DEVIL'S LIMINAL

(Same as my itch.io review but I played it here first! Excited to se more from Studio Interlude) (Note: playtime listed is not accurate. I've purchased this game so I could leave a review, but have played through the demo and now own both the steam version and the itch.io version. No regrets, money well spent) Devil’s Liminal has made me sit in silence during almost every play session. Alone with my thoughts and a stirring fury within as I held back tears for Margo. I can not wait to find out how this story ends, but I also wish it kept going. • Great story so far, it hurts me in the best of ways, and you can tell the amount of love that went into this game is off the charts! • The music has become part of my internal soundtrack as I go about my day, very well done. • I am never not impressed by the art of this game, it’s so beautiful and looks like it took a lot of time and effort to create. The style is not something I’ve seen a ton, but really pushes the feel of the story that much further. • Suspense, dread, mystery, empathy, all captured so wonderfully. I have never had my heart race reading the action and choices of a game before. Might have gotten me into visual novels now if only to chase this feeling again! • Accessibility options my sweet Big appreciate that the volume setting is broken up by music AND dialogue, as well as sound effects like menu sounds. I feel like options like this are overlooked, and I can say 100% that this feature lets me enjoy the game without feeling like I have to fight to pay attention. The font size, choices, and text background options are very welcome as well! I might’ve liked more text color options, but I feel like the text background option does well enough for me to balance text legibility and game style. ° Also. Thank you so much for including a list of content warnings with descriptions/explanations of what’s meant by said warning. I feel like more media should have them The only thing that brushes against my enjoyment of the game is that, at present, some voiced sections are noticeably quieter than others (for example, if a character says “um” but then says a sentence later in the scene, the sentence doesn’t match the volume of the “um”) (If this has been fixed, please ignore me lol). All this to say, please play this lesbian-horror visual novel. I am in love with it and I think you will be too <3

Clara my Beloved <3 Straight out the gate this game has been awesome: No Gen AI {Thank God}; ACTUALLY DIVERSE YURI {Hell Yeah} AND the Dev has clear trigger warnings available for people to see and make educated decisions on their own mental health when playing which has been so helpful personally!! This game itself also has been just so lovely to play through so far! It's such a fun departure from some other classic jumpscare heavy titles in the horror genre, leaning into more eldritch horror & eerie things lurking in the dark that turn grotesque and vicious very fast before fading again & leaving you anxious for the next time they'll appear. The characters also feel way more nuanced than I expected, they all have like positive & negative sides to them that get revealed more as you play which keeps the interactions feeling dynamic & surprisingly fluid! I am SO excited to see where the story leads, especially with it being this entertaining and well done in Early Access already!

There’s something off about the world of Devil’s Liminal – and the more I played, the more I wanted to stay lost in it. I've started yesterday and haven't been able to put it down since. It's story is haunting from the very first scene and there's a good balance of trying to uncover what actually is going on, building up the characters you meet along the way, as well as finding out more about Margo's life before the events of the game. I love the contrasting personalities of Bec and Clara – I just wish I could give Margo a big hug. I also want to highlight how much I like the art style and OST, the environments and characters all look amazing and the accompanying score for some of the scenes are really good. I just got to the end of the Early Access version and can't wait to play more!

I think what I like best about the horror being slow-building is you get the time to settle into Margo's life and routine and learn about the people around her, just with this sense of things feeling [i]off[/i] while she manages to find some amount of joy in her day-to-day life. You're eased beautifully into her world knowing things will go sideways, but none of those relationships get undermined. The world feels fully-fleshed out, with every character having a large past that we may only get glimpses into, and I'm always excited to dig into it more! The art is gorgeous, the selective voice acting feels purposeful, and the music is perfect! This is a wonderful time and I'm excited to dig in more!

Genuinely an incredible narrative experience. Art direction, writing quality, characters...It's just phenomenal. At least in my top three visual novels of all time. I went in expecting a short and sweet horror-themed visual novel with a queer cast, but my expectations were blown out of the water. The run time is quite a bit longer than most visual novels; It not only hooks you with organic dialogue and slow burn romance, but it genuinely had me unnerved and squirming in my seat during the horror segments. Overall if you enjoy visual horror or romance visual novels, Devil's Liminal is an absolute STEAL. I'm convincing all my friends who love story-driven games to give this game a try.

The game is good! I've been following development for a while, and you can really tell a lot of love and care has gone in to this game.

Sehr interessant und gut geschrieben ,bitte mehr 🙏

While I did need to play this game during the day, with the lights on, I did enjoy it so far and am excited to see how it develops further. Big thumbs up to the excellent music

Devil's Liminal does an excellent job with both the characters and atmosphere it creates. The characters do a good job of driving both the story and player interest forward, while the art and pacing do an excellent job generating an atmosphere of growing tension for all it's storylines. Well worth the money