
Step into the world of Nyx, a VTuber whose online persona begins to blur with something far more unsettling. After the Stream Went Dark is a short psychological horror visual novel exploring identity, self-perception, and the fragile boundary between performance and reality.
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Step into the world of Nyx, a VTuber whose online persona begins to blur with something far more unsettling.
After the Stream Went Dark is a short psychological horror visual novel exploring identity, self-perception, and the fragile boundary between performance and reality.
Through a series of choices, you’ll navigate increasingly distorted moments and shape how the story unfolds.
Will you confront what lies beneath — or look away?
Features:
A short psychological horror experience (30–45 minutes)
Choice-driven narrative with multiple endings
A story about identity, persona, and perception
Fully voice-acted dialogue
Original soundtrack
Hand-drawn artwork
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A horror tale involving a streamer and an obsessive fan. The game is really easy to get into, and it's not that long. The hand-drawn art style is simple; it kind of reminds me of Annie and the Art Gallery. There's actually some decent realistic VA, and I love how the soundtrack is used to convey some terror. This is a pretty good game, especially so if this is the dev's first game. I would like to see a bit more story like this expanded upon from them if they wish to continue.
Interesting story honestly. Really appreciate that it's all voice acted and drawn by hand. Cool stuff!
Not bad, not great. The voice acting is pretty good, and the artwork is decent, although a little basic. I liked the concept of the story, but kind of felt that it was too short to be as impactful as the dev presumably intended, there just wasn't enough build-up, and then it was over. A neat idea, but a little lacking on the execution. For free, it's worth a play.
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Languages: English*, German*languages with full audio support
Hours played at review time, across 21 reviews with recorded playtime.
An interesting brief exploration of parasocial relationships. You do not need a controller to play this visual novel. The voice acting is also pretty good.
It's a decent game, just wondering about the fade to black achievement. It may be glitched out I could be wrong though.
I've liked it but the "About This Game" section is really overselling it.
Short VN about a streamer's identity crisis, at least from how I understood the story. It's not the best story ever, but it's entertaining and kinda interesting, for how simple and short it is. I like that it's fully voice acted. The VA's voice fits well, and I liked her deliveries. The hand-drawn style is simple and cartoonish, but in a good way. I liked this style. It's a nice way to spend some minutes and get some achievements. You might enjoy it if you have that in mind and aren't expecting much more from this game.
A short and easy horror game. There isn't much to do though. The achievements are mostly easy, though i think i got stuck on one for a while. While it is simple and the graphics is pixelated 2d, it is still nice and fun to play.
This game is short and easy to complete, and despite it insisting you should grab a controller, you can play it just fine without one. It throws you right into the obsession-based horror and maintains the uneasiness throughout, although it doesn't really explain what the horror actually is or why it's happening (I feel like Veil is meant to be a metaphor for Nyx's insecurities about how her fans see her, but I'm not really sure). I appreciate how it addressed the often overlooked darker side of streaming and how difficult and draining it can be. The music and visuals were simple but effective enough, and I appreciate how the game was fully voice acted. I wish the player's choices mattered a bit more, though. Since it's free, I'd recommend it if you're looking for a mildly creepy visual novel to fill a bit of time.
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