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

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.

Screenshots

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