“Gothic Americana” adventure game Fallow has a free demo available on Itch.io, letting players try out the game’s blend of surreal, atmospheric horror for free.
Developed by solo creator Rook, Fallow sees you take control of Isabelline Fallo, a somnambulist (sleepwalking) farmhand who wakes up somewhere new every morning, and must make her way back home through a surreal, occasionally nightmarish landscape.
With its classic retro, to-down style and sepia graphics, at first glance Fallow resembles some kind of terrifying alternative version of Pokemon Blue. Rather than yellow electric hamsters, however, it’s packed with strange Gothic imagery in a distinctly American style. Anyone who watched True Detective will note something of the same spirit here.
You can grab the demo here.
