Venture to the Vile cover

Venture to the Vile

First release
May 22, 2024
Publisher
Aniplex
Engine
Unity
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Platform · Action

Your life is plunged into disarray by a monstrous entity known as “the Vile”. With the town in shambles and your arm left blackened by the Vile, you discover that your best friend, Luella, is also missing. Will you save the town and find Luella — or will you give in to the monster you've become?

Also known as Vile.exe

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Storyline
The Vile is taking over, transforming people, elements and everything it touches into something ghastly and unrecognizable… Immerse yourself in narrative quests while meeting a peculiar and memorable cast of characters while you search for your missing best friend, Ella. Delve into a playfully-sinister world riddled with mystery that unexpectedly evolves based on time of day or weather condition. Gain new abilities to battle vicious enemies. Transform more and more into the monster you’re fighting against as the Vile becomes all consuming. As you uncover the truth about the Vile and the future becomes uncertain, you’ll have to make a difficult decision-- should you embrace the next step in evolution or eradicate it?Read more

The Vile is taking over, transforming people, elements and everything it touches into something ghastly and unrecognizable… Immerse yourself in narrative quests while meeting a peculiar and memorable cast of characters while you search for your missing best friend, Ella. Delve into a playfully-sinister world riddled with mystery that unexpectedly evolves based on time of day or weather condition. Gain new abilities to battle vicious enemies. Transform more and more into the monster you’re fighting against as the Vile becomes all consuming. As you uncover the truth about the Vile and the future becomes uncertain, you’ll have to make a difficult decision-- should you embrace the next step in evolution or eradicate it?

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 22, 2024
PlayStation 4
Dec 19, 2024
PlayStation 5
Dec 19, 2024
Age ratings
ESRB T
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
dark, gothic, metroidvania, steampunk, story rich
… All 7, choices matter, soulslike

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface, subtitles
  • Deutschinterface, subtitles
IGDB · recorded 11 Oct 2026
Also in 11 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 11 Oct 2026