
Gospodar's Tales is a Romanian folk horror game set in 2009. Explore a rural village, uncover a dark story of greed, guilt, and betrayal, and face the consequences of a past that refuses to stay buried.
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Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0.57/day in the week to Sep 7 → 2.43/day in the week after.
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About
You play as Ion, a man haunted by his past and by the consequences of choices driven by greed. What begins in a seemingly ordinary Romanian village slowly turns into a disturbing journey through guilt, memories, and events that may not be what they seem.
Explore a rural Romanian village and other unsettling locations, interact with the people who knew Ion, and uncover fragments of what really happened. Search for clues, solve environmental puzzles, and relive memories that reveal the truth piece by piece.
Inspired by Romanian rural life, traditions, and folklore, Gospodar's Tales combines psychological horror with dark humor, cinematic sequences, and an authentic Romanian atmosphere.
A psychological horror story set in Romania, 2009
Explore a Romanian village and other unsettling locations
Discover Ion's past through memories, clues, and environmental storytelling
Puzzles and exploration-focused gameplay
Cinematic sequences and psychological horror
Romanian voice acting with English subtitles
Romanian folklore, traditions and dark humor
Dirty yellow lighting, like old bulbs and candlelight
Shadows that ooze and cling to walls
Living objects: the bell breathes, wax flows upward, the earth beats like a heart
Folk narration and bitter humor, spoken as if from another age
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Un joc cu potential romanesc inspirat dupa ION, foarte tare! Merita jucat!
⭐ Totally Recommended ⭐ As a horror streamer, Gospodar Tales was an absolute blast. I played it live with my community, and from the first minute until the end we were laughing, screaming, and getting caught completely off guard by the jumpscares. I honestly lost count of how many times the game made me jump. 😭 What really stood out to me was the atmosphere. The soundtrack is incredible—it builds tension so well and makes every quiet moment feel suspicious. The music deserves a special mention because it adds so much to the experience without ever feeling overdone. It's also refreshing to play a Romanian horror game that embraces local folklore and delivers such a fun experience. You can really feel the passion behind it. My chat had an amazing time watching, I had an amazing time playing, and it's definitely one of those games that's even better with friends or a live audience reacting along with you. If they keep making horror games like this, I'll keep playing them on stream without a second thought. Highly recommended if you enjoy atmospheric horror, good scares, and supporting talented indie developers. ❤️
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Languages: English, Romanian**languages with full audio support
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Dai bacul anul acesta? Îți plac jocurile horror? Ești... și român?! Woah, păi ei bine ești destul de norocos astăzi deoarece toate aceste detalii cu care te poți asocia, apar FIX AICI! Eu am dat bacul la Română, și am găsit o mulțime de referințe de la mai multe lecturi, show-uri dar și meme-uri TOATE ROMÂNEȘTI! Dacă circuli extrem de des pe rețelele de socializare, o să poți regăsi multe faze amuzante, dar numai dacă o să ai și răbdare să explorezi harta oferită de jocul Gospodar's Tales. Ador jocul mult și refuz să cred că o să existe persoane care să de-a hate la această capotoberă, realizată de FOARTE PUȚINI OAMENI... în doar un an. Sper că veți aprecia acest joc la fel de mult cât l-am apreciate și eu! Își merită atenția.
Well, this was a really nice game The atmosphere is quite intriguing Walking through your romanian village talking with your mostly drunk neighbors to explore what happened really was fun Some dialogues are hilarious, I laughed a lot, even at the 'scary' parts What really got me was the story, it's giving a lesson some ppl definitely need to hear All in all, a very neat experience Recommend it 8/10
Overall a good game, short (takes 1.5h to complete) but full of character. For us romanians there are a lot of hidden / inside jokes that makes it very funny. For all other non-romanian friends, the game offers a 100% accurate depiction of life on the poor side of the country, so it is very immersive from this point of view. The game was scary, it got me every time I must say, even when I expected the jumpscares it didn't matter. It's still not finished in my opinion but a great try. 1.5h for full immersion and for the price I think it's worth it.
I wanted to like this, but overall, the game was a big letdown that falls flat on almost every front, especially considering the price. No hate to the Dev Team that worked on the game, I have huge respect for them, but good unbiased criticism is often needed instead of, "I am romanian, this is the best horror game I have ever played and will ever play in my lifetime, I am romanian, give this GOTY!!!" Let's start with the good; To be fair, there were a couple of redeeming qualities. It did manage to jumpscare me twice,[spoiler]shout-out to the launching axe and Vasile jumping out of the closet[/spoiler], the lighting actually looked pretty good & I really liked the sound design & music, all things considered. :) Now let us go over the bad; The voice acting is far too relaxed for the situations happening on screen, even overly monotone. (perhaps it was done on purpose? But he genuinely sounds the same throughout the entire game) He sounded way more scared through the text that was displayed on the Objective screen, showing caps & exclamation marks, which don't match the voice acting at all, and remains completely unbothered by what is going on, completely kills any sense of immersion. The visuals and animations are mediocre at best, the cutscenes aren't completely bad but feel cheap, and sometimes feel very stretched out for no reason. There is no build-up, no atmosphere, and no real horror. The plot feels like a generic, overly simple story right out of a book, it kind of misses the mark as a horror game, didn't really have the mysterious factor to it that keeps you guessing what will happen next, it's just handed to you on a platter. I found myself completely uninvested in the narrative, there was no curiosity or desire to see how it ends. And to top it all off, the game was incredibly short, I was surprised it ended so quickly. Save your money and look elsewhere if you are looking for a genuinely tense or well told horror experience. PEACE OUT (I AM ROMANIAN)
I grew up in a similar place and understand the language so for me this game is more of a comedy than horror. In any case it is a fantastic game, even if a bit short, that explores one of my childhood fears (the village babushka spying on you worst than the government)
This game is an absolute masterpiece of a horror game. Very good jumpscares that made me jump out of my seat and a very good storyline about the consequences of greed and murder. The fact that this game was made by such a small team is amazing. It took ~2 hours to finish the game and it was worth it. Amazing game.
Acest joc este ceva ce în România încă nu s-a mai făcut la nivelul acesta. Cred că marchează începutul unei noi etape pentru jocurile românești și demonstrează că avem dezvoltatori capabili să creeze experiențe memorabile. De la sunetele ambientale și vocile interpretate cu pasiune de oameni care chiar intră în rol, până la grafica și mecanicile din joc, totul este realizat cu atenție și reușește să iasă în evidență. Se vede că proiectul a fost făcut cu suflet. Scenariul și lumea din joc, create de Ștefan, reușesc să transpună foarte bine atmosfera satului românesc. Jocul este inspirat din romanele realiste românești, precum Ion și Baltagul, iar atmosfera și povestea reușesc să redea foarte bine esența satului românesc. Din punctul meu de vedere, este un joc super și unul dintre cele mai bune jocuri românești lansate până acum. Merită încercat 10/10. PS* sunt multe meme-uri in joc :))
Un joc romanesc foarte reușit plin de easter egg,horror în multe momente dar și caterincă,merită toți bani,Ștefan dacă vezi asta continuă cu jocurile ca se vede clar progresul
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