Child of Lothian
Released Jun 2022
Child of Lothian is a historically-accurate 3rd person stealth-adventure game where you play as an Orphan who has been robbed of her childhood as her family is put to trial during the 18th century Witch Hunt trials. The game takes place in the old town of Edinburgh.
78% positive · 136 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Child of Lothian is a university student project developed by Exploding Apples and published by Breda University of Applied Sciences. It launched on June 16, 2022. On June 24, 2022, the developers posted a patch alongside an explicit statement that this would be "the last update" to the game, explaining that their university year had concluded. A second bug-fix patch followed on July 10, 2022 — the last communication from the team — which addressed controller support and minor issues. No further updates, announcements, or developer communications have been made since July 10, 2022. There is no DLC, no roadmap, and no plans for future content. The game shipped as a complete, finished product and the developers have confirmed that support has ended.
Evidence
Developers explicitly stated this post-release patch would be 'the last update' to Child of Lothian, citing the conclusion of their university year.
Child of Lothian launched into full release with additional quests, a new level, updated visuals, and various improvements.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Breda University of Applied Sciences
Achievements
14
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
The streets of 18th century Edinburgh disappear beneath the shadows of witch hunters looming in the streets. Hushed whispers appear in every corner and suspicious gazes of townspeople fall upon their neighbors, as friends become enemies. Among the townsfolk of Edinburgh, there is a young orphan called Katheryn. A helpful man, who she now regards as her new mentor, is teaching her crucial survival skills to evade the evil witch hunters and survive the streets of Edinburgh.
Key Features
Become Katheryn, a recently orphaned girl, who is accused of witch craft. Katheryn is learning how to use her sling and stealthily traverse in order to survive the streets of Edinburgh.
- Find pebbles and use your sling to create distractions or destroy objects.
- Evade the witch hunters by sneaking through the streets of Edinburgh and using the environment to your advantage.
- Sharing is caring, any valuables people carry on them are not safe from your pickpocketing.
- Scramble around the city to find loot or to get a better vantage point.
Explore the winding, damp streets of the old town on your journey to survive the witch hunts. The town is full of secrets and characters to meet and interact with. Every problem has its own set of solutions and completing errands for the town-folk leads to different outcomes. Make your own choices and live to see the consequences.
- Explore a reimagining of 18th century Edinburgh.
- A bustling, living city.
In an era of widespread fanaticism, witch hunters are roaming the city, searching everywhere for witches. These relentless zealots have accused, judged and executed your family. The witch hunters are onto you and will stop at nothing to hunt you down.
- A menacing force with an iron grip on the city.
- Don’t get caught!
- Witch hunters will use evidence you leave behind to find you and chase you throughout the world.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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