Palmyra Orphanage
Steppe Hare Studio · 2019 · Horror, Violent, Indie, Psychological Horror, Survival Horror
PC
Very Positive89% · 623
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About Palmyra Orphanage
In a remote corner of post-Soviet Russia lies an orphanage "Palmyra". Somehow, this children's home was able to survive the collapse of the country and the terrible fever of the nineties. But recently, any mentions of him disappeared from all archives. What is hidden behind the walls of forgotten shelter?
You've finally found a clue about location of your missing brother. To do that, you will have to return to the place that should be forgotten. The old orphanage was a place in which you were separated. Now all you need to do is to walk through the empty rooms of your past and find documents about your brother relocation. But are they really empty? Ghostly footsteps are heard among the corridors of the crumbling building. Shadows are thirst for peace, cry out for help. They are trying to drag you into their memories, to drown in someone else's death. But this is not their land. This is the property of the principal. He wanders. He waits. He hates. He will take care of you.
Palmyra Orphanage is a paranormal first-person horror, in which only stealth and attention will help you survive. Choose witch end they deserve. Unravel history of the orphanage, but be careful.
Features:
• He is always there. Stealth mechanics will challenge your skills. It requires careful though and attention to every step.
• Intense story that hides a lot of secrets. Riddles of the shelter will be solved only by those who can find all marks of the past.
• Each room, from the empty dormitories, to the old school classrooms, has been carefully recreated to convey a sense of loneliness and despair.
• Several different endings will allow you to decide for yourself how this story ends.
• Dark and atmospheric sound.
• The plan of the building is based on the existing blueprints of Russian orphanages.
• The events of the game and the characters were inspired by the real cases of children abuse, recorded during the inspection of a number of orphanages.
You've finally found a clue about location of your missing brother. To do that, you will have to return to the place that should be forgotten. The old orphanage was a place in which you were separated. Now all you need to do is to walk through the empty rooms of your past and find documents about your brother relocation. But are they really empty? Ghostly footsteps are heard among the corridors of the crumbling building. Shadows are thirst for peace, cry out for help. They are trying to drag you into their memories, to drown in someone else's death. But this is not their land. This is the property of the principal. He wanders. He waits. He hates. He will take care of you.
Palmyra Orphanage is a paranormal first-person horror, in which only stealth and attention will help you survive. Choose witch end they deserve. Unravel history of the orphanage, but be careful.
Features:
• He is always there. Stealth mechanics will challenge your skills. It requires careful though and attention to every step.
• Intense story that hides a lot of secrets. Riddles of the shelter will be solved only by those who can find all marks of the past.
• Each room, from the empty dormitories, to the old school classrooms, has been carefully recreated to convey a sense of loneliness and despair.
• Several different endings will allow you to decide for yourself how this story ends.
• Dark and atmospheric sound.
• The plan of the building is based on the existing blueprints of Russian orphanages.
• The events of the game and the characters were inspired by the real cases of children abuse, recorded during the inspection of a number of orphanages.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Really good game. Nice jumpscares. Perfect amount of lighter fluid so it's not frustrating. Good puzzles, and manageable escape from villain.1 found this helpful
Decent game. About an hour. A few jumpscares but mostly atmospheric horror.
Palmyra Orphanage isn’t jump-out-of-your-chair scary, but it absolutely nails atmosphere and storytelling. From the very start, I was engaged, and by the end I was faced with a moral decision that genuinely affected how the story wrapped up — which I always appreciate. The game leans heavily into dark, oppressive environments and psychological tension. The jump scares are fairly obvious, but they didn’t feel cheap, and honestly, I wasn’t mad about them. What really got me was the anxiety — the kind where everything feels off, especially when the antagonist is nearby. You don’t see much of them up close until late in the game, but when they appear, reality starts to break down and you’re forced to hide and wait it out, which made for some genuinely stressful moments. There’s not a lot I can say without spoiling things, but for what it sets out to do, Palmyra Orphanage succeeds. I enjoyed my time with it, felt invested in the outcome, and walked away feeling like I got my money’s worth. Recommended.
hella solid scary game, a couple cheap scares, a lot of tension, super dark atmosphere (literally and metaphorically), and a sadly eerie story. I like it alot
The game runs very well, graphically it looks good, and the gameplay was easy to learn. However, the save system and the menu's were horrendous. Whenever you enter a new area of the game, it won't save. The player will need to replay 10-15 minutes all over again when they die in the game. And is you want to select anything from the inventory, scroll using the middle mouse button or the arrow keys on the keyboard is needed to select items. Those two things destroyed the immersion and the atmosphere that this game was trying to offer. I give Palmyra Orphanage a 2/5 My rating system: 1 = Horrible game. Don't even look at it. 2 = Bad game. 3 = Average. Its neither good nor bad. 4 = Worth Playing. 5 = Must play!
Game was too scary to finish 10/10. I I wish I could finish the game though.
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