A free surreal story game about a young girl

Marinette is a free isometric narrative story game with chilling suspense and eerie surreal content. It is a 2.5D game about a young girl who is whisked away into what looks like a dollhouse world with some very untrustworthy-looking inhabitants.

Just like Death’s Door, it hides its low development budget with clever aesthetics. It does the Disco Elysium trick of focusing so hard on the narrative and characters that players don’t even notice there is not really a standard or typical gameplay loop other than moving to progress the story.

What game is Marinette?

There are actually a few games with this name, so it can get a little confusing. This Marinette game is a walking simulator hybrid narrative story about a young girl in a surreal world. Uncover the mystery of her world as you progress through the story.

Is Marinette really free?

The Marinette game is not free, but you can get it for free if you wish. When you download the game, you are asked to name your own price. What you pay is up to you because you own it for personal use no matter how much you pay.

Plain isometric 2D in disguise

The way this surreal adventure game hides its cheaper production values is amazing. Items and environments are simple boxes and structures, but they are covered with hand-drawn textures that are shaded in accordance with the environment’s light, giving the illusion that the simple shapes are actually complex items and rooms.

A visual novel as a walking simulator

This chilling adventure game is a hybrid of a visual novel and a walking simulator. It lives and dies on its story, which means some people will really engage with this game, and some will miss fulfillment through a more standard gameplay loop. It is not a horror, and its themes are a little too complex and thoughtful for younger children.