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After a snowstorm crash strands her on a remote road, a woman seeks shelter in a first-person horror story of exploration and escape.
Released 16 Apr 2025
Walk Through a Blizzard
Explore an Isolated House
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Uncanny Tales is an episodic horror series where the real terror comes not from monsters or the supernatural, but from people. Each episode is a new unsettling story inspired by real fears and eerie situations from everyday life.
Developed by VYASTUDIO · Published by VYASTUDIO
Traveling to her parents’ home for winter break, a woman takes an isolated road to avoid traffic. When a snowstorm leads to a car crash and she finds herself without phone signal, she heads into the forest to look for help.
She finds an old house where an elderly resident offers her warmth and a place to rest. The first-person story unfolds as she explores the house and encounters details that deepen the unease.
Players interact with objects and read notes, newspapers, and other materials to learn more about the setting. The episode eventually shifts into a brief stealth-and-escape sequence, as the protagonist tries to get out of the house.
Players who enjoyed the game often highlight its snowbound atmosphere, tense sound design, and occasional effective scares. Some also appreciate its short, grounded horror story. Common reservations are that the experience ends quickly, offers little gameplay beyond walking and exploring, and has an underdeveloped or unsatisfying conclusion; some reviewers also report problems during the escape sequence.
Uncanny Tales is an episodic horror series where the scariest things aren’t monsters or the supernatural, but people themselves. Each episode tells a new chilling story inspired by real-life fears and unsettling situations.
❄️ Uncanny Tales: Cold Road – The first episode of the series.
A late evening, a snowstorm, the eve of the New Year holidays… The protagonist is traveling to her parents’ home for winter break. To avoid traffic jams, she takes a less popular and more isolated road. But the journey turns dangerous – losing control, she crashes her car.
Regaining consciousness, she realizes that there’s no signal, and the storm is only getting worse. Her only option is to find help. Leaving the car behind, she ventures into the forest and soon stumbles upon an old house. A kind elderly woman welcomes her inside, offering warmth, hot tea, and a place to rest.
But waking up in the middle of the night to strange noises, she soon realizes—she is not alone in this house…
🔹 Atmosphere – A tense and unsettling environment, built through detailed surroundings, eerie sounds, and disturbing details.
🔹 Realism – The horror doesn’t come from monsters, but from people and their hidden secrets. This could happen to anyone.
🔹 Episodic format – Each story in Uncanny Tales is unique but connected by the theme of everyday fears hiding in plain sight.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 6 |
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| Controller required | No |
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