GYLT

About this game

Shape your fears… Fear the shapes.
Set in a creepy and melancholic world, GYLT is an eerie story mixing fantasy and reality in a surrealist place where your nightmares become reality. Hide from terrible creatures or confront them as you find your way through the challenges of this wicked world.



Live the story of Sally, a little girl living in Bethelwood, Maine. Her life is not easy, and it has become even worse since her little cousin Emily disappeared. After being chased by a group of bullies, Sally is dragged into a twisted version of her town where her fears and worse memories are presented in a wicked and very real way.



Main characteristics:

• Narrative adventure game with puzzles, stealth and action.
  
• Get to understand the world surrounding and discover the mystery behind Emily’s disappearance.
  
• Decide to either face the creatures or hide from them, in the same way you’d face or hide your fears.
  
• You can avoid being detected by creatures, you can build strategies to distract them, through sound or visual lures or by attracting them.
  
• Soundtrack by Cris Velasco.
  
  

Latest news

• Announcements·21 Nov 2023Official

  GYLT, for your consideration

  The Steam Awards season is here, and among the other amazing games that have been published lately, we wanted to bring your attention to GYLT, our delicate horror game for all audiences. GYLT speaks about a very serious topic, bullying in a very delicate way, where Sally will embark on the mission to save her little cousing from the hands of the horrible dark creatures from the other world. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44078799/2b5c6fa2f8b1f1684f74a30181031968794a9e3f.png During the development of GYLT we collaborated with a group of professional psychologists. They helped us present bullying in a delicate way. At Tequila Works studios we believe in using the medium of games to create real, representative stories of mental health, which is why we've teamed up with Safe In Our World on the release of GYLT. The main goal of Safe In Our World is to create and foster worldwide mental health awareness within the video game industry; to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health, to make it a natural topic of discussion, and to promote the dialogue surrounding mental health so people are not afraid to reach out for help if they need it. Feeling different from usual or noticed a change in your behaviour? Learn about some common feelings and mental health symptoms, how to cope with them, and where to go for help. Visit https://safeinourworld.org/ for more information and resources.
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• Announcements·15 Nov 2023Official

  The Tequila Works horror bundle is here... for a very limited time!

  The Tequila Works horror bundle is here and will last only during the week of November 13th! In celebration of the original release of GYLT on Google Stadia back on November 19, 2019, now you can get our two horror games for a very special price for a very limited time! GYLT - Shape your fears… Fear the shapes. Embark on a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions in this narrative adventure game with puzzles, stealth and action. Deadlight - The world has ended. There is no hope. No new beginning. Only the survivors. DEADLIGHT follows the journey of Randall Wayne, a man searching for his family across Seattle during the aftermath of a 1980s event that has decimated life on earth. This visually stunning Cinematic Survival Platformer will challenge you to run, jump, climb, and struggle for your life as you look for answers and the ones you love. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/36535/Tequila_Works_horror_bundle/
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• Announcements·27 Oct 2023Official

  WORKING WITH FEAR, by José Antonio Cotrina

  MerrileeHeifetz, Neil Gaiman’s agent, told him that Coraline was too scary to be a kid's book and that it was crazy to try to publish it. Gaiman suggested she give it a try and read it to her daughters, to see what they thought about it. And so she did. The girls loved the book and assured her mom that they weren’t scared at all. Sometime after that, Gaiman and the youngest daughter of his agent met and the girl confessed the book had terrified her, but she had lied to her mom because she needed to know how the story continued. The book was a success, and so was its movie adaptation. This is to show how hard it is to measure an element as volatile as fear. There are no formulas or parameters aside from what common sense and, in our case, the PEGI rating system dictates. So I’m going to talk about my particular case as a creator, without pretending to give a lecture. I’m simply going to tell you how I approach a horror story depending on if I’m aiming it at an adult audience or a younger audience. First is the theme. Horror themes are varied, some always resonate with people of all ages, and others are more appropriate for certain moments. Fear of death, decadence, or sickness usually resonates more with adults, and even more so as we grow older. Other fears are more typical of young ages. Fear of darkness, abandonment, not being accepted… Or fear of change, the strangeness of a body that is transforming and makes you feel different. I wrote a trilogy centered on that topic: change, growing into an adult in a world that, suddenly, has become incomprehensible. Some fears that start during childhood are indeed universal: they work in all stages of our lives because adults were kids before (big spoiler, right?). That’s why GYLT works so well because its imagery is based on symbols and situations that we all recognize regardless of our age. There are other important differences when I work on a horror story targeted at young people or adults. The intensity and the pace a...
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• Community & Events·26 Oct 2023Official

  GET GYLT 20% OFF DURING THE STEAM SCREAM FESTIVAL!

  Spooky season is our favourite season of the year! (Don't tell Christmas). And while videogames are for every day, what a better opportunity to grab our delicate horror game GYLT than now with a 20% off discount, or 28% off discount if you buy the game & ost bundle. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2206210/GYLT GYLT is a game that will delight passionate horror fans. And unlike other horror titles with extreme violence, our delicate horror game is enjoyable as well by newcomers to the genre and young audiences. Try it by yourself and let us know if you liked it by posting a review!
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• Announcements·27 Sept 2023Official

  GYLT is now Verified on Steam Deck!

  Are you a Steam Deck owner? Lucky you! We're pleased to confirm that GYLT has been Verified for Steam Deck compatibility. Be ready to help Sally and Emily anytime, anywhere. Remember that if you already have the game in your library that's all you need: Run the game, update it, and take GYLT with you anywhere. Or if you don't have it yet we have the solution. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2206210/GYLT/ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44078799/807383dbb39bb59596b808becbbe4eec236cb08b.jpg GYLT joins the list of other Tequila Works game Verified on Steam Deck. https://store.steampowered.com/app/493200/RiME/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/552590/The_Sexy_Brutale/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/582560/The_Invisible_Hours/
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