Scourge of the Village 将带领玩家踏上一段阴森恐怖的旅程，深入被神秘与超自然元素笼罩的山村。在中国民间恐怖故事的背景下，剧情围绕一场偏离计划的调查展开。实习记者陈曦开始调查工厂污水排放事件，但很快发现自己陷入了更为令人不安的境地。随着她在现实与梦境的曲折小径间穿梭，两个世界的界限逐渐模糊，原本的环境违法调查演变为一场揭示村庄悲剧历史的斗争。本质上，Scourge of the Village 是一款文字解谜游戏。这意味着玩家并非被动旁观者，而是积极解决谜题，逐步揭开故事的面纱。

谜题深深植根于中国传统民俗，特别是五行与八卦等概念，为游戏增添了文化深度。玩家以独特的方式与文本互动，通过拖拽、组合和旋转各种记录，引发环境变化，从而推动剧情发展。每个谜题都是庞大谜团的一部分，随着谜题的解开，玩家逐渐了解到更多关于村庄被遗忘的过去。叙事本身远非简单。游戏融合了心理恐怖与传统民俗元素，创造出一个如梦似幻的世界，既熟悉又令人不安。

Scourge of the Village will take gamers on a spooky journey through a mountain village shrouded in mystery and supernatural elements. Against the backdrop of Chinese folk horrors, the plot is based on an investigation that did not go according to plan. Chen Xi, a trainee reporter, begins investigating a sewage dumping incident at a factory, but soon finds himself in a much more troubling situation. As she navigates the winding paths of reality and dreams, the boundaries between the two worlds blur, and what was once an investigation into environmental offenses turns into a struggle to understand the village’s tragic history. At its core, Scourge of the Village is a transcription game. This means that users are not just passive observers – they actively solve puzzles that open up parts of the plot.

The puzzles are deeply intertwined with traditional Chinese folklore, particularly concepts such as the Five Elements and Bagua, giving the gameplay a cultural depth. Gamers interact with the text in a unique way by dragging, combining, and rotating different entries to cause changes in the environment, thereby pushing the plot forward. Each riddle is part of a big mystery, and as it is solved, the user learns more and more about the forgotten past of the village. The narrative itself is far from simple. The title combines elements of psychological horror and traditional folklore to create a dream-like world that feels both familiar and unsettling.