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Originally released in 2012, Loving Life is a non-fictional auto-biographical visual novel about Zhenghua Yang (Z) and the near-fatal incident which led to the founding of Serenity Forge. This is where it all began.

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Solve puzzles and trick demons while looking for a way out of this absurd situation involving the release of the Devil.

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A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.

An isolated village during the war. Men leave one by one, along the winding forest path painted crimson by distant fires, and do not return. Young Nadia becomes a part-time postwoman filling in for her sick mother. She is now a messenger of hope and of trouble.

At first glance, your everyday life with your younger sister seems uneventful—going to school together, chatting, living side by side. But within that endless cycle of calm routines, could those seemingly insignificant actions be quietly changing your fate?

A meditative, non-combative point-and-click mystery set in a surreal, stop-motion inspired world. Explore dreamlike environments, uncover hidden objects, and piece together quiet clues to unravel fragments of forgotten meaning. Designed for players seeking a thoughtful, atmospheric experience.

이윽고 검은 바다가 밀려왔고, 나를 잠기게 했다. 한 노인의 상처받은 기억에 대한 이야기.

Vollema is a hand-drawn, color-changing RPG featuring a unique pattern memorization-based combat system where you and your classmates uncover a sinister plot involving your school, local politics, and a cult-like paramilitary organization.

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A game about the short journey of a boy who left home. Experience a dense story around 2 hours, along with rhythm gameplay and music puzzles. Enjoy live acoustic sounds and a story that feels like a musical film!

Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.

A boy and an old man stand in front a pond, waiting for a swan's song. Meanwhile, they talk about life, death, and the passage of time.

Baleado até a morte, você é um defunto mecânico se lembrando de como morreu, e das vidas torturadas que agora ficam para trás. Uma aventura em prosa para 20 minutos de pavor existencial no presente pós-singularidade.

"Remember Us" is an emotional adventure game where you witness the final moments of Dean, an Alzheimer's patient, as he tries to remember his beloved wife Marta and his past before passing away. Find objects, revive memories, and discover Dean's poignant farewell moment.

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Write love letters and cross swords in a one hour adaptation of the classic play: Cyrano de Bergerac!

A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

Colossals tells the story of a vagrant, who, together with his love interest, the soon-to-be-Empress Khalida, interpret the fairy tales they read in front of a windmill to be fact, telling them of a faraway land where, once upon a time, giants roamed.

A date on the beach, small talk, a little bit of nostalgia and an important decision. All of that taking place to the accompaniment of the summer breeze.

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