Gorgon's Garden
A downloadable Defunct MMO for Windows
A NIGHTMARE IN 1024x768
On a summer day in 2008 you find yourself lurking on Hypogeum.net, a niche forum that used to be centered around an MMO known as "Gorgon's Garden," before the game became inaccessible due to the introduction of a paywall for a long-defunct digital currency.
However... The forum's resident hacker has successfully managed to crack said MMO, removing the paywall and allowing users to explore it all over again.
So you download the cracker and run it...
And that's when the trouble starts.
CONTENT WARNING:
This game contains grotesque body horror of varying shades of "euuughh..." You may want to pass on playing the game if that bothers you.
Made in one week by
FDSW Johnny and Squp
Gorgon's Garden is a love letter to old forum culture and the generally more earnest and amateur tone of older creepypastas. It's a bit of horror, a bit of humor, all contained within a virtual desktop you can toy around with. Change your cursor, download weird images to set as your background, pick through bizarre forums with a colorful cast of characters, and explore an MMO that seems curiously devoid of any other players...
You can expect the game to take around 30 minutes to an hour, so it's a perfect fit to squeeze into the end of the day, when the vibes are just right.
Happy Halloween!
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Development log
- Free Cursors!! For Everyone!!13 days ago
- Gorgon's Garden 1.1.0Oct 26, 2025
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遊戲前期的氣氛很可愛，就算怪物朝你衝向還是會放下戒心，
但隨著進度推進，氣氛會逐漸變得詭異又噁心，
甚至到最後你真的會覺得你來到地獄了
尤其是音效的壓迫感，有兩次我甚至得先做好心理準備才敢繼續接關 x_x
解謎方式很特別，就像真的遊戲卡關時跑去上網找攻略一樣
The early atmosphere feels cute and almost harmless.
Even when a monster rushes at you, you might let your guard down.
But as the game progresses, the mood slowly turns unsettling.
By the end, you genuinely feel like you’ve arrived in hell.
The sound design is especially oppressive.
There were at least two moments where I had to mentally prepare myself before continuing x_x
The puzzle design is also unique.
It feels like when you get stuck in a game and end up looking up a guide online.
This game was actually so interesting. Such a great art style and I love that you kind of have to find the pieces of the story by yourself.
Why are these commenters so angry and demanding lol
FIX THE CRASH BUG NOW!!!
Is Gorgon's Garden coming to Steam?
WHAT THE FUCK IS THE PASWORD???
The forum song is a fuckin' banger
Watched a playthrough of this and I intend to play it myself when I can, but I would just like to say that the story itself really resonated with me. It reminded me of an experience that I had forgotten about, involving the disappearance of a dear friend I had when I was younger. 100/10. The amount of work you guys managed to get done within a week is insane to me, and the game is absolutely amazing considering the time constraints!
damn!... where can i get MY FREE CURSORS?! MY FREE CURSORS THAT WHERE PROMISED FOR EVERYONE?!... XD XP
(no but seriously i think that some the cursors in the game look actually really cool!... do you think you can idk give out a like a zip file for the cursors so we can use them with are computers?! i wouldn't mind that! i like customizing that sort of thing! Xp C: ...)
I just saw this comment and it inspired me!! I've added a cursor pack to the game's downloads
This was a very fun little game. The graphical style and the handling of the forum is really neat. I love the enemy designs. The puzzle stumped me a bit, but I thought it was really clever by the end! Thank you for making this game, I hope you can make more wonderful things in the future.
I see the trailer for this a while ago and I can't believe it was free!
Really really solid game!! I absolutely loved reading the forum posts and the game is really fun/ well written in general. Will be checking more out from yall! :3
just finished. lovely, lovely experience... i both miss and don't miss these kinds of forums now, hehe x)
The game has a very strong aesthetic, and I loved the interactivity of the computer & all of the things to read and download on it, you guys went above and beyond there. One of my favorite parts was the free cursor app. Very cool game.
I didn't face the crashing issue others are describing, but the game does make my computer fan kick into overdrive for some reason, which is strange because it shouldn't be that demanding.
This seems like it would be a really fun game, but I'm having the same issue that a few other people are. When you actually load up the Gorgon's Garden app in game it freezes after a few minutes no matter what I've done. Cool vibes, but unplayable for me unfortunately.
I have found the soundtrack for the game, but the song I'm looking for is not included in the Gorgon's Garden MMO OST found in Fever Dream Johnny's SoundCloud. I'm looking for the song in the trailer/the song for the Hypogeum Forums.
it's by Maple, tho she unfortunately hasnt decided to release it anywhere
Damn, thanks anyways homie!
I just screen recorded it and threw it on YT because I was also looking for it
Hell yeah, thanks partner
It's not opening for me? It does an opening thing for a frame and disappears forever :(
did you find a way to open it yet?
no :(
really interesting but i cant get much further than the forum part at the beginning. the game keeps crashing right around the paywall part and i cant figure out why.
if anyone knows why it does this then lmk!
like, i really wish i could go further cause so far the vibes are immaculate!
Feverdream Johnny and Squp have done it again.
Please good sir add mobile support please please please
amazing game! the visuals are incredible and i had a really fun time playing the actual GG for a bit there. loved the forum sections and the different characters in it - the build up to the reveal of the last few posts was great. agree that it would've been cool to get some foreshadowing with the first reveal, it felt like we got shoved into this horror arg immediately after casually playing through GG. regardless, really liked the puzzles and the gameplay, excited for more in the future!
this was made in 1 WEEK![How]( "How")
this game is AMAZING tbh I didnt understand the story cause I wasnt really paying attention to it, but it captures both the feeling of old forums, and a video game that isnt supposed to be creepy, but is still terrifying, soooo wellllll.
good game!
really cool game!
i wish there was a lil bit more foreshadowing before becoming dylan
and the gameplay can be a bit slow
but i still liked it a lot :D
The forum sections are easily my favorite::D
I go absolutely nuts for anything related to old abandoned MMOs
This game is awesome! I wish forums were real.
Maybe some narrative elements flew over my head, but imo some narrative foreshadowing before suddenly becoming someone else would made the reveal hit way deeper.
But that in-universe ARG is crazy. That was an unique experience, thank you.
That was great! If that's what you guys can cook up in a week, I can't wait for what you guys will do next. Thank you for making this!
Bro why post a game if theres a paywall /j
What paywall? :3 reading the in game forums have clicking in game "links" night help if stuck ;)
I really enjoyed this. It is excellent. I'm glad to play a puzzle game like this, and it has so much charm and mystery!
I loved this! The forum part was so accurate to real life lol, I only wish there was more game.
Awesome game for a one-week project. Being able to see the ‘real world’ from the screen’s reflection definitely adds to the feeling
Horror + nightmare + Psychology =
Huge ups for this one! Stellar puzzles and fun gameplay.
i love forums can’t wait to play this
absolutely beautiful game. great story and puzzles, but god i wish there was more! is there any plan to continue this in the future? please don't make me beg (although I will, if it'll work)
An expanded spiritual successor in the same setting as Gorgon's Garden is planned for the future, but I've got a queue of projects to work through first so we'll see!
couldn't open exe. nothing happens sadly. I have windows10
growing in the 90s and not having my first computer till high school so I kind of missed out this era of the internet so this was kind of fun for me.
on another note is there any plans to make a more extended version like what no players online did?