{"id":69797,"date":"2026-07-18T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=69797"},"modified":"2026-07-17T16:57:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:57:51","slug":"in-the-horror-rpg-money-under-the-bed-you-get-a-heap-of-free-cash-but-spending-it-causes-strange-things-to-happen-steam-demo-out-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/in-the-horror-rpg-money-under-the-bed-you-get-a-heap-of-free-cash-but-spending-it-causes-strange-things-to-happen-steam-demo-out-now\/","title":{"rendered":"In the horror RPG\u00a0Money Under the Bed, you get a heap of free cash, but spending it\u00a0causes strange things to happen. Steam demo out now\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Money Under the Bed<\/strong>\u00a0puts a dark twist on the age-old question \u201cWhat would you do if you were handed a bunch of money?\u201d Developed and published by indie creator\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/U5BO11NINE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">011NINE<\/a>,\u00a0the upcoming psychological horror RPG recently got\u00a0a free\u00a0demo for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4883650\/Money_Under_The_Bed_Demo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Horror Pixel Game - Money Under The Bed\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uJx4mqHdm_I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After complaining&nbsp;about your money troubles&nbsp;to a strange roadside statue, you awake to find a jar of&nbsp;coins&nbsp;under your bed. How you decide to use your newfound funds changes the story and&nbsp;which of the five&nbsp;endings you will get. You can&nbsp;spend the money on snacks,&nbsp;ask&nbsp;your friends&nbsp;for advice&nbsp;on what to do with it&nbsp;(each friend has their own opinion on the matter), or forgo spending it entirely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1524\" height=\"853\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1524px) 100vw, 1524px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260717-69797-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260717-69797-001.jpg 1524w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260717-69797-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260717-69797-001-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each&nbsp;time you spend the money, the apartment you live in starts to change.&nbsp;The building becomes darker and&nbsp;more&nbsp;decrepit,&nbsp;weird structures like giant hands holding playing cards&nbsp;start popping up, and strange residents replace familiar neighbors.&nbsp;Amidst these&nbsp;moral dilemmas and supernatural&nbsp;changes&nbsp;(which give the game some serious Silent Hill vibes), you&nbsp;power through in&nbsp;search&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;money\u2019s rightful owner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Money Under the Bed is set to release in 2027. A free demo is available now for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4883650\/Money_Under_The_Bed_Demo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/cosmic-horror-game-the-dream-of-a-cockspur-which-traps-players-on-a-remote-island-investigating-a-fallen-celestial-object-releases-on-steam-on-july-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cosmic horror game The Dream of a Cockspur, which traps players on a remote island investigating a fallen celestial object, releases on Steam on July 22<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/indie-game-developer-uses-pictures-of-wifes-sleeping-face-chicken-leftovers-to-create-grotesque-enemy-designs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indie game developer uses pictures of wife\u2019s sleeping face, chicken leftovers to create grotesque enemy designs<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Money Under the Bed\u00a0is an indie horror game set to release in 2027 on Steam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":69799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-07-17T16:00:07+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mqu4nc2lnq2y","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mqu4nc2lnq2y\",\"cid\":\"bafyreibdliz4ttubyfpxqakf3p6coo5ccpo7q6bl3wpdrgwgvy34gd4tem\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreietjh7qvwlq2uszj5b7r3gwjlqkkglmc5t5s65sfitjy23jwnusdm\",\"rev\":\"3mqu4nc2rja2y\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-69797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>In the horror RPG\u00a0Money Under the Bed, you get a heap of free cash, but spending it\u00a0causes strange things to happen. 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