Planned Release Date: Q1 2027

About This Game

The Quiet After is the official visual novel created by Grigsby’s World Productions. It is a psychological, choice-driven narrative about memory, identity, desire, and the consequences that follow. Every decision shapes who Ava becomes and what she learns to carry forward, creating a unique emotional path each time you play.

The Quiet After (Official Visual Novel) is the original narrative game created by Grigsby’s World Productions, LLC and written and directed by Marshall Short.

Story and Setting

The Quiet After is a narrative visual novel about survival, memory, and the moments that shape us whether we choose them or not. You play Ava, a would-be adventurer whose guild registration becomes the first step into something far more dangerous. The threat exists on the road ahead and deep beneath her own skin.

Core Gameplay

Every choice is emotionally charged. You decide how Ava understands herself and how others understand her. Nothing is simple. Each decision reflects the weight of your past and what you choose to carry into the next firelight. Some choices open new paths. Others open wounds. All of them affect Ava’s internal world and the course of the story.

Progression and Goals

Your decisions earn points that reflect your psychological approach to love and loss. These values shape your route toward connection, liberation, or the quiet aftermath of trauma. The story can lead you toward romance, desire, and freedom, or into darker territory that examines harm, consent, and control. Multiple endings reward exploration and replay.

Challenges

The narrative explores intimacy, violence, and the tension between autonomy and influence. You confront moral dilemmas, psychological pressure, and the consequences of your actions in a world where nothing comes without a cost.

Unique Features

• Branching story arcs that examine intimacy, trauma, and self reflection
• A decision meter that tracks emotional choices and unlocks new narrative paths
• Optional scenes and endings that explore growth, desire, and recovery
• A psychological tone that shifts based on the choices you make

Scope and Playtime

Chapter One introduces the core systems and the foundation of Ava’s story. Future chapters expand the world and deepen the branching routes. Playtime varies by the path you choose, with multiple endings and hidden scenes for players who explore every route.

Art and Audio

The game uses a handcrafted visual style that reflects the bleakness and beauty of a dying world. The soundtrack is composed to match the emotion of each scene and heightens the impact of the choices you make.

Platforms and Support

Supported on Windows. Ongoing updates are planned to add new chapters, refine systems, and expand story content.

Content Advisory

This game includes themes of trauma, psychological tension, coercion, intimate situations, and violence. Player discretion is advised.

Features

• Psychological visual novel with branching narrative
• Multiple endings shaped by your choices
• Emotional choice tracking system
• Replayable routes with optional scenes
• Handcrafted art and atmospheric audio
• Mature storytelling that explores love, trauma, and identity
• Character driven decisions that alter tone, relationships, and outcomes

Developer Notes

Chapter One establishes the foundation of a larger narrative universe. Future content will expand Ava’s relationships, the world, and the long-term consequences of player decisions. Community feedback helps shape upcoming features and story routes.

Official Information

The Quiet After is an original IP created by Grigsby’s World Productions, LLC.
Written and directed by Marshall Short.
USPTO Serial No. 99265844.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Psychological horror exploring consent, and complicity through player choices. Contains sexual content, trauma themes, partial nudity, violence, and gore.