Underplayed Gems

Crime Opera: The Butterfly Effect (2021)

Crime Opera: The Butterfly Effect cover
Developer
Crime Opera Studios, Ratalaika Games
Publisher
Eastasiasoft
Platforms
Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

A tense, narrative-driven visual novel exploring family loyalty and betrayal within a mafia world.

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About

Crime Opera is a tale of both loyalty and deceit, murder and survival, and both the strength and frailty of familial bonds. These visual novels follow the Gallos as they are pitted against the outside forces of the mafia world, and eventually, each other as well.

Screenshots

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