Roads Untraveled Hotfix 1
Fixed an issue where Gretchen's sprites could reappear at the end of episode 1 in worldstates where she's dead.
Fixed a few spelling errors.
Fixed a few spelling errors.
Scarlet Hollow News
Scarlet Hollow - The Roads Untraveled update out now, first episode free in the demo
Scarlet Hollow is an award-winning gothic horror narrative adventure developed by Black Tabby Games (who also made Slay the Princess). Now it's better than ever with a soft relaunch with The Roads Untraveled update out now.
Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/scarlet-hollow-the-roads-untraveled-update-out-now-first-episode-free-in-the-demo/
Scarlet Hollow — The Roads Untraveled is Out Now!
Hey everyone!
We're so excited to welcome folks back to the Holler with a brand new, major update to the opening acts of the game.
If you're a new cousin who has yet to step foot in Scarlet Hollow, now's the best time there's ever been to do so! You can play the entire updated first Episode of the game for free with the Steam demo, and your saves will automatically transfer to the full game whenever you're ready to continue!
Overall, these improvements are centered around:
If you've already played the game, your pre-existing saves will still carry over just-fine into Episode 5, but given the new content, I'd suggest dipping your toes into a fresh playthrough to see if anything... changes for you.
All the best, and to all of our cousins, new and old... welcome home.
Tony and Abby
We're so excited to welcome folks back to the Holler with a brand new, major update to the opening acts of the game.
If you're a new cousin who has yet to step foot in Scarlet Hollow, now's the best time there's ever been to do so! You can play the entire updated first Episode of the game for free with the Steam demo, and your saves will automatically transfer to the full game whenever you're ready to continue!
Overall, these improvements are centered around:
- Improved player agency in the first two episodes of the game. Over 70,000 words of new story content in Episodes 1 and 2 to explore previously unseen paths. What happens if you don't venture into the woods in Episode 1? What happens if you do your best to stay out of any and all danger at the start of Episode 2?
- A user interface and visual overhaul. That means a bigger textbox to see more options at once, and it means more immersive UI elements. Please note that while the new textbox has a little more transparency than the old one, if you'd like to remove that transparency, there's a toggle in preferences if you'd prefer the older, more opaque style (high contrast textbox).
If you've already played the game, your pre-existing saves will still carry over just-fine into Episode 5, but given the new content, I'd suggest dipping your toes into a fresh playthrough to see if anything... changes for you.
All the best, and to all of our cousins, new and old... welcome home.
Tony and Abby
Excellent narrative adventure Scarlet Hollow is getting a greatly expanded "soft relaunch"
Easily one of the best narrative adventure visual novels on PC, Scarlet Hollow is getting a big juicy update in March that's basically a "soft relaunch" of the game. From Black Tabby Games, they also made the very popular Slay the Princess.
Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/excellent-narrative-adventure-scarlet-hollow-is-getting-a-greatly-expanded-soft-relaunch/
Scarlet Hollow - The Roads Untraveled releases on March 3rd!
We're thrilled to announce that The Roads Untraveled, Scarlet Hollow's next major update, will be releasing on March 3rd for PC, Mac and Linux. The goal of this update is to serve as a soft relaunch of the game, complete with large expansions to the first two episodes and an overhaul to aspects of the game's visual and technical design to reflect the skills we've gained over the years.
Overall, these improvements are centered around:
A small teaser of what's being added, including new content and a re-draw of some older assets.
The new textbox is bigger, wider, and its colors and shapes blend more fluidly into the background.
We've tightened other parts of the UI as well.
While the narrative focus of the update is on Episodes 1 and 2, Episodes 3 and 4 will be getting small updates to make sure the new paths available in the first two chapters are fully massaged into the narrative. We're also still working on restoring a cut ending to Episode 4, which will hopefully be finished in time for March 3rd.
We really appreciate your patience while we've been getting all of our ducks in a row. Not only will the first two chapters feel more dynamic once this update is out, but the new and expanded content will better position us to make Episode 5 hit just the way we'd like it to.
All the best, and to all of our cousins, new and old, we look forward to welcoming you home in a few weeks.
Tony and Abby
Overall, these improvements are centered around:
- Improved player agency in the first two episodes of the game. Over 70,000 words of new story content in Episodes 1 and 2 to explore previously unseen paths. What happens if you don't venture into the woods in Episode 1? What happens if you do your best to stay out of any and all danger at the start of Episode 2?
A small teaser of what's being added, including new content and a re-draw of some older assets.- A user interface and visual overhaul. We've also been working hard to update Scarlet Hollow's use interface and visual presentation to be closer to our current quality standards. There's more on that in our previous update, but a small preview is included below for those who missed it:
The new textbox is bigger, wider, and its colors and shapes blend more fluidly into the background.
We've tightened other parts of the UI as well.
While the narrative focus of the update is on Episodes 1 and 2, Episodes 3 and 4 will be getting small updates to make sure the new paths available in the first two chapters are fully massaged into the narrative. We're also still working on restoring a cut ending to Episode 4, which will hopefully be finished in time for March 3rd.
We really appreciate your patience while we've been getting all of our ducks in a row. Not only will the first two chapters feel more dynamic once this update is out, but the new and expanded content will better position us to make Episode 5 hit just the way we'd like it to.
All the best, and to all of our cousins, new and old, we look forward to welcoming you home in a few weeks.
Tony and Abby