One Small Fire At A Time (2016)

Developer

Kidalang

Publisher

Culture Select

Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Indie

Rating

4.7 of 5, 65 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 4.6 hours

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

a quiet, emotionally heavy visual novel about a bullied girl's struggle with a misunderstood condition in a society that stigmatizes mental differences

melancholysomberintimateemotionaldelicatepersonalreflectiverestrained

What players say

Players praise this visual novel as a worthy prequel to An Octave Higher, though opinions split on which to play first. It tackles themes of mental illness and societal definitions of insanity through a magicless girl in a madhouse. The story balances comedy and drama but some find the true ending too easy to reach on a first playthrough.

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