MOTHERED - A ROLE-PLAYING HORROR GAME

MOTHERED is a first-person horror adventure with point-and-click interaction, set inside a single house over seven in-game days. Liana, the protagonist, has arrived home from major surgery to recover in her mother's care, except her mother is a mannequin that insists nothing is wrong. The mannequin speaks, has memories, and wants Liana to slip back into the family they used to be.

Each day breaks into morning, afternoon, evening and night segments. Conversations with the mannequin unlock more of what's happening to Liana, why she was hospitalized, and what the cycle of returning home actually represents. The horror works through the uncanny rather than jumpscares, and the writing carries content warnings for sickness, abuse and death.

Developed by Mio, the game runs short and dense, with an ending that may or may not break the cycle depending on the choices Liana makes. The aesthetic stays domestic and quiet: a kitchen, a bedroom, a hallway, all rendered just unnatural enough to keep you alert.