- The Newest Game in the Parallel Series, Otherealm, Is Here - Free Demo Available - 2 September 2026
The Newest Game in the Parallel Series, Otherealm, Is Here — Free Demo Available Today!🏫 We're back.Do you remember Ghost in the Pool, Concealed, and Weirdo?Since Ghost in the Pool in 2020, we've spent the past few years telling different stories set within the same universe.And now, the fourth game in our Parallel series has arrived.The free demo for Otherealm is officially available on Steam today!🎮 Play the Demo for free: 🕯️ This Time, We're Entering the “Otherworld”An unexplained incident brings Josie, a high school student, to a completely unfamiliar world.A world forever shrouded in dark fog.Faceless students appear without warning… and disappear just as suddenly.Strange rules circulate throughout the school.And breaking them may come at a terrible cost…Death.To escape this place, Josie must complete what they call—“The Trial of God.”But as her investigation goes deeper, she be…
- Our new game "Otherealm" is on Steam Store Page now! - 16 July 2026
Hello everyone,We're CASCHA GAMES.Today, we're incredibly excited to finally share something we've been working on for a long time.Otherealm, the newest title in the Parallel series, has officially been revealed.Before anything else, we'd like to say one simple thing:Thank you.Whether you've been with us since Ghost in the Pool, joined us through Concealed, or discovered the series with Weirdo, every purchase, review, wishlist, screenshot, discussion, and piece of feedback has helped us continue making the games we love.Because of your support, the Parallel series has continued to grow—and today, we're finally ready to begin its next chapter.Otherealm is still part of the Parallel universe.But rather than simply continuing the series, we see it as the beginning of a new stage for Parallel.While staying true to the suspenseful storytelling that defines the series, Otherealm also marks ou…
- 🎆 Happy New Year from CASCHA GAMES 🎆 - 31 December 2025
As 2026 begins, We just want to say thank you To everyone who spent time with The Parallel (诡闻斋). If you enjoy story-heavy visual novels, slow-burn characters, and choices that actually matter, Then you probably understand what we focused on in 2025.This past year wasn’t about chasing trends. It was about refining what already existed— rewriting, restructuring, and polishing until each story felt closer to what it was meant to be.Ghost in the Pool, Concealed, and Weirdo are very different games, but they share the same core ideas:Choices are not decorationCharacters are not disposableEndings don’t always give clear answersIn 2025, we also completed the full release of the trilogy across Steam and Nintendo Switch, carefully adapting the experience for handheld reading.In 2026, we’ll continue expanding the world of Di Yingling High. Characters will return. Connections will deepen. The big…
- 🎃 Steam Autumn Sale is Live! 50% OFF the Parallel Series 🎃 - 29 September 2025
Dear players,The Steam Autumn Sale has officially begun! Our three Parallel series titles are now available at 50% OFF:👻 Ghost in the Pool A short horror visual novel based on campus urban legends, starting with the creepy pool story and uncovering the dark secrets of Di Yingling High.🕵️ Concealed Disappearance cases are on the rise, and exchange student Meng Jiangnan dives in to investigate. A long-form story combining sci-fi and suspense, with puzzles and layers of mystery.🧪 Weirdo A psychological thriller woven with chemical experiments and twisted obsession. The protagonist embarks on a dangerous and insane path.If you haven’t experienced the urban legends of Di Yingling High yet, now is the perfect time. Each title can be played independently, yet they connect within the same universe, inviting you to piece together the full story.👉 Sale ends on October 6, afternoon — don’t mis…
- Summer Sale Hits! Ghost in the Pool Remastered Now 50% OFF - 26 June 2025
🎉 The Steam Summer Sale Has Begun! Both of our titles from CASCHA GAMES are now part of the big sale, each offered at their lowest-ever prices！ 🩸 Ghost in the Pool (Remastered) 🔹 Regular Price: $3.99 → Summer Sale: $1.99 (50% OFF) 🔹 The first title in the Parallel series — a spooky legend that began in a high school swimming pool. 🔹 This remastered edition includes improved narrative pacing, refined controls, a new menu system, and achievement support.Ghost in the Pool Steam Page 🧪 Weirdo 🔹 Regular Price: $10.99 → Summer Sale: $7.69 (30% OFF) 🔹 The third entry in the Parallel series — a twisted teenage chemist’s experiment in artificial love and obsession. 🔹 Featuring a striking black-and-white visual style, psychological suspense storytelling, 6 possible endings, and unlockable hidden characters!Weirdo Steam Page We are a two-person indie studio based in Shanghai, China. The “…
- Parallel: Ghost in the Pool Remastered Update Announcement - 12 May 2025
Dear players, We are thrilled to announce that Weird Tales Studio: Ghost in the Pool has received a major remastered update! This is the most significant content and system upgrade since the game's release in 2021. The main features of this update include: 🔧 Feature Enhancements Rebuilt the underlying framework to improve stability and fix multiple bugs Optimized UI experience with support for progress branch jumping, resulting in smoother overall operation Fully optimized the save system to enhance compatibility and security 📝 Story Expansion Significantly expanded the original storyline, filling in key clues Added more side quests and multiple ending branches to enhance playability and exploration Improved character motivations, enriching the protagonist Wang Yaru's psychological transformation and growth 🏆 Achievement System Online Added 19 new Steam achievements for players to un…
- Fixed some known issue, and improve the pacing - 14 June 2024
Try to fix some known issues and improve the transition and pacing of the game.
- French language supported! - 25 March 2024
Special thanks: Dur-714，Arno，fhkatez for helping to translate the game into French!
- Fixed known issue - 27 January 2024
Fix bug
- New update is coming! - 6 January 2024
The new Update is finally here. I tried to fix most of the issues before, like the text speeds and the camera speed, etc. Also, update the new UI to match with the "Concealed" style. Now the game also supports Gamepad and SteamDeck Linux version Hope you all like it. and let me know if there are still some issues with this new update.
- Italian language support - 21 March 2021
Improved text speed adding Italian language support
- Ghost in the pool Final version is out! - 28 January 2021
After 3 months of iteration, the final version of the Ghost in the pool is finally out. Me and Joey trying our best to improve the experiences of the game, and hopefully, it is better than the early access version. :P So, what are the differences in the final version compared to the early access version: Improved the sound balancing between the music and the SFX add more new sound effects to increase the mood adding 3 brand new stories cutscenes into the main story adding 100+ new interaction with more peace of information around the story and the characters Brand new save path system to get rid of the old save slot system, so after you finish one line of the main story you can easily switching the restarting point anywhere on the timeline. improved the text speed and the auto dialog waiting logic rework the 4 nightmares with more interesting visual and interactions 6 languages fully su…
- "Ghost in the pool" 1000+ Units ! - 27 December 2020
"诡闻斋" is a series of short horror comics created by Joey. A collection of many long or short independent horror stories, "Ghost in the pool" is one of the short stories. As the first visual novel game version of the series, we chose "Ghost in the pool" as the prologue of the "诡闻斋". This means that more exciting and longer games will be released in the future. Hope everyone can continue to pay attention to the development of CASCHA GAMES.
- Ghost in the pool Early Access version is finally out now! - 31 October 2020
Ghost in the pool Early Access version is finally out now! So exciting to announce that our little game is finally got on the Steam store. As an indie game developer, this is my first ever game made only me and my friend Joey. I really hope you like it, and please send me your thought and comments, they will help us a lot! Happy Halloween 2020!!
