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What Grows in the Night

2 October 2020

What Grows in the Night is an indie developed by Studio Calamari, released 2 October 2020 on Android, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What What Grows in the Night is

What Grows in the Night is an indie game developed by Studio Calamari and released in 2020. It is available on Android, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Ren'Py.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Once upon a time, a scarecrow stood on a farm. Her existence was a simple one, observing the people who lived there and scaring off the birds. Even when the people had gone and the farm was left barren, she had no wants or needs. How could she? After countless years of not seeing another soul, a strange woman shows up and gives the scarecrow newfound life. The woman tells her that she has a task for her: grow some plants, and in exchange, she'll free her from the farm. Fail, and she'll go back to being a normal scarecrow. Scarecrow tends to the plants as directed, unsure of what else to do, and spends her nights walking aimlessly. In time, she meets a kind lion and a mischievous rabbit that…
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are horror.

What it launched against

What Grows in the Night launched on 2 October 2020, within three weeks of Hades, Hades, Genshin Impact and Mafia: Definitive Edition.

Released around the same time: Hades, Hades, Genshin Impact, Mafia: Definitive Edition.

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When did What Grows in the Night come out?
What Grows in the Night was released on 2 October 2020 for Android, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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