A downloadable game for macOS and Linux

Description:

House Dantalion is undergoing a change of leadership. A longtime friend is stepping up to that mantle, overtaking a territory that includes all of Port Crescent-- not to mention the Dantalion title of Royal Artificer.

With the new Count comes a flurry of unexpected news: murders in the county, romantic confessions-- and, goodness forbid, unanticipated guests. As a servant in the Dantalion household, it's up to you to prepare the house for the local inauguration gala, greet guests, and collect slivers of information to discover difficult truths.

This is a day 1 demo! It's also my first ever game so please be nice

If you enjoy the game, please consider checking out my Tumblr account and feel free to ask any questions you'd like!

Features: 

  • Currently 1 romanceable character; later versions will include ability to romance other characters.
  • Handmade illustrations in addition to expressive sprites
  • Fantasy world building!
  • Current word length 12K 

Day 1 - 2 endings: 

  • 1 "Good" ending
  • 1 Bad ending
  • Next Day ending

Credits

  • Credits to Sirifys-Al for their kind assistance with a coding quandary
  • Unsplash and Pixabay for raw images
  • Pixabay for raw sound effects and music
  • Writing, drawing, editing, coding -- me!
  • vimislikart.com aka Vimmi for helping me learn RenPy
Updated 29 days ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsmacOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Authorlilyvalleygames
GenreVisual Novel
Made withRen'Py
TagsFantasy, Gothic, Historical, Mystery, Psychological Horror, Romance

Download

Download
CrystallineCage-1.0-linux.tar.bz2 399 MB
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CrystallineCage-1.0-mac.zip 412 MB
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CrystallineCage-1.0-pc.zip 417 MB

Development log

Comments

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What a great demo for a first game. I had a lot of fun exploring day 1, thank you for sharing this game with us !  ( 'u' )

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Thank you so much! I'm so glad that you enjoyed it, and I'm excited to bring y'all more!

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This is sooo good, I'm in tears!!! Johann so cute, woahhh🥺🥺🥺🥺

Im absolutely in love❤️

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Thank you!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! :D

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OH MY GOD THIS GAME IS AMAZING!! The artwork and music is gorgeous !!AND JOHANN?? AHHHH :DDDD

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Thank you so much!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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Oh.My.Gosh. SUCH A MARVELOUS GAME!!!! This needs more attention, it's so high quality! The drama! THE MYSTERYYYY!!! The music :OOO!! AND JOHANN *Twirls hair and shows ankles cutely* !! I Love ur work and it's so impressive that THIS is your first!!! <3 <3 Keep working on this whenever u can!!!

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Ahhhhh thank you so much!! I'm hyped to do more on it! :D

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I'm already loving this demo so much, I can't wait for more 😁
Thanks for making this game !


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I'm so glad!! Thank you so much for commenting! :D

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I'm literally in love with everything about Crystalline Cage (and mayhaps even Johann hehe)!! From all the character designs to the dialogue; everything is so impressive and well-written! And the fact that this is your first game as a solo dev?? I'm FLOORED /pos

Thank you for creating such an interesting demo!! I can't wait to see where this goes ^^

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Ahhhhhh thank you so much! I love 14dwy and the more I learn about RenPy the more AMAZED I am with your UI work!! :D