Fayburrow

Adventure· Mystery· Visual Novel· Female Protagonist

Released Feb 2022

In a world of fairies, a childhood friend suddenly calls Beatrice back to her old hometown. Yet when she arrives, her friend is mysteriously missing.

81% positive · 493 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

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Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Fayburrow is a student project created by third-year students at The Animation Workshop in Denmark. The store description explicitly frames it as a "3rd year student project," which is a one-time academic deliverable — it was made as a finished piece of work, not as a live game with ongoing development plans. There is no DLC, no post-launch update history, no roadmap, and no developer communications indicating any future content. The game launched on February 3, 2022 as a complete, self-contained mystery adventure and has remained unchanged since. Notably, it also won a Yugo BAFTA Student Award, which marks it as a completed, recognized work.

Evidence

Game is explicitly described as a 3rd year student project from The Animation Workshop in Denmark — a one-time academic deliverable, not an ongoing commercial production.

description · Feb 3, 2022 source development ending

high

Store description closes with 'We hope that you enjoy our story' and 'Happy investigating!' — language consistent with a completed, fully delivered experience.

description · Feb 3, 2022 source development ending

medium

Media

Details

Developer

The Fayburrow Troupe

Publisher

The Animation Workshop VIA

Achievements

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Platform

Windows

Controller

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Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Adventure Mystery Visual Novel Female Protagonist Detective Story Rich Investigation Atmospheric Fantasy Linear RPG Dialogue Heavy Third Person Interactive Fiction Walking Simulator

About this game

Fayburrow won the Yugo BAFTA Student Award for games!

"Fayburrow" is a 3rd year student project from The Animation Workshop in Denmark.

SYNOPSIS

Play the role of amateur detective Beatrice as she and her curious fairy, Lu, unravel the secrets of their hometown Fayburrow. When Beatrice is urgently called home, she discovers that her childhood friend, Agnes, is missing. Join the two detectives in searching the town for clues about Agnes' whereabouts; find out the truth of Fayburrow's past and perhaps you will discover the key to its present.

"Fayburrow" is a third person mystery adventure game with an emphasis on characters and story. It's atmospheric visuals and charming character interactions will transport you a world of fairies and untold history.

EXPLORE

Explore Beatrice and Lu's home town Fayburrow and delve deeper into the clues left behind by her childhood friend. Lose your self in the mysteries beneath the Hawthorne school's foundations.

DIALOGUE

Peppered into every corner of "Fayburrow" are snippets of memories, lore and story around Beatrice and Lu's mysterious past.

EXPERIENCE

Make sure to take your time and enjoy the gorgeous vistas, accompanied by music composed by Tobias Dahl Nielsen and rich sound design by Frederik Riis-Jacobsen. We hope that you enjoy our story.