Those Who Dwell – Solo Folk Horror Game [RELEASED]

MidnightForgeLTD
Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:05:15 +0000
Game Development

Hi everyone,

Late last year I released Those Who Dwell, a psychological folk horror game built in Unreal Engine 5.

This is my first fully released horror title as a solo developer under Midnight Forge

About the Game

It’s a cave descent horror game where your lantern is your only way to survive. Explore a cursed underground excavation, restore ancient shrines, and manage your fading lantern as something watches from the dark. Survival depends on exploration and ritual choices, not combat.

It’s focused heavily on:

Atmosphere instead of combat or jumpscares

Environmental storytelling

Dynamic light-based threat scaling

Psychological tension

Built With

Unreal Engine 5 (Blueprint-only)

Lumen lighting

Light-reactive AI state system

Dynamic flicker & visibility logic

Cave-heavy environments with some Nanite + manual optimisation passes

The core design revolves around tension through light management with enemies react directly to player light levels, affecting visibility, movement behaviour, and chase intensity.

Most of the work went into atmosphere, pacing, and making Lumen perform in tight, vertical cave spaces.

Trailer: Those Who Dwell | Folk Horror Indie Game | Official Trailer

Steam: Those Who Dwell

Would love to hear any thoughts.

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