Rockpapershotgun iconRockpapershotgunSep 4, 2026 ~1 min source read

"Top-down Zelda meets Bloodborne": action RPG Withering Realms is out now in early access, should you fancy riding the shoulders of a horrible doll

Withering Rooms was an unexpectedly devious and absorbing slice of dollhouse action-RPG horror. As such, I've been looking forward to Withering Realms, the standalone sort-of-sequel, which launches in early access today.

"Top-down Zelda meets Bloodborne": action RPG Withering Realms is out now in early access, should you fancy riding the shoulders of a horrible doll

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Withering Rooms was an unexpectedly devious and absorbing slice of dollhouse action-RPG horror.

As such, I've been looking forward to Withering Realms, the standalone sort-of-sequel, which launches in early access today.

The new game takes place in the 1920s, following the 'premature' end of World War 1 thanks to an occult catastrophe.

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Withering Rooms was an unexpectedly devious and absorbing slice of dollhouse action-RPG horror. As such, I've been looking forward to Withering Realms, the standalone sort-of-sequel, which launches in early access today. The new game takes place in the 1920s, following the 'premature' end of World War 1 thanks to an occult catastrophe.

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You play a ghost child, clinging to the shoulders of a living marionette. You wouldn't accept if that thing offered you a piggyback.

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