The Hovanets, The Keeper of The Enchanted Tree
Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a Carpathian fairy tale. Together with the house-elf Hovanets, save the life of the tree and reveal the secrets of the abandoned house hidden inside.
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The Hovanets is a point-and-click adventure and exploration game based on Carpathian fairy tales.
Hovanets - a house elf of Carpathian mythology. Usually, Hovanets takes care of the house and helps the owners. But now his Tree is dying, the house is abandoned. And he is just out of the shell!
Follow a newborn Hovanets, explore this strange house, solve puzzles, uncover the hidden places, keep the Tree alive, and reveal the secrets of the former inhabitants.
This is a non-violent heartwarming story about rebirth, reviving, and finding your place in the non-perfect world.
The fairy-tale world of the Ukrainian Carpathians
Discover the enchanting world of Carpathian tales. Mythology, folklore, and crafts of Boiky and Hutsuls, indigenous folk of Ukrainian Carpathians, are at the heart of the art, plot, and characters of this game.
Hovanets - a house elf of Carpathian mythology. Usually, Hovanets takes care of the house and helps the owners. But now his Tree is dying, the house is abandoned. And he is just out of the shell!
Follow a newborn Hovanets, explore this strange house, solve puzzles, uncover the hidden places, keep the Tree alive, and reveal the secrets of the former inhabitants.
This is a non-violent heartwarming story about rebirth, reviving, and finding your place in the non-perfect world.
The fairy-tale world of the Ukrainian Carpathians
Discover the enchanting world of Carpathian tales. Mythology, folklore, and crafts of Boiky and Hutsuls, indigenous folk of Ukrainian Carpathians, are at the heart of the art, plot, and characters of this game.
