Sally Face: Episode One — Steam Gift

Sally Face. Episode One: Strange Neighbors — the first episode as a Steam gift

Sally Face is a dark, story-driven adventure from solo developer Steve Gabry (Portable Moose). He created the art, design and music himself for this tale about a teenager named Sal Fisher, who wears a prosthetic face and sees things others don't. The first episode, “Strange Neighbors,” launched on Steam on December 14, 2016 and became one of the most talked-about indie stories in its genre. Here you buy it as a Steam gift: it arrives straight on your account, and the first episode lands in your library.

What the first episode is about

“Strange Neighbors” is set in 1992. Sal and his father move into Addison Apartments, and it quickly becomes clear that something is wrong with the building and its tenants: odd neighbors, an uneasy mood, and a crime scene in one of the flats. You explore the corridors, talk to the residents, solve puzzles and slowly unravel the first mystery. It's a short but dense opening: this is where the characters and secrets are planted that later episodes expand upon.

Why Sally Face stands out

The game is deliberately styled after the darker cartoons of the 90s: pixel art, expressive character portraits and the author's own soundtrack. It isn't a jump-scare horror but a psychological adventure built on story, dialogue and atmosphere. In format it's a classic point-and-click: you move between locations, examine objects, combine them and tackle optional puzzles that reveal extra story details. If you enjoy atmospheric narrative games, the first episode is the perfect entry point to find out whether this is for you.

What exactly you get

You receive the first episode — “Strange Neighbors.” It's a standalone product: it requires no base game and plays through on its own. But it helps to know the structure: Sally Face is an episodic game in five parts. Episodes two through five (“The Wretched,” “The Bologna Incident,” “The Trial,” “Memories and Dreams”) were released between 2017 and 2019 and are sold separately — via the Season Pass. They are NOT included in this gift. So here you're getting the opening chapter, and you can pick up the continuation later if you want.

How we deliver the gift

Delivery is via Steam Gift using our bot. You provide your Steam friend invite link and your account region. The bot does the rest: it adds itself as your friend, sends the gift, and automatically removes itself once delivery is done. You don't need to accept a friend request manually, and Steam Guard is not required to accept the gift. Delivery usually takes a couple of minutes from checkout. All you have to do is click “Accept Gift” in Steam.

Region and ownership — the two key conditions

For Steam to accept the gift, two things must line up. First, your Steam account region must match the gift's region — so enter your real region at checkout. Second, the recipient account must not already own Sally Face's first episode: Steam won't let you accept a gift for a game you already have. One more detail: friend requests must be allowed in your profile privacy settings, otherwise the bot can't reach you. If it didn't add you, it's almost always closed requests or an expired invite link — refresh the link and open up requests.

Where to play and a few system notes

The Steam version of Sally Face runs on Windows and is also officially supported on Mac and Linux, so you can launch the first episode across different systems, including Steam Deck compatibility via Proton. The game is light on hardware — it's a 2D adventure, not a heavy 3D project, so it runs smoothly even on modest laptops. Controls are fully built around the mouse: you click objects and exit points, examine items and combine them in your inventory. The gift arrives on your Steam account as a regular gift, so once accepted the first episode is available on any of your Steam devices.

Similar atmospheric adventures

If Sal's story clicked with you, take a look at kindred narrative and psychological games. Close in mood are the dark fairy tale Fran Bow, the emotional adventure OMORI, and the shadowy, atmospheric Little Nightmares. Like Sally Face, they all lean on story, atmosphere and unusual characters rather than action.

The purchase in short

Sally Face: Episode One is an inexpensive way into one of indie's cult stories. You buy a Steam gift of the first episode, get it on your account within a couple of minutes, and decide for yourself whether to continue. Just make sure the region is correct and that the game isn't already in the library.