Mixing detective work with psychological horror, Hollow Mire drops you into 1952, post-war England, as a blizzard traps you in the shadow of Breken House — where two seemingly separate investigations begin to spiral into something far darker. Developed by indie studio Mowlo Games, the free demo for Hollow Mire is available on Steam now with a brand new trailer!
If you grew up on slow-burn interactive mysteries, Hollow Mire is made for you. With hand-painted isometric environments and muted winter lighting, it builds the kind of atmosphere where the house feels present, silence feels loaded, and you keep clicking because you need the next piece of the puzzle.
You play across two intertwined perspectives: WWII veteran journalist John Rowe, searching for his missing family at Breken House, and Detective Gwen Porter, investigating a patient’s disappearance tied to Bordon Down Asylum. As their cases converge, the story digs into trauma, fractured memory, and long-buried secrets… all leading to one of eight possible endings, shaped by your choices.
Who Hollow Mire is for:
- Fans of classic 90s point-and-click mystery adventures
- Players who prefer atmosphere + narrative over action
- Anyone into slow-burn investigation, clue chasing, and choice-driven storytelling
- Viewers who love psychological horror, ghost stories, and theory-building
What makes it worth your time
From the first notes of its cello-led original soundtrack, Hollow Mire commits to mood from the outset: melancholy, tense, and quietly unsettling. But far from being a simple throwback, the game also adds a modern system of choice and consequence to the classic point-and-click formula. Conversations and discoveries shape what you understand, what you miss, and how the truth unfolds. The result is a story-forward mystery that’s easy to start, hard to put down, and built for replay — especially if you love comparing theories, debating decisions, and chasing alternate outcomes.
If you like the sound of all of this, do yourself a favour and play the 30-minute free demo of Hollow Mire on Steam or wishlist to get notified as new updates, trailers, and news drop!
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