Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood,
lost in the wood;
a menacing wolf,
hungry for blood.

Clothed in her cape,
can she escape?
Girl, oh so brave,
and evade her fate?

Red Riding Hood is a retro-style horror game about Karkulka, a girl lost alone in a forest, being hunted by a menacing mythical Wolf.

The goal of the game is to find useful items and utilize them as best as possible, prolonging Karkulka's life. Death is the only ending, time spent alive the only achievement.

How to play?

The game is controlled with WASD and mouse. Holding spacebar opens the inventory, where you can select your desired items by left-clicking. Use ESC to pause the game.

Use items you find, mainly torches and matches, to fend off the Wolf for as long as you can. Good luck.

Where does the theme of the game come from?

Little Red Riding Hood, or Červená Karkulka in Czech, is a European fairy tale about a little girl who walks through a forest to bring food to her sickly grandmother. In the forest, she encounters a sly wolf. Versions of the tale vary greatly, but in the original version, the wolf first eats Karkulka's grandmother, then disguises himself in her clothes, and then eats Karkulka as well, where the grim fairy tale ends.

How can I see how long I survived?

The game always tracks your survival time and tells you how long you survived after you die. However, there is an option in the settings to always see how long you survived in the corner of your screen.

Can I turn off the distortion effects?

Yes, there is a toggle in the settings that completely disables the chromatic aberration effect that shows up in the Wolf's presence.

Who made the music in the game?

The only music in the game is the main menu theme, which is a simple piano piece that I wrote and recorded.

Who made the models and sounds?

I modeled and recorded some things myself, but most of the models and sounds are downloaded from the internet. In the game's credits is a list of all used models and sounds and links to their original creators.