Hi everyone,

I just released my first game ever — Tales After Dark: Something Upstairs, a short found-footage horror inspired by Fears to Fathom. And I still can’t quite believe it’s actually out there.

I made everything myself — the story, the levels, the sound design, the scares, the VHS look, even the two-language localization. It’s built in Unreal Engine 5, entirely with Blueprints, over the last few months of late nights and “why won’t this work” moments.

A few things I’m proud of:

• A slow-burn atmosphere that builds before it bites

• A chase I reworked way too many times until it finally felt scary

• A found-footage / VHS aesthetic I made from scratch

• Full English and Russian support

It’s free (~20–30 minutes). Play it with headphones, in the dark.

This is just the first episode. I’m already sketching the next one — bigger, with more space to explore and characters to talk to. If you play Something Upstairs, I’d genuinely love your feedback: what scared you, what didn’t land, what you’d want to see next. And if you record a playthrough, drop a link — I’ll watch every single one.

Thank you for reading, and for giving a first-time dev a chance.

— Deitywater

▶ Play it here: https://deitywater.itch.io/tales-after-dark-something-upstairs