
Descend under a mountain to the marketplace below, where everything has a price. Meet the four men who can each give you what you need, but beware: they have their own hidden motives and uses for you. OBSCURA is a dark fantasy romance VN that asks how far you'll go to get what you need.
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There's a marketplace under the mountain where anything can be bought and sold. Visitors wear masks to become faceless strangers. It's home to the unscrupulous, the outcast, and the desperate.
You're one of the desperate.
Strangers with their own secrets and ambitions can show you ways through the market. They'll guide you to your goal, but don't trust them to have your best interests at heart.


🔹First chapter available as a demo, second chapter of three available in early access.
🔹Choose the protagonist's name, pronouns, and mask.
🔹Four mysterious love interests.
🔹Over 200k words (70k in the demo, 130k in the early access release)
🔹A dark, mature story with many ways to fail.
🔹Timed choices! Or turn them off for an easier game.
🔹Original music by Cajsa.
🔹Use the default, OpenDyslexic, or Atkinson Hyperlegible font for ease of reading.


Keir - Sarcastic Thief
"When I compliment you — if that ever happens — you’ll know."
Where there is a market, there are thieves. Keir steals to feed hungry mouths, but never forget that to survive at the fringes requires the most ruthless kind of pragmatism.

Cirrus - Humble Priest
"Penance is of the utmost importance here, and I think you'd best keep that soul of yours unblemished."
The church of the Lunar God offers sanctuary to all who come to its doors and Cirrus will give aid to those who request it. But there is no such thing as a gift in the market, and whatever aid Cirrus grants, he will want something in return.

Francesco - Spirited Adventurer
"There are so many sensations I've never felt before, and I'm making it my mission to finally live my life to the fullest!"
Sweet and sun-kissed, people such as him does not typically come to the marketplace. Can you trust this seemingly innocent man, in a place where everyone keeps dark secrets and appearances could be the most misleading of all?

Oleander - Merchant Gadfly
"You want my attention? You've got it, minx. Meet me later and you'll see what that gets you."
A market needs things to sell, and Oleander is happy to provide anything you can ask for, at a price. Hedonic and charming, he makes all his work into games, but he won't say to what end he's playing.

Vesper - Cursed Protagonist
"The people down here have beautiful taste..."
No one goes under the mountain without a good reason. Unfortunately, you have a great reason. Whatever you were aboveground, now is the time to abandon it.
Choose between 3 different masks


All information is available on our website, but in short: show as much of the demo content (Chapter 1) as you like, you may stream paid content freely as long as there is commentary, but VODs of paid content should only show ~20% of the script; this currently comes out to approximately 30-60 minutes of material for Chapter 2 total depending on reading speed.
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Languages: English
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A beautiful, dark story with such a specific, thrilling atmosphere. The MC is really funny with alot of attitude etc and not flavorless unlike in many visual novels i've seen. All the different stories and routes with them are super well made, and you never really know what (or who) will stab you in the back next. The music alone is what lured me in the most (not saying everything else didn't lol). my playtime alone is just me chilling to the music, it really is just a good vibe,,, Really a must play, but with CAUTION.. :eye:
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love the world building, the story, and the idea of having the main character disguised behind a mask so i can immerse myself more than other otome games; Kier is an absolute shy boy angel (i would die for him happily) i cannot wait for the story to progress. <3
[i] So far my favorite novel. I might be too impressionable, so... [/i] The plot and world building are not too complicated or too simple for me personally. I went through all the routes (Keir I love you 𖹭) and in each of them you can find more details. I got used to the main character very quickly because I think we have similar views on some things, which often made me laugh with them. They are not annying or too scared to do something. Even in the worst possible situation, not depending if you choose to give up or fight. [i] However... [/i] Cirrus really showed me that the aftercare option was very useful in this game. Some scenes are (generally) described very good, which makes you immerse yourself in the current scene well, especially with such an amazing musical accompaniment [strike] (club music gives me chills tho). [/strike] Some of the endings were hard to read [spoiler] (I can't watch my Keir suffer ;_;) [/spoiler] , but that's because everything is described quite well. But again, that's how I felt. I don't need to talk much about the art, you can see how beautiful the artstyle and atmosphere are, as an artist, I can confirm ★ This game is not just about romance, but also about the cruelty and ugliness of the world, how some things cannot be reached or can be if [spoiler] some humble priest makes you suffer first. Sorry I have ptsd now xD [/spoiler] If you really want dark fantasy novel, with despair, pain, hopelessness and so on, this is perfict fit in my opinion.
I am so incredibly enamored with this game!!! There's so much heart here. And I love the addition of Aftercare. Being taken on such an evocative and emotional roller coaster, the Aftercare tool is a genuinely considerate touch. I really love all these characters, and I'm so happy of the story this game has to share. The drama, the danger, the sweet moments (I just finished Fran's story, and omg, the feelings!) It's wonderful. I'm looking forward to chapter 3!
Cirrus带我好吃好喝还包住宿抽我两下怎么了
Dark, Sensual and very Human. Whats not to love? (it also has bdsm, and thats a plus for me) Francesco is my favourite of them.
Do not be alarmed by the long play time, I like the music
I've played a few VN and this one is among my favorite so far. The MC is a complex character, far from what I experienced until now which is innocent, pure girl. Mc is a smartass, mouthy and yet I feel that it's obviously a way to cope with their deadly curse. A gloomy story and it's just the beginning. LI are very different, for various experience but they are all likeable somehow (yes, even you Cirrus, you [spoiler] jealous sadist priest [/spoiler]). The artistic direction is excellent, I really enjoyed the art as well as the OST. I don't really see any flaws for now except maybe the waiting of the other chapter to be released.
I've only played Kier's route so far, but it was amazing. Cannot wait for chapter 3, esp after the cliff hanger ending of chapter 2, AHHHHH. You've got me hooked, thank you dev team
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