The Crooked Man and your close friend are in danger and a mysterious mythic has taken notice of you...or more importantly, in your dreams. 

Join the familiar of the Bamboo Witch, a dream-eating Baku called Akimitsu, as you journey into the sleeping world together. 

You find yourself back in the Neverplace. This is a tale of 'what ifs?'. The question is simple...is this your dream...or is it your nightmare?

  • 6 endings
  • 6.5k words
  • Keyboard and screenreader compatible (press v to activate self-voicing)
  • Part of the Folklore series.
  • Created for 'Tales to Thrill Jam'. 
  • Includes the following sensitive content
  • Flashing visual effects, Shaking visual effects unsettling sounds, visuals and atmosphere. 
  • Non-visualized severe injuries, psychological manipulation, psychological torture, puppets and horror elements.
StatusIn development
PlatformsHTML5, macOS
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Authorseraten04
GenreVisual Novel, Interactive Fiction
Made withRen'Py
Tags2D, Creepy, Fantasy, Horror, Indie, Psychological Horror, Singleplayer, Story Rich

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Version 1 Aug 22, 2024
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this series is so unique compared to anything i've ever played before, i cant express how absolutely indulged i am into folklore, both you and these games have my full devotion. great work you're doing here!!♥♥♥

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Thank you so much for the lovely comments Sutch! I'm really glad you're enjoying the series. There will be more to come in 2025, so I'm looking forward to sharing those updates with you then ❤️✨

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Hoo boy... The player character hasn't even met Pandemonium in person yet, and I'm already terrified of them. The implications of the player character's ability to travel between the mundane world and the Neverplace are terrifying. As is the idea of being Pandemonium's 'Favorite', as the Valraven referred to the player character.

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Thanks so much for the comment BlackwaterRevenant! Yes...its a slippery slope once you can go between the realms. Pandemonium’s favourite...i definitely wouldn't want to be 🫠

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I've gotten the sense that being in the focus of Pandemonium's attention is a horrible position to be in. 
If PC falls to Pandemonium... They would probably be Pandemonium's strongest servant. The damage that they could do to the Land of Night... I don't even want to think about it.

I LVOED THIS SO MUCH CHAT I LITERALLT CSREAME DAND GIGGLED AND KICKED MY FEET WHEO;E PLAYIGN THSI BUT I ASLOW ANT TO PUNCH AKI FOR NOT SAVIG  US GRRAAAAJ

😂😂😂 I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for playing 👍

I know I already left a review in the rating section right after I finished recording this, but now that the video is up I just have to say: This VN was so much fun! (I even ended up telling my twin about it right after playing xD)

I'm greatly enjoying where the story is going, and I am so excited for the next installment of this series!

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Hi Cryptid, thank you so much for your playthrough, can't wait to watch it! The prequel will be out in just a few weeks. I'm so excited because the voice acting is superb, so lucky to have so many talented people involved! 

Thanks again for playing. I love watching ❤️

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Oh my gosh! I'm so excited for the prequel, and I can't wait to hear the voice acting! 💜I'm glad the next one is coming out so soon.

Just finished all of the (so far posted) visual novels in the folklore series (yes in 1 day, what else would i do?) and wow!! Ur an amazing creator and I'm so invested in the lore lmao. Great art and story overall- lmk if anything else gets added to the folklore series!! <3

Thank you so much! I'd love to keep you in the loop! What's the best way to do so? 

Thanks again 😊

Not quite sure tbh- I found the series off Your Game (i follow them on ytube lol) so I'll either check in for updates here on ur page or over on their channel. Hope to see this update soon (take ur time and breaks ofc) !!

Awesome! I'll be releasing a new game in mid-September, so not long to wait 

Looking forward to it then :D

Hello! Sorry it is so late, but I did add a new entry! https://seraten04.itch.io/pursuers-of-mythic-truth there will be 3 more titles next year too 👀

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🤍ALL ENDINGS🖤

Thanks so much for playing this installment of the Folklore series 👌

Oooh folklore

Hopefully you can enjoy it! :) Thanks for commenting.