The Mildew Children: Chapter 1

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App ID	2420330
App Type	Game
Developer	The Growing Stones
Publisher	Valkyrie Initiative
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	29011796
Last Record Update	15 May 2025 – 21:24:39 UTC ()
Release Date	17 October 2023 – 16:59:54 UTC ()

❓ 79.66%

321 reviews

In-Game

Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer

The Growing Stones

controller_support

full

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Valkyrie Initiative

IsFreeApp

Yes

Exclude from family sharing (exfgls)

3 (Free Game)

Store Release Date

17 October 2023 – 16:59:54 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://discord.gg/XGxBPUY4ky
https://www.youtube.com/@mildew_children/

Primary Genre

Adventure (25)

Store Genres

Adventure (25)

Steam Release Date

17 October 2023 – 16:59:54 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

21 March 2024 – 13:24:48 UTC () (1711027488)

library_assets

library_capsule	ru,en
library_hero	en,ru
library_logo	en,ru
library_header	en,ru
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	50
height_pct	50

osextended

empty string

name_localized

russian

Дети Плесени: Глава 1

Is free on the store?

Yes

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, SteamworksNET SDK, UnityURP SDK, cURL SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 11 November 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 12651768

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

General Mature Content (5)

First seen on SteamDB

3 May 2023 – 15:52:27 UTC (), in changelist #18663453

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

2 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes		Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes	Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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clienticon

bf38cdabe8b0359d9fbcd71f3e56e724a36252e0

clienttga

615c2821dc82da1528d51120f328a69397098316

icon

8591ec72b3a643ff202f3c6cfeaca3b279a2ea14

small_capsule

russian	capsule_231x87_russian.jpg
english	capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

russian	header_russian.jpg
english	header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/russian	library_600x900_russian.jpg
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/russian	library_600x900_russian_2x.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image/russian	library_hero_russian.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
image2x/russian	library_hero_russian_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	50
logo_position/height_pct	50
image/english	logo.png
image/russian	logo_russian.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
image2x/russian	logo_russian_2x.png
library_header ↴
image/english	library_header.jpg
image/russian	library_header_russian.jpg

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
page_background	page_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	8591ec72b3a643ff202f3c6cfeaca3b279a2ea14.jpg
page_background_path	app/2420330
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	19 October 2024 – 10:27:00 UTC

Trailers

256976495 ↴
trailer_name	Launch Trailer
trailer_category	3
trailer_480p/video/webm	256976495/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256976495/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256976495/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256976495/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	2420330/619672/6ea696432f78fdc78a0526518d6a4ccc0b74050b/1750917094/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	2420330/619672/6ea696432f78fdc78a0526518d6a4ccc0b74050b/1750917094/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256976495/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256976495/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	619672
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1697562182
256947138 ↴
trailer_name	Teaser
trailer_category	2
trailer_480p/video/webm	256947138/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256947138/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256947138/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256947138/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	2420330/568251/0b05f8484a7f6d132acb58ba3a5b6410ef200a2e/1750917094/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	2420330/568251/0b05f8484a7f6d132acb58ba3a5b6410ef200a2e/1750917094/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256947138/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256947138/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	568251
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1685548497

User File System

Key

Value

quota

9.54 MiB (10000000)

maxnumfiles

1000

appidredirect

The Mildew Children (2420350)

savefiles

0 ↴
root	WinAppDataLocalLow
path	The Growing Stones/TheMildewChildren
pattern	*.json
copied_from_parent	1

rootoverrides

0 ↴
root	WinAppDataLocalLow
os	MacOS
oscompare	=
useinstead	MacAppSupport
addpath
1 ↴
root	WinAppDataLocalLow
os	Linux
oscompare	=
useinstead	LinuxHome
pathtransforms/0/find	The Growing Stones/TheMildewChildren
pathtransforms/0/replace	.config/unity3d/The Growing Stones/TheMildewChildren
2 ↴
root	WinAppDataLocalLow
os	MacOS
oscompare	=
useinstead	MacAppSupport
pathtransforms/0/find	The Growing Stones/TheMildewChildren
pathtransforms/0/replace	com.coolasheck.themildewchildren

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Platform	Path	Pattern
[All OSes]	%USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/The Growing Stones/TheMildewChildren	*.json
MacOS (Override)	~/Library/Application Support/The Growing Stones/TheMildewChildren
Linux (Override)	~/.config/unity3d/The Growing Stones/TheMildewChildren
MacOS (Override)	~/Library/Application Support/com.coolasheck.themildewchildren

The Mildew Children: Chapter 1

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