Letters of Bernard Thorne

Letters of Bernard Thorne

Released Mar 2025

『Letters of Bernard Thorne』 is a story-driven psychological horror game about trauma. Take a seat in Bernard's motorized wheelchair. Roam around the old man's house. Discover his scarred past. Flee from his sins. Climb up the attic.

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Evaluation

Letters of Bernard Thorne is a story-driven psychological horror game that launched on March 29, 2025. It was developed and released as a self-contained, narrative-complete experience — the game tells the full story of Bernard Thorne in a single package with no DLC, season pass, or expansion content announced or listed. Following launch, the developer (Korean Linguistics Lab) issued a series of patches in the days and weeks after release, addressing bugs, adjusting puzzle difficulty, adding visual cues, and making translation improvements. A shader-related crash issue was addressed with a patch in January 2026, and a minor text update shipped in September 2025. The most recent developer communication was on January 21, 2026, resolving the crash bug. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no announced future content, no roadmaps, and no developer statements about ongoing additions. The patch history after launch is consistent with a developer supporting a finished product — fixing bugs and polishing the release — rather than building toward new content. The game launched as a complete, finished experience, and all post-launch activity has been maintenance in nature.
Evidence
The full game launched on March 29, 2025. The demo was removed from the store as it no longer accurately represented the full release.
news post · Mar 30, 2025 source content shipped
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Store description presents a self-contained story about Bernard Thorne with no mention of DLC, expansions, or ongoing content additions.
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Media

Details

Publisher
Korean Linguistics Lab
Achievements
1
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player

About this game

Your scars have brought you here. You just haven't realized it yet.

You will play as Bernard Thorne, an old Vietnam War veteran bound in a motorized wheelchair. Navigate through his house and find the traces of his guilt-ridden past. Endure the nightmares that still haunt him as he desperately finds a way to climb up the attic for reasons he does not know.

Story

Bernard Thorne just got discharged from the hospital after recovering from falling down the stairs of his house. As usual, he wakes up from his sleep in the middle of the night. Normally he would read a book and wait for the sunrise, but tonight is different. Tonight, he has to climb up the attic.

Gameplay & Features

  • Become a Frail Old Man Stuck in a Motorized Wheelchair

Time has not been kind to Bernard Thorne. Now he is unable to even leave his bed without pain medications and his wheelchair. Take a seat in his trusty motorized wheelchair and roam around his house and find the tools that can help him overcome his physical limitations.

  • Experience the Captivating Writing Previously Featured in 『Love, Sam』

Bernard wrote many letters throughout his life. Some were written in his darkest of days, and some were written when he was filled with hope. Find them, relive his aching past and confront his deepest emotions.

  • Delve into the Mind of a Traumatized Man

Bernard's life has been a continuation of regret and pain. Fight through each of his traumatic experience and witness psychological horror filled with existential dread and despair.

Last evaluated Jun 20, 2026
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