A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
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About This Game

Ethel Briggs is a shy, self-conscious girl in her final year of university. Though she should be working on her thesis about Romantic poetry, her well of inspiration has run dry. After a nasty break-up with her former girlfriend, Clementine, Ethel is feeling very blue — and it certainly doesn't help that she's spending the winter holidays in the depressingly drab village of Oxbury, while her family are off holidaying in sunny Australia.

Left to her own devices, Ethel struggles to finish her thesis while the cold, wintry wind blows outside and the days continue to get shorter and darker.

Staying inside proves to be unbearable, however, and Ethel escapes the confines of her family's home for a breath of fresh air. Going for a walk in the woods should be enough to invigorate her, and fill her with newfound passion for Romanticism.

That was Ethel's plan, at least — but she wasn't counting on meeting a mysterious, dark-haired beauty in the woods, who is much more than she seems.

50,000 words of text (approx 2-4 hours of reading)

A linear story with only one ending

Original character and background art

An original soundtrack

A dark lesbian romance

Mild body horror elements

A creepy, unsettling atmosphere

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This visual novel contains some nudity, such as a written and visual depiction of a female character in the bath, and mentions of sex and masturbation. There is no sexually explicit art in the game, however. There is also some crude language.

System Requirements

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macOS
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    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows XP or newer
    • Processor: 1Ghz
    • Memory: 512 MB RAM
    • Graphics: DirectX® 9 Compatible Graphics Card
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Any audio output
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: 10.10+
    • Processor: 2.0 Ghz 64-bit Intel-compatible (Apple silicon supported through Rosetta 2)
    • Memory: 512 MB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.0
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Any audio output
    Minimum:
    • OS: x86/x86_64
    • Processor: 1 Gz
    • Memory: 512 MB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL compatible card
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Any audio output

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