Folk horror template: build it step by step
One village path, one strange courtesy, a later moment where that courtesy is the danger. Do not open with the creature. The horror game maker is there if you decide the custom is not enough.
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The sentence you type
"Make a folk horror. Start with one village path with one strange custom to uncover."
The brief the AI writes back
First playable: one village path with one strange custom to uncover. The loop to get right: explore the village, learn the custom, realise what it means.
Build, play, adjust
Compare with the games that define the genre: The Excavation of Hob's Barrow (Cloak and Dagger Games, 2022), Mundaun (Hidden Fields, 2021) and Blair Witch (Bloober Team, 2019).
What makes it finished
A player can describe the custom, realise what it costs, and still be inside the village.
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