Obscure

Stray Children

80% positive of 185 Steam reviews

Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam

Made by Onion Games.

About the game

“The Olders, they come to eat the Children…” All of the adults have become monsters, the rumors say. Nowhere is safe outside these walls. Welcome to Stray Children — a bittersweet, fairy tale RPG.

Tagged by players

CRPG
JRPG
Action RPG
1980s
Dark Fantasy
Old School
RPG
Pixel Graphics
Fantasy
Action
Adventure
Retro

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Stray Children

80% positive of 185 Steam reviews

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Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam

Made by Onion Games.

About the game

Tagged by players

CRPG
JRPG
Action RPG
1980s
Dark Fantasy
Old School
RPG
Pixel Graphics
Fantasy
Action
Adventure
Retro

What players say

Recommended
This certainly won't be a game for everyone. At times Stray Children can be frustratingly obtuse; backtracking is rarely possible and before you know it, you've missed an item that sheds light on the game's story, or have missed out on a condition to save an Older in three hours time. And yet, I still wholeheartedly adore this game. Stray Children is oozing with love. Accept the game on its terms, and you'll have an…
17 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 0 found it helpful.
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Recommended
It is frustrating and obtuse, but if you meet the game where it is at then you can almost learn to speak its language, and the result is all the more satisfying for the effort required. The vibes are on point and it is very thoughtfully composed. Strong recommendation for anyone with the patience to push past its restrictive nature, because those same pain points are their own kind of charming.
35 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Being among the dozens of people who played moon I was really excited to hear it had a spiritual successor in Stray Children. moon was a very unique PS1 game with a distinctive visual style that really defied categorisation. At first glance, Stray Children definitely looks the part. This would not look out of place on the PS1 and I don't mean that in a bad way; it's great to see games like this releasing in the…
15 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.
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