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✧ GIVE UP THE GHOST ✧ @playgiveuptheghost.bsky.social · Feb 26
Hello! We are Either/Or Collective, developers of GIVE UP THE GHOST, a haunted point-and-click RPG set in a city at the end of the world, where walls converge and anguish boils. We are currently deep in development after a successful crowdfunding campaign and are very excited to share more soon.
The key art for Give up the Ghost, featuring our logo as well as our protagonist, the Overseer, bound to the city of Forde.
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If you like the art of GIVE UP THE GHOST, do go check out other work by our lovely artist @spookthirsty.bsky.social! They're responsible for having shaped the visual identity of the world of Midden, producing all art from concept to the final assets. The game would not exist without them.
A screenshot from a visual novel narrative game. A card is held above a candlelit table depicting a hooded figure surrounded by smoke and falling stars. Despite the rest of the illustration being black-and-white the figure's heart and a four-pointed star are accented in red. An illustration of a crow leaking an oil-like substance from their beak into the agape mouth of a person below. Smoke surrounds them on a yellow-and-red background. A black-and-white poster for the film Days of Heaven. A figure holding a lantern, their face hidden by shadow, stands in a field while a fire rages around them. In the foreground a locust can be seen. A portrait of the actress Tilda Swinton in blue, her pupils red and her mouth missing. Beside her are two yellow silhouettes. Red spikes and yellow crosses surround her.
February 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Symbolism board for the MOROITES, followers of the God of Nothing.

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A black and white arranged board of several abstract images, including: several robed figures walking in a line; square images of a ripple effect, three figures in shadow, and a pair of feet in grass; an erupting black mass of tendrils; an organ system; a strange dark swirl; three faces arranged vertically with repeating circles increasingly erupting from their foreheads; two full-body cloaked figures, one covering the other's eyes while they covers the former's mouth; various shapes arranged to form a language not of this world.
February 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Light streams through the Shifthouse attic. It’s morning-time.

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A black and white image of an attic, light streaming into the other-wise dark room between immense curtains. A series of cluttered shelves sits in the foreground.
February 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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An early design for the layout of a Village just outside the city bounds.

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A black and white sketch of a village where the corrugated-iron roofs clash against each other at odd angles. Four buildings are labelled: the "Shed of Seconds", shaped like a cornucopia placed on its head; "Hearthall", a domed decorated building with protruding chimneys; the "Bakehouse", a two-storey building taller than all the rest; and the "Rising Room", a building seemingly just the same as all the other shacks in the village. Two arrows point away from the village: one labelled "To the First Door (blocked initially)" leads towards the background, where the great city Forde can be seen; the other points to the right of the village, labelled "To the Kilns".
February 4, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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Wind rises, and flags catch the air.

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A black and white image of a cityscape. The street is paved with cobblestones and the sky swirls with smoke. Pointed buildings are connected by streaming cords; flags and fabric catch the wind.
February 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Light shines on a collection of dusty, silent instruments.

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A black and white image of a small room filled with various string instruments, guitars, banjos, dulcimers, mandolins...
February 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Our most recent draft of the Crooked Tree. The gentle Cordmaker awaits you here.

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A screenshot of a role-playing game. Dialogue rests in a webbed box at the bottom, and the image is focused on two shadowed figures standing in front of a contorted tree.
February 1, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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At long last: WE HAVE A STEAM PAGE!! Feel free to wishlist and share around <3

store.steampowered.com/app/4309880/...

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Give up the Ghost on Steam
Give up the Ghost is a story-based mystery RPG set in a gothic industrial world. Become the Overseer, unravel an apocalyptic conspiracy, and attempt to heal the wound at the heart of a dying city.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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You find a woman near-death before the ruins of her home.

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A screenshot of a role-playing game. Dialogue rests in a webbed box at the bottom, and the image is focused on the portrait of a shell-shocked woman looking directly at you.
January 30, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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The Seedkeeper waits for you in front of the fire. She’s calm and gentle -- a welcome break from the chaos of the Wheatfields.

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A black and white illustration of a furnace room. A long table sits lengthwise against the network of pipes and machinery. A young woman sits at the far right-hand side, her hands clasped gently together. A screenshot of a role-playing game. Dialogue rests in a webbed box at the bottom, and the image is focused on the portrait of a young woman looking directly at you.
January 28, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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The Drifter -- one of the most long-lasting characters of Give up the Ghost.

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A man with his hair tied back in a bun stands in profile before an amaranthine circle -- framed by the Gothic silhouette of a house and strikes of lightning.
January 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Lil homes! These guys were early sketches of what the buildings of the Wheatfields could look like. The one that looks like a bottle is where I live.

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Black and white concepts of buildings, hastily constructed and strange, crowned with smokestacks, ropes, and torn pieces of cloth. Black and white concepts of buildings, hastily constructed and strange, crowned with smokestacks, ropes, and torn pieces of cloth.
January 26, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Two farmers, barely living life.

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A black and white portrait of a main and a woman. Their eyes are wide and weeping. To the left a stalk of wheat frames them. To the right, the man raises his hand and a spiral trails from his fingers.
January 25, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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MORE BREADPOSTING! Some of the BREADS that can be found in pantries across Forde and its surroundings.

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A geometric banner frames the top and bottom of the image. Text reads 'ARMATURITE LOAVES' besides nine roughly-sketched loaves of bread. A geometric banner frames the top and bottom of the image. Text reads 'LEAVENED FLATBREAD' and 'COMMON FLAKY FLATBREAD' besides six roughly-sketched loaves of bread. A geometric banner frames the top and bottom of the image. Text reads 'STAMPED FLATBREAD', 'BRAIDED FLATBREAD', 'PUFFY MILK-DOUGH', 'STAMPED COOKIES', AND 'RING-DOUGH PASTRIES' besides 15 roughly-sketched loaves of bread.
January 24, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Overseer! Follow the lines!
A hooded figure holds a torch against a swirling, stormy sky. Tall lampposts, burning with fire and bound by rope, lead the way.
January 23, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Very early concept art of the Overseer and a guide stalking the streets of Armature.

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A black and white, noir-like image of a shadowy figure holding a large pole leading a smaller, hooded person through an alley.
January 22, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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The SEE-THROUGH ORB grants you the power of FORESIGHT -- nonstop visions and prophetic imminence.
January 20, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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The WOODEN SPHERE grants you the power of HINDSIGHT -- the ability to see the past unfolding behind you.
January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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The WARM SILVER BALL grants you the power of INSIGHT -- a supernatural attention to detail. Nothing is beyond your ability to see.
January 18, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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The INVERSE EYE grants you the power of PARASIGHT -- the ability to see through the eyes of the world around you.
January 17, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Greetings! This weekend we're going to be showing Give up the Ghost at Vancouver Game Garden! The event is completely free to attend so if you're around please stop by and say hello to the whole (!!!) dev team. 👻
A poster for the event Vancouver Game Garden on September 27th-28th, featuring Pokemon-inspired pixel art.
September 27, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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we're at #GIGF2025! always feels surreal to see the game being played in-person.
A picture of an events venue filled with a crowd of people, a video of Give up the Ghost is being projected on a large screen.
August 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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#GIGF25 is in full swing! With talks and games a plenty. Thanks to everyone who showed us support <3

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August 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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The SOLEGATE -- it stinks of rotting flesh, its surface like the shell of a crab; it has stood in the Wheatfields longer than anything else yet its purpose remains forever unknown. (sound on for ambience)
July 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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HEARTHALL -- sitting in a village on the edge of the Fordite plains rests somewhere surprisingly warm, where folk like the PITWATCHER and FREE MARBLE MAN coalesce.
July 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM