VOW
Vow is a mystical game about a cursed village frozen between sunset and night. Explore abandoned houses, read birch bark letters, and observe ancient rituals to uncover the mystery of the disappearance of its inhabitants — and your own fate.
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7 itemsAbout the Game
Story
The main character is a girl named Marya, who wakes up in the forest with no memory of how she ended up here. The village is empty, but in the huts locked from the inside there are traces of life - letters, birchbark inscriptions and anxious prayers. In time, she realizes that the inhabitants were keeping an ancient Vow, a ritual that protected the village from invisible evil. Someone has broken the vow, and now the world is frozen on the border between sunset and night.
The deeper she delves into the mystery, the closer she comes to the realization that she herself may have been the cause of everything that is happening.
Main features of the game
Original setting inspired by Slavic mythology.
Atmospheric plot about madness and oblivion.
Mysterious letters on birch bark, changing depending on the time of day.
Realistic graphics with dirty, faded textures.
Multiple endings based on player decisions.
No interface and no map for maximum immersion.
