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Return to Northbury Grove
Return to Northbury Grove is a thrilling VR experience and love letter to the slasher horror genre. Centered around immersive escape room gameplay, players are tasked with evading the terrifying Slasher of Specter Forest. Can you survive a horror movie?
Released:
Oct 16, 2023
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Developer:
Scythe Dev Team
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Publisher:
tinyBuild
Action
Adventure
Action-Adventure
3D
Cinematic
VR
1980s
Dark
Horror
Mystery
Psychological
Stealth
Survival Horror
Physics
Story Rich
Singleplayer
Escape Room
Immersive
Violent
Multiplayer
The Developer Says...

Liam Murphy is an aspiring actor looking to land the role of a lifetime at the infamous Rock the Warehouse music festival. Upon arriving at the desolate RTW concert grounds, Liam faces death itself after being kidnapped and thrown into the basement of the Spector Forest Slasher’s labyrinthian kill-house.
Now, Liam must use his wits and bravery to survive the traps, trials, and tribulations that lay before him. Will he become the Slasher’s latest victim or will he escape to the fresh air of freedom? Find out by confronting death and your own fears in…Return to Northbury Grove!
This immersive VR experience is a love letter to the slasher genre that elevates the terror and ratchets up the tension of the Northbury Grove franchise – so don’t make a sound, stay out of sight, and whatever you do, do not cross the Slasher. Let the blood curdling cries commence!

- Next-Level Immersion: Experience every pulse-pounding moment in full 360-degree VR.
- Physics First: The game is 100% physically simulated, from the player itself to almost every object and item found in all levels.
- Haunting Atmosphere: The unsettling ambiance of Specter Forest and other mysterious places come to life like never before as you live the experience with the maximum immersion
- Chilling Audio: Spatial Sound effects make you feel as if you're truly part of this living nightmare.
- Unpredictable Gameplay: Your choices matter. Make decisions that impact your survival in real-time.
- Adaptive AI: No two playthroughs are the same. The lurking terror adapts to your actions in real-time. Do you have what it takes to actually survive a horror movie?
- Modifier Mania: Total Darkness? Guns Everywhere? Happy the Humble Heifer? Play with modifiers, the real game starts once you beat it the first time!
Back of the Box Details
Steam Deck
Unsupported
DLC
None
DRM/EULA Notices
Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA
Return to Northbury Grove EULA
Achievements
None
Ratings
None
Demo
None
Metacritic
None
Content Notices
None
Controller Support
None
Reviews
78%
Mostly Positive
Based on 37 reviews
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