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Candlelit ritual chamber from TheVillage: Possession, showing a burning summoning circle inside a stone church interior
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TheVillage:
Possession

Is a first-person horror game where you return to a cursed village to uncover the truth behind a failed ritual. Explore abandoned locations, solve puzzles, collect doll parts, and survive terrifying supernatural encounters while an unseen force manipulates your mind.

GenreHorror
PlatformPC (Steam)
Release23 July 2026
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Gameplay

Every system is a trap

01

Body Possession

Slip into the bodies of the dead to get out of any trouble.

02

Horror

Dread built from atmosphere and implication, not jump scares alone.

03

Puzzle Solving

Environmental and ritual-based puzzles that punish carelessness.

04

Two Endings

The possession changes how it ends.

05

Dark Story

A layered narrative told through environment, memory, and ritual.

06

Immersive Audio

Binaural sound design built to make every room feel occupied.

07

UE5 Graphics

Photoreal lighting and materials built in Unreal Engine 5.

Story

Five steps into the dark

The order is fixed. Nobody has ever found a way to skip a step.

  1. 01

    The Ritual

    A ceremony older than the village itself is performed one last time.

  2. 02

    The Village

    You arrive looking for answers. The village has been waiting for you.

  3. 03

    Hell

    Beneath the village floor, the ritual's true cost is finally visible.

  4. 04

    Escape

    Whether you leave — and what leaves with you — is up to you.

  5. 05

    The Possession

    Something answers the ritual — and it doesn't leave when it's asked to.

Worlds

Six places you'll wish you hadn't found

Village
01

Village

Where it all begins — and where nobody believes you.

Church
02

Church

The ritual site. Consecrated, once.

Graveyard
03

Graveyard

Not everyone buried here stays that way.

Hell Realm
04

Hell Realm

What the ritual was really opening a door to.

Portal
05

Portal

The threshold between the village and what's beneath it.

06

Puzzle Rooms

The ritual left instructions. You'll have to earn them.

Trailer

Watch the terror unfold

TheVillage: Possession Official Trailer

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In-Engine Demos

Gameplay Loop
Puzzle Sequence I
Puzzle Sequence II

The Developer

The mind behind the madness

Pradip Kumar
// Founder · GlitchMind
Solo Developer

GlitchMind Games is a solo indie studio one person wearing every hat. Game design, programming, environment art, audio, marketing, and publishing are all handled by a single developer building the studio's first title from the ground up.

Game Design
In-house
Programming
Solo
Environment Art
Solo
Audio
Solo
Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Marketing / Publishing
Solo
1
Game in Development
∞
Nightmares Ahead
100%
Indie Spirit
0
Safe Zones

About Us

Who we are

GlitchMind Games is an independent horror game studio creating immersive horror experiences that blur the line between reality and nightmare.

Our games are built to break immersion in the best way possible — bending reality, toying with expectations, and leaving you questioning what's real. Every shadow has a purpose.

We're just getting started. And we're bringing the darkness with us.

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