RUNT

Step into the worn boots of Runt Strayer, the 19-year-old youngest son among five brothers and the last surviving heir of a dead cult leader who once called himself the Mouth of God. On the fifth anniversary of their father’s death, a blood-written message appears across their boarded church pulpit: 5 Days. The town of Skipclaw lies sealed behind protective walls, a bleak frontier where humanity is no longer the apex predator. It falls to you to investigate the omen, uncover secrets, and decide who to accuse before the fifth day arrives.

RUNT is a branching narrative where every conversation, question, and deduction reshapes your path. Gather clues by talking to townspeople, interrogating each brother, and navigating the suffocating politics of survival inside a world haunted by otherworldly creatures. The order you speak, the doubts you probe, and the conclusions you draw determine who trusts you, what truths you uncover, and which doors to truth remain closed.

Across five tense days you’ll:

• Investigate every brother and reveal their secrets, from motives to alibis.
• Build or fracture relationships with masked townsfolk who guard their own truths.
• Naviagte the politics and dangers of a town forever living in shade.
• Confront otherworldly threats that creep through the night and test your nerves.
• Piece together clues through dialogue-driven moments and hidden-object style micro-games.

When the final day arrives, you must choose a culprit. Your choice leads to one of more than a dozen endings, each shaped by the person you become and the evidence you’ve gathered. The world’s darkness is permanent, and humanity is not alone—your fate and Skipclaw’s future hinge on the conclusions you draw.

A mature, rural Gothic mystery designed for fans of adventure and visual novels alike. RUNT combines a branching dialogue system with personality traits that unlock new paths and clues as your relationships develop. Five-day investigations, a blend of puzzle work, bespoke manual labor vignettes, and Hidden Object Game moments keep the pace tight while the atmosphere remains brooding and intimate. The game’s aesthetic is meticulously crafted from originally captured photographs and hand-painted art, inviting you into a bleak, immersive world where every choice matters and some truths may never be known.

Discover the tension between kin and town, survive the ever-present darkness, and decide who bears the blame in a mystery where every conversation could be your last chance to reveal the truth.