Protagonist Elena Rutherford returns to her cursed family ranch with best friend Lou to investigate her mother's disappearance. A ritual summons the Horned Man, leading to Lou's vanishing and Elena's battles against cults, government experiments, mutants, and supernatural threats in a day-night cycle of scavenging, crafting, stealth, and combat. The narrative centers on family secrets, survival, and mystery with dark humor and '80s camp, showing no identity politics, systemic oppression themes, or social commentary.

Lou and Elena are portrayed as best friends with no romance or queer elements indicated in plot summaries, walkthroughs, or reviews. The comic featured a lesbian couple as leads, but the game diverges to new characters and plot without carrying over that framing. Developer Rock Square Thunder shows no DEI statements or consultancy involvement.

Screenshots confirm standard horror gameplay with a female lead in action against monsters. Reception is mixed (Metacritic ~61, Steam mixed) over gameplay jank and bugs, with zero documented backlash or discussion around woke content.