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Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1

Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1

The free-to-play first episode of a horror-mystery game with dark humor and hand-drawn art by Black Tabby Games. Note — we are retiring this store page. While the build here is still up-to-date, please download the DEMO from the main Scarlet Hollow store page. Thank you and have fun!

Released Sep 25, 2020 Developer Black Tabby Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux HorrorStory RichChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureVisual Novel
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

96.9%positive708 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I just looked at this game on my library and realized I finished Episode 4 in Feb of 2023..... Episode 5 is a lie.”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

23achievements
19.7%median completion
4.8%rarest: Ya blew it
53.2% of players 48.8% of players 41.9% of players 37.3% of players 35.9% of players 27.2% of players 26.0% of players 24.9% of players 23.4% of players 22.1% of players 20.8% of players 19.7% of players 18.8% of players 17.2% of players 17.0% of players 13.9% of players 13.5% of players 13.0% of players 12.0% of players 9.3% of players 7.0% of players 5.3% of players 4.8% of players 53.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
53.2%Cooking by the book. — Follow the recipe.
48.8%That Damned Smile. — Get your cousin to flash her Pearly Whites.
41.9%Poor Trigger Discipline — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
4.8%Ya blew it — Get a bad outcome while you had a trait that could have avoided it.
5.3%The Boy Who Cried Nice House — Hidden achievement
7.0%Patient Zero — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Dec 05, 2022
Episode 4 is here, and a patch to Episode 1

Hey folks! Episode 4 is out now. You can play it—as well as Episodes 2 and 3—by purchasing the game in Early Access. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/Scarlet_Hollow/ We're not charging for i

Oct 25, 2022
Scarlet Hollow Episode 4 Trailer and Release Date

Hi everyone! We're nearing the home-stretch of Episode 4's development, so we figured it'd be high time to announce a release date and share a new trailer. Episode 4 is set to release on November 22nd

Oct 17, 2022
Episode 4 Update and Limited Edition Wayne Plush Crowdfunding Now!

"You don't have to be afraid of me." Tall, dark, and handsomely rotting, all Wayne wants to do is protect you from the horrors of Scarlet Hollow, but someone keeps sneaking off and having near-death e

Sep 12, 2022
9/12 Episode 1 Patch

Included some code-refactoring present in the full game to make things run better on Steam Deck.

Jul 19, 2022
7/19 Small Patch

Looks like last Friday's patch introduced a couple of bugs with achievements as well as booting the game from Steam's launcher — should be fixed now!

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
Player tagsHorror · Story Rich · Choices Matter · Choose Your Own Adventure · Visual Novel · Female Protagonist · Interactive Fiction · Psychological Horror · Dark Comedy · Adventure · Point & Click · Thriller (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements23
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://scarlet-hollow.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 1.8 ghz dual core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics Storage: 2 GB available space