2026 · ITCH.IO · HORROR
The Masterplan (2026) — Santiago Garcia’s itch.io Horror Game
A short psychological horror game by Santiago Garcia on itch.io.
Not the Oasis album, not the 2026 film, and not the 2015 Steam heist game.
ORIGINAL ART · LINKS TO DOWNLOAD 4.7/5 — 39 RATINGS · WINDOWS / LINUX · NAME YOUR OWN PRICE · 170 MB
What this page is
I opened santiago-garcia.itch.io/the-masterplan on 2026-10-27. The page lists Santiago Garcia, a publish time of 2026-10-18 14:13 UTC, Windows and Linux, Adventure as the category, and a 4.7 score from 39 ratings. The one-sentence story is “Home alone for a day, Stuart invites his best friend over.” There is no HTML5 embed, so the picture above goes to the download steps instead of a fake in-browser copy.
The same afternoon I watched Midnight Matinee Games’ no-commentary video of both endings (21:49, uploaded 20 October 2026) and The Demo Daddy’s 33:09 playthrough (uploaded 20 October 2026). The daytime stretch is low-poly chores and jokes. The evening stretch moves into a dark hall, an Ouija board, and an attic choice. I am not going to pretend I finished a personal save: the timing below comes from those videos plus a file listing of TheMasterplan.zip.
Fresh notes
- 2026-10-18 — itch.io publish time 14:13 UTC.
- 19 October 2026 at 17:26:27 — itch.io recorded two upload entries: the 170 MB Windows zip and the 172 MB Linux zip. The exact event timestamp was rechecked on 2026-10-27.
- 2026-10-26 — the exact Updated timestamp is 26 October 2026 at 03:22 UTC. It did not say what changed. In comments, Garcia wrote that he had already raised the walking speed in one section.
Go deeper
- Game facts
Tags, engine, scenes, and what the page does not say.
- Download
Name-your-own-price path, both zip files, no installer.
- Guides
Controls, daytime interactions, attic choice.
- Walkthrough
Chapter marks from two independent videos.
- Endings
GO UP and EXIT, with the gaps labeled.
- How long
Two verified video runtimes, no official timer.
- Is it scary?
Jumpscares, Ouija, and missing ratings.
- Wiki
Stuart, Egbert, Mrs. Parker, and the house.
- Stuart
What the blurb and the voice lines actually say.
- Which Masterplan?
Album, film, 2015 Steam, city builder, tool.
- 2015 vs 2026
Shark Punch heist versus this itch.io game.
- Similar games
Garcia’s other shorts, plus itch’s own suggestions.
- Santiago Garcia
Fourteen itch.io games and the public contact.
- Updates
Only the changes we can date.
- Will it run?
Platforms we can confirm. Specs the page omits.
Dated source register · Editorial standards
Questions
- What is The Masterplan (2026) about?
- On itch.io, Santiago Garcia describes a day when Stuart is home alone and invites his best friend over. The page calls it an atmospheric “horror” experience.
- Is The Masterplan free?
- The purchase page says the game is free and the developer accepts whatever you think is fair. Suggested amounts on 2026-10-27 were $1, $2, $5, and $10. You can continue without paying.
- How long is The Masterplan?
- There is no official length. Two verified both-endings YouTube recordings run 21:49 and 34:07. These are video runtimes, not a measured first playthrough; see the length guide for the sample limits.
- Who is Stuart in The Masterplan?
- Stuart is the player character named in the itch.io description. His friend Egbert is named in in-game lines and in the developer’s comment replies, not in that one-sentence blurb.
- Is The Masterplan multiplayer?
- No. The itch.io tags include Singleplayer. Nothing on the page offers co-op or online play.
- What platforms is The Masterplan on?
- Windows and Linux only, as zip files. The itch.io page does not list Mac, Android, iOS, or a browser build.
- Is The Masterplan the same as the 2015 game?
- No. The 2015 Steam game is a top-down heist by Shark Punch. This 2026 game is a first-person itch.io horror by Santiago Garcia.
- Does The Masterplan have jumpscares?
- Players on the itch.io comments and on YouTube describe late jumpscares. The Windows build contains strings named FinalScreamer and ScreamerWatching. There is no official scare count.