Stepping into the hand-drawn animated nightmare of Lana Benton we struggle to solve the mystery surrounding her missing friend Carole as well as her strange life in the Bunny Hall orphanage in Maximum Entertainment and Little Sewing Machine’s Bye Sweet Carole.
Bye Sweet Carole is a haunting narrative‑horror adventure crafted in a hand‑drawn, animated style reminiscent of classic 90s cinema. Developed by Little Sewing Machine (with Meangrip Studios and Dreams Uncorporated) and published by Maximum Entertainment, it follows Lana Benton in early 1900s Britain as she ventures into the eerie halls of Bunny Hall Orphanage in search of her missing friend, Carole Simmons. When her investigation deepens, she becomes entangled between the real world and a fantastical, nightmarish realm called Corolla, besieged by malevolent forces like tar‑rabbits and shadowy figures.
Gameplay blends exploration, puzzle-solving, stealth, and light platforming with survival horror tension. Players will examine environments for key items, solve environmental puzzles, evade or flee from relentless pursuers, and leverage Lana’s ability to transform into a rabbit for navigation and escape. The eerie duality between the orphanage and Corolla creates disorienting transitions that heighten the game’s unsettling atmosphere.
Bye Sweet Carole
Developer: Little Sewing Machine
Publisher: Maximum Entertainment
Platform: Windows PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
Release Date: October 9, 2025
Price: $19.99 USD
Available here – https://byesweetcarole.com/
Summary:
Not Recommended – “Bye Sweet Carole offers gorgeous animation and a touching premise alongside some solid puzzles, but its padded pacing, cheap stealth, and lackluster combat drag this storybook tale down.”
Check out our review for Bye Sweet Carole here!
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