Dark Pals: The 1st Floor is a horror puzzle game set inside an abandoned children's mental health facility. The building which was once bright and welcoming, has been warped by time and neglect: its corridors now home to disturbing mascots that were designed to comfort but have become something else entirely. Armed with an Ink Blaster, players explore the facility's unsettling rooms while solving environmental and logic-based puzzles to progress.
The mascots that roam these halls are colourful yet horrifying. Chompy Chasey, a dog with a comically large head and deadly teeth, patrols the spaces alongside other forgotten figures lurking in the shadows. Survival means evading them while working through puzzles that manipulate perception and expectation. Rooms may change their layout mid-exploration, and the Ink Blaster serves as more than a weapon, functioning as a tool for solving the facility's challenges. The game asks players to put their morals aside at times, keeping their wits sharp against an environment that actively resists straightforward logic.
Dark Pals: The 1st Floor is not yet available to play. What has been shown suggests a game built around the tension between childlike aesthetics and genuine dread, where cheerful lobby spaces give way to something the facility would rather keep buried.