Year of the Ladybug: Season 1 (2024)

- Developer
- Aditya Nair, Dave Kang, Melch Valimento
- Publisher
- Fiction Roast
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Rating
- 3.5 of 5, 34 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 2.5 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam

The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A carefully paced visual novel where hand-drawn terror unfolds through numerous conversations, each moment designed to build suspense.
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What players say
Players praise the macabre art and sound design but warn it is a pure visual novel with no gameplay choices. The story starts slow then builds tension, though it ends on a cliffhanger without resolution. Some longtime followers were disappointed that the final game differs sharply from the 3D horror concept originally pitched.
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