Asphodelium
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
Asphodelium is a melancholic slice-of-life boys love visual novel about your past confronting you.
Hazel is an ex-adventurer who's settled down with some of his previous guildmates after the adventure of a lifetime—taking down a doomsday cult that tried to end the world, but at the cost of killing their former guild leader who turned against them. Despite their adventure still haunting him months later, he's tried to move on. —That is until a man with the same face as their guild leader approaches him.
This is a story about cults and killing and killing cults. And being in love.
[this game contains mentions of depression, death, murder, cults and manipulation]
full game features:
- 40k words, 12 chapters
- 2 slightly different endings
direction, art, writing - Arimia
logo design - baguetti
main music - Hozach
layered image masks - Feniks
other Victorian gaymes
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Development log
- Asphodelium Android Port!May 16, 2024
- Making a Visual Novel – Asphodelium’s GUI DesignApr 19, 2024
- Asphodelium fully released!Jan 21, 2024
- Designing the Cast of AsphodeliumJan 10, 2024
- The World of AsphodeliumJan 05, 2024
- Asphodelium - Winter VN Jam 2023 ProjectJan 01, 2024
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hits too close to home. was sobbing in the nice ending. i dont have it in me to see other alternative routes. when i see cyrus+aster i saw me, i have so much to say, but at least he got to run away. i think if the current time was like back then, i wouldve run far far away too...
even then, at least we're out of the family i was born in, but still, the people that have been involved.. just like the first time they knew 'miracle'.. they would wanna try to recreate it again. experiencing that 'miracle' once more.. "we're not like them, we'll be better." you've also thought that about them.
sorry.. i usually just went in blind to everything that i read, ready to accept everything that comes my way because im just here to read yknow,,
but omg, i didnt expect one that were talking about cults specifically.. i knew what i went through, i read and delved into these more than i knew anyone in my cult in a deep, emotionally and super close kinda way. im wordless.
but specifically, thank you author.. not specifically about the relatability.. but like you know? i can understand with the characters, it made me cry at the end, im so wear down. one day i want to reached a point where i knew no one and start anew. thank you! 🌋
the writing was beautiful... I finished it in one day, it really was intriguing and, in a way, calming.
good job! I loved it!
thank you so much!!
My my, I love it!
thank you!
Well this was a little slice of delight to come across! I ended up playing through it a couple chapters at a time because of having to make time for other stuff, but in all the downtime in between I was thinking about this a whole lot - the characters, the story, the whole underlying theme, the works - and anything that lives rent-free in your head like that obviously left an impact!
Really enjoyed the story, and the dynamics between the characters were great - nothing felt forced or contrived, everything was set out in a way that made their perspectives understandable even if I disagreed with them, and their relationships as a whole genuinely felt like there was a shared history between them. Aster revealing Cyrus' thoughts at the end was heartbreaking, and put such a solid and satisfying twist into the narrative.
In short: loved it!
thank you so much for playing it, I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
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this was such a wonderful game, i was really taken by the world and the characters' perspectives, the relationships between all of them, and i really enjoyed playing from hazel's pov! <3333
i couldn't figure out a way to get alternate ending, sadly, and i was wondering if there were any tips for that :,0 other than that though, this was one of my favorite vns <3 thank you for such a great experience!
thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!! the current two endings are pretty similar, basically depending on if you take Aster's side in situations or not. I'd like to add more endings to it when I get the chance.
Any plans for an Android build?
It's just i loved A pinch of Magic, and i heard such good things about this game 😭
just added an android port, thanks for asking!
Ooh Awesome! Thanks a bunch for letting me know!
My only complaint is that I wanted even MORE! :P
Loved the premise, the characters, everything.
thank you for playing!!
That was very good!
I was immediately pulled into the world and kept wanting to know what would happen next. The art, writing, and storytelling are all *chef's kiss*. And I loved the premise of the game! It was a unique concept to explore Aster's feelings toward Cyrus, his past, and his relationships with the other characters. I think you executed it all really well. 😊
The only thing I would've liked to see would be a feel-good epilogue scene after a bit of a time skip because the ending felt a bit abrupt. But other than that, it was an excellent story and I enjoyed it a lot. 👌
thank you so much!!
What kind of transgender does this game contain? Is it mtf or is it ftm?
The main character is a trans man
Thank you for your reply!