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SKELLYBED Productions · Published by SKELLYBED Productions
Content notice: Suggested drug and alcohol abuse and written references to body-horror and mutilation. Some suggestive content.
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Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Uncover the mystery of the Ghoul's Grove, hidden in the Australian outback and filled with strange and mutilated scare actors. To Be Altered is a multiple-ending visual novel where your choices matter, even the most minuscule decisions will decide the fates of Darcy and others.
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Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Early Access · 2025 · More £5 - £15 games
Explore Ghoul's Grove, a twisted visual novel set in the eerie Australian wilderness. Your every decision matters as you uncover secrets that could change the course of the story for characters like Darcy.
About this game
Uncover the mystery of the Ghoul's Grove, hidden in the Australian outback and filled with strange and mutilated scare actors. Darcy, an ex-detective, and his curious daughter, Jess, uncover the truth about the horrors of the carnival when they find one of the disfigured employees murdered. Play as Darcy in this multiple-choice visual novel to find out who did it, but should you have bailed when you had the chance?
Darcy has a secret too, but he can't hide it from his daughter for long. Something happened to Jess' mother before Darcy quit his job, and she can't shake off the feeling that there's more to it than what he leads on. Darcy has changed, Jess has changed as well. If they stick at this place any longer, they will both be changed for the worse.
EXPLORE THE GHOULS GROVE
Something's not quite right here, but as a retired detective, you wield all the skills necessary to crack down on the mystery. You will encounter tough decisions that will define your experience in this strange land. Every soul here depends on you for their survival, including your last remaining family member—your daughter.
DISCOVER WHO YOU ARE
There are many hidden truths that have yet to be noticed if only you'd just listen. How many people in the Ghouls grove are living faithful to their truth? Who knows who they are? Can the aspects of a human beings' soul be altered?
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: 1.8GHz Dual-Core CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated graphics
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
2026 Q2 blog post update
As we reach the end of the 2nd quarter of 2026, ACT 2 approaches closer and closer. I would like to give an update on what's been happening. (Don't worry, there's no bad news!)Announced at the end of ACT 1, the 2nd act is still projected to release in Q4 of 2026. One of the largest obstacles to ever threaten that release was financial, as voice acting is the largest expense for To Be Altered when I am solely responsible for many major aspects to the game. I'm pleased to say now that it isn't as large as a problem as it once was.Circumstances in my life has changed positively; I have more time, more inspiration, and better tools (I now use clip studio paint, which has a better brush engine than photoshop) + improved skills to keep going. I've been quite slow at writing ACT 2 earlier this year, but I can confidently say that I'm soon to move on to writing the 3rd part of the story! Yay! I also have projected a PREQUEL to the story to be released after TBA is complete. The formatting of this prequel is more likely to turn out as its own book or as a NVL visual novel. (NVL's have text that occupy all or most of the screen. To Be Altered is an ADV visual novel, where text occupies a small part of the screen.) If it was to be a NVL VN, it will be a linear story. No branching paths and only one ending. If fortune's by my side, it would be awesome to have it be fully narrated like an audiobook.Some may think it's a bit early to soft-announce such a thing, but it is still an important part of the story. It is something that I have already begun writing on the side whilst I mainly work on the game.Before I jinx anything else, thank you so much to those who have played, reviewed and shared my game to your friends or followers. It has a huge impact on me, much bigger than you would think! Now listen, I don't want to sound like a greedy a-hole that encourages you to make your friends buy my game just to give me more support, because in reality, traveling words affect me much mo...Read full article on Community Announcements (MundaneSkeleton)Patch NotesOfficial
Regular Update 1.7
The Regular Stuff Update 1.7Here is the Somewhat Regular* update for To Be Altered: ACT 1. I've made some changes to the game-play that should improve your experience!Added item visuals when you win a prize at the Splatter Brains game stand:Head Cadaver plushie itemBrain plushie item"IRead full article on Community Announcements (⛧Zenith⛧)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Update 1.6
Patch Update 1.6I hope you all had a very Happy Halloween! This is just a small update to fix some technical issues before the end of the Steam Scream 4 Fest.Fixed missing statistics text styleshopefully fixed the discord integration crashes when returning to the main menuRead full article on Community Announcements (⛧Zenith⛧)
