The House in Fata Morgana

Japan peaked with this game. We can comfortably remove it from the maps, for it has served its purpose with this paradigm of all things good.

The House in Fata Morgana is a hauntingly beautiful visual novel that transcends its genre through masterful storytelling, unforgettable characters, and a deeply emotional narrative that lingers long after the credits roll. Developed by Novectacle and originally released in Japan before being localized and published on Steam, this gothic tale stands as one of the most acclaimed and mature examples of interactive fiction, seamlessly blending dark fantasy with psychological drama and philosophical depth. From the moment the game begins, you’re drawn into a mysterious mansion—ancient, decaying, and seemingly suspended in time. You awaken with no memories, greeted only by a pale maid who promises to guide you through the house’s tragic history. Each door within the mansion opens a window to a different time and place, revealing the lives of its past inhabitants across several centuries. What initially seems like a simple anthology of gothic tales soon deepens into an intricate tapes...

i haven't finished the game but my god this is the most beautiful game, no, story one could participate in. The twists?? the narrative?? the beautiful breakdown of what it means to be human. The good and bad of it. the grace and evil of being so. Seriously just play this game already and you wouldn't regret it one bit.

I'm not okay and I'm not going to be okay for a long time.

>Obscure visual novel from 2012 >Looks inside >Apogee of fiction

I'm not sure what people see in this. The music is really bad, the writing is bland, the characters are flat. The game starts so incredibly slow, and I just can't bring myself to sit through 30 hours of a story that might get good in the third act. ---- okay wow people didn't like this. I actually want to elaborate on it a little bit tbh. My disclaimer is that (as my playtime will show) I only got through the first two out of eight doors before giving up on it. Honestly, I feel like a big part of not liking this is simply a me thing. Visual novels are probably not really to my taste, especially since these older ones tend to be real slow burners. That's okay, I respect the genre. re: the music - In the first two doors, I just honestly don't like the songs. The vocal song in the first doors is incredibly distracting when you're trying to read. The songs also loop in a strange place, so they feel really disjointed. re: the characters - look, I've been on the internet, so I know tha...

the goat

been recommended to play this for like one year or more, i didn't know i was recommended to play torture chamber the visual novel. "May the world that awaits us be filled with light" peak fiction.

Fave VN! Best VN!!!!! Why are you reading this instead of playing it rn?

waaaaaaahhhh