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The Shuddering

Lose yourself in a lonely entity's embrace...

12 July 2024

The Shuddering is an indie developed by Melancholy Marionette, released 12 July 2024 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Shuddering is

The Shuddering is an indie game developed by Melancholy Marionette and released in 2024. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Awakening in an aquatic abyss, with no memory of how you got there or how you're even able to breathe, you're greeted by an entity who seems almost too pleased to meet you. Perhaps it can offer answers, but whether such a being can be trusted is down to you to determine.
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How it plays

Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Shuddering launched on 12 July 2024, within three weeks of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Nobody Wants to Die, Thank Goodness You're Here! and Once Human.

Released around the same time: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Nobody Wants to Die, Thank Goodness You're Here!, Once Human.

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When did The Shuddering come out?
The Shuddering was released on 12 July 2024 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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