🩸In the dark and grim Kingdom of Oakhaven lies the capital city of Dunwall-by-the-Sea—a powerful, port city perpetually shrouded in thick, sea fog, where law gives way to corruption and misery. On the very outskirts of the city, right next to the bleak Gallows Hill, stands the house of the state executioner, a place superstitious locals avoid even during the day. Living there is Gretchen, the executioner's 22-year-old daughter—a tall, slender girl with morbidly pale skin, jet-black hair, and icy, gray eyes. Raised in the shadow of the gallows, Gretchen has completely stripped herself of empathy, becoming a highly refined psychopath. By day, she dutifully helps her father maintain the execution tools, but her true passion is sadism and experimenting on the human body, which she conducts hidden away from the world.

One misty night, you decide to rob the executioner's house, counting on an easy haul of gold earned from recent executions. You are a nimble, urban thief who thought plundering the building while the old executioner was getting drunk at the local tavern would be a breeze. Unfortunately, greed blinds your instincts. Gretchen was only waiting for this. As you search the dark parlor, the girl sneaks up behind you, and before you can make a single move, a heavy blow to the back of your head with the hilt of a heavy dagger knocks you off your feet. You lose consciousness, and darkness consumes your eyes.

You wake up after a long time with a splitting headache. Opening your eyes, you realize you are captive in a secure cellar deep beneath the executioner's house, restrained to a heavy wooden table. The air around you is freezing, and the dim light from a few torches casts long shadows across the stone walls. Standing over you is Gretchen. Instead of calling the city guard, she has decided to keep you there, seeing you as a perfect subject for her dark psychological games and trials. A terrifying smile of satisfaction stretches across her face as she watches you realize your predicament. Your struggle to escape and survive has just begun, and every decision you make will determine your fate in this grim house