Welcome to Illusrigare, mysterious city overflowing with water!
Why have you woken up in such a strange city? Why, to find someone you cherish! Someone you can't seem to remember...
And yet, you know that they are here, in this city.

In your journey to find the person you are looking for—meeting and getting to know the people in the city along the way—you may start to remember other things from your past. Some of which you may not have wanted—or just wasn't ready—to remember.

In the end, will you be able to confront what happened in your past?

A story of two people who've been separated, being able to meet each other again.

(THIS IS A PROTOTYPE DEMO! AS SUCH, MORE WILL BE ADDED IN, OPTIMIZED AND PARTS MAY BE CHANGED IN THE FINISHED VERSION! )

Update about the link to the associated survey!
The survey has been closed as of 2024/04/29, it was technically closed earlier but due to circumstances we were unable to unlink the survey earlier. Our sincerest apologies.

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Thank you to everyone that participated in the survey and to everyone who decided to play the game!

Information about the study (click to extend for more):

Illusrigare is a part of a study about playing experience for the purpose of the developer team's bachelor thesis.
Taking part in the research is completely voluntary, and players are given the choice to participate by filling out an online survey, following the link provided at the end of the game.

The collected data will be used in a Computer Games Programme course (ending March 2024). The material gathered during the study will be handled by students and the teachers of the course. Participation is voluntary, and you can quit the study at any point if you want, for any reason. Data gathered will be anonymized and materials that cannot be anonymized will be discarded at the end of the course.

Trailer

Features

• A story that builds intrigue as it unravels
• Short story-packed play sessions
  • ~30 min/playthrough
• Interesting characters
  • Two with gender neutral pronouns
• 2 unique CGs

Important

This game contains topics that may be sensitive to certain people. It's recommended that you're over 16 years old before playing. Younger players are recommended to play with adult supervision, and stop if it's overly upsetting.

Content warning (click to extend for more information):

CW: Depictions and mention of implied malicious burning.

SPOILERS! for those who wants to prepare (click to extend for more information):

First, towards the end of Day 3, after you say good night to one of the characters. Be warned, it can be quite sudden.

Second, during a conversation on Day 4. There is more build up towards the moment so it may be easier to predict and/or prepare for.

Third Party Assets

Backgrounds

Spiral Atlas – Visual Novel House Backgrounds

Fonts

Abbie Gonzalez – Open Dyslexic

Adobe & Google – Source Han Sans CN Light

GUI

smolmei – sakura flowers brush

Programing

SomeGuyWithNoImagination – Custom transitions

Sound design

Aeolian The Composer – Anamnesis - Horror game music pack

AUDIO BOOK – sea waves [calm sound of waves in the sea] NO COPYRIGHT

Diablo Luna ど苛ッ – Butterfly

FulminisIctus – Visual Novel Audio Pack

JuliusH – Rain on Roof or Window - Nature Sounds

Lolurio – Slice of Life Anime Music

ManaDrip Audio – SoundQuest Lite

Pixabay – running in the woods

TimBeek – Dystopian

UNIVERSFIELD – Long Fade

License

Creative Commons BY

Game Development Team

Elin Staaf – Lead Programmer, UX Designer, Sound Designer, Writer (and unofficial snacks provider and dog caretaker)

Linnea Nyman – Lead Artist, Narrative Designer, Writer, Web Designer (and unofficial director and manager)

We can be contacted at contact.teampanicking@gmail.com if needed.

This is still a work in progress so any constructive feedback on the game, survey and/or itch-page are welcomed. Do be be careful of potential spoilers in the comments however.