Unveiling “Candy House in the Dark Forest” – A Suspenseful Puzzle RPG by Taiwanese Developer CHAyE

2024-02-05 05:48:57

The suspenseful puzzle RPG “Candy House in the Dark Forest” independently created by Taiwanese developer ChayE (CHAyE) has unveiled its Steam page and released its first characters. It is expected to be launched in 2025 and supports four language interfaces and subtitles including Traditional Chinese. Fundraising plan The painting will go online in February.

“The Candy House in the Dark Forest” is based on Grimm’s fairy tales. The story tells the story of the abandoned brother and sister Hansel and Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel) who start a wandering life. One day, with the sweet and seductive smell, they arrive in a dream. It’s like a candy house, filled with delicious desserts but giving off a weird atmosphere.

“Can they uncover the dark side beneath the sweet sugar coating?” Along the way, Hansel and Gretel encounter delicate dolls with hollow eyes, playful but cruel teddy bears, and elusive pairs of gingerbread men. A witch, a mysterious witch, etc.

CHAyE unveiled 9 characters for the first time. The mysterious twins “Johnson & Johnny” in the PV made people shudder with their smiles.

“Candy House in the Dark Forest” combines a fantasy fairy tale worldview with a dark setting. Players control a brother and sister in trouble to explore a rich map. In the process of solving puzzles and breaking through levels, they also need to evade enemy pursuits and use their flexible posture to avoid patrolling enemy bears.

Another feature of this game is the “dessert illustration” system. While collecting ingredients in the scene to make desserts to fill the bellies of Hansel and Gretel, while completing the illustration, you can learn the “little story” behind the dessert.

Developer CHAyE is responsible for the art, planning, animation, design and production of the game. It is said that the game contains multiple endings waiting for players to unlock. The troubled brother and sister will find story fragments in every corner of the candy house and piece together the truth piece by piece. There are also many moments when decisions need to be made. Players’ choices are related to different perspectives of experiencing the story.

“Candy House in the Dark Forest” is expected to be released on Steam in 2025 and will start fundraising in February. Readers who are interested in detailed pixel art, dark fairy tale atmosphere, and puzzle-solving gameplay are recommended to add to the wish list.