A downloadable game

Dungeon of Departure is an independently developed, pixel art, visual novel set in an original universe. The story follows the silent, player protagonist and three companion characters as they struggle to find a way out of an increasingly puzzling, underground world. Choices matter as your decisions can lead you through four unique story paths. Plus, throughout the journey, your team will be relying on your way-finding and map-making abilities, which will determine the success or failure of these paths, resulting in eight unique endings.

Features:

  • Original soundtrack with over 20 atmospheric compositions
  • Pixel-art animated characters, backgrounds, GUI, and short cutscenes
  • 4 branching story paths with 2 endings each, resulting in 8 possible endings
  • Chapter Select, allows for quick revisiting of crucial decisions in the story
  • Single playthrough = 1 to 1.5 hrs --- All endings playthrough = 3.5 to 5 hrs

Before you play:

  • While the story features characters in traumatic situations (including injury, death, claustrophobia, and abandonment), there are no graphic or gory depictions or visuals of any kind
  • A departure from the typical visual novel style, this title is the first VN in history to not feature any romance or sexual content; approved for aro/ace consumption
  • The 1.0 release supports English language only - though we remain open to supporting future translations
  • Accessibility features are limited to what comes pre-packaged with the game engine (RenPy). Text-to-speech can be toggled on and off easily, but it is not customizable (i.e. every character will have the same robot voice)

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