MOTHER
Released Aug 2020
MOTHER is a first-person psychological horror game about protecting your children while descending deeper & deeper into madness. Defend them at all costs. Be careful, because their death is permanent!
88% positive · 463 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $2.99
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Evaluation
MOTHER is a solo passion project developed by Anya Segarane while studying. The game originally launched on Itch.io and then came to Steam on August 27, 2020 as version 1.3, which the developer described as adding "finishing touches." In the Steam launch post, the developer expressed pride in the journey and stated they would "keep the game updated to fix any problems or bugs that might show up" — language that indicates maintenance intent only, not a commitment to new content. There are no DLC listings, no roadmap, no announced expansions, and no further developer posts after August 27, 2020. The store description frames it as a complete, self-contained experience that "takes around 3 hours to finish." Given that the last and only developer communication was on August 27, 2020 — nearly six years ago — and no content was ever promised beyond bug fixes, this game launched as a finished product and has remained so.
Evidence
Developer's Steam launch post describes the game as a completed passion project and mentions only keeping it updated for bugs — no future content announced.
Steam release announcement describes v1.3 as adding 'finishing touches' to the game ahead of its August 27 launch.
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Developer
Publisher
Anya Segarane
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
MOTHER is a first-person psychological horror game about protecting your children while descending deeper & deeper into madness.
You play as Mary, who has just recently lost her husband, and needs to take care of her two children by herself. Suffering from insomnia, you wake up each night and experience strange events. Soon enough you'll find that there are some secrets you can't escape from.
Defend your children at all costs. Be careful, because their death is permanent!
Each night, you must go to sleep in order to progress. However, you can't sleep until your daily tasks are finished and your children are asleep. The objective is to survive without letting your children die.
Your main actions will be using a phone, using a gun, and interacting with objects in your environment.
The game is played with mouse and keyboard, and is published for Windows. It takes around 3 hours to finish.
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This is a passion project of mine that I've developed in my personal time while I was studying. Comments, feedback and reviews are greatly appreciated!
You play as Mary, who has just recently lost her husband, and needs to take care of her two children by herself. Suffering from insomnia, you wake up each night and experience strange events. Soon enough you'll find that there are some secrets you can't escape from.
Defend your children at all costs. Be careful, because their death is permanent!
GAMEPLAY DESCRIPTION
Each night, you must go to sleep in order to progress. However, you can't sleep until your daily tasks are finished and your children are asleep. The objective is to survive without letting your children die.
Your main actions will be using a phone, using a gun, and interacting with objects in your environment.
The game is played with mouse and keyboard, and is published for Windows. It takes around 3 hours to finish.
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This is a passion project of mine that I've developed in my personal time while I was studying. Comments, feedback and reviews are greatly appreciated!
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