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About Scarlet Hollow
Scarlet Hollow places you in a remote North Carolina mountain town where a funeral visit turns into a week of supernatural threats, including haunted houses, a sealed mine, and strange creatures.
Your survival depends on investigating the mystery, making choices that genuinely affect the story, and navigating relationships that shift based on how you interact with the townsfolk and its lingering secrets.
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Heavily Branching Narrative
The game’s story is divided into five released episodes, each presenting decisions that influence later events and the overall outcome.
Because choices feed back into the narrative, the same location can feel different on subsequent playthroughs, emphasizing careful consideration.
- Consider early choices carefully, as they echo later.
- Track decisions in a notebook to see their impact.
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Trait‑Based Character Builds
Scarlet Hollow offers 21 distinct character builds, each defined by traits such as quiet observation or hot‑headedness, even the ability to speak with animals.
These builds determine which dialogue options appear and how NPCs respond, shaping the personal lens through which the mystery unfolds.
- Try a quiet build to notice subtle dialogue.
- Select the animal‑talk trait for unique interactions.
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Dynamic Relationship System
Interactions feed a dynamic relationship system that records more than simple likes or dislikes, allowing townspeople to become friends, rivals, or neutral acquaintances.
These relational shifts affect information sharing and unlock or block story branches, making social choices as pivotal as investigative ones.
- Maintain consistent tone with a character to build trust.
- Observe NPC reactions to gauge relationship shifts.
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Hand‑Drawn Visuals
Every background is hand‑drawn and inked by award‑winning graphic novelist Abby Howard, providing a richly detailed setting for each location.
Major characters feature dozens to hundreds of sprites that react to lighting, emotion, and outfit changes, reinforcing the horror atmosphere through visual cues.
- Zoom in on backgrounds for hidden symbols.
- Watch sprite facial changes for mood clues.
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Accessibility Settings
The game includes full controller support, keyboard‑only and mouse‑only modes, adjustable text size, color alternatives, custom volume controls, narrated menus, subtitle options, and the ability to save anytime.
These settings remove timed‑input pressure, allowing players to tailor the experience for comfort and readability throughout the week‑long narrative.
- Enable subtitles if dialogue feels dense.
- Adjust text size before long sessions to reduce strain.
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