Planned Release Date: Q1 2027

About This Game

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Vertepnyky іs an interactive visual novel, which goes beyond the canons of the genre.

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The plot

Far-far-far-far away, there is an island — Barracuda. If you look at it from above, you will see the mountain peaks, the whale silhouettes and the lighthouse, which signals not for ships, but for people. Once flooded with sunshine, nowadays fully covered with snow. Thousands of human footprints tell the story of this land: clan wars, truce, rises and falls, the Blizzard and finally peace... Or not?..

Outlaw spectacles, unexpected unions, unmasking, kidnapping, letters and prophecies — the gods left this place, so the citizens are waiting for you to take charge and reveal the truth about their world; the place, where Orlan and Tsap cannot agree with each other. Enter the game if you wish to get to know yourself. Walk to the end of the way to find out what hides behind Vertepnyky’s masks. And the one that doesn't belong to them.

Features

We welcome you to INTERDIMENSIONAL journey through SPACETIME!

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Into the world which seems familiar:

★​ inspired by Ukrainian, Nordic, Baltic cultures;

☆ ​visual style and atmosphere of the 1920s — passionate retro-ethno mix!;

★ ​real characters, real-life situations, all (or not all) coincidences are deliberate.

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Into the world which can surprise:

☆ ​emotional original soundtrack;

★ ​stylistic synergy of different artists;

☆ dialogues which feel off, because everything is not what it seems to be;

★ ​diary notes all of your choices and displays YOUR OWN story;

☆ ​interactive locations with searchable objects that extend the plot;

★ ​the footprints that will lead you to one of the multiple endings.

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Vertepnyky: Prologue is a prelude, a tasting, an introduction to our world. To be continued...

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Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

The game explores profound sociopsychological themes and also contains acts of self-harm depicted in a fictionalized manner (they are in no way based on reality).