Behind the Barrier

Behind the Barrier is a survival game set in 1440. You play a priest who enters the village of Rosenwood to cleanse the demon trapped there. To catch it, you collect Celtic crosses from randomly chosen houses and use them to activate a trap in the middle of the village.

The curse of Rosenwood

Rosenwood was founded in 666 CE in a hidden area among forests and mountains. Over roughly 100 years, its people expanded the village and its barrier. Then evil merchants arrived disguised as traders and opened a portal from hell above the village at night. A layered curse confined the demon to the village barriers and moonlight, and closed the gates after dark. The demon massacred the villagers in one night, and stories of disappearances and devil-like noises kept others away. Exorcists have tried and failed to break the curse because it can only be deactivated at night, when the demon is active.

Race against time

You search for crosses while a timer counts down. Three runes on the map act as safe houses: reach one before time runs out to keep the demon from hunting you. Each rune resets the timer with less time than before, and you can use only three in a night, so saving them until time is running low or the demon is moving is important.

Evil spirits lurk around the center of town, drawn to the demon trap. If they attack, they can reduce your remaining time. Move away from the village center until you can no longer hear them, or reach the objective to avoid being sensed. The runes are marked on screen with diamond symbols.