Scarlet Hollow - The Roads Untraveled update out now, first episode free in the demo

Scarlet Hollow is an award-winning gothic horror narrative adventure developed by Black Tabby Games (who also made Slay the Princess). Now it's better than ever with a soft relaunch with The Roads Untraveled update out now.

The relaunch comes as part of the Steam Visual Novel Fest that also launches today on Steam. The demo currently available features the entire first episode with progress carrying over to the full game. Plus, the full game is 25% off if you decide you want more.

In this big upgrade to the game you can expect to find an expanded script of more than 70,000 words from Abby Howard and Tony Howard-Arias across four episodes. As they said in the announcement:

• Improved player agency in the first two episodes of the game. Over 70,000 words of new story content in Episodes 1 and 2 to explore previously unseen paths. What happens if you don't venture into the woods in Episode 1? What happens if you do your best to stay out of any and all danger at the start of Episode 2?
• A user interface and visual overhaul. That means a bigger textbox to see more options at once, and it means more immersive UI elements. Please note that while the new textbox has a little more transparency than the old one, if you'd like to remove that transparency, there's a toggle in preferences if you'd prefer the older, more opaque style (high contrast textbox).

There's also a new trailer to go along with it:

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“We’re still hard at work on chapter five and beyond, but we didn’t want to wait to make significant changes and improvements to the Scarlet Hollow experience,” says Tony Howard-Arias, co-founder of Black Tabby Games. “Try the first chapter for free – and see what dangers await.”

It has Native Linux support and is Steam Deck Verified.