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The Waning Of ShadyVale

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The Waning Of ShadyVale

DeeperMinds · Published by DeeperMinds

Content notice: This game has dark themes that include discussions of suicide, self harm, psychological torture, and gore.

Last updated 29 Sept 2026

Choose your path: play as Detective Mick, determined to uncover the town’s buried secrets, or survive as Alex, focused only on escaping the horror with their life intact. Make Items, solve puzzles, choose to save or abandon the people of this town. Whatever it takes to see the end of this nightmare.

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Navigate the eerie streets of ShadyVale, choosing paths and making tough decisions as either Detective Mick or Alex. Uncover secrets and survive horrors in a town teetering on the brink of nightmare.

About this game

ShadyVale is steeped in secrets and mysteries known only to those who created them. Whether you're trying to solve the mysteries or escape the horrors, there will be an ending—for someone, or something.

Located somewhere deep in the coastal mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Isolated by sprawling terrain and sheer cliffs, this town is unlikely to be found by anyone unless you are intent of finding it. And on one particular day, after the fog rolled in, its uncertain anyone will ever find it again...

The Detective

Play as Mick—A man determined to uncover the secrets of ShadyVale in a Fixed camera style. Use anything and everything at your disposal to get to the bottom of this mystery. 

The Survivor

Play as Alex— Just trying to escape the first person horrors of ShadyVale with his life. Use your lantern and your wits to elude whatever creatures you come across.

Features

  • Use the P.R.I.S.M to see into another plane of reality.

  • Use your light sources to reveal hidden messages.

  • Or to stun your pursuers 

System Requirements

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: INTEL CORE I5-8400 or AMD RYZEN 3 3300X
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 30 GB available space

Supported Languages

English*
*languages with full audio support

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