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AlexHoratioDiscovered Sep 21, 2026

About the game

A hand-made dual-story delivered through handwriting and mixed media illustrations: Ek'mer guides the fae-kind on their journey through Hell while two doctoral students, Gus & Gwen, become friends.

Original Steam description

Synopsis

This is a visual novel containing two stories:

Gus and Gwen are new PhD students in plant biology. They begin to become friends as they struggle to navigate grief and foibles in this small slice-of-life fiction.

Ek'mer, the Celestial Paladin, must guide the Fae through Hell on their eleven-yearly procession. He is split from the group in pursuit of one fae-thing, who eventually leads him to capture and torment in the Forges of Hell.

Why

This visual novel contains approximately 9,000 hand-written words, and more than 75 illustrations composed using a variety of mixed media: paint, marker, pencil, highlighter, gel pens, lighting, and more.

It should take about 30-60 minutes to read. 

Also, clearly, this game was made without the use of AI in any form. I hope you enjoy it. 

Demo and release information

No demo is verified in the current check data. This does not mean the game has never had a demo; check its Steam page for current availability.

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Information & artwork: Steam · Last checked UTC