Olga – Episode 1 is a short first-person narrative game about a girl left with her grandparents in Belovodica, an isolated mountain village, while her parents work abroad. The Steam page calls it a “spooky cozy” linear mystery, and is specific about what it withholds: no combat systems, slow-paced, and set in a period before mobile phones reached villages like this one.

Chart credential: Olga – Episode 1 climbed +4 to #30 on the Steam 250 weekly chart, with a score of 7.35 from 48 reviews at 100% positive. Released 9 September 2026.

Key features

The isolation is written into the setting, not the level design

The developer notes the story is set when communication devices had not reached the village. That is a narrative solution to the oldest problem in modern horror — why the protagonist does not simply call someone — and solving it in the premise rather than with a dead battery or no signal is why the tension holds instead of feeling engineered.

No combat, which changes what the player is allowed to do

There are no combat systems at all. Removing the verb most horror games lean on means dread has to come from what you find and what you understand, and it removes the usual escape hatch where a frightening thing becomes a target. The trade is real: if you want to fight back, this is not the game.

Slavic architecture as an unfamiliar horror vocabulary

Belovodica is built on Slavic tradition and architecture rather than the New England farmhouse or the Japanese apartment block. For an English-speaking audience that means the visual cues carry no learned safety — you cannot tell which room is the safe one, because you have not seen this house in thirty other games.

Where to find Olga – Episode 1

Olga – Episode 1 is available on Steam for $7.99, discounted 20 percent from a $9.99 list price at the time of writing. It is single-player with Steam Achievements, full controller support and Steam Cloud. Buy Olga – Episode 1 on Steam.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Olga – Episode 1 cost?

Olga – Episode 1 is 7.99 dollars on Steam at the time of writing, a 20 percent discount from its 9.99 dollars list price.

Is Olga – Episode 1 a horror game?

It is a mystery with horror atmosphere rather than a scare-driven horror game. The developer describes it as spooky cozy, with no combat, a slow pace and a focus on uncovering the village’s secrets.

How long is Olga – Episode 1?

The developer describes it as short and episodic, with each episode revealing the next piece of the story. Steam does not publish an official length for it.

Will there be more Olga episodes?

The game is explicitly labelled Episode 1 and the Steam page describes the series as episodic, with each new episode continuing the story. No release date for a second episode had been announced at the time of writing.

Does Olga – Episode 1 have combat?

No. The developer lists no combat systems as a feature. It is a linear first-person narrative game built around exploration and story.