Serafini Productions is expanding its unsettling horror universe. BrokenLore: FOLLOW, a first-person psychological horror game and a prequel to the studio's BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW, arrives on June 1, 2026 across Steam, the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Where UNFOLLOW dug into the dark side of social media, FOLLOW turns inward. The game follows Anne as she grapples with self-acceptance, bullying and feelings of worthlessness, with surreal, metaphorical creatures manifesting her inner turmoil and heightening the terror of her journey. It is horror built less around jump scares than around the slow, creeping weight of a mind in crisis.
Horror with a human core
The subject matter is unusually heavy for the genre. FOLLOW confronts eating disorders, body dysmorphia and the strain of a difficult relationship with an overbearing mother, alongside the lasting scars of bullying. To handle those themes responsibly, Serafini Productions developed the game in collaboration with psychologist Emanuela Papa, aiming to represent Anne's experience accurately and sensitively rather than exploit it for shock value.
Mechanically, it sits in familiar first-person horror territory: players explore unsettling, dreamlike environments, solve puzzles to piece together Anne's troubled story, and flee from the terrifying creatures that stalk the darkness. The emphasis is on atmosphere and narrative, reconstructing a fractured personal history one disturbing room at a time.
Part of a growing saga
As a prequel, FOLLOW deepens the wider BrokenLore mythology that Serafini Productions has been steadily building across multiple entries. The studio has leaned into metaphor-driven horror that uses its monsters as embodiments of real psychological struggles — a thread that ties its games together and sets them apart from more conventional scare-fests.
BrokenLore: FOLLOW launches June 1 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. For players drawn to horror that lingers in the mind rather than the reflexes, it looks like one of early June's most intriguing — and most thoughtful — releases.
