When Mother Nature speaks to you... will you listen?
Set in early 1900s England, Secrets In Green is a historical slice of life/horror visual novel with an intriguing mystery.
CONTENT WARNING: THIS GAME EXPLORES THEMES OF MENTAL ILLNESS, AND DEPICTS MOMENTS OF MILD THREAT AND VIOLENCE THAT SOME MAY FIND DISTURBING.
Our protagonist, Alma, is sent to a cottage in the countryside to recover from an unfortunate episode of mental illness. As a lover of plants, she finds peace tending to the overgrown garden on the property. However, while admiring the large ivy growing across its fence, she discovers a leaf bearing a single written word - hello. Naturally, her father and carer brush it off as nothing but a hallucination - a symptom of her hysteria. Little do they know that this message is very, very real.
Alma must now fight a battle that has been fought again and again throughout history - the struggle of making yourself heard and respected as a female in a very male dominated world, in a period of history where women were downtrodden and dismissed. Can she solve the mystery before it's too late?
This curious visual novel features:
Fully illustrated backgrounds and character graphics
A 14,000 word story
Partial voice acting
Impactful player choices, and three possible endings to achieve
An evocative, original soundtrack
A strong message of female empowerment!
Very inspiring, or very realistic, depending on the ending you get. Recommended to visual novel fans, just keep in mind that the game is very, very short and can be completed in an hour or so.
the voice acting was incredible it added a lot of life into the characters which i think added to the suspense. I really enjoyed the aspect of me (the player) being able to make decisions that would determine how the game played out, it gave you the sense of you are in control of Alma and what you did had consequences. as i was playing i noticed the tension was built really well with the use of different sounds and the music fitting with what was happening. the game built suspense very well and made you really consider what choices you decide to make as you knew what was at stake. i really enjoyed playing this game and was hooked from beginning to end as i was invested into seeing how Alma's story played out, would highly recommend!
Disclaimer: This review contains heavy spoilers for the game. Do not read if you want to keep the plot a surprise. Intro: I first played this short, yet spellbinding visual novel in its first Game Jam version back in October. This version is mostly the same, aside from occasional cosmetic changes. I wanted to wait until I finished this recent version to review it, so here I am! I think this gripping feminist thriller needs more love, and I’m going to write about why I loved it so much! So, now let’s get into my overall thoughts and conclude after that. Overall Thoughts: The setting of 1900s England is very convincing, with great attention given to the look, feel, and manner of speaking the characters express themselves in. And sadly, the way Alma is treated by everyone feels very realistic and shows how much misogyny existed in that time period, and still does now… The setup with her being sent to a cottage for “hysteria” feels historically accurate and exactly how others...
Secrets In Green costs $4.99.
Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows 8 or higher Processor: 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.0, DirectX 9.0c or WebGL DirectX: Version 9.0 Recommended: Recommended: OS *: Windows 8 or higher Processor: 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.0, DirectX 9.0c or WebGL DirectX: Version 9.0
Secrets In Green is available on Windows PC, macOS.
Secrets In Green has 100% positive reviews from 3 players.
Secrets In Green was released on Dec 19, 2024.
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