Steam game

The Things We Bury

In The Things We Bury, you take on the role of a Memory Architect, tasked with restoring the shattered psyche of a woman trapped in a coma. Her life plays out as symbolic battles, and emotional confrontations, and every decision you make will define the person she remembers herself as.

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By Luke Matheson

Windows
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Memories shape us. But when the mind breaks, who decides what’s worth remembering?

In The Things We Bury, you are a Memory Architect, diving into the fractured consciousness of a woman trapped in a coma. Her memories twist into surreal landscapes, symbolic enemies, and emotionally charged battles, and every choice you make shapes the person she remembers being.

This is a psychological deckbuilder where every card holds meaning, a memory, a regret, a part of who she was. Your decisions won’t just change the story. They’ll decide who she becomes.


 An emotional story.

 Symbolic deckbuilding combat.

Meaningful choices and consequences.

 Enemies as emotions.

 A story that shifts.

 Stylized art style.

 Satisfying gameplay mechanics.

 Endless gameplay.

 Customizable settings.

 Variety of unique upgrades and builds.

Experience her life from childhood to adulthood, not as a passive observer, but as an active force shaping her identity. Each battle begins with a conversation between the patient and her therapist, grounding each memory in emotional truth.  As you delve deeper, you uncover traces of something unnatural, a presence twisting her memories for its own ends. What begins as an act of restoration becomes a struggle for identity, truth, and survival. To save her, you’ll have to untangle the moments that defined her life… and confront the darkness that feeds on what she has buried.

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