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PROGRESS: The current demo covers days 1-26. I'm working on it...

I post drawings for the game on Deviantart, Pixiv, Twitter, and Instagram.

--Introduction--

Play as Eris, or Elisabeth... we're not sure. You have been abducted along with a girl who is supposed to be your protegee. At the enemy king's castle, after days of captivity, your superiors have arrived for a negotiation. See what happens after.

The game was meant to be an otome where you can date Selios, Deous, and Minos (on compulsory order).  I plan to release Selios's path first as a full game.


--Characters--

(No prior knowledge about the characters is required to play.)

Selios: The enemy king whose soldiers captured Andromeda and you. He is gentle, sophisticated, amiable, and -- engaged. For the interests of your superiors and your own, you are now on a mission to detach him from his fiancee. What will become of your instigations and flirtations?

Deous: Your direct leader and captain. He cares about you but always says it's his "rational judgement". He works for Minos, but there seem to be some secrets about his true intention. What for does he give you the false name "Elisabeth" anyway?

Minos: Your ultimate boss, the leader of a rebellion against King Selios, and a powerful, fearsome magician. He usually seems incredibly pissed, and now especially, because King Selios has abducted his sister. He is good friends with Deous but seldom seems to notice you. Will there be a day when you have to, in spite of fear, try to win his heart?

*Andromeda: (Not a dateable character, unfortunately.) Minos's sister, who has been under your protection for 2 years. She has fallen head over heels for King Selios ever since your abduction. Should you try to undeceive her? Or just play along? 

Eris: You are Eris, but Eris is not exactly you. You may find that your input sometimes does not affect how she thinks and acts. Eris loves and is loved on all the paths, and she always deceives, and is deceived by someone else.


--Gameplay--

You can walk around the castle. There will be an event every day.

Your choices during the events affect your 'progress'.

After you have triggered the event of the day, you can go to sleep in your bedroom to proceed.

There are minor events around the map. In some cases, they affect your 'progress' too. 

The game ends on Day 31 (the demo version includes days 1-20). The progress determines your ending. There are four endings planned for Selios's path.


Credits: See 'About' menu. I'll write a complete acknowledgement for the full version. :P

Updated 21 days ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, HTML5
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
AuthorLightyOle
GenreVisual Novel, Interactive Fiction
Made withRen'Py
TagsDating Sim, Female Protagonist, Narrative, Otome, relationship, Ren'Py, Singleplayer
Average sessionA few hours

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Just finished the DEMO. I am in love!!

The script is so good and real! Also, loved and Eris and the other characters <3 

Waiting for the full version. Thank you :D

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Thank you and I am so happy you played and enjoyed it. I try to make the characters more real since they have been with me for a long time now. Hope you'll continue to enjoy the story! :D

THIS IS SO GOOD CANT WAIT FOR THE FULL VERSION

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Hey thank you! I will make it even better! Feel free to share your thoughts on characters/gameplay/anything. :)

This is a very interesting concept! I am really curious to see how the story will unfold but I am already getting the sense that the main character plays a bigger role in the plot than she might realize. I have a few theories but since I don't want to spoil any possible outcomes I will keep it to myself but I am excited to see if I am right. 

The motives of every character is questionable and the real reason behind their intentions seem less obvious, this is a game of deceit after all.


Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing your progress!

Thank you! I check this page often like my social media, trying to satisfy my vanity, but when there's an exciting comment like yours I almost always miss out. lol

I hope you will find the story worthy of your attention! It will be some long wait though, and I can imagine how the ending of the first path will leave players in confusion. I try not to attempt a bigger story than I can tell, but I do try to make every character true to themselves.

I will remember to ask for your theories when my own version is out. I absolutely love alternate universes.

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92/100 VERY GOOD

wow omg a video, thank you!! I'd have to finish this just for your sake haha

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Somehow I can't leave a comment on ytb. Thank you again for the effort! it's especially helpful because I get to see how much time it takes the player to read through the game. It's admirable of you to insist on visiting every place every day, and your patience toward Andromeda is truly laudable. (Edit: deleted info about events not triggered in the video) ;)

Looks good so far. Love the art style.

I think it would be useful to those who stumble to this game to have a short summary of the story of this game. Just a short summary of the background of the story, nothing too deep into the story.

Thank you for the feedback and advice! Sure! I was just uploading a demo so didn't stop to write an introduction lol. will try to make something up later

Nice nice nice

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