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Papa

Years after escaping your childhood home, you return to visit your dying father one last time. As strange events unfold, memories of the past begin to blur with reality.

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VimmGames
Publisher
VimmGames
Release
July 31, 2026
1 day ago
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About This Game

Papa is a short psychological horror game set in 1991, deep in an isolated forest home.

Years after escaping your childhood home with your sister, you receive news that your father has become seriously ill. Your sister is unable to face the past and refuses to return, but you decide to visit him one last time.

At first, everything seems normal. But the longer you stay in the house, the stranger it begins to feel. Old memories start to return, and it becomes harder to tell what is real and what is not.

Explore the decaying house, uncover the truth about your family's past, and face the memories that were left behind.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to keep a family together. The danger begins when the need for control becomes stronger than the ability to let go.

Features

  • Psychological horror experience

  • Atmospheric, story-driven gameplay

  • Soviet-era inspired setting

  • Environmental storytelling

  • Disturbing memories and unsettling discoveries

  • Approximately 30–50 minutes of gameplay

About the Developer

Papa is a solo-developed psychological horror game and my fifth project.

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