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Mandato

A short, first-person horror narrative set in the Philippines. While your journalist wife investigates town hall, you start uncovering brutal secrets tying your beloved mayor to local crime. In a place where…

8 September 2026

Mandato is an indie, released 8 September 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Mandato is

Mandato was released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You play as Juan, a devoted supporter of his town’s powerful mayor. His wife, Mina, is an uncompromising journalist determined to expose the injustice hidden beneath the mayor’s carefully maintained image. While working at a local bar, Juan begins to overhear suspicious conversations between criminals and influential politicians. Bribery, disappearances, political intimidation, and extrajudicial killings may all be connected to the man he has trusted for years. As Mina’s investigation brings them closer to the truth, Juan’s loyalty is gradually tested. In a town where the powerful control the law, simply knowing too much could put their lives in danger.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Mandato launched on 8 September 2026, within three weeks of Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant and Onimusha: Way of the Sword.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant, Onimusha: Way of the Sword.

Official trailer

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When did Mandato come out?
Mandato was released on 8 September 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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