Glitter
Story:
In this Gothic horror haunted mansion themed visual novel, you play as Ember, who receives an invitation from her friend, Aurelia, to visit her suburban mansion. Legend says that Aurelia’s family once possessed a collection of worlds within the mansion that can grant any wish. Drawn by the hope of having her deepest wish fulfilled, Ember ventures to Glitterwood mansion. Will Ember find what she’s looking for, or will the cost of her wish be too great? Every wish comes with a sacrifice.
Features:
- A Gothic horror visual novel exploring themes of loss, love, and the struggle of letting go.
- 8.5K words & 3 different endings.
- Over 20 in-game art and CGs
- Approximately one hour of gameplay, depending on reading speed.
- Made within one week for ScreamJam 2024 to celebrate Halloween.
Content Warning:
- Contains: Blood, murder, character death, ritual sacrifice, and very vaguely mentioned domestic violence and abuse.
- This work is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or localities is entirely coincidental.
- By downloading and playing this game, you acknowledge that the characters' views and opinions are purely fictional and do not represent those of the author.
- If you are unable to distinguish between fiction and reality, please kindly refrain yourself from playing this game. Thank you for your understanding.
Credits:
Story, code, and art & UI by MidnightElipsy.
Edited by Diana J
Assets Used (BGM and sfx):
Moonlit night by Calvinclavier on Pixabay
Horror music Ambience11 & Tense Atmosphere & Deeply emotional melodies by Universfield on Pixabay
Happy Halloween everyone!
CAST
Sophie Nyx as Ember https://itch.io/profile/sophienyx
Alice as Aurelia
Atypical Alex as Julien https://atypicalalex.itch.io/
Download
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Development log
- Browser Version Available & Happy HalloweenOct 31, 2024
Comments
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Just wanted to say, I noticed you released the Japanese version of the game, and I wanted to suggest also adding it to Novel Game Collection since it's the Japanese version of Itch.io. https://novelgame.jp I think you'd reach more of their audience there too.
Oh wow, tysm for telling me about this!
Honestly, I had no idea this site even existed it is so cool! I don’t actually speak Japanese myself this translation was very kindly provided by a translator friend. I was actually thinking of using this as an opportunity to learn more of the language <3
Your suggestion is awesome! I’ll ask my friend if they’d be willing to upload it and credit themselves as translator on that site (if they want to), since they’ve contributed so much to the translations already. As for me, I’ll just keep this version here as a personal backup.
It’s really kind of you to let me know this site ( guess ill have more game to play now !!!)
So glad I could help! I found the site one day by searching a lot for indie Japanese games since I like to play them. The site's easy to sign up with, I suggest using a browser plugin to translate it unless you use Microsoft Edge like I do which comes built with it.
You're one of my fav creators on this site so I jumped at seeing the email I got about the Japanese release. I really think you're underrated, and I'd love to see more people learn about your games.
If you need help with signing up, I do have this article which can help. I don't cover how to submit a game though, so I can't really help with that unfortunately. I don't use this account for my blog which is why the name is different.
Got that Itch for a Free Visual Novel Game? Look no further than Japan’s version of Itch.io – Otome Darlings
Wow, this is amazingly detailed!Seriously, thank you!!!!I’ll read through everything properly. I’m so moved right now! And thanks for the support too！
This is great! I really enjoyed Ember's story. I love the dark, melancholy vibes and the artwork is awesome. I really like the textured and layering effect you've used and the looseness of your line work. The character designs are great and I was pleased with my ending! Thanks for making :)
Could you please mark the downloadable build with the OSes it runs on? 🙏 (the checkboxes next to "Executable" on the edit game page, for a Ren'Py market build it should have Windows/Mac/Linux checked) Right now, trying to play it through the itch app will have it download the browser build instead.
The game looks really cool!
Thanks for letting me know! I updated the browser version last week and forgot to recheck all the boxes. Just updated the page – you can download it now!
Thank you! I just finished playing the game, I was really impressed by the atmosphere and the art! 🖤