The Mildew Children
2D adventure about a young witch's ritual in a children-only village
The Growing Stones · Published by Valkyrie Initiative · Released Apr 17, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 524
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 12 in 30 days
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Aug 31, 2025
What is The Mildew Children?
This 2D adventure and visual novel takes place in a village inhabited only by children, where young witch Kyrphel and her sisters must perform a dangerous ritual to save it. Across 12 chapters, you explore the village and nearby areas, investigate, solve puzzles, talk to villagers, make dialogue choices, and complete quick-time events.
For you if...
- +you like stories shaped by morally difficult decisions
- +you enjoy bleak folklore and slow exploration
Not for you if...
- −you want fast pacing with little dialogue
- −you dislike quick-time events mixed into story scenes
What players say
93% of 524 reviews are positive · 91% of 12 in the last 30 days
Players praise the eerie worldbuilding, artwork, music, and story. Some complain that awkward English dialogue makes parts hard to follow and that minigames interrupt the narrative.
How many players finish The Mildew Children?
12% of Steam players have unlocked «Death's death», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
The Mildew Children system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 2 GB, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Mildew Children?
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- OS
- Windows 10 or newer
- Processor
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- Graphics
- DirectX 11 compatible video card (integrated or dedicated with min 2GB memory)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 or newer
- Processor
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce 1060 or equivalent
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does The Mildew Children have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Mildew Children run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 32
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: Russian. Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Turkish.
Does The Mildew Children use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Adventure
- Story Rich
- Exploration
- Detective
- Surreal
- Visual Novel
- Female Protagonist
- Colorful
- 2D
- Choices Matter
- Psychological Horror
- Atmospheric
- Mystery
- Side Scroller
- Magic
- Point & Click
Recent updates
- Jan 29, 2025 · Russian Voiceover update + Myths & Legends event
- Sep 11, 2024 · Caribbean Legend Patch 1.3 and Black Mark DLC!
- Jun 4, 2024 · New update + future plans to add voiceovers!
- May 2, 2024 · First update!
2 DLC available.
