(The Lingering) Graveyard Visit News

[p]Tomy dared me to visit the graveyard at midnight.
He thinks I would be afraid.[/p][p]I showed up at the graveyard, and he was there, mocking me.[/p][p]I can't stand him making fun of me,
so I walked throughout the graveyard.[/p][p]Nothing could go wrong, right?
That's what I thought at first,

Until...[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

[p][/p][h2]Gameplay Clip - I hear someone crying in my room... Should I open the door?[/h2][p]I hear a noise coming from my room. As I get closer, I can hear it more clearly...
someone's crying. Inside my room.[/p][p]I vaguely recognize her voice...[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]I don’t know why I did that, but my hand slowly reaches for the door handle.
And when I open the door, my heart nearly stops.[/p][p]She’s there.
Waiting for me....[/p][h3](The Lingering) Graveyard Visit coming real soon.
Wishlist now![/h3]

During the conception phase of the game, we came across a disturbing story about “Tumbal Anak” within a horror story submission from our community. This whole thing about "Tumbal Anak" is something we can’t stop thinking about...

“Tumbal” roughly translates to sacrifice or offering. “Anak” means child.
Together: Tumbal Anak, a child sacrifice.

In certain black magic practices, especially the more extreme versions of pesugihan (rituals seeking wealth or fortune), the spirit granting riches sometimes demands a life in return. Most of the time, this means an animal, symbolic suffering, or in rare cases… a human soul.

And in the darkest cases?
The soul of a child, sometimes even the practitioner’s own child.

Why children?

In these myths, children are seen as pure, unblemished, and incredibly valuable to spirits. Giving one up is considered the ultimate show of loyalty, and in return, the practitioner gets wealth, status, or even protection.

But there’s always a catch.
The stories always end the same: the wealth turns sour. The practitioner either loses their mind, dies mysteriously, or is haunted forever by the child they gave up.

The game

We’re not showing violence. We’re not glorifying the act.
We’re telling a story of generational guilt, of an unnamed village that made a deal long ago, and the quiet curse that lingered.

Are you familiar with this ritual? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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(The Lingering) is an episodic atmospheric horror series, inspired by true horror events and urban legends in Indonesia. Each episode tells the unsettling stories of those who cross paths with the lingers.

[h2]THE STORY[/h2]



In (The Lingering) Graveyard Visit, play as Eki, an 11-year-old boy visiting his late father’s grave with his mother. There, he meets Tomy, a local boy who seems to know a lot about the village—including the dark rumors surrounding the sacrificial ritual, a wealth-seeking ritual said to involve sacrificing a child…

Haunted by doubt, Eki begins to suspect that this graveyard visit might be somewhat related to the ritual, especially knowing his mother has been struggling financially since his father’s death.

[h2]Are you brave enough to seek out the truth?[/h2]
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