In The Ember 余烬之中 (2019)

Developer: 凝冰剑斩
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie, RPG
Rating: 4.9 of 5, 35 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 4.9 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A gentle, story-focused journey where you explore a fantasy world through dialogue, collectibles, and branching paths driven by relationship choices.

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What players say

Players praise the emotional yuri romance and beautiful map art, noting it is a narrative-heavy visual novel with no combat that spans about six hours across multiple endings. Some mention that replaying to see all endings requires retreading long sections. A minority report blank dialogue boxes and feel the game was abandoned after release.

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