THE BONESINGER
can you feel it? the smell of things growing and dark earth, of the deep and the hidden? it’s overwhelming, pungent; it clings to you like a second skin now that you know it is here
briar.
that's the name written in blood by the murder victim.
your name.
the body of the famous wilderling bard dandelion lies broken and ravaged in the depths of the spire's gardens, and now everyone thinks you are to blame for it. but you aren't (are you?). someone - dandelion themselves? - wants you hanged for it, and now you must find out why.
but the truth isn't so easy to grasp. the wilder magic in your veins hungers, the woods call and from under the buried bones of the spire something answers.
something that knows your name and has been waiting for you for a long time.
GAMEPLAY
why did the wilderlings break free from the trees seven years ago? no one can say, least of all the wilderlings themselves - they have no memory of their lives or names before their awakening, no knowledge of the cursed magic lurking beneath their skin, no explanation for their strange appearance. but there must be a reason why. someone, somewhere, knows something. (from the writings of sage stoneclaw).
the bonesinger is a visual novel with point & click elements. you play as briar (nonbinary, he/him), a wilderling herbalist who lives with other wilderlings in the spire, a monstrous building so ancient no one remembers who built it. investigate a murder, clear your name (or don't) and interact with an interesting cast of characters, each with their own secrets and goals.
important: the game won't have romance, but you will be able to build friendships with the main cast. there are no plans for explicit content, but some light body horror, gore and blood will be present, so the blog and game are 18+. a demo is being developed for spooktober vn jam.
they brought other bones up, do you see? that right there is a half-buried ribcage, and those are human fingers poking through the soil.
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