The Mildew Children

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The Mildew Children is a single player action adventure game with a mystery theme. It was developed by The Growing Stones and was released on April 17, 2024. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

In "The Mildew Children," a Metroidvania action-adventure game, play as Kyrphel, a young witch who must perform a perilous ritual with her sisters to save their village. With a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel elements, the game features hand-drawn graphics and a dark, folkloric story centered around pagan traditions and ancient beliefs. Survive the ritual and uncover its secrets. Chapter 1 is currently available on Steam.

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Audience ScoreBased on 78 reviews

story36 positive mentions

replayability1 negative mentions

The game features a unique and engaging story that explores dark themes, creating an immersive atmosphere.
The artwork and sound design are stunning, contributing to the overall eerie and enchanting experience.
Gameplay includes various mini-games and choices that enhance the narrative, making it feel interactive and engaging.

Some puzzles can be quite difficult, leading to frustration, especially in certain chapters.
There is a significant amount of walking and dialogue that can feel drawn out and tedious.
The lack of voice acting and some unclear mechanics may detract from the overall experience for some players.

story
62 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is widely praised for its originality and depth, exploring unsettling themes such as a drug-fueled cult and social prejudice within a dark fantasy setting. Players appreciate the immersive narrative, engaging characters, and the combination of visuals, music, and mini-games that enhance the storytelling experience. However, some find the plot to be clumsy and drawn out, with a significant amount of text that may not appeal to everyone.
- “The game presents a storyline that delves into the unsettling world of a drug-fueled cult.”
- “Visual novel with a highly original story, great artwork and sound, all creating an otherworldly atmosphere.”
- “The story, art, music, the little mini-games adding tension during key parts, the different expressions on character portraits, all of it makes the game very immersive, on the level that's usually pretty hard to achieve in a mostly text-based game.”
- “The plot is clumsy and drawn out.”
- “Lots of text; it can get boring if you don't enjoy the story since it's really quiet.”
- “A story all about prejudice and social hatred.”
graphics
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
90%
10%
The graphics of the game are consistently praised for their gorgeous art style and atmospheric quality, contributing to an otherworldly and enchanting experience. Reviewers highlight the beautiful artwork and sound design, which enhance the engaging storyline and characters, making the visuals a standout feature that elevates the overall gameplay.
- “Visual novel with a highly original story, great artwork and sound, all creating an otherworldly atmosphere.”
- “The artwork is beautiful, the atmosphere is eerie but enchanting.”
- “This game deserves to be played just for the gorgeous art style and creepy atmosphere.”
atmosphere
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
89%
11%
The game's atmosphere is consistently praised for its immersive and enchanting qualities, blending beautiful artwork with themes of dread and manipulation. Reviewers highlight the eerie yet captivating ambiance, which enhances the narrative's intensity and emotional depth, making it a standout experience. Overall, the combination of stunning visuals and a haunting atmosphere creates a memorable and engaging environment for players.
- “The artwork is beautiful, the atmosphere is eerie but enchanting.”
- “An atmospheric, well-written and well-thought-out game with wonderful art.”
- “The dread, the loneliness, the desperation of the village, the eerie atmosphere of everything - that was a blast.”
gameplay
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is intricately woven into the narrative, enhancing immersion through well-designed locations, characters, and mini-games that elevate tension. While the mechanics can be obscure and some improvements are needed, such as differentiating button functions and offering custom keybinds, the game provides adjustable difficulty settings to cater to various skill levels. Overall, it strikes a balance between accessibility for newcomers and a desire for more challenging gameplay for seasoned players.
- “The memorizing and mini-games tie in perfectly to the narrative, making the gameplay experience part of the world itself as opposed to just being a mechanic on the side.”
- “The creators of this game should be lauded for their clever ideas of interaction in gameplay!”
- “Now I can say that the game has nicely evolved: the locations and characters are well designed, simple mini-games add immersion to the gameplay, there's a really astonishing visual style that actually caught my attention initially and still surprises me, and the plot itself is intriguing.”
- “The gameplay itself could do with some improvements: mostly not using the same button for QTE tick and answer selection, but custom keybinds would be appreciated too.”
- “A very good horror visual novel with some elements of gameplay which seems to only exist to make the moment of tension more stressful... and it works.”
- “Game mechanics are a bit obscure but maybe that's for the better, enhancing the mystery!”
music
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally praised for enhancing immersion and complementing the story and visuals, with an excellent soundtrack noted by several reviewers. However, some players find the music to be sparse and occasionally repetitive, which detracts from the overall experience. Despite these criticisms, the combination of music, ambience, and dialogue contributes significantly to the game's engaging atmosphere.
- “The story, art, music, the little minigames adding tension during key parts, the different expressions on character portraits, all of it makes the game very immersive, on the level that's usually pretty hard to achieve in a mostly text-based game.”
- “Great story with nice visuals and good music.”
- “It's all there, from the music, to the ambience, to the dialogue and conversation.”
- “My only gripes with the game are some errors in spelling and grammar, as well as the music being rather sparse and often a bit repetitive.”
emotional
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Mildew Children is praised for its heartfelt and emotional storytelling, combining elements of point-and-click and visual novel genres. The game features a character-driven narrative with a memorable cast, engaging players through interactive experiences that impact the outcome of spells, rituals, and conversations.
- “Mildew Children creates a character-oriented interactive experience, featuring a strong and emotional story with a great and memorable cast.”
- “It is a heartfelt game that blends point-and-click mechanics with a visual novel style, incorporating mini-games and timed sections that influence your success in spells, rituals, or conversations.”
- “Mildew Children offers a deeply emotional narrative that resonates with players, making it a truly memorable experience.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Reviewers note that the game offers significant replayability, allowing players to enjoy multiple playthroughs. However, they also feel that each playthrough stands well on its own, suggesting that players won't feel they missed out on anything essential by only experiencing it once.
- “There's plenty of replayability, but as a singular experience, I also don't feel like I missed out.”
character development
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The character development in the game is consistently praised for being deep and rich, providing players with a nuanced and engaging experience as they explore the complexities of the characters.
- “Deep and rich character development.”
- “Deep and rich character development.”

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The Mildew Children is a action adventure game with mystery theme.

The Mildew Children is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Steam Deck and others.

The Mildew Children was released on April 17, 2024.

The Mildew Children was developed by The Growing Stones.

The Mildew Children has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its replayability.

The Mildew Children is a single player game.

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