Link Steam
indiegame.fan
Marginalia header art

Marginalia

Marginalia is a first-person horror game that transports you to Kestlebrook, a secluded valley where history becomes enmeshed with a strange present. Weeks ago Eric left. Days ago you got a letter telling you to come to him. Now you're here, but precisely where is here? And better yet, when?

Steam Page
Developer
Connor Sherlock, Cameron Kunzelman
Publisher
Connor Sherlock
Release
October 1, 2019
6 years and 307 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive61 reviews82.0%

Does this feel indie?

Vote based on whether this game feels indie to you. You can change your vote at any time. Results earn an IGF score after 10 accepted votes.
No votes yet
Vote on More Games
Game contextLatest: IGF Team
ContextThe evidence factors used to assess whether this game belongs on IndieGame.Fan.Status
Notes
Latest Contributor: IGF TeamEdit notes
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer.
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher.
A separate publisher is listed without a proven bounded regional or service-only role.
Search Google: Is Marginalia self-published or published by Connor Sherlock?Publisher statusHow the game's publishing relationship is classified.
Search Google: How is Marginalia and Connor Sherlock funded?FundingThe known source of funding behind the game.
Search Google: Who controls the creative direction and IP for Marginalia and Connor Sherlock and Cameron Kunzelman?Creative controlWho appears to retain creative control of the game.
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Release statusWhether and how the game has been released.
The title released with a separate publisher relationship.

Media

9 items

About the Game

“The porter drew a map for me on the back of a brochure. In smudged pencil he showed me where to turn from the main road onto a dirt road and then where to leave the road entirely. I left the streetlights behind me and traveled into the dark."

Marginalia is a first-person horror game that transports you to Kestlebrook, a secluded valley where history becomes enmeshed with a strange present. Weeks ago Eric left. Days ago you got a letter telling you to come to him. Now you're here, but precisely where is here? And better yet, when?

Features:

  • Two plotlines that interweave with one another to tell the full story of Kestlebrook.
  • Vast tracts of New England woodland handcrafted by the developers.
  • A story about loss and what a person will do to fix a broken past.
  • No jump scares. Just a slow, creeping dread.
  • Powerful ambient soundtrack.
  • Xbox controller support
Indie Game Fan