Gladia
A downloadable tale for Windows, macOS, and Linux
A kinetic visual novel following a divine sword and a knight who can’t pull her from the stone.
A short toxic-cozy fantasy romance story about bonds, fate, entitlement, and feeling weird about attraction.
Contains about 4.4k words with 9 bite-sized chapters plus a prologue. Takes around 20-30 minutes to read through!
Art, writing, and programming by Cinnamatsu
Music sourced from DOVA Syndrome (tracks below)
- Fantasy Forest: https://dova-s.jp/en/bgm/detail/16482
- Cathedral of Silence: https://dova-s.jp/en/bgm/detail/23475
- Fragrance of Mixolydian: https://dova-s.jp/en/bgm/detail/13861
- If I could be kind: https://dova-s.jp/en/bgm/detail/23612
- The Glow of the Lamp: https://dova-s.jp/en/bgm/detail/23501
- Unbelievable Dream: https://dova-s.jp/en/bgm/detail/23266
- Melancholy Autumn Rainy Day: https://dova-s.jp/en/bgm/detail/22737
- Abysstic Melancholia: https://dova-s.jp/en/bgm/detail/23523
- Lose Sight Of: https://dova-s.jp/en/bgm/detail/23170
Content Warnings
- Toxic attachment, blood, and death.
- Contains foul language and sexual innuendo, but there is no explicit sexual content.
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This was good fun! You use assets very efficiently and get a lot out of things like the pattern elements in the background. I like the mostly-greyscale presentation and the care visible in how and where text appears. Thank you for making it!
this is so fire... big big fan of the ending. that was so good. so satisfying. good lorts ...
Tysm! I think the ending was my favorite scene to draw lol.
really enjoyed the juxtaposition of expectation, i thought the characters were really cute and fun to learn about. i enjoyed the humor mixed with the themes and tone shifts.
TY for playing, appreciate it!
short, sweet, and bittersweet. i loved this!
Aw, thanks for playing!!