Hi everyone! We at Violet Horizons have recently finished a nearly-complete build of the first act of Alex's Journey to the Grave, which will serve as our demo release for the game, and we're looking for public playtesters to check it out before we release it on October 25th.
Alex's Journey to the Grave features the same main characters as Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude. It's a dark and emotional romance VN telling the story of their life together, featuring warmth, connection, tragedy, the inevitability of death... and a cat.
The final game will be around 100k words long with 4 or more alternate endings, and will cost around $10-$15. Wishlist it now if you're interested! (Steam page)
The Act 1 demo is 16k words or about 1-1.5 hours long for the average VN reader. If you're interested in playtesting, just join and send a message in our Discord server, and I'll send you a Steam key to access the demo. I'll also send you a link to the feedback form, and those who fill it out will be rewarded with a free copy of the game upon full release!
Stories from the troubled pasts of two young adults, Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.
Alex's Hope The difficult story of a boy with a bleak future and a critical lack of love finding a reason to regain hope. A dark atmosphere, a cold journey, and a soft warmth will change his fate.
Alex's Solitude The story of a stubbornly good-hearted girl finding rejection and struggling to fit in. A change in persona, a new friend, and a serious wake-up call will lead her to make a life-changing resolution.
Content Warning This visual novel contains themes that may be distressing to many individuals, including:
Depression
Anxiety
Suicidal Thoughts
Self Harm
Substance Abuse
Drug Overdose
It does not contain any written or visual depictions of death or any graphic depictions of injury or self harm.
Features
Two individual short stories (Combined length of about 7,200 words)
Original hand-drawn characters and backgrounds
Original soundtrack
Three CGs in each story
MINIMAL SETUP
OS: Linux
Processor: Dual Core CPUMemory: 4 GB RAMStorage: 500 MB available space