Hi everyone,

This is the third major update and the final one.

For the past year and a half, Black Equation has taken many different forms. What you see now is not a compromise, but a deliberate ending point.

I want to briefly explain how this project became what it is today. It began as something very different a minimalistic, mathematical game made in GDevelop. A black screen, simple resource management, and small logical systems. Solving numbers unlocked fragments of the story.

Later, I removed the mechanics entirely and focused on pure text, presented through a clean, bright interface.

After that, I experimented with an anime-inspired version illustrations, branching choices, and visible influence on the plot.

But none of these versions felt honest. The more game I added, the further the core of the story slipped away. In the end, I chose Twine a simple editor and stripped everything down to what truly mattered:

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• Text

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• Choices

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• Sound

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There are no visuals now. No systems. No gameplay loops. Black Equation became what it was always trying to be an interactive book.

What I chose to keep and what matters most to me is the sound. The music and songs were written by me. They were performed by people I found online people who believed in this project and lent their voices to it.

This was not a solo journey in spirit, even if it often was in practice. I am not a professional programmer or game designer. But I carried this project through every version, every restart, and every doubt.

Living with depression, OCD, and ADHD made this impossible to finish alone. I searched for help, collaboration, and support and while no one could carry this project in my place, nothing in it exists without my direct involvement.

Now, this journey has reached its end. In the process, I fulfilled three personal dreams:

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• a book

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• a game

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• and music

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This is not an ending of creation only the moment where this story no longer asks to be changed.

This final update marks the moment where the work is complete not abandoned, not paused, but finished and finally allowed to stand on its own.

Thank you to everyone who played, listened, read, or supported this project in any way.

Aleksei

Hi everyone,

I'm excited to announce a major update for Black Equation Version 2.1! This patch brings significant enhancements, transforming your journey through Highgard.

Here's what's new in Update 2.1:

• Two Distinct Paths, One Epic Saga: The game now features two clearly defined, intertwining narratives:

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• Part 1: The Analysis of Form The scientific exploration of the colossal creature has been substantially expanded and deepened, offering new biological secrets to unravel.

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• Part 2: Echoes from Within Your epic fantasy adventure is now richer and more complex.

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Thank you for your continued support and happy adventuring!

Your Solo Indie Developer Alex

Hi everyone,

I created this project as a way to share a story that lived inside me for years.
At first, I tried to turn it into a game with numbers, systems, and mechanics. But over time, I realized that none of it felt true to the heart of what I was trying to say.

So with version 2.0, Ive removed the gameplay. No more resource juggling, no logic puzzles.
Now, its exactly what it was always meant to be: a fully linear book in the form of a visual novel.

There are no choices, no branching paths just the story.
29 chapters, haunting music, and ink illustrations everything is focused on the world, the emotions, and the characters. Nothing distracts from the heart of it.

If you played the earlier version thank you.
And if you're just joining welcome to the story Ive carried for so long. I hope it speaks to you.

Alex