
You were hired to extract a bioengineer. Now your team is cut off, your comms are dead, and you're surrounded by something wearing human skin. Hold the line, make the calls, and survive the night in this choice-driven visual novel with turn-based combat.
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In this dark visual novel series, each Chapter follows a new protagonist, caught in the crossfire of conflicting powers — human and inhuman alike. Their stories are separate, but the choices you make in one Chapter will twist the next in ways you won’t see coming.
Six connected Chapters, each with their own lead.
A branching narrative that remembers everything.
Dark arts, occult mysteries, and a world being undone.

You’re the leader of a mercenary squad on a routine job: find a bioengineer, extract him, and get out. But things go sideways when you encounter strange people bearing the same mark. As the full moon rises, it becomes clear you’re no longer the hunters. You’re the prey.

5 playable characters
6 possible endings
Over 20k words. Choices made here affect all future Chapters


100+ hauntingly detailed scenes, hand-drawn in comic book art style.
Animated characters, intense cutscenes, and pulse-pounding combat.
Directed and designed by Soh, the original artist behind the SkullX setting.


Turn-based combat woven into the dark heart of the story.
Each character comes with their own unique set of skills.
Relentless, ghastly opponents that will claw at your sanity.





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Languages: English*, Simplified Chinese*languages with full audio support
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 40 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
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positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Reviews
I bought this game to support my friends from Skullx. I know that the work has been done colossally, with expertise and attention to detail. I'm waiting for a rainy cold autumn with dark nights to catch the mood and immerse myself in the game completely to get the full range of emotions.
Nice and intriguing.
Game was really good, though I was flailing around trying to understand the conditions for a little while before I was able to get a grasp of the combat. Im excited to see Chapter 2
AMAZING. A bit short, But genuinely fun as ♥♥♥♥. Im so excited for when the rest comes out.
I first found the game from a youtube short. After that I got the game and started playing it. The game is somewhat short but it makes sense that it is short because the other chapters aren't done yet. The gameplay was fun. Solving the puzzles was pretty fun too. Haven't got the true ending yet. If you want to wait for more chapters to come out before you play that is fine. Play the game if you want to.
Вы командир спец отряда, ваше слово закон а под вашим командованием в бой идут люди что готовы стоять за вас горой, Ник - Разведчик и доктор способный оказывать мед. помощь на поле боя, Дилан - Шутник и Гора мышц что способен прикрыть вашу спину, Тревор - Снайпер и прагматик способный здраво оценить ситуацию. Ваша задача найти и эвакуировать биоинжинера, и ваш отряд как никто способен выстоять, только в одном вы не уверены, вы уже тут были?
I love this game, even if it is sometimes a little bit repetitive. It's fun trying new stuff and get new story arcs. It drew me in, the dark atmosphere and the chaos mesmericing. I also enjoy the artwork, but not as much as the SxullX NFTs of course ;)
If im being honets i would love to see more combat. I love Darkest Dungeon and it was main reason why i wanted to try out this game. I love the art style it brings back many memories. Voice acting is on point and the characters are written really good. When it comes to puzzles some are fine and some are totall hell to do. I achived true ending but had to lean on guide from yt. I like the time loop thingy but repeating same and same dialogues is irritating without the possibility to fast foward them. When i first saw Pix i had a brain damage moment as he just looks totally out of pleace and if im being honest he totally does not fit in the story telling. But about any other cacharcter that there is i love them. All of them. When it comes to combat i have a mixed feeling. I love the fact that it takes so much inspiration from Darkest Dungeon but i hate that its made with so cheep options. Like whats the poing that my skill passes through the enemy dodge when i mark them when enemies never gain a dodge tokens. Second thing is that beacuse there is so little combat as in reallity there is only 1 fight that is not scriped and its infinite its hard to enjoy the combat mechanic. Second thing is that healing is so limited you basically have to restart the whole fight when you get a crit beacuse the 50/50 dodge wasnt enough. Third thing is that even tho i love that every character is different it allso makes your options limited as Nick allways have to use flashbang since riposte is SO OVERPOWERED. And i can barely heal with him not like the 2hp he gives makes much difference. Captain could have some kind of healling command and that would be great. Overall tho the combat is kinda left to fend for himself the game itself is really good. Tho at a bit high price for my taste. I mean i didnt 100% it but i ended it in 5h with 52% achivements and repeating over and over skiping the same dialogues just isnt fun for me so i guess i'll comeback to 100% some time late. When the new chapter comes i'm sure i will play it but i hope that combat wont be so much forgotten.
Amazing game if you like puzzles packed with some great art too!
Spec ops the line meets Silent Hill. I'm not a fan of visual novel type of games but this game caught my attention with its theme and mistery. Take command of a private black ops team and enter a world where steel and nerve need relic and ritual to overcome forces of terrifying darkness. Will you trust others in this endeavor? Or can you only trust yourself? Lock and load then off you go, Commander.
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