Press Kit – Black Annis
Black Annis is a first person short horror/puzzle game designed as a 1-2 hour experience based upon British folklore with challenging puzzles and multiple endings.
Release date: 17th October 2025
Available on Steam
Developer: Man The Barricades
Technical details:
- Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 or higher
- Processor: Intel core i5-6600k or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 7 GB available space
Website and Social platforms
Website
Black Annis – Assets
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Downloads as a .zip file
About this game
Black Annis is the first game in a collection of short horror / puzzle exploration games that are based upon British folklore and presented in a modern fictional setting.
Welcome to Lone Oak College
For the last 250 years, stories tell of a murderous apparition that haunts the Dane Hills area of Leicester, people and animals periodically go missing with no trace. The stories tell of a lone oak tree, which lies at the centre of these events. The pace of modern urban sprawl has meant that this story has fallen into legend, but if rumours are to be believed, then Black Annis still lurks in the darkness.
Gameplay
Working the night shift in a recently renovated college, you will have to solve numerous puzzles in order to move through the locked down campus and discover the history behind Black Annis.
Only by discovering the truth will you be able to escape her clutches, as you desperately search for your missing friend and find a way out.
Black Annis features:
Based on the local legend of Black Annis. A creature that has haunted the Dane hills area of Leicester for hundreds of years.
Gameplay: Tense, atmospheric exploration in a realistic environment
Mechanics:
- First person puzzle interaction
- Multiple Endings
- Branching Dialogue
- Autosaves
- A short experience designed to be completed in under 2 hours