The Dark Queen of Mortholme

83% positive of 4,166 Steam reviews

Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam

Made by Mosu. Published by Monster Theater.

About the game

You are the final boss, the Dark Queen of Mortholme, unrivaled in power. A hero invades and is easily crushed. Yet, they keep returning. A short-form indie game about an unusual bond, perspectives, and the beauty of change.

Tagged by players

Villain Protagonist
Gothic
Souls-like
Supernatural
Psychological
Short
Emotional
Female Protagonist
Romance
Dark
Choices Matter
Visual Novel

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The Dark Queen of Mortholme

83% positive of 4,166 Steam reviews

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Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam

Made by Mosu. Published by Monster Theater.

About the game

Tagged by players

Villain Protagonist
Gothic
Souls-like
Supernatural
Psychological
Short
Emotional
Female Protagonist
Romance
Dark
Choices Matter
Visual Novel

What players say

Recommended
A fun game but not one to play if you want to FEEL like the final boss. Your movement is slow, your attacks are slow, the response time between hitting a button to attack and the attack actually going off is slow, the "enemy" is way too good at dodging your attacks. But that is kinda the point. You are not meant to win. You are not meant to drag things on for hours on end. The battles are just the things BETWEEN the…
1 h played when written. 22 found it helpful.
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Recommended
If you are looking for a game where you PLAY as the final boss this is probably not the exact game you are looking for, however I highly recommend you check it out anyways. It is such a fun short dialogue based game with beautiful art for just being in one place and was the most fun I have had on a game in a long time, cannot recommend it enough.
1.2 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Kinda boring self improvement PSA game where the premise is cool on paper but in play: not really fun gameplay, frustratingly slow controls. plays more like a short visual novel than an actual game. I'm sure someone can benefit from the lessons of this game but why should life advice be behind a paywall? cool art, cool idea, too bad it was stifled by poor core game loop. Your time and money is better invested…
25 min played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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