Dollmare

About Dollmare

Dollmare is a first-person horror game by Almost Done Games, the studio of Alex Grade, gonzeek and Oxeren. It came out on Steam for Windows on 24 October 2024 and reached PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on 6 November 2025, published there by Feardemic. The store says it was made by developers too scared to play other horror games.

You needed money for the rent, so you took a job at the Sweet Cheeks doll factory that seemed like easy work. Each shift hands you tasks: pick dolls off a conveyor and check them against the quality instructions (every limb, every finger, no strange phrases, no movement), approve a doll down the line or drop it into the disposal chute, attach missing parts in the repair room, pack custom orders and fix machines like the assembly-room conveyor. Later checks bring an X-ray machine for hidden objects and a UV light for writing you cannot otherwise see. A voice over the speakers reminds you that keeping the doors closed is essential for your survival, then corrects itself to your work.

The makers are clear about what kind of horror this is. You will not be chased by a monster, nothing jumps out screaming, and you do not fight or gather supplies. What you get instead is unease: baby dolls with wrong eyes or nails in their heads, limbs that jerk when they should not, dolls that turn up out of nowhere wanting to play, and notes from a former worker. You earn money you can only spend on trinkets for your desk, and the director watches every mistake. The store says many events are not scripted, so each playthrough comes out a little different, and Pure Nintendo's review mentions an endless mode once the story is done.

Steam players rate it Very Positive, and PlayStation players give it 4.64 of 5. Pure Nintendo scored the Switch version 9 of 10 and called it deliciously creepy. Reviews describe it as slow and creepy rather than shocking, and short enough to finish in one evening. It suits players who like anomaly-spotting and job-shift horror games, anyone who finds dolls unnerving, and players who want a horror game without jumpscares.

How to play Dollmare

1. Start your shift and read the task shown in the top corner of the screen.
2. Pick up a doll from the conveyor and turn it around to check it against the quality control instructions: all body parts, all fingers, no inappropriate phrases, no movement.
3. Approve a doll that passes and send it down the line, or take a defective one to the disposal chute.
4. Repair dolls, pack custom orders and fix broken equipment when those tasks come up; later shifts add an X-ray machine and a UV light to your checks.
5. Follow the factory's protocols exactly, such as keeping doors closed, and keep an eye on the corridors as you move between rooms.

Tips

• Read the quality control sheet and the Look Carefully poster before you start judging dolls; they list what a safe doll must have.
• Look at each doll from every side, including its hands and eyes, and tilt it back to hear what it says before you approve it.
• Take the director's instructions literally, even when they sound like a joke.
• Play with sound on; the store says you will feel watched, and small noises are part of that.
• If you want more, the store says events are not all scripted, so a second run can play out differently, and there is an endless mode after the story.
• Try the free demo on the developer's itch.io page first if you are unsure whether doll horror is for you.

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