Palmyra Orphanage

Palmyra Orphanage

Released Sep 2019

Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.

89% positive · 709 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

Palmyra Orphanage launched on September 24, 2019, and that same day the developer published what they called the "Final Release Update" — a substantial patch that expanded the game's ending, improved localizations, and addressed various bugs in preparation for what they explicitly framed as the game's completion. Since that date, no further updates, patches, or content additions have been posted for Palmyra Orphanage itself. The developer, Steppe Hare Studio, has continued to be active — they released a new game (House on the Hill) in July 2020, another (Prognostic) in Early Access in October 2021, and most recently launched The Inn-Sanity into Early Access in October 2024. All post-2019 communications from the studio have been announcements about these separate titles, not updates to Palmyra Orphanage. This confirms the studio is still operating, but has moved on from this game. The store description describes a self-contained horror experience with multiple endings and no indication of ongoing content. There are no DLC listings and no unshipped content commitments. Palmyra Orphanage shipped as a finished product and has received no post-launch content beyond the day-one final release patch.
Evidence
Developer published a 'Final Release Update' on launch day, explicitly framing the patch as preparation for the game's final release. Extended the ending, overhauled localizations, and fixed bugs — positioned as the culminating update.
news post · Sep 24, 2019 source development ending
high
Studio launched The Inn-Sanity into Early Access. Most recent developer communication — focused entirely on the new title, confirming Palmyra Orphanage is no longer in active development.
news post · Oct 22, 2024 source development ending
medium

Media

Details

Publisher
Steppe Hare Studio
Achievements
16
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

In a remote corner of post-Soviet Russia lies an orphanage "Palmyra". Somehow, this children's home was able to survive the collapse of the country and the terrible fever of the nineties. But recently, any mentions of him disappeared from all archives. What is hidden behind the walls of forgotten shelter?
You've finally found a clue about location of your missing brother. To do that, you will have to return to the place that should be forgotten. The old orphanage was a place in which you were separated. Now all you need to do is to walk through the empty rooms of your past and find documents about your brother relocation. But are they really empty? Ghostly footsteps are heard among the corridors of the crumbling building. Shadows are thirst for peace, cry out for help. They are trying to drag you into their memories, to drown in someone else's death. But this is not their land. This is the property of the principal. He wanders. He waits. He hates. He will take care of you.

Palmyra Orphanage is a paranormal first-person horror, in which only stealth and attention will help you survive. Choose witch end they deserve. Unravel history of the orphanage, but be careful.

Features:
• He is always there. Stealth mechanics will challenge your skills. It requires careful though and attention to every step.
• Intense story that hides a lot of secrets. Riddles of the shelter will be solved only by those who can find all marks of the past.
• Each room, from the empty dormitories, to the old school classrooms, has been carefully recreated to convey a sense of loneliness and despair.
• Several different endings will allow you to decide for yourself how this story ends.
• Dark and atmospheric sound.
• The plan of the building is based on the existing blueprints of Russian orphanages.
• The events of the game and the characters were inspired by the real cases of children abuse, recorded during the inspection of a number of orphanages.
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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