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The Mildew Children: Chapter 1
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“This release is identical to Demo available on the page of the full game, but here you also have achievements. Good folk story concept. Although to me this teaser is rather slow and low on activity: lots of text that could be shorter and not so much besides that. Also the text…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2024-12 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Adventure · Story Rich · Exploration · Visual Novel · Detective · Surreal · Colorful · Female Protagonist · Choices Matter · 2D · Psychological Horror · Atmospheric (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Russian |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 5 |
| Official site | https://twitter.com/mildew_children |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible video card (integrated or dedicated with min 512MB memory) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space