#demo release

. . .[💬] "Wakey wakey..." . . .

DEMO (prologue + chapter 1)

Who will you turn into?

A murder investigation swallows your charming, east coast city of Norwich, Maine, when your best friend, along with three others, goes missing. You, a college junior at Neumann University, are the prime suspect. Even worse, you find yourself with the same, strange symptoms she had before she disappeared.

This game is intended for mature audiences (18+) and includes references to and interactions with darker subjects such as: racism, sexism, violence, body horror, etc.

Choose your gender and pronouns; Play as female, non-binary, or male -- cis or trans

Choose your appearance and style

Befriend, romance, or antagonize the cast. It's up to you.

4 romance options + 1 mystery RO

Make choices that will test your relationships and morality

Navigate a vampiric transformation

Investigate mysteries

Try not to drop out of college

Hello, may I see your invitation, please? Ah, yes, welcome! Please, leave a note for the happy couple to read on their honeymoon.

And take a seat, the ceremony will start very soon.

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Since the blog has hit the 1000 followers milestone, I've decided to release the demo earlier than planned, as a way to thank you all for your continued support.

PLAY HERE

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PLAY DEMO HERE (10k)

FEATURES:

✦Insult a weird blue psycho

✦almost die and get rescued

✦ the first to fall in love loses (meet that loser)

(NOTE) The demo is here! I was supposed to release it on July 7 but the UI I had made was really bad so I had to start over and recode it. Chapter 1; part 1 (that’s where the most of the customization are) was supposed to be released alongside it but I didn’t have time to code it to the new template considering I am way past the deadline. Sorry for the delay and hope you enjoyed it

AND SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL WHO HAD HELPED ME IN PLAY TESTING, FEEDBACK, AND BRAINSTORMING THIS STORY! YOU GUYS ARE GREAT 🫶

PLAY THE DEMO NOW | CHAPTER 1, 2 & 3 OUT

A story of adventure, war, brotherhood, friendship and the search for one’s true self, but above all, a story of love.

SYNOPSIS

It is the obligation and the design of God for the Royal Family to have three children for every succession.

The Beacon, the Protector, and the Conciliator.

Your older sister, your little brother, and you have to fulfill those roles.

But when a life marked by death and touched by greater forces you cannot comprehend twists the path you were taught to follow, nothing matters anymore.

Your life, your family, and your position on the throne have been stolen.

Forced to make a pact with the nomads you were taught to keep your distance from, you’ll have to lead, protect, and advise your siblings in this uncertain new journey.

Will you reclaim your family’s birthright, or will you carve a new destiny of your own?

✦ Play as male or female.

✦ Customize your character. 

✦ Rekindle old friendships, forge new ones, find love and build unbreakable bonds with your new companions.

✦ Choose your allies.

✦ Choose your God.

✦ Will you become The Protector, The Conciliator, The Beacon or something else? 

✦ Find who you are.

MAIN CHARACTERS

The People of Iberryn

Joanna Ballester

Your older sister.

A sickly and very smart girl who has never taken a step outside the castle.

She loves good adventure stories, has a vast hunger to discover the world and learn about it, and a horrible fear that she may never be able to satisfy those longings.

Marcus Ballester

Your little brother.

Marcus is a boy who can’t stay still for a second, always running everywhere and wanting to duel anyone who has a sword.

His naivety, high energy, and carefree nature both charm and annoy those around him at the same time.

He dreams of one day becoming the greatest Protector the world has ever known.

Petra Casares - RO

Joanna's personal guard.

Raised to be perfect, strong, fast, clever, and keen.

Petra possesses a deep sense of honor, guided by solemn vows and values that have carried her to where she stands today, as the first woman to become a Silver Knight.

Although a rigid mind and a narrow life may not let her see that there is more to life than duty.

Athan Heras - RO

Stablemaster of the Royal House, as his father and grandfather were before him.

He has devoted his entire life to the breeding and training of horses, a passion that runs through his veins and matches well with his stubborn and self-demanding nature.

He also happens to be your childhood best friend, someone you haven’t seen since leaving home.

Among the Nomads 

Loryen - RO

Most people are fooled by her petite figure and sweet personality, but her skill in hunting and her incredible resourcefulness make her one of the most valuable members of her tribe.

Loryen needs no God to tell her how good she is, as no one has ever beaten her precision with the bow.

Egan - RO

Egan is the only son of the tribe’s leader.

He has an exceptional gift, a blessing and a curse to him in equal measure. Always on the edge of either making him irreplaceable or destroying him.

His warm smile and cheerful attitude distract everyone from that hidden truth.

Harun - RO

Harun is a proud and agile fighter with great determination, who would die before bowing to anyone.

Fiercely protective of his own, he trusts no one outside his circle, a trait that does not always benefit his people.

When his tribe was destroyed by the forces of your house he was taken under the protection of Egan’s and Loryen’s tribe.

The loss left him with a deep and permanent mark that will never heal.

Content Warning

Fantasy violence, blood, death, themes of war, trauma, and suggestive themes.

The beloved Merry Crisis text-based game is now a beautiful hand-drawn visual novel!

Three loves. One week. Merry Crisis is an intimate, character-driven romance visual novel about love, loss, and belonging—is home what you left behind, or where you’re headed?

DEMO OUT NOW. It's completely free!🎄

✨ Synopsis

After a breakup, you return home to Singapore for the holidays… only to:

try (and fail?) to move on from your recent ex (and flatmate)

keep running into the sexy musician-next-door

meet your estranged first love again

With 45min of gameplay, branching paths, cozy introspective vibes, and beautiful art, it's the perfect demo for the season! Play it now on Steam!

Game screenshots

Team

It's been a long time coming, and I'm glad to finally say, the demo is out now on itch.io! I put a lot of sweat and tears into this, and if you find anything misspelled, coding seems off, let me know ASAP, and I'll fix it ASAP! You have all been very patient, and I appreciate every one of you. The excitement you have all had pushed me to keep wanting to create, and create I did. Thank you all, from the bottom of my heart. I hope you all continue to stay with me to the end of this game!

Now, go ahead and enjoy the demo!

P.S.. Wear headphones!

Oh...and the first part of Chapter One will be coming in October...HEHEHEH!

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CHAPTER FOUR IS NOW LIVE!

what you can expect in this update:

what the fuck is going on between your RA and that strange violet-eyed boy.

have a sweet moment with M in the evening.

walk down memory lane to 2016, when life was simpler and you still knew W.

finally get your class schedule.

attend professor carstairs’s memorable first lecture.

get ready for the temu version of a bacchanalia.

punch a creep a̴̢̩͖̯̙̅̃̈n̷̞̗͌̚d̴̢͙̱͔͗͑̚͜ ̴̧̳͈͙̯͕̩̗̻͍̒̈́͗̀̊̚͘̚m̶̘̘̭̰̣̙̺̂͌͌̄͠ą̷͈̈́͒͑̔y̸̥̬̜̗͇̖͉͔͆̆̒͘͝b̵̙͔͕̅̂͑̑̒̾̔͠ę̸̡̱͍͈͇̩͙͖̍̈́͆̄̊̅̕ ̵͇̖̠̿e̶͔̙͝v̴̧̡̛̤̝͕̬͙͈̩̝̅̉̃͛͘ȅ̸̛̖̻n̴̢͕̝̲̝̤̠̐͗̉̽̈́̊̃͊̕ ̷̢̧̡͕̜͉͙̖̉͋̎̇͗̍͠e̶͍̹̮̘̻̝̰͔̣͋̀á̷̬͂̎̒̈́̂̉t̶̠̙̖͉̄ ̷͖̗͓̋̃̈̈́̑̎̀̇h̴͍̅̉̋͋̅͋ȋ̴̬͓̔͝m̶̺͇̟̲͈̠͕̲͐͐̏̾͋̋̏͜͠.̴̩̩͚̞̝̱̱̆̃̕̕͠

why tf is everyone acting so strange? pt. 1

better call animal control before a bison kills you.

Ţ̶͙̣͓̲͎́͗Ḩ̵̧̳̺̜̰͛͒ͅË̴͔͍͓͉̹̫̼͚͕̖́̃̌̓́͋̌̑̕ ̷̧̱̭̉̆͒͝͝C̷̲͚̩̈́͂͂̃̀̐̊͑̚Î̴̛̼͇̫̩͒̄̆̓̔̿̍͠R̵̢͖̫͕̊̀̀͆̓̂̍͝ͅC̵̜̥͕̟̪͍̘̠̠̞̽̒̔̋̍L̴͇̇̃̿Ȩ̴͓͉͕̜̻͉̿̐̾ ̵̨͈̞̙̇̓̒̾͜I̴̭̜̫̻̓̆̊̊ͅS̵̨̛̍̆̍͆̍̓͐͘ ̶̨̳̲̈́̃̓͝͠C̴̡̢͍̝̻̃́͛̀̈́͑͌͠͠Ö̶̖̳̼̺̹́͂̂̓̎͗͠͠Ḿ̶̖͕̫̹̘͚̣̀̓͒̕͜͠P̸̢͖̌̾̏̃̾͛̇͘͜L̵̡͕̙̟͈̩͐̈ͅE̷̟̹̖̾͊̂̓͗T̴̙̮̯͚̲͐̉Ȅ̷̼̈́̅͗̓͌͑́͒͝

our beta readers have done an amazing job weeding the errors and bugs out, but if you do find some regardless, simply send it to the bug detectors channel in my discord server, and we’ll be fixing it.

as usual, a huge thank you to my big sib and collaboration partner, @albywritesfiction, for being an absolute beast when it comes to coding whatever bs i end up writing. they were also the reason the demo could be released sooner because of the sheer promptness with which they handled the errors and bugs detected.

and of course, another shoutout to my girlfriend, @timefall-if, who is the reason i was motivated enough to finish chapter four and continue writing after being bogged down by a myriad of issues that prevented me from being productive. i love you, and i hope you like the update as well ♡