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Stick Horse · Published by Stick Horse
Content notice: The story contains explicit despictions of self-harm, aboards topics like depression, low selfsteem, loneliness and suicididal thoughts.
Very Positive — 94% positive (135 reviews)
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
This is a story about Iris, a nobody who didn't have a Happy Ending and now suffers the consequences of their own (lack of) actions all alone in the most northern city in the world. A depressing story and a melancholic lesson teached in life's hard way awaits you.
Free To Play · 2026 · More free games
About this game
Synopsis:
Hypnophobia: From your Shadow is a kinetic visual novel about Iris, a gorgonian who develops hypnophobia (fear of sleeping) due to the nightmares and memories that haunt her in her sleep after moving to Stalva, the most northern city in the world. Iris tries her best to improve, but, can she actually do it?
Info:
The story is about 2 hours long. Harsh topics such as depression and self-harm are aboarded in the story, be careful.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: One that can process
- Memory: 500 MB RAM
- Graphics: It's a VN, a literal potato can run it
- Additional Notes:
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Updated Artbook (2 translations + new illustration)
The artbook has been updated: The artbook is now organized in language and wallpapers sub-folders Added Spanish and Russian languages Added a new illustration inspired by the discarted ending Since we already moved to start working on a new project, we cannot make the discarted ending a reality for now, but at least I added an illustration to ease your mind until then even if it's not canon~Read full article on Community Announcements (Clancey)Patch NotesOfficial
Artbook fix
Fixed the artbook not showing in the game filesRead full article on Community Announcements (Clancey)Patch NotesOfficial
Opening Hotfix
Fixed a bug where some translations wouldn't hide the lang select buttons after starting new game.Read full article on Community Announcements (Clancey)Patch NotesOfficial
Typos and fixes for German and Polish translations.
Fixed:Some typos in the german versionTypos and word corrections in the polish versionFixed the font issue after certain scenes in the polish version.Read full article on Community Announcements (Clancey)AnnouncementsOfficial
2 new languages are now available!
New languages: Polish - Thanks to Risu ♔German - Thanks to Cleo HIf you want to help with a translation, join the Discord server for the details~Reminder about broken savefiles error: Go to the game's root folder and delete Hypnophobia_sf.sav and Hypnophobia_tyranno_data.savReminder about the Artbook:You can find a free artbook serving as a epilogue in the game's root folder, then inside "Artbook" sub-folder!Read full article on Community Announcements (Clancey)
