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Scarlet Hollow

Created by Abby Howard

From award-winning graphic novelist Abby Howard, Scarlet Hollow is a horror visual novel and adventure game where your choices deeply matter. Hand-drawn backgrounds and sprites work together with a complex relationship system to bring to life an immersive world of charming (and terrifying) characters. Who lives, who dies, and the fate of an entire town rests on your shoulders.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Episode 2 is Released! Keys are Distributed!
almost 3 years ago – Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 03:41:50 AM

Hey folks!


Episode 2 of Scarlet Hollow is ~out now~ on Steam, and itch! GameJolt builds are in the process of uploading and should be live within the hour! It feels incredible to be able to share this next part of our characters' journey with y'all!

Don't forget to leave a review! Anything helps in the eyes of the almighty algorithm!

Happy cryptid hunting!

Quick Update for Patient Gamer Tier
almost 3 years ago – Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 02:02:04 AM

Hey, everyone! We've gotten a few messages about this and wanted to send out a clarifying update about your rewards. 


If you backed Scarlet Hollow at the Patient Gamer tier, you won't be receiving a key until the full release of the game, which is at least a couple years out. If you'd like to play Episode 2 now, you are able to upgrade your pledge by contacting BackerKit, or by sending us a DM so we can unlock your order and allow you to purchase the upgrade as an add-on by re-doing your survey.


We hope this helps, and sorry for any confusion around our general Episode 2 launch updates!

As always, thank you so much for your support!

~Abby and Tony

Keys will be going out upon release early this afternoon!
almost 3 years ago – Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 05:24:25 PM

Hey folks— we'll put together a longer update post launch, but we wanted to pop in and let you know that if you haven't received your Steam key yet, there's nothing wrong on your end, so don't fret! We're just lining up those BackerKit emails with the release button on Steam so you're able to download the game as soon as the key is redeemed! Keep your eyes peeled for most likely 1pm EST!

Thanks, as always, and we are SO excited to finally share Episode 2!!!

~Tony

10 Days Until Episode 2 Releases! Get hype!
almost 3 years ago – Tue, Jun 01, 2021 at 10:27:01 PM

Hey Everyone!

We're in the home stretch of Episode 2's development, and wanted to pop in to give you all a quick update. Right now, everything's on course for our June 11th release date. We'll distribute keys via BackerKit at some point next week, which you'll be able to redeem for Scarlet Hollow's early access page (please wishlist it if you haven't already ;D) or an equivalent page on itch/GameJolt if that's what you selected in your survey. The download will go live on the 11th, and will include both Episode 1 and Episode 2. The remaining five episodes will be distributed via free updates to those builds over the course of their development. A few notes:

  • Scarlet Hollow creates a save directory that sits outside of the game's install folder, so your Episode 1 saves should automatically be available on new installs/downloads, so long as you didn't wipe them from your hard drive.
  • If you haven't yet, please wishlist our new Steam page. Even if you're getting a Steam key from us or if you're planning on using itch or GameJolt, metrics like wishlist and follow numbers heavily influence Steam's algorithm, which in turn heavily influences our ability to get the game in front of more people. Every bit counts!
  • We'll send out the Episode 2 Soundtrack to backers in the week or so following the episode's release.
  • Sticker sheets and pins are at our warehouse! We'll start shipping those out shortly after release as well, and we'll start working on postcards too.
  • Wishlist our new Steam page.
  • When you get the chance, please leave a review, both for Episode 1 if you haven't already and the new release. Algorithms, you know how it is.
  •  If you're interested in shorter form and more frequent updates on Scarlet Hollow's development, you can follow our studio account on Twitter or join our Discord server!

We're really proud of the work we've put into Episode 2, and are so excited for each and every one of you to return to the holler.

Thank you, as always, for your incredible support!

~Tony and Abby

Special Wishlist Livestream This Saturday (PS wishlist our new steam page)
almost 3 years ago – Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 03:37:34 PM

Hey folks!

The Scarlet Hollow community has done an incredible job over the last few days supporting our work and blowing up our new Steam page. If you've already wishlisted the new page, thank you so much! If you haven't, pop on over to the new page and wishlist it ;D Every day we climb higher in Steam's visibility algorithm, and every new wishlist helps more and more people who've never heard of our game discover it for the first time. If you haven't recommended the game (or the new Steam page), consider doing so if that's something you're comfortable with! Steam's algorithm is all about exponential growth and snowball effects, so every time our new page is shared, it goes much further than the folks who immediately see it.


To celebrate everything you guys have done (and because it's a reward on our milestones list), this Saturday, at 11:30am Eastern Time we'll be doing a special livestream on our Twitch channel where we'll take people's monster and OC requests and drawing them ~live~ until we get tired. So mark your calendars, and join us for an afternoon of laughs, spooks, and fun art!

We're ~just~ on the cusp of unlocking that 2,500 crossout. Safe to say we'll make it by Saturday

Thanks again for all of your support, and we can't wait to see you on our stream!

~Abby and Tony