Charlotte

Charlotte

Extinct Angel · April 9, 2018 · Indie, Simulation, Sexual Content, Free to Play, Adventure

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Charlotte is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Charlotte

Charlotte is a game about the 19th century writer and suffragist, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and her famous short horror story, the Yellow Wall-paper. Part walking simulator and part exploration game, Charlotte puts players into the role of a 19th century woman undergoing the rest cure for hysteria. What is it like to live in a world that restricts your agency? Where you can’t vote? Where you are thought to be less intelligent? Has the world gone mad? Or is it you?

Charlotte is a narrative video game. There are no goals but puzzles are used to structure the exploration of the environment. Experience the narrative through enacted and environmental storytelling as you explore the mysteries of the mansion.

The game can take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour or two - depending on how long it takes to solve the puzzles and how much of the ephemera are read. This game was created as an experiment in making an engaging serious game about the humanities. As such, it includes a great deal of content from digital archives and museums so that it could be used in a classroom setting. Please see the additional pdfs for lists of references and links to all the ephemera and texts used in the game.

This game contains adult themes of sexuality and mental illness also, some nude imagery is depicted in the classic paintings that hang on the wall. Note that this is the "educational" version so generally it is fine for anyone 14+.

Please read the quick start pdf regarding the SAVE option. You can save the game but it only saves the position of the doors. The player and all other triggers will be reset in order to "re-read" the game without the interference of the puzzles.

Charlotte — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Aug 19, 2026
i do like the yellow wallpaper and how this goes based on that but the game was just kind of okay? there were some creepy parts and i liked looking at all the art and reading some things but its just wayyy too much to read i recommend it if you really like the yellow wallpaper and the history surrounding it but other than that probably not since there isnt too much gameplay as the puzzles are just buttons
Recommended Mar 1, 2026
A game inspired by the Yellow Wallpaper; a short story written by Charlotte Perkins about a woman who is made to rest as a cure for hysteria. There is a great deal of material to read within the game that I found quite daunting. After searching through 3 rooms, I couldn't get myself to read the rest. The game was short and simple. The art is beautiful and the texts are interesting reads. I recommend it since it's a free game and can be done in less than 3 hours, maybe more if you read everything. The game feels a bit wonky, it reminds me of the old early 2000s games. I enjoyed it but I don't think it truly captured the essence of TYW.
Not recommended Jan 14, 2026
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Recommended Dec 11, 2025
The most depressing game I have played in a very long time.
Recommended Oct 31, 2025
Игра 'Charlotte' – это трогательная и эмоциональная визуальная новелла, которая затягивает с первых минут. История о подростках с уникальными способностями, сражающихся с судьбой и пытающихся спасти друг друга, оставляет неизгладимое впечатление. Главный герой, Ю Отосака, циничный и расчетливый, постепенно меняется под влиянием окружающих его людей и осознает истинную ценность дружбы и семьи. Сюжет развивается стремительно, сочетая в себе элементы комедии, драмы и научной фантастики. Визуальный стиль приятен глазу, музыкальное сопровождение идеально передает атмосферу происходящего. Особенно хочется отметить проработку персонажей – каждый из них обладает своей индивидуальностью, мотивами и трагической историей. Несмотря на кажущуюся легкость повествования, 'Charlotte' поднимает важные темы: самопожертвование, утрата, взросление и принятие себя. Финал может показаться неоднозначным, но он точно не оставит равнодушным. Игра рекомендуется всем, кто любит душевные истории и готов к эмоциональному путешествию. Это прекрасный пример того, как аниме-игра может заставить задуматься о важных вещах в жизни.
Recommended Aug 1, 2025
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