Morteshka

Factsheet

Developer:
Morteshka
Based in Yerevan, Armenia

Release date:
July 28, 2025

Platforms:
PC (Steam)
PC (Epic Games Store)

Website:
https://www.morteshka.com/one-eyed-likho

Regular Price:

Description

One-Eyed Likho is a story-driven first-person folk horror adventure based on a dark folk tale recorded in the 19th century. Tired of his bitter life, a blacksmith sets out with his friend the tailor to find Likho and change his fate, but ends up in a mysterious world where the tales of all peoples meet.

History

The game is inspired by the folk tale “One-Eyed Likho”. Likho is the embodiment of evil fate and misfortune, a one-eyed creature often appearing as a gaunt, one-eyed woman (Лихо одноглазое). One-Eyed Likho was released on July 28, 2025 on Steam and Epic Games Store and holds a Very Positive rating on Steam.

Features

• A dark fairy tale – journey to the thrice-nine kingdom and visit an ancient temple of forgotten beliefs
• Fire mechanics – solve puzzles and light your way with a box of endless matches
• The Book of the Worlds – collect tales of one-eyed giants from different peoples, from Polyphemus to Basat
• Encounters with Likho – in several episodes you will have to hide from this monster and run
• Unique style – a captivating world rendered in cinematic black and white, with other film styles to choose from in the settings
• Gentle folk horror – an uneasy atmosphere and chases instead of constant jump scares, 4–5 hours to finish
• Localized into English, Russian, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Polish and Japanese, with full controller support

ONE-EYED LIKHO Credits

Vladimir Beletsky
Game Designer, Writer, Programmer, Artist

Iva Tatarnikova
Art Director

Mikhail Shvachko
Sound Director, Music Composer, VFX Artist

Evgeny Onyanov
Programmer

Anzor Pasechnik
Game Designer

Alexander Malin
Environment Artist

Contact

Inquiries
info@morteshka.com

Twitter
http://twitter.com/vbeletsky