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Dark Pals: The 1st Floor, a first-person, mascot horror puzzle adventure coming to Steam in 2026.
Set inside an abandoned children’s mental health asylum left to rot since the 1980s, Dark Pals: The 1st Floor tasks players with exploring its eerie halls, solving environmental puzzles, and uncovering what truly happened within its walls. The facility is now home to disturbing mascot-like creatures that lurk just out of sight.
Founder Winston van Graafeiland speaks about the inspirations behind making a video game: “We’ve been itching for five years to make something that is truly our own. A project conceived and created entirely by us. Horror Skunx viewers have been asking for this for years, and we’ve finally managed to assemble a team of talented people to make this dream a reality!”
In Dark Pals: The 1st Floor, players explore the asylum alongside Inky the Ink Blaster, a mysterious companion manifested through an ink-shooting toy gun. By solving puzzles and unlocking new areas, players slowly piece together the asylum’s past and the origins of the creatures that inhabit it.
Dark Pals: The 1st Floor is designed as a transmedia horror experience. Additional story elements and hidden lore will be revealed through a dedicated series of videos starring Winston uploaded to the Horror Skunx YouTube channel. YouTuber Chazington appears in-game through video projections scattered throughout the asylum, guiding players along their journey.
Dark Pals: The 1st Floor features:
Creepy Mascots: Beware of creepy cartoonish creatures lurking around.
Abandoned Child Mental Health Asylum: Unravel the mysteries this dark place holds and uncover why it was abandoned in the late 80’s.
Clever Environmental Puzzles: Unlock new rooms within the facility by solving puzzles.
Ink Shooting Toy: Together with your companion Inky, the Ink Blaster, you will be looking for answers…
Transmedia Mystery: A narrative told through transmedial storytelling and eerie music, with Youtube videos that provide additional lore to the game.
