Once Upon A Puppet: A Nightmare of Strings
Once Upon A Puppet is a gripping first-person horror and puzzle adventure game developed by One Puppet Studio. Released in March 2024, the game places the player in the shoes of a young girl desperately searching for her lost parents within an eerie, deserted puppet workshop where the creations have come frighteningly to life.
Category
Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Action-adventure, First-person shooter, Action RPG, Survival
About
Once Upon A Puppet is a gripping first-person horror and puzzle adventure game developed by One Puppet Studio. Released in March 2024, the game places the player in the shoes of a young girl desperately searching for her lost parents within an eerie, deserted puppet workshop where the creations have come frighteningly to life.
Blending atmospheric horror elements reminiscent of classic survival horror with challenging point-and-click style puzzles, the game requires cunning and logic. Players must explore the unsettling, detailed environments, using every clue to piece together the dark mystery of the workshop and evade the hostile animated puppets. Every step is fraught with danger, demanding quick thinking and observation to solve intricate environmental challenges and progress deeper into the terrifying narrative.
Features
- Intense first-person horror experience in a puppet workshop setting.
- Complex environmental puzzles that test observation and deductive skills.
- Deep, atmospheric narrative surrounding the disappearance of the protagonist's parents.
- Original musical score and sound design that heightens the tension.
- Exploration of a detailed and visually unnerving world populated by menacing living puppets.
Ratings
User Reviews
- An unexpectedly solid horror title. The puppets are genuinely creepy and the puzzles kept me engaged without being overly frustrating. Definitely worth playing for puzzle-horror fans.
- The atmosphere in Once Upon A Puppet is fantastic—dark, unsettling, and highly tense. The story pulls you in immediately, making you want to uncover the secrets of the studio.
- Great mix of puzzle solving and jump scares. It takes inspiration from popular horror trends but executes its unique puppet theme very well.
- Challenging but rewarding. The satisfaction of solving a difficult puzzle while being hunted is what makes this game excellent. Highly recommended.
- A true indie gem in the horror genre. The graphical style is cohesive and the puppet designs are disturbing. A strong debut from One Puppet Studio.