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Palimpsest

By AFHORIA

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Fact Sheet

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Description

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Media

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About The Team

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Fact Sheet

Developer:

AFHORIA

Based in Austin, TX, USA

Publisher:

Self-published

Platforms:

PC (Windows)

Engine:

Godot

Genre:

Narrative / Psychological Horror

Perspective:

Top-down / Point and Click

Play Style:

Single-player

Release Date:

To be announced

Website:

Linktree (AFHORIA Studio)

Social Media:

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Business Email:

[email protected]

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Pitch

Palimpsest is a slow driven narrative set in the town of Millfield. Millfield is a regular town, but something feels off. The grass is always a bit too high, street lights hum too loudly, and the townspeople move like puppets, just going through the motions. Nothing changes. Explore, interact, and uncover a fractured narrative through puzzles and the ever changing environment. From AFHORIA, a small indie studio based in Austin, TX.

Description

Palimpsest is a narrative psychological horror game centered on exploration, interaction, and environmental storytelling. Players move through intimate, everyday spaces that gradually become more unsettling. Uncover meaning through observation, repetition, and small changes.

You awaken in a quiet room that feels familiar, but not quite right. Objects can be examined and spaces revisited. As the environment shifts in response to your actions, the line between memory, reality, and perception blurs. Nothing is explained outright; instead, the story is layered beneath the surface, waiting to be discovered.

• Explore a series of small, interconnected spaces that change over time
• Interact with everyday objects that carry hidden a narrative
• Experience horror through atmosphere, sound, and implication, not jump scares!
• Navigate spaces that feel familiar yet increasingly disorienting
• Minimal UI and guided pacing designed to maintain immersion
• Built in Godot with a focus on immersive gameplay

Palimpsest is designed as a quiet, unsettling experience one that lingers after the screen goes dark.

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Media and Art

Screenshots

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About The Team

AFHORIA

AFHORIA is a small independent game studio formed by a team of student developers at the University of Texas at Austin. We are focused on narrative driven, atmospheric experiences that emphasize environmental storytelling and subtle interaction. We create games that explore unease and ambiguity through familiar spaces. Palimpsest is AFHORIA’s debut title.

Hayden Porter - Lead Developer and Producer

Hi, my name is Hayden Porter. I am a creative and highly motivated individual with a strong work ethic and a passion for storytelling across games, animation, and digital media. Skilled in content design, video editing, and digital strategy, with experience driving growth through social media and creative marketing. Actively developing interactive projects and eager to contribute to bold, innovative teams.

Contact Hayden!

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Portfolio

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Email

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LinkedIn

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Resume

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About the Publisher

Self-published

Palimpsest is currently being self-published by AFHORIA as an independent project. Development, creative direction, and distribution are handled entirely in-house by the team.

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