Witches are tricky... but they have magic that can do the unfathomable, and as the moon Aska draws full, you have no choice but to strike a deal with one...

Play as Amadeus as he seeks to uncover lost knowledge about werewolves. A melancholy fantasy game demo, fully playable in-browser.

This was a prototype for a visual novel/puzzle game. The full game is being developed as a 5-episode series for MacOS, PC, and Linux, and has taken on a very different and much more fleshed-out form. For updates and details on the current project: https://linktr.ee/amadeusgame

Game concept, design, music, sound, code, art, and narrative by Leo (me).

Features:

  • 8 original music tracks, including 1 track with 3 dynamic layers
  • All original sound effects & art assets
  • A variety of portrait sprites to bring dialogue to life
  • Prologue + 1 scene of gameplay with final end puzzle

Controls:

  • WASD or mouse click to move
  • space or mouse click to interact
  • final puzzle: click and drag (keyboard controls not currently available - will be implemented in the full game!)

Credits:

  • VO - Nat Ferare
  • Clarinet - Lucas Bere
  • Marimba - Jay Lee
  • Code Assistance - Dan Mellott
  • Mix Assistance - Sonia Mokhtari

Intended features for the full release include:

  • Readable backlog of previous text
  • Keyboard controls for puzzle
  • More audio controls: adjustable volume sliders for music/SFX, mono sound option
  • Additional story, characters, and art
  • Revamped UI
  • Improved movement controls

Stay up-to-date here!

More information
StatusIn development
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
AuthorArcanaXIX
GenreVisual Novel, Puzzle
Tags2D, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Magic, Mystery, puzzle-game, Unity

Development log

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CaravanLurker209 days ago(+1)

Ohohoh... ngl I'm interested in Amadeus's story already. I know you just recently lost a few of your memories but let me pick your brain!!!  I also ended up appreciating the dual control (?) for this too. Best of luck working on this project! ^.^

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ArcanaXIX205 days ago

Thank you so much!! I'm really glad you appreciated the controls, I'm still working on a few things to make the pure-keyboard experience a little smoother but it's definitely a priority to make it feel good to play. I really appreciate it!

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ArcanaXIX205 days ago

Oh, I just realized this is on the old prototype! If you're interested, there's a new demo out with a TON of changes and additions here: https://arcanaxix.itch.io/amadeus-ep1-waltz

(I made a new Itch page for it because I changed SO much that I wanted to preserve this original version as like, a sketch of sorts)

Regardless, thank you so much, again!

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royalacier1 year ago(+2)

Wow!! I really really enjoyed this. I especially love your art style and the overall look of this game :) Can't wait for future updates! <3

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ArcanaXIX1 year ago(+2)

Thank you so much!! I'm so glad you liked it.

I'm working on a roadmap to get the full release of Episode 1 out on steam next summer. At the moment I have a tumblr set up to post long-form development updates, but I'm likely to add new forms of communication (I am considering a newsletter, but that's not final... nor set up yet).

You can bookmark this linktree and check back down the line for updates, I will add any and all relevant links here: https://linktr.ee/amadeusgame 

The tumblr is on there already if that's a platform you use. I will be making use of the devlog here on itch as well.

Thank you again for playing!

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