About the Game
Only the foolish and the desperate attempt to wander the mazelike trails of Hillthorn. Even those who know their way may still stumble upon dangerous wildlife or a local villager’s piercing gaze. But a child has gone missing, time is in short supply, and you’re the one being tasked with unraveling the mountain’s secrets. Welcome to Hillthorn, a dark investigation game unlike any other, where the mystery unfolds without a single word spoken.
A World in Cards
Every eerie and unsettling detail of Hillthorn's story is revealed entirely through Clue cards, which can be Investigated, Explored or in some instances Talked to in your search to get closer to truth behind the disappearance.
You Are an Outsider
You've been tasked to find a missing person, though it’ll take some finesse to draw information from the locals, who seem reluctant to share details with someone outside their flock.
Time is in Short Supply
The clock is ticking. There are too many threads to follow and too little time. Something seems keen on letting you revisit untrodden paths, but at what cost?
Features
Discover a strange mountain and uncover its secrets.
Card-based investigation with no dialogue.
The clock ticks with every action.
Short, atmospheric mystery.
Multiple endings to discover
Knowledge as progression.
No Generative AI
Screenshots
8 imagesVersion Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
We have released a demo hotfix today to address some issues raised by the community.
Patch Notes:
Bug Fixes
- Fixed some fonts not loading properly when switching language to Chinese and Japanese.
Quality of Life
- Added an option to remove Chromatic Abberation in the settings.
Thank you for your continued support of our demo and for your feedback.
Hillthorn launches 10 November
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Hello Detectives!
We released a demo update today that includes new content!
New Content
All cinematics have been redone
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New Zoom Feature available in options. When activated, you can now press on a card for small duration to show a fullscreen version of it.
Entering a wrong path in the Winding Trails now has improved feedbacks.
Improvement to the music in the first scene of the game.
Bug Fixes
Fixed resolution resetting when changing screen mode.
Fixed cards being dragged out of the game’s screen not behaving properly when returning to the screen.
Fixed radio’s left/right speaker volumes not being accurate to the center of the screen.
Fixed deactivated objects still playing a sound when clicked.
Fixed an issue in the introduction where some cards like the language selection would be misaligned when playing in different resolutions than 16:9.
Fixed rendering issues in 4:3 resolutions
Quality of Life
Time since last save now always displays properly when quitting.
Improved sounds when manipulating multiple cards
Moving between the Inn and the Inn room doesn’t use ingame time anymore.
Some important cards have been made bigger for emphasis.
Slight changes to the Office scene with Abigail.
That’s it for this update!
Keep an eye out, there are still more secrets to come…
Wishlist Hillthorn and Play the Demo Now!
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We have released a demo update today that includes some new content and 11 new languages!
Notes
- Added a short cinematic in the game’s introduction.
- Added new effects on some cards (look out for the radio!)
- Added and updated sound effects.
- Added more notes in the Diary as you discover the folks of Hillthorn.
- Added a new interaction in the Inn Room
New Languages
- Simplified Chinese
- German
- Indonesian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Italian
- Polish
- Russian
- Spanish (LATAM)
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As text in the game is very context specific, we have created a new pinned thread in the forums for you to provide any feedback: https://steamcommunity.com/app/3504050/discussions/0/581680031271538704/
That’s it for this update!
Keep an eye out, there are still more secrets to come…
Wishlist Hillthorn and Play the Demo Now!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3504050/_Hillthorn/
Current Release
Build 26138807
Uploaded Nov 13, 2026
System Requirements
How to Install
Hillthorn.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
Download
Direct link available
Needed when extracting (WinRAR / 7-Zip) — not a site login.
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