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The Cluster

Experience the story of Richard, a poor hunter, and his wife, Lilith. They are fighting to escape their circumstances with high hopes that their hard work is finally about to pay off, allowing them to leave this place behind forever.

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__TheEngineer__
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__TheEngineer__
Release
April 12, 2026
112 days ago
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About the Game

In this game you will play as Richard, being the main character of this story, and you will need to go on your daily draining routine of hunting down in the night so you could go sell the preys to the unhinged locals in the near Cluster. And hope that one day, soon enough, this hell of a cycle will end soon, so that you an your wife Lilith, with all the savings you gathered through out those years, will be able to leave this place forever, in hope for a better future in the city.

But something unexpected would happen, right in their last days of surviving and doing hard labor in this forest, causing irreversible damage.

This struggle for a new beginning sets the stage for a dark journey.

And This Indie Horror game is about Richard and Lilith surviving on the edge of the wilderness. They are pushing through one last, desperate effort to break free from their circumstances, clinging to the hope that their grueling labor will finally earn them a life beyond the trees. 

This experience is a VHS low poly style horror game, made in unity. and sits around 30 mins of gameplay.

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