The Heirloom

The Heirloom is a single-player thriller adventure with puzzles, set in a town shaped by the atmosphere of the Hebrides and Scottish folklore. You play as Marla Moir, a 16-year-old girl investigating her family’s secrets and the strange events surrounding her grandfather’s old lighthouse. Your choices and actions affect the plot and can lead to unpredictable results.

The Moir family

Marla is the eldest daughter of the Moir family. Sarcastic, stubborn and determined, she writes short horror stories in her notebook and uses them to scare her younger brother Jack when he annoys her. Her behavior can seem selfish and hurtful, but the story asks whether that is all there is to her.

Jack, 10, is Marla’s younger brother and a loyal companion. He is inquisitive and intelligent, with knowledge of many subjects; he is especially interested in rocks, plants and insects, and often gets under Marla’s skin.

Morvin Moir is the only living relative who agreed to take custody of his two orphaned grandchildren. Reclusive, grumpy and peculiar, he hides something terrifying in his house. He seems fond of chocolate chip biscuits and scary black birds with red eyes, which are unfriendly to everyone but him.

Explore and solve puzzles

You interact with local people and objects, search for useful items, combine them and use them to make progress. Solving puzzles reveals more about the town, the lighthouse and the family’s secrets. The game also features interactive cutscenes and dialogues that can be touching, eccentric or funny.

Choices and consequences

Decisions affect the plot. You choose whether to follow the rules or go against them, and whether to trust your heart or your mind; what you say and do has consequences.