---
title: "The Widow's Shadow"
description: "Following her late husband’s funeral, a widow laments her loss. The townsfolk's whispers surround her every time she leaves the house, rumours she cannot avoid "
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/66/70966.jpg"
---

# The Widow's Shadow

![The Widow's Shadow](https://t.vndb.org/cv/66/70966.jpg)

**Developer:** Floramisu

**Release date:** Sep 30, 2023

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS

**Language:** English

**Rating:** 6.3/10 (7 votes)

## Description
Following her late husband’s funeral, a widow laments her loss. The townsfolk's whispers surround her every time she leaves the house, rumours she cannot avoid no matter how she tries.

Yet one night, everything she wishes to ignore will be laid bare as she steps into a twisted reality — one borne from her own heart.

[From [itch.io](https://florisam.itch.io/the-widows-shadow)]

## Characters
### The Widow
Quiet and timid, the Widow is often the talk of the town due to her reclusive nature―especially after the passing of her Husband, the beloved town doctor. When she can't hide any longer, rumours drive her to disappear into the woods―but there, she faces an even darker enemy.

[From [url=https://florisam.itch.io/the-widows-shadow]Itch.io[/url]]

[spoiler]Her name is Hilda.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Black, Short, Curly
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult, Makeup
- **Clothes:** Coat, Veil, Fur Trim
- **Role:** Widow, Unpopular
- **Personality:** Timid
- **Engages in:** Medication
- **Subject of:** Infidelity, Domestic Violence, Grief, Hallucination, Gaslighting, Unavoidable Death

### The Husband
The Widow's Husband was known throughout the town as the kind and gentle doctor. Everyone mourned when he passed. But behind closed doors and in the comfort of their home, he could drop his facade, revealing something more sinister.

[From [url=https://florisam.itch.io/the-widows-shadow]Itch.io[/url]]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Strange Man
- **Hair:** Short, Parted to Side, Widow's Peak
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult, Makeup, Shark-like Teeth
- **Clothes:** Suit, Necktie, Vest
- **Engages in:** Domestic Violence, Infidelity, Gaslighting
- **Role:** Husband, Medical Doctor, Popular
- **Personality:** Possessive, Cruel, Charismatic

### The Shadow
An alluring shadow who appears to haunt the Widow in the twisted reality. 

[From [url=https://florisam.itch.io/the-widows-shadow]Itch.io[/url]]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Aliases:** Odd Woman, Mysterious Voice
- **Hair:** Black, Shoulder-length, Shaggy
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult, Horns, Makeup, Feathers
- **Clothes:** Dress, Cuffs, Veil, Decorative Belt
- **Role:** Wife, Spider
- **Personality:** Confident
- **Eyes:** Multiple Eyes
- **Engages in:** Avoidable Murder

## Shops
- [Itch](https://florisam.itch.io/the-widows-shadow)

## Releases
### English
- **2023-09-30**: The Widow's Shadow - [Itch.io](https://florisam.itch.io/the-widows-shadow)

## Tags
Horror, ADV, Female Protagonist, Linear Plot, Multiple Endings, No Sexual Content, Protagonist with a Face, 20's, Unnamed Protagonist, Infidelity, Black and White, Protagonist with a Sprite, Game Jam, Domestic Violence, Unavoidable Protagonist Death, Widow(er) Protagonist, Psychological Horror, Past Europe, Spooktober VN Jam, Germany

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---
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