In The Straw Man, players are cast into an eerie adventure that starts when their quiet drive through the countryside abruptly ends beside a seemingly benign cornfield. With the nearest town hours away and the car irreparably stalled, the only choice is to seek help through the labyrinthine rows of corn. As the sun sets and shadows lengthen, what initially appears as a straightforward path quickly devolves into a twisted journey through a field that seems to defy the laws of space and time.

A Sinister Puzzle in Every Row

The Straw Man game intricately weaves elements of suspense and psychological horror as players navigate deeper into the cornfield. The field itself behaves as a character, alive with rustling whispers and sudden, unsettling movements that suggest an unseen presence. Each section of the cornfield presents unique challenges, from cryptic symbols left in the dirt to eerie scarecrows that appear to watch your every move. The game employs a rich narrative structure, revealing pieces of the cornfield’s grim history through environmental storytelling and fragmented memories that appear as ghostly visions. Players must piece together these fragments and use their wits to solve the puzzles that block their escape, all while avoiding the enigmatic Straw Man, who is ever a specter on the periphery of vision, always felt but seldom seen until the game reaches its chilling climax.