Slender Threads: Prologue

Slender Threads: Prologue

Blyts · September 15, 2021 · Free to Play, Point & Click, Psychological Horror, Story Rich, Horror

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About Slender Threads: Prologue

"Discover scenic Villa Ventana, the hillside community of empty stores and emptier people." Not the ideal backdrop for a bestselling novel, but as every writer knows, inspiration can strike in the unlikeliest of places. Within hours of Harvey Green's arrival, that inspiration takes the form of foreboding dreams, impossible coincidences, and hidden motives that set Harvey on the path to uncovering a chilling, fateful truth.

Slender Threads is a point-and-click thriller adventure. Guide Harvey through Villa Ventana as nefarious, unseen forces exert increasingly more sway over him and the town's residents.

* Encounter and interact with a vast assortment of eccentric characters with inscrutable intentions.
* Solve a sequence of challenging puzzles as you draw ever closer to the source of the town's dark influence.
* Bring to light the origins of the region's uncanny existence.

Slender Threads: Prologue — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

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

Recommended Jul 30, 2026
Slender Threads: Prologue is an incredibly atmospheric, dark, and beautifully stylized point-and-click adventure thriller that hooks you within the first 30 minutes. You step into the shoes of Harvey Green, an eccentric and slightly cynical traveling author who arrives in the unsettling, foggy mountain town of Villa Ventana, only to immediately feel that something is deeply wrong with the local residents.Even a brief half-hour session is enough to appreciate what makes this indie project stand out. The hand-drawn art style is stunning, the voice acting is top-notch, and the game heavily channels the classic, nostalgic energy of old-school adventure gems while wrapping it in a sinister, Twin Peaks-esque blanket. The writing is sharp, witty, and perfectly balances dark humor with a creeping sense of underlying dread. While you won't get to solve the more complex late-game puzzles in a short sitting, the introductory sequence sets up the mystery flawlessly. As a completely free narrative slice that keeps your profile clean from incomplete tracker achievements, it is a magnificent recommendation for a quick gaming break.
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Recommended Oct 18, 2026
Very good visual, engaging story, fully voiced characters, good gameplay and puzzles
Not recommended Oct 4, 2026
Not for me.
Recommended Sep 3, 2026
A game with unique characters and dialogues. Clearly written by a nerd (not derogatory). PROS - great original characters - no corny lines - amazing voice acting - great music - consistent art direction - lovely backgrounds - great atmosphere and vibes - polished look - interesting story - unpredictable story CONS - I wish i could control the character with WASD - puzzle game is quite weak (only 1) - more lit reference needed. <3 - a lot of pointless yapping when interacting with items - a lot of pointless interactions with items that don't serve the story - can not view items or paintings in close-up, can only hear character yap about them. (what if the paintings were metaphors??? what if they could contain foreshadowing???? references????????) - I wish the character's observations on his surroundings could be exhaustible so that I would not feel tempted to click on them again and then hear the same dialogue. Maybe the second time the observation could just show up as text when the mouse hovers over it. - creepiness factor is quite low (but forgiveable because mayhaps it's not the focus nor point) - a slight hint system would be nice - having to use the journal on the charac…
Recommended Aug 2, 2026
I accidentaly pressed on New Game and lost all the game played.
Recommended Jul 13, 2026
Great story line and a lot of detective work

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