Strange Antiquities, the standalone sequel to Strange Horticulture, is out now on Steam, Epic Games Store, and Nintendo Switch, and it’s bringing the same dark-but-cozy occult charm you loved the first time around. To sweeten the potion, there’s a 10% launch discount for a limited time. Grab a blanket, a hot drink, and a spare notebook – you’ll need it.
What you actually do (it’s weirder and lovelier than it sounds)
You’re hired as the apprentice Thaumaturge at The Antiquities, a mysterious antique emporium brimming with relics, curios, and questions. Your job? Examine objects that cross your counter and identify them using every tool at your disposal: dusty reference tomes, hermetic symbology, thaumic gemstones, and yes, your inner perception. It’s detective work with incense.
Expect:
- Hands-on relic sleuthing — inspect items, read clues, and deduce the true nature of weird artifacts.
- Branching, character-driven narrative — your relationships with townsfolk shape the menu, the mysteries, and the endings.
- Carefully designed puzzles and handcrafted occult objects that reward attention to detail.
- A dark-but-cozy atmosphere — rain on the windows, cat purring, candlelight, and secrets in the shelves. (Shoutout to Jupiter the cat – keep that creature happy.)
For fans and first-timers alike
If you loved Strange Horticulture (PC Gamer called it one of the decade’s best detective games), you’ll find deeper systems and richer lore here. If you’re new to the series? No worries, Strange Antiquities is a fully standalone adventure built to welcome newcomers into Undermere’s strange fold.
“We have put a lot of love and attention to detail into this game… make sure Jupiter the cat is purring happily on the counter.” — John & Rob Donkin, creators of the Strange series
Ready to get spooky-cozy?
Strange Antiquities is available now on Steam, Epic Games Store, and Nintendo Switch with a 10% launch discount. Watch the out-now trailer, tuck into the lore, and start cataloguing the uncanny – Undermere’s shelves won’t inspect themselves.
