Eldritch Tales: Inheritance

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About this game

Five years after graduating high school, you and your old friends are drawn back together by a mysterious letter. Through it, you inherit a Gothic manor and a fortune beyond belief. There is only one condition: you must live in the manor together.

"Eldritch Tales: Inheritance" is a 210,000-word interactive novel by Dariel Ivalyen that blends psychological, supernatural, and cosmic horror with drama, investigation, and romance. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

When you arrive at Blackthorn Manor, strange events begin to unfold. Shadows move on their own, nights grow unnaturally dark, and every corner hides a secret. And the more you uncover, the less you understand. As the atmosphere thickens, you will have to decide whether to trust your companions—or even yourself.

• Play as male, female, or nonbinary.
• Customize your appearance, personality, and sexuality.
• Choose from six distinct backgrounds—Astronomer, Songwriter, Egyptologist, Gardener, Detective, or Librarian—each with a unique story path and an exclusive ending.
• Forge friendships or romances with a wealthy playboy, a no-nonsense scientist, a protective ex-soldier, or a free-spirited artist.
• Balance your sanity, health, and relationships—or suffer the consequences.
• Explore hidden rooms, secret passages, and places beyond human imagination, and learn—or risk learning—the truth behind your inheritance.
• Experience randomized events and discover multiple endings, ensuring no two playthroughs are alike.

What darkness lies within Blackthorn Manor? Will you turn away in time—or will you uncover
truths that consume you forever?

Ratings and reviews

This choice game needs to SERIOUSLY be proofread. There are repeating sentences and sometimes misused words. And I get it's supposed to be mysterious, but some of it makes absolutely no sense. Also the dialogue repeats in meaning on multiple occasions and wasn't even worth reading at critical moments in the story.

The story is fine. More or less a standard haunted inherited house from an unknown benefactor sort of tale. It's very short, and surprisingly linear (alt paths are mostly flavor, not substance). They probably should stop charging by word count given how easy it is to fudge the numbers.

I've been an avid reader of these games for quite a long time, please continue making quality products like this one!!

What’s new

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