Steam game

Chiaroscuro Imago

A short piece of horror fiction about honey and lies; entomology and etymology; murky secrets and stark realities. Find out what happened to the moths.

$6.99 November 10, 2025

By Howling Stars

Windows Controller: full
View on Steam
Chiaroscuro Imago - Howling Stars. Popular. Released November 10, 2025
Screenshot of Chiaroscuro Imago gameplay showing in-action mechanics Screenshot 2 of Chiaroscuro Imago - additional gameplay view Screenshot 3 of Chiaroscuro Imago - more gameplay footage Screenshot 4 of Chiaroscuro Imago - final gameplay screenshot

Overview

About this game

A listless struggle flits across the borders of change and desire. It brings a smell — noxious, fresh and foul. You can feel it, can’t you? Something more than the wind.

The phone is ringing again. The message hasn't changed:

Find out what happened to the moths.

Chiaroscuro Imago is a short, sweet, literary horror game inspired by ancient poetry, the works of David Lynch, and the occult. Trudge blearily across the nameless byway, confabulate whenever possible, and uncover what lies behind closed doors.

It may be completed in one sitting; there is only one ending.

Please play in an unlit room.

YOUR PURCHASE INCLUDES:

  • Portents of uncertainty and dread in an unlovely world.

  • Honeyed words exchanged with an eclectic cast of slippery origin.

  • A bonus folder lined with interesting minutiae about the game’s development.

  • An experience that will follow you to bed.

No cost picks

More free games like this

More

Same category

Same tags, different developer

More

More like this

Similar games

More Horror games