艾斯菲尔的谎言 (2020)

Developer: imbagroup
Publisher: Esfie
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Casual, Indie, RPG
Rating: 3.1 of 5, 74 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 42 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A gentle, story-driven visual novel where rainy-night encounters give way to a branching mystery with light choices and a hand-drawn feel.

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What players say

Players say the game has no background music or voice acting, and lacks a fast-forward function or scroll wheel, making it tedious to click through text. The story is short, around one to three hours, with three endings. Some praise the plot for being decent and the main character's design, but many find the game incomplete, buggy, and abruptly concluded.

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