You Are Grounded

Horror· Simulation· Psychological Horror· Thriller

Released Oct 2024

"You Are Grounded" is a short psychological horror-slasher game from a first-person perspective. A terrifying killer clown terrorizes a teenager and his family on Halloween Eve.

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Evaluation

You Are Grounded is a short, self-contained horror game created by a solo 14-year-old developer (Romooll) and released on October 16, 2024. The store description explicitly markets it as "a short but very action-packed horror game" with a focused, single-session narrative — a teenager surviving a Halloween night encounter with a killer clown. There is no mention of DLC, expansions, seasons, or any plans for additional content. Post-launch activity was limited to minor maintenance: a bug fix on release day (October 16, 2024), a small patch replacing music and fixing bugs on October 19, 2024, another bug fix on October 21, 2024, and one last update adding sounds and improving gameplay on December 7, 2024. No developer communications have occurred since December 7, 2024, and there are no unreleased DLC listings or roadmap announcements. The game launched as a complete, finished product and the post-launch patches simply polished what was already there.

Evidence

Store description markets the game as 'a short but very action-packed horror game' — a standalone, self-contained narrative experience with no mention of future content or expansions.

description · Oct 16, 2024 source development ending

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Short description confirms this is a short psychological horror-slasher game, reinforcing the game's nature as a complete, finite experience.

store metadata · Oct 16, 2024 source development ending

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Details

Developer

Romooll

Publisher

Romooll

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

Psychological Horror Horror Simulation Thriller Psychological Dark First-Person 3D Walking Simulator Hidden Object Indie Violent Atmospheric Supernatural Emotional

About this game

A terrifying killer clown terrorizes a teenager and his family on Halloween Eve.

A short but very action-packed horror game awaits you.

You play as a stubborn teenager. Your parents punished you and locked you in your room. They called a nanny to keep an eye on you.

It's night outside, Halloween is in full swing, and on TV there is a report about a maniac in a clown costume who escaped from prison...

Hi all! My name is Romooll and I am 14 years old. This is my first experience in developing a game and I really hope you like it. When creating the game, I collected all my teenage experiences and fears, added a little of myself to the main character and tried to create a truly creepy atmosphere for the game on Halloween.

Immerse yourself in this dark story and try to survive the terrible night with the main character. Experience all the horror that a person can experience in such a situation and try not to scream in fear.

In the game you will have to find and use different things and carefully follow the plot clues. Listen to what the characters say and move forward in the story./u]