Atelier Sento's Horror Game The Doll Shop Launches on Steam
The Doll Shop is a small Steam release whose hand-drawn village art, inspired by Niigata Prefecture where the creators once lived, is the clearest thing the store page and the game's structure have to sell.
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French manga duo Atelier Sento release the horror novel game The Doll Shop on Steam on October 12. A free demo is available on Steam. The game is set in rural Japan and follows a young male doll maker with a secret who reunites with a childhood friend in a snowbound village. Play blends adventure and visual novel elements, with doll repair, village exploration, and three endings.
The game puts the player in the role of a male doll maker, called to a village shut in by snow for a reunion with a childhood friend. From there it mixes romance and horror, and the store page describes a man forced to choose between his beloved doll and the hope of a new life.
Beyond conversation, the player repairs eerie dolls and walks the village to visit shrines and shops. Dialogue choices carry weight, and the source warns that the wrong words can lead to unexpected outcomes. Three endings are in the build, with a hidden ending unlocked once all of them are found.
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