
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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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.
Great worldbuilding through story and characters. The vibes are so specific and consistent; great music and visuals. I've played through all the character chapters so far and all of them are beautifully written. I think about the MC often, a great character in themselves, not just a self-insert bland canvas. I eagerly await each character arc conclusion and any follow up works by the team!
哇哦,拓展了一些新知识
[h1]見るからにエロい男たちと文字通りアンダーグラウンドな世界で危ない橋を渡ったりひどい目に遭ったりいちゃこいたりひどい目に遭わされたりできるゲーム[/h1] [h2]▼ゲームについて👍[/h2] [list] [*]アーリーアクセスとある通り、投稿時点で4キャラ2章まで実装済み [*]主人公の性別が3つから選べるタイプのゲーム [*]動作が安定している&ノベルゲームに必要な機能がちゃんとついてて快適 [*]文字通り充実のオプション (翻訳なしで何の問題も無くプレイできる人以外は、設定でNo Timed Choicesを選択しておくのがおすすめ) [*]Ren'Py製っぽいのでPCOT等の外部翻訳がかなりスムーズに使える、おすすめ [*]本当に心配な人はタイトル画面のWarningからどんなひどい目に遭うか事前にある程度確認できる [/list] [h3]このエロい男たちは少なくとも見た目からの期待を裏切らないので、キャラクターや世界観が気になる+アーリーアクセスであることが気にならない人には言語関係無くぜひおすすめ![/h3] [h2]▼個人的な感想[/h2] [list] [*]キャラクターとのやり取りやテキストだけでなく、音楽や画面の演出にも力が入っている [*]単なるエロい男たちと乳繰り合う読みゲーではなく、ゲームらしいギミックがあってプレイヤーにもある程度のゲームらしいプレイが求められ、その報酬としてエロい男との乳繰り合い(現時点では軽…微……?です!)や主人公がひどい目に遭っているところを鑑賞できるゲーム [*]主人公が「目覚めた瞬間からうるさい」などと言われる程度にはよく喋るけど、がんばりやさんでかわいいですね [*]主人公が数多くのひどい目に遭うが、それはそれとして、よく喋る主人公とモブ視点でお話しできるExtra Storyと、主人公がいっぱい優しい言葉をかけてくれるAftercareがついてて、ゲームとしては非常に大事にされているのを感じる(アフターケアを必要としてなくても1回くらい見てみるといいと思います。なんかかわいいので) [*]セーブスロットのページ数が画面下には9ページまでしか表示されないが、右ボタンを押すとその先もめちゃくちゃいっぱい(少なくとも150ページ以上)あった(全エンド回収するまで全く気付かず9ページしか使用しない縛りでプレイしていた) [*]せっかくの演出を母国語以外でプレイしているという理由からうまく反応できず「え?😯」みたいな顔で眺めている悲しい自分が発生した [*]2章までの描写で軽微と言い切れないのは[spoiler]全部Cirrusのせいです。この男を目当てにゲームを買いました。[/spoiler] 期待通りだよ。 [*][spoiler]どう見ても一番厄介そうな男のルートが一番思い通りに進んでかわいかった。[/spoiler] [*][spoiler]どう見ても一番無害そうな男のルートで一番氏んだ。[/spoiler] インターネッツを探すとGuideがあります。ありがとう。 [*]続き気になり過ぎる、ゲームが無事正式リリースされることを心から願います…… [/list]
This is literally the best visual novel I've ever played, it's really unique and has such a good atmosphere and writing. Love the art, love everything about it.
Do not be alarmed by the long play time, I like the music
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.
Cirrus带我好吃好喝还包住宿抽我两下怎么了
This game became one of my favourite VNs and I played quite a lot. The dark atmosphere, the music, the story themes, worldbuilding, the art, it is very well made. I just hope this will continue in the next chapters too (currently having 2 chapters out) and the ending won't fall flat. But so far, amazing game! 10/10
Well, I must say it took me one whole chapter to really like the game. When I understood what I was putting myself into at the end of Chapter 1 (Cirrus route........... my god), it finally started to click. And after that Chapter 2 ending... I now crave for more. Like Vesper, I need ANSWERS, NOW! >.< In all seriousness: writing is good, characters have good dynamics together, Vesper is witty and a fun protagonist to play as. The game obviously needs more chapters (pretty please!) but I think it could also use some soft musical ambiance sometimes, though SFX are fine. I'd also like more characters to appear and to interact with despite focusing on a single main character during a route (at least during the one I played). I will play the other routes and see what other mess you have planned for us! EDIT: Okay, I have played all the routes now. All the routes are great and the others don't have the little issues I was pointing out before. I loved them all and I'm super hasty to see the rest of everyone's story! Thank you for this game!
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