Mummy: Tharavadu Horror Game

It is a monsoon night at an old Kerala tharavadu. The lamps are going out, the rain will not stop, and something in the house is listening for you. Find a way out before your last night ends.

NEW IN 2.1
Kuttichathan the thief and the shape-shifting Odiyan join the hunt. A cellar opens under the house, and you walk down into it on your own feet. The pooja has a fourth offering and a terrifying new ending. The house plays with you between chases, the keys are never where you left them last night, and the bathing steps lead down to the kulam, where something waits in the water. All in the new 3D tharavadu, with real rain and lightning.

Mummy - The Tharavadu is a first-person horror game set on a rain-soaked ancestral estate: the old house with its pooja room, three wings and a gatehouse, with gardens and open grounds between them. Four hunters and a thief stalk you there, and each one finds you in a different way.

FOUR HUNTERS AND A THIEF
• The Mummy hears. Her anklet bells give her away, and the slap of running feet on wooden floors brings her straight to you. Walk on soft earth. Crouch. Never run near her.
• The Watcher sees. An eye opens on your screen as he grows suspicious. Turn your lantern down, crouch and get out of his sight before it opens fully.
• The Karanavar smells. On later nights he rises and follows the trail you leave behind. Under a roof your scent lingers; out in the rain it washes away.
• And Kuttichathan steals. The giggling chathan never hurts you, but he snatches whatever you carry and scurries off with it, down through a trapdoor into the nilavara, the dark cellar under the house. Go down the stairs after him.
• And the Odiyan changes shape. A hunched man walks the fields until he sees you in the open; then a black bull charges out of the smoke. Get under a roof, or step aside at the last moment.

TWO WAYS OUT
• Unlock the main gate. Find three keys and the vettukathi, open the padlocks, pry off the plank and run.
• Or finish the pooja. Gather flowers, camphor, thulasi and sandalwood, light the shrine and stay beside the flame for 25 seconds while the bells call every spirit in the house to you. In the last seconds she comes for you.
Whatever you find stays with you. Each time a hunter catches you, you lose a night.

HOW YOU STAY ALIVE
• Hide in almirahs and under cots, and hold your breath when a hunter comes to check.
• Throw coconuts to stun a hunter, or to lure one away with the noise.
• Carry uppu. The salt burns a spirit that grabs you, once.
• Switch on the old valve radio to pull the hunters across the house.
• Read your book. It always says what to do next and shows the map of the estate. Stuck? Ask for a clue, and a faint trail leads the way.

TEN HEROES
Each cousin has a gift. Ammu runs faster, Chinju moves more quietly, Anji sees the glow of hidden things through walls, Ambili gets one extra night, Emy starts with a key in her pocket, and five more.

MADE FOR HEADPHONES
The sounds are real recordings: monsoon rain on the tiles, frogs and crickets, an owl, jackals in the distance, floorboards that creak under your feet, a pooja bell, and humming somewhere in the dark. Muffled steps are behind a wall; clear ones are in the room with you. Music by Kevin MacLeod.

PLAY YOUR WAY
• Four difficulties: Practice with no hunters, Easy, Normal and Nightmare under a blood moon.
• Touch controls made for phones.
• Graphics that tune themselves for smooth play on your phone, a High quality option for powerful phones, and a battery saver for long nights.
• Softer scares and reduced flashes for a gentler night.
• Older phones (Android 7, or phones with a 32-bit processor) receive the classic edition of the game, with simpler graphics.

PLAYS OFFLINE. NO ADS. NO DATA COLLECTED.
No account, no internet connection and no in-app purchases.

BEFORE YOU ENTER
This horror game has jump scares, sudden screams, blood and flashing lightning. It is not made for children.

Made by Nikhil Jiby.

Recent changes:
• Smaller download: about 40% less to install, same look
• The Mummy chases faster, and on Nightmare she can outrun your sprint
• Rate Mummy without leaving the game, after you escape
• Graphics set themselves for your phone; the High quality switch is gone