game unplayable.”
- “Game is buggy and choppy, looks beautiful though and an interesting idea.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The humor in the game is largely unintentional, stemming from poorly executed voice acting that some players find amusing in a cringe-worthy way.