MOTHERED - A Role-Playing Horror Game

About MOTHERED - A Role-Playing Horror Game

MOTHERED - A Role-Playing Horror Game is a first-person horror adventure by ENIGMA STUDIO, released on Steam on Christmas Eve 2021. It uses point-and-click mechanics in a home that is familiar yet eerily unnatural.

You play Liana, a young girl who has come home to stay with her mother after major surgery. When she arrives, all she finds is a strange mannequin that claims to be her mother. By talking with it, you discover more about the role you play in this world, and whether you can help Mother go back to how things were or will repeat past mistakes.

The story unfolds over seven days, each split into morning, afternoon, evening and night, and the game uses the uncanny to keep you guessing until the credits. Everything is seen through a worn VHS-style filter, with captions for each part of the day.

The store warns of sickness, abuse and death. It suits players who like slow, unsettling domestic horror that works through a relationship rather than chases.

How to play MOTHERED - A Role-Playing Horror Game

1. Buy it on Steam for Windows and arrive home as Liana.
2. Explore the house in first person and interact with objects by pointing and clicking.
3. Talk to Mother, the mannequin, and do what each part of the day asks.
4. Carry on through all seven days and see whether you can break the cycle.

Tips

• Talk to Mother often; the story comes out in conversation.
• Look around the house at each time of day, as things change.
• Mind the content warning: it deals with abuse and sickness.

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