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Black Annis

About this game

Black Annis is the first game in a collection of short horror / puzzle exploration games that are based upon British folklore and presented in a modern fictional setting.

Welcome to Lone Oak College

For the last 250 years, stories tell of a murderous apparition that haunts the Dane Hills area of Leicester, people and animals periodically go missing with no trace. The stories tell of a lone oak tree, which lies at the centre of these events.  The pace of modern urban sprawl has meant that this story has fallen into legend, but if rumours are to be believed, then Black Annis still lurks in the darkness.

Gameplay

Working the night shift in a recently renovated college, you will have to solve numerous puzzles in order to move through the locked down campus and discover the history behind Black Annis.

Only by discovering the truth will you be able to escape her clutches, as you desperately search for your missing friend and find a way out.

Black Annis features:

  • Based on the local legend of Black Annis.  A creature that has haunted the Dane hills area of Leicester for hundreds of years.  

  • Gameplay: Tense, atmospheric exploration in a realistic environment

  • Mechanics:

    • First person puzzle interaction 

    • Multiple Endings

    • Branching Dialogue

    • Autosaves

  • A short experience designed to be completed in under 2 hours

Achievements

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You've done it again, Holmes!

You've done it again, Holmes!

5.5%

Find and interact with all inspectable items.

Save No One

Save No One

14.8%

Well, you got everyone killed. It's okay, we've all had bad days at work.

Save Reggie

Save Reggie

15.7%

Save Reggie from the evil clutches of Black Annis.

Save Yourself

Save Yourself

37.9%

Self preservation at it's finest. Escape Black Annis.

Live, Laugh, Data

Live, Laugh, Data

39.8%

Traverse the data tunnel and observe that it does absolutely nothing.

Black Annis

Work the night shift and uncover what haunts Lone Oak College in this short horror exploration game inspired by British folklore. Survive the horror, solve challenging puzzles, and search for your missing friend before it’s too late.

Developer

Man the Barricades Ltd

Publisher

Man the Barricades Ltd

Release Date

17 October, 2025

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