The Mildew Children
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
- Price:$9.99
- Release Date:4/17/2024
- Franchise:Valkyrie Initiative
- Developer:The Growing Stones
- Publisher:Valkyrie Initiative
- Last Updated:4/20/2025
- Steam App Id:2420350
The Mildew Children
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Mildew Children has 4 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 92% lower than its previous all-time peak of 51 players achieved on 4/18/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Mildew Children. It has received a total of 299 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 86 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for The Mildew Children. Right now, it costs $9.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Mildew Children and its growth over time. It currently has 1,820 followers on its community page.
About The Mildew Children
The Mildew Children is an Adventure game developed by The Growing Stones. On 4/17/2024, it was released on the Steam Store by Valkyrie Initiative.
Players have rated The Mildew Children as "Very Positive" out of 299 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 281 positive reviews and 18 negative reviews — an overall 94% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $9.99. It can also be purchased through Valkyrie Initiative Best! and The Mildew Children Complete Edition which give a discount off its base price. The game also includes a single DLC add-on, The Mildew Children - Artbook available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
According to Steam’s category system, The Mildew Children supports the following features:
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- Steam Trading Cards
- Single-player
From the Steam community, The Mildew Children has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Side Scroller
- Magic
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Story Rich
- Surreal
- Visual Novel
- Choices Matter
- Psychological Horror
- Faith
- Mystery
- Horror
- Detective
- Point & Click
- Colorful
- Adventure
- Female Protagonist
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Exploration
- Emotional
Media & Sceenshots
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DLC & Related Apps
The Mildew Children is referenced by 2 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Mildew Children - Artbook | DLC | 2/16/2025 | View |
 | The Mildew Children Soundtrack | Music | 2/16/2025 | View |
Related Bundles
The Mildew Children is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Valkyrie Initiative Best! | 6 | 6 | $30.09 | View |
 | The Mildew Children Complete Edition | 3 | 3 | $11.97 | View |
Related Packages
The Mildew Children is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Mildew Children | $8.49 | View |
Supported Languages
The Mildew Children is available in 2 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Mildew Children data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 20). The Mildew Children on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420350
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 20). The Mildew Children. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/2420350
- The Growing Stones. (2023, July 18). The Mildew Children. The Mildew Children. https://twitter.com/mildew_children