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Encroaching Shadows

About this game

You arrive at a psychiatric hospital where you have been hired for your first night shift

But the building is empty.

No staff.
No patients.
No signs of struggle.

Only silent hallways, flickering lights and something moving in the dark.

 

Trapped inside the deserted facility, you must explore its halls, uncover the truth behind the disappearances, and find a way to escape.

Search for clues left behind by staff and patients, solve puzzles, discover hidden supplies and manage scarce ammunition while surviving encounters with patients twisted by an unknown presence roaming the darkness..

Encroaching Shadows is a first-person survival horror game featuring atmospheric exploration, combat, investigation, and psychological tension.

FEATURES

  • Exploration-focused short survival horror experience (~1 hour)

  • Oppressive atmosphere darkness and isolation

  • Unsettling, and vaguely liminal environments

  • Sudden hostile encounters

  • A relentless stalking entity

  • Retro-inspired grainy visuals with an optional VHS filter

  • Simple password and item finding puzzles

Encroaching Shadows

Explore a deserted sanatorium and survive the presence stalking its dark hallways in this atmospheric, retro-inspired first-person survival horror game with an uncanny liminal feel.

Developer

Azure Scorpion

Publisher

Azure Scorpion

Release Date

01 January, 2026

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