{"id":1606422,"date":"2026-06-14T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8Yue9AitwLLfZxuc64h2yV"},"modified":"2026-06-14T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T11:00:00","slug":"this-hand-embroidered-medieval-adventure-game-looks-like-a-lovely-chill-time-but-im-warning-you-dont-be-fooled-by-its-pleasant-exterior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/this-hand-embroidered-medieval-adventure-game-looks-like-a-lovely-chill-time-but-im-warning-you-dont-be-fooled-by-its-pleasant-exterior\/","title":{"rendered":"This hand-embroidered medieval adventure game looks like a lovely, chill time\u2014but I’m warning you, don’t be fooled by its pleasant exterior"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Before I explain to you why Scarlet Deer Inn<\/a> is one of my most anticipated games of this year, I urge you to download the demo<\/a> <\/a>on Steam and play it for yourself. It’s hard to describe why I’m so excited by it without spoiling the very specific moment I realised it had serious juice, so I highly recommend you take 20 minutes to give it a try.<\/p>\n

Alright, you’ve been warned. Scarlet Deer Inn is a side-scrolling adventure platformer created by Czech husband-and-wife team Attu games, distinguished from all the other games of its ilk by having an “embroidered” art style. This description is not entirely <\/em>accurate. The backgrounds are actually hand-painted. But the characters\u2014and every frame of their animation\u2014have been created with a sewing machine rather than drawn, then scanned into the digital realm.<\/p>\n

This is neat. But it also conjures images of a specific kind of experience. We’re in the domain of cosy games, something that’s warm, gentle, funny, maybe a little bit twee. Scarlet Deer Inn sounds like the kind of game you might show to your nanna in an attempt to convince her that you’re growing up right.<\/p>\n

And there are elements of that to it. The introduction to protagonist Elise presents you with an idyllic portrayal of medieval life. Rolling fields, sun-dappled woodlands, villagers chewing over the local gossip. It’s a pleasant space to roam around. It’s a surprisingly funny game, too. Not in a Monkey Island way, squeezing jokes into every possible crevice, but in a way that emerges naturally from the characters and their situations.<\/p>\n

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