Guide & tips

What you are doing

The itch.io pitch is simple: descend a vast vertical space in the dark while you are being hunted. Expect tension, long drops, and audio that sells the mood. Content warnings on the store include disturbing imagery, mild strobing, and themes of illness and suicide — check that page before playing.

Movement & grapple

• PC: First-person look with mouse; keyboard for movement. Recent patches added mouse and gamepad sensitivity plus invert-Y — open options if it feels too fast or inverted.
• Linux: Same inputs once the binary runs; make sure you extracted the Linux archive, not the Windows zip.
• Swings and rope momentum matter. The v1.1 devlog mentions fixes for rope behaviour at greater depth (helpful in the First Kiln challenge area). If something feels off after an update, reinstall the latest build from itch.io.

Difficulty

Players on itch.io talk about a standard run plus harder modes (for example Nightmare and the extreme First Kiln challenge). Treat those as opt-in skill checks — the listing already warns the game is difficult and short.

If you only want atmosphere, start on the baseline experience before chasing optional challenges.

Graphics / black screen

Windows v1.13 adds an ANGLE rendering path for GPUs that misbehave with the default renderer. If the game boots to a black image after the brightness prompt, update and toggle that option — details are on the itch.io devlog and our FAQ.