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The Willows, a Game

A 3D environmental game steeped in Algernon Blackwood’s 1907 horror novella The Willows. Work in progress.

Exploring Started: Sept 2026 Updated: Sept 2026

Overview

A 3D environmental game based on Algernon Blackwood’s 1907 novella The Willows — the slow, dread-soaked story of two travelers camped on a willow-choked island in the flooding Danube, where the place itself seems to notice them. The aim is atmosphere and place rather than action.

How It Works

The environments are built from WorldLabs Marble-generated 360° panoramas (the generation prompts are kept in the repo alongside the source text), turning the novella’s mood into a space you can move through and look around in.

Current Status

Work in progress — the source text and the Marble panorama prompts are assembled; the playable environment is being built out from them.