ZMORA: Survive Until Dawn

An unsigned letter: "Isabelle, do not let them go dark." You return to the valley where you grew up. The village is empty, and from the woods comes the voice of your father, twenty years dead. All you have is an old lantern, and a night that refuses to end. ZMORA is a dark survival game rooted in Slavic folklore. Top-down, played with one thumb: waves of monsters, and a light you must keep burning until dawn. THE CAMPAIGN • 50 nights across 10 chapters, each with its own piece of the story • Short films open every chapter and the epilogue; rewatch them in the gallery • Five bosses, each with its own attack rhythm and a second phase • Night objectives: light shrines, guide a lost soul, seal a rift, hold a ritual circle THE LANTERN • Fire sparks, launch a flare, dash — run low on fuel and the light fades • Gather souls from fallen foes and pick up runes that grant new skills on the spot • Choose a lantern path: Ember, Frost or Storm • Chests with armor and lantern parts, and later the Soul Chain THE NIGHT • Shades, cursed wolves, revenants, bog witches, ash moths and shadow shooters • Five realms: the forest, an abandoned village, the marshes, a burnt grove and an ancient oak • An acoustic folk-horror soundtrack CONTROLS AND MODES • Portrait, one-thumb play with auto-fire, or two-handed controls • Four difficulty levels: Bring it on, Hurt me plenty, Hardcore, Nightmare • Global Game Center leaderboards for each difficulty • Plays offline; progress is saved on your device • Haptic feedback (can be turned off) • Languages: English, Polish, Dutch FAIR TERMS The first chapter (nights 1–10, including the first boss) is free. A one-time "Full campaign" purchase unlocks nights 11–50, four more bosses and the ending. No ads, no subscription, no tracking, no account. Take the lantern. The forest is already calling your name.