The Monkey's Paw

About the Game

You’re in your mid 30s, stuck in a shabby apartment with a roommate who plays video games all day. 

You’re missing deadlines, and the LLM subscription you’re forced to use to keep your job gets more expensive every week. Your girl left you for a rock star, and your roommate can’t make rent.

You return from your local antiques shop with a strange gift: a severed monkey’s paw. 

Hold it in your hand and make a wish, but remember:

Peasants sleep better than kings

And wishes can’t be undone. 

Features

Choices matter, painfully

The Monkey’s Paw will make your wishes come true, but in unexpected ways.
Everything comes at a price - are you willing to pay it?

Several outcomes

The Monkey’s Paw will make you choose between your well-being and that of those around you. How much will you sacrifice for them?

Horror with a comedic twist

This gritty tale of urban dread also comes with undead corpses stuck on your couch and lazy interdimensional demons. 

Hand-painted art

Everything in the game is human made from scratch; zero generative AI used whatsoever.

Original music 

A hair-raising soundtrack blending cinematic haunting themes with gritty 80s synths and industrial beats.

A short but intense experience

The Monkey’s Paw is designed so you can play it in one sitting.

The full game features a chapter menu you can use to go back before major decisions and see if you can make things better. 

Or worse. 

Momo always gets fed 

Momo is the chubby, happy tomcat king of your apartment. 

No matter what, Momo gets fed. 

No exceptions.