Tales from the Other Side: Beneath the Roots
CATFURY · 2026 · Indie, Horror, Psychological Horror, Dark, Action-Adventure
PC
4 user reviews100% · 4
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About Tales from the Other Side: Beneath the Roots
STORY
Several years after your grandfather’s disappearance, you return to his house on the edge of the forest.Expecting to find it abandoned, you are met with something entirely different.The house is clean and well-kept, everything in its place, as if it had never been left behind. But as you listen to the silence, the sense of comfort quickly fades into unease.In the empty rooms, you hear faint rustling and barely perceptible whispers. From time to time, unfamiliar objects appear, as if left there intentionally.Reading through your grandfather’s journal, you find no answers — only new reasons to worry. Following fragments of his thoughts, you descend deeper into the house, where it begins to feel anything but ordinary.Is this a dream, a distorted perception… or something real?WHAT AWAITS YOU
- Explore the house and uncover its secrets
- Piece together the story through journal entries
- Solve puzzles and search for clues
- Listen closely and navigate through tense, oppressive silence
- Feel the tension build as you progress
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
You play as an unnamed character who has grown tired of city life after their landlord falls into debt and gangsters begin collecting money from the tenants, including you. With nothing left to keep you there, you pack your belongings and move to the middle of nowhere, settling into an old house that once belonged to your grandfather, who mysteriously disappeared years ago. The experience is focused on immersion, so the controls stay simple and never get in the way. You have standard first person movement, a crouch button, and an interaction button. Whenever you point the dot in the center of the screen at something important, an interaction prompt appears, allowing you to either use or collect the object. There is no inventory management, as every item you pick up is used automatically when you interact with the correct spot. Most interactions involve opening doors or operating switches, and only a few involve item use. Oddly enough, some interactions inside the house are overly sensitive and can even be triggered through walls, so it feels a little strange when a button prompt appears while you're simply standing next to one. Aside from that small oversight, the game runs well …4 found this helpful
Great Russian horror game. I am curious to see what story you’ll tell in the next episode of Tales of The Other Side. I hope this horror game series of yours becomes as famous as Fears to Fathom and Tales Beyond The Tomb. Here is my walkthrough: https://youtu.be/ZB_7ntau8Uw?si=WH_GEYNRqGdSSe4B2 found this helpful
https://youtu.be/PBwoO_MGBrY really enjoyed your game!2 found this helpful
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