The Night is Grey
Release date: Jan 5, 2024
Developers: Whalestork Interactive
Publishers: Whalestork Interactive
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English

Graham is alone in a forest filled with strange wolves. While he’s fleeing for his life he finds a lost girl in an abandoned lodge that won’t survive without his help. Try to find their way to safety in this game filled with puzzles, engaging dialogue and innovative storyline. But watch out: not everything is what it seems. A cinematic slow burn thriller with some psychological horror elements told through the classic perspective of point & click adventure games. The Night is Grey is about modern storytelling fused together with hand-drawn animated characters, fully animated backgrounds and an original studio recorded music score. TRADITIONAL FRAME BY FRAME CHARACTER ANIMATION Character animations were painstakingly drawn frame by frame. Each animation is 12 frames per second, giving it that classical 2D animations feel. DIGITALLY PAINTED ANIMATED BACKGROUNDS Over 50 different locations were painted by hand and individually rearranged and animated, resulting in animated panoramic backgrounds that will suck you in. FULLY ORIGINAL AND ORCHESTRATED MUSIC SCORE Our soundtrack was purposefully created to amplify the game's storytelling. All tracks were recorded in studio with different compositions that make the songs dynamic throughout the game. A LOVE LETTER TO POINT & CLICK ADVENTURE GAMES This is a cinematic thriller told through the classic perspective of point & click adventure games. You'll solve puzzles through creativity and the exploration of sceneries and characters, while immersing yourself in the story. FOCUS ON ENGAGING STORYTELLING The Night is Grey is a modern approach to a classic game style with meticulously written character dialogues, dark humour and a plot filled with unexpected twists. 

Press reviews: “Everything about The Night is Grey oozes quality'....'It makes for a fantastic point and click adventure that already feels like a classic. By the end you’ll be dying to know what’s really going on in those woods. Highly recommended.” 4.5/5 – Alpha Beta Gamer “An engrossing tale rooted in superb writing, The Night is Grey brings thrills and chills to life with plausible, well-integrated puzzles, evocative music and ominously compelling visuals.” 4.5/5 – Adventure Gamers “With its beautiful scenery, heartfelt characters, and the weirdest wolves you’ve ever seen, The Night Is Grey is as close to a psychological thriller as an adventure game can get, worthy to be called an interactive cinematic experience.” 9/10 – The Adventure Game Hotspot 

Notes: Although there are just some graphic depictions of violence in the game, the storyline implies the existence of sexual violence as well as a history of physical and mental abuse. The plot in itself might be triggering for some players.