Confluence: An Of Sense and Soul Soliloquy

Confluence: An Of Sense and Soul Soliloquy

Forsythia Productions · January 14, 2025 · Story Rich, Interactive Fiction, LGBTQ+, Visual Novel, Romance

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About Confluence: An Of Sense and Soul Soliloquy

Story

Confluence (noun): a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point; the joining of two rivers.In the epilogue of his happy ending, Hugo waxes poetic on the scale of his life and love and how, wondrously, the littlest of things can also be the most precious.

About

A short kinetic novel spin-off from Forsythia Productions' Of Sense and Soul, a Queer Victorian Romance Visual Novel. Confluence was created during the O2A2 (Only One of Any Asset) VN Game Jam: Queer Edition 2023 .

Features

  • An emotional reflection on personal growth through love and change.
  • 8-15 minutes of playtime
  • Full voice acting
  • One sprite, one soundtrack, and one background
  • Dynamic cinematography and effects
  • Gay thoughts 🌈 💭✨
  • English with Japanese Localisation

Content & Spoiler Warnings

Confluence  takes place after the events of  Of Sense and Soul , and contains vague references to the best ending in which Hugo and Seamus are in a relationship. No OSAS plot events are detailed in Confluence, and you can still enjoy this without knowing the main story.
  • Rated G. 
  • Motion: Animations for a rotating background and cinematography are used.
  • References The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen. 
  • Major themes include queer belonging, change, personal growth, and hope.

Confluence: An Of Sense and Soul Soliloquy — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players praise this short visual novel for its polished production quality, poetic writing, and heartfelt voice acting that creates an emotionally resonant experience despite its brief runtime. However, some feel it's too short and lacks interactivity, describing it more as an audiobook or poem recitation than a traditional game, with a few finding the experience ultimately unsatisfying.

Recommended Mar 15, 2026
[h3]6 Minutes[/h3] Which would make for a tea break almost, were it not for a lasting image, of city, and of love that hangs in the mind long after. A VN delivered as a soliloquy, in short sentences almost like a poem, thoughts are voiced by an actor in perfect pace and you can almost imagine a small town setting far from the heartbeat of London. An introspection really, on what it is we seek, and what excites us. How "newness" can be found not just in places, but in the people who take us there. A Confluence of hearts I guess. I almost wanted to say this is a monologue, but it's not, the monologue form has the speaker delivering a message for their benefit and ears only. The Soul has no such designs, and you have to listen carefully to read the Sense of the words, written for a sensitive audience. [h3]LGBTQIA+[/h3] Another short, and free title that could fit into a category of it's own almost. If you like this story, you might find others in this curated list. https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41773079-EmpathyGames/list/93017
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Recommended Jul 31, 2026
Confluence: An Of Sense and Soul Soliloquy successfully delivers an exceptionally polished, concept-driven literary micro-experience by translating traditional kinetic novel structures into a deeply intimate poetic monologue. Rather than relying on branching narrative choices or interactive gamification padding, the architecture prioritizes pure emotional reflection and minimalist structural beauty.An analysis of community metrics reveals that user engagement operates with absolute efficiency within concise 15-to-25 minute deployment windows. Functioning as a direct epilogue spinoff to Of Sense and Soul, the script tracks the internal reflections of Hugo Brooks regarding personal growth, queer romance, and existential scale. The design utilizes a strict asset-limitation constraint framework—employing precisely one character sprite, one background, and one central musical track—yet elevates this minimalism via highly dynamic camera cinematography, expressive visual pacing, and complete, high-tier voice acting integration. The software execution delivers flawless performance stability across both standard systems and Steam Deck profiles, completely rejecting broken achievement filler…
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Recommended Mar 17, 2026
meh, basically watch a dude write a poem. it's nice, but don't get it expecting a game. it's basically a little audio book.
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Recommended Sep 15, 2026
Listened to it twice. A hopeful experience.
Recommended Aug 3, 2026
Charming and promising, just as Of Sense and Soul itself. I've still got my eye on this beautiful project.
Recommended Jul 6, 2026
For the time the game had to draw the reader in, it succeeded in establishing how the character changed showing growth, hope, and also fulfillment. The art-style presented is polish, but if you expected to be blown away, settle for watching someone find inner-peace. And truly, that is the game's strength, to make the reader feel the ending in just a few minutes.

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