Full game metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Steam app type | game |
| Steam App ID | 4222910 |
| Live current players | 0 |
| SteamPulse tracked peak | 2 |
| Live count (today's peak floor) | 0 |
| Price | $4.79 (20% off from $5.99) |
| Free to play | No |
| Discount | 20% |
| Original price USD | $5.99 |
| Current price USD | $4.79 |
| Release date | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Developer | Snot Bubbles Productions |
| Publisher | Snot Bubbles Productions |
| Owners estimated | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate minimum | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate maximum | Not available |
| Review type | 7 user reviews |
| Positive review percent | 100% |
| Positive reviews | 7 |
| Negative reviews | 0 |
| Total reviews | 7 |
| Steam recommendations | Not available |
| Achievements | 11 |
| Average playtime forever | Not available |
| Windows support | Yes |
| macOS support | No |
| Linux support | No |
| Parent game | Not available |
| Store URL | https://store.steampowered.com/app/4222910/ |
Short description
A surreal narrative adventure set on the night Tamarack Narrows collapses into static, fire, and aurora. Follow Sarah, Bree, and the townsfolk as an unknown visitor arrives promising salvation. A lo-fi, analog-horror
About this game
Boreal Tenebrae: Act 0 is an atmospheric narrative adventure set in the strange, dying town of Tamarack Narrows —a place of disappearing industry, simmering resentment, flickering CRTs, and a crimson aurora that stains the sky like a wound. You play through the interwoven perspectives of Sarah Walker , her sister Bree , and the people trapped in this remote northern community on the night everything unravels. A centennial celebration meant to save the town becomes the site of a surreal catastrophe, when an unknown visitor arrives promising salvation—and delivering something far older, and far worse. Inspired by late-90s analog media, fixed-angle exploration games, and the dream-logic horror that defines the full Boreal Tenebrae series, Act 0 blends PSX-style visuals , lo-fi video textures , and narrative-driven exploration to create a world that feels both intimate and unsettling. This is the night the story begins. This is the night Tamarack Narrows changed forever. • A standalone prequel that enriches and expands the world of Boreal Tenebrae: Act 1 while remaining accessible to new players. • Multi-perspective narrative following Sarah, Bree, Nicole, Sam, and the townsfolk as their lives intersect during one disastrous community event. • Analog-horror aesthetic : CRT distortion, VHS noise, infrared footage, and PS1-inspired visuals woven directly into gameplay. • Exploration of a collapsing prairie town , from liquor stores and empty streets to church basements and industrial yards. • Cinematic storytelling : Fixed-camera scenes, interactive dialogue, and surreal sequences bursting into the real world. • A mystery rooted in community, class struggle, and cosmic intrusion , setting the stage for the events of Act 1. • Atmospheric soundtrack that shifts between warm nostalgia and unnerving dissonance.
Supported languages
English * * languages with full audio support