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The Grandfather descends on Steam

Hopefully by now we've all gotten past the "do games need to be FUN?" question. The answer, of course, is no they don't. If you're still not convinced, enter the latest exhibit into evidence, The Grandfather.

The titular character is a loving man who never felt that love reciprocated. Experiencing only anguish instead, he became "a very miserable man; he hated what his life had become." What's worse, the source of his misery was the person to whom he was most vulnerable: his "cold hearted, miserable, emotionless wife" who "made his existence beyond miserable, killing his desire to do everything he had ever loved to do in life.”


Inspired by a true story, clearly this "sad tale of an old man who is tormented by the coldness of his wife" is not meant to be an uplifting adventure, but rather a thought-provoking psychological drama. Created by indie developers MPR ART Hallucinations (The Lady) and David Szymanski (The Moon Sliver, The Music Machine), this is a "story-driven point-and-click puzzle/horror game" featuring fully voiced narration, a procedural soundtrack, comic book-styled hand drawn art, and promises a variety of "challenging puzzle types".

Available now for Windows and Mac on Steam, if you're not sure you're up for a feel-bad tale like The Grandfather, you can always try before you buy through the downloadable demo on Steam.

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