Because We’re Here is a bittersweet otome dating sim in an unforgiving WW1-inspired setting.
It's a narrative-driven episodic visual novel. This is the first of four acts.

Can you find love amongst doomed youth?

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1915, Wesslinger National Calendar. The Great War rages on.

As neurotic Postal Corps volunteer Elfriede Rauss, you walk the trenches with the men of a lost generation. And amidst the chaos and brutality of the front lines, you encounter an obstacle that you are absolutely and categorically not prepared for: love.

However. Love can be a difficult thing to hold on to at the best of times. And these are not the best of times...

• A Horror-Tinged Anti-War Epic - Act I sets in motion a twisting trench-opera of conflicted loyalties and life-changing decisions. This opening act features 20 pieces of original CG art.

• Romance a Diverse Array of Bachelors - 16 love interests in total, spanning childhood friends, aristocrats, corporals and cowards. (Act I introduces 11 main characters.)

• Discover a Rich WW1-Inspired Setting - Journey across the distinctive towns and battlefronts of the First Lassallian War.

• Master the Battle of Wits System - Argumentative boss battles that pit your emotional literacy and persuasive power against enemies and allies alike.

Estimated playthrough time for Act I (Never Such Innocence) is roughly 3 hours. (55k words.)
Act I is a significantly-updated version of the early WIP demos from 2015 and 2016.

Act II of Because We're Here is out now, with Act III expected in 2022:

All Because We're Here purchases on Itch include a Steam key.