Steam game

Black Annis

Work the night shift and uncover what haunts Lone Oak College in this short horror exploration game inspired by British folklore. Survive the horror, solve challenging puzzles, and search for your missing friend before it’s too late.

$5.99 October 17, 2025

By Man the Barricades Ltd

Windows
View on Steam
Black Annis - Man the Barricades Ltd. Popular. Released October 17, 2025
Screenshot of Black Annis gameplay showing in-action mechanics Screenshot 2 of Black Annis - additional gameplay view Screenshot 3 of Black Annis - more gameplay footage Screenshot 4 of Black Annis - final gameplay screenshot

Overview

About this game

Black Annis is the first game in a collection of short horror / puzzle exploration games that are based upon British folklore and presented in a modern fictional setting.

Welcome to Lone Oak College

For the last 250 years, stories tell of a murderous apparition that haunts the Dane Hills area of Leicester, people and animals periodically go missing with no trace. The stories tell of a lone oak tree, which lies at the centre of these events.  The pace of modern urban sprawl has meant that this story has fallen into legend, but if rumours are to be believed, then Black Annis still lurks in the darkness.

Gameplay

Working the night shift in a recently renovated college, you will have to solve numerous puzzles in order to move through the locked down campus and discover the history behind Black Annis.

Only by discovering the truth will you be able to escape her clutches, as you desperately search for your missing friend and find a way out.

Black Annis features:

  • Based on the local legend of Black Annis.  A creature that has haunted the Dane hills area of Leicester for hundreds of years.  

  • Gameplay: Tense, atmospheric exploration in a realistic environment

  • Mechanics:

    • First person puzzle interaction 

    • Multiple Endings

    • Branching Dialogue

    • Autosaves

  • A short experience designed to be completed in under 2 hours

Studio lineup

More from the same developer

More

No cost picks

More free games like this

More

Same category

Same tags, different developer

More

More like this

Similar games

More Horror games