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The Hatchling

83% positive of 12 Steam reviews

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Released
2025
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

Made by Ricardo Pratas.

About the game

The Hatchling is a short experimental horror where time and resource management decide your fate. Locked in a dystopian lab, a strange egg stirs. Control its environment before the system deems you unfit. Every second ⏳ counts. The Overseer 👁 is watching…

Tagged by players

  • Dystopian
  • Thriller
  • Survival Horror
  • Lovecraftian
  • Time Management
  • Experimental
  • Psychological Horror
  • Resource Management
  • Mystery
  • Immersive Sim
  • Horror
  • Sci-fi

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What players say

  • Recommended
    I will start by saying , I see the potential here. I really enjoyed the design and style, as it brought me some of that nostalgic feeling I had when I was playing 2000s scifi games on the family computer. I've always said that if you can get at least an hour of enjoyment per dollar you spend, that game is worth it. It can be a little repetitive caring for the egg, but I like the tension as the time nears and you're…

    30 min played when written. 2 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Poor pacing. Incredibly short. Feels like a demo. You are not pulled into this universe or taught why you should care about your task. No, hatching egg is not enough for me to care. The game is missing an intro and a tutorial. There is no volume slider.

    34 min played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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