A visual essay about depression, memory, and a death no one wanted to understand.
You don’t “play” this game.
You read it—like a digital book with hundreds of illustrations.
No choices. No puzzles. No mini-games.
Just one voice, and a memory that refuses to fade.
They were both top students—Seoul was the only path.
At 25, she lost her art club junior there—someone she'd known for nine years.
For 20 years, she lived with depression.
Only now is she strong enough to name what happened:
It wasn’t just a tragedy.
It was a social murder—the inevitable result of a broken system.
Told through the recollections of a now middle-aged woman, this illustrated visual novel looks back on a youth shaped by gifted-student programs, elite art prep studios, and Seoul’s ruthless centralization. From childhood in Daegu to early adulthood in Seoul, the story unfolds as a single, uninterrupted emotional flow.
Not a school story.
This is about what came after: grief, guilt, and survival.
Not a romance.
But a long, quiet tribute to someone she couldn’t save.
Not a political lecture.
But if you read the story to the end and revisit the past through "Reverie Mode,"
you will understand why Korea's low fertility rate and high suicide rate are proof of a structural failure.
🖼️ 400+ AI-assisted illustrations
(Retouched for emotional tone and accuracy)
⏳ 3+ hours for a single playthrough
🔁 “Reverie Mode” unlocks after the first completion
→ Adds the protagonist’s melancholic inner voice to earlier episodes, re-framing events from a social and structural perspective.
📖 Two narrative entry points (early childhood or adolescence)
→ same story, same ending
🛑 No interaction beyond advancing text
Think of it as an interactive memorial essay—
about memory, structural violence, and quiet faith.
Mental health
Suicide and grief
Childhood trauma
Depression as memory disorder
Prosopagnosia
Emotional Scars
Catholic faith and spiritual guilt
Artistic ambition vs. social reality
Regional disparity & social isolation
Real estate bubble
Educational corruption
Office politics
Structural violence
Cults
Readers of memoirs and personal essays
Fans of text-driven visual novels
Anyone curious about what “meritocracy” looks like under collapse
Those seeking a solemn, emotionally grounded experience
Happiness isn't a condition.
It arrives when we find gratitude in ordinary moments.
But a fertility rate of 0.7...
means even imagining happiness has become impossible.
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Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or later Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics (Intel HD 5000 or better) Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: Integrated Additional Notes: Designed for Full HD (1920x1080); Windows 7 is not officially supported Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or later Processor: Intel Core i7 or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Dedicated GPU (NVIDIA GTX 1050 or better recommended) Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: Integrated Additional Notes: Optimal experience at Full HD resolution; tested on systems with SSD
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