Empyreal Dawn

Empyreal Dawn

blissful beryl · 2023 · Visual Novel, Choose Your Own Adventure, Choices Matter, Multiple Endings, Adventure

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About Empyreal Dawn

In the war-torn land of Edyssa, two opposing kingdoms—Bastion and Crescent—devastate the continent with their conflict. With the kingdoms' armies diverted toward the war, a new class of heroes, Adventurers, arise to protect the populace from monsters and crime. You are Albert Cross, Bladeseer of the neutral party Caeruleum. Accompanying you is Alice Starwell, a prodigious Swordsmaiden. As Caeruleum's leader, raise your party to dizzying heights and etch your name into the annals of Edyssian history!

We use our Early Access funds to add more content, so please pre-order if you're interested!

FEATURES



Captivating Immersion


Stories should be experienced, not told! Hand-drawn illustrations, an original soundtrack, native voice acting—all come together in a classic visual novel format chronicling our heroes' journey. Forget about text sounds, grunts or awkward silence: Everyone is fully voiced, from the main characters to even minor NPCs!

Dynamic Choices and Replayability


As Caeruleum's leader, you decide which quests to accept and whom to forge bonds with. Align yourself with a kingdom to gain powerful allies and access to their formidable armaments. Will you employ Crescent's magical contraptions or Bastion's technological marvels? Alternatively, you could try carving your own path forward, in an attempt to unlock your latent powers…

Each route in Empyreal Dawn features unique experiences and endings, ensuring every playthrough is rewarding. Be warned: not all fantasies end like fairytales! One character's salvation may be another's downfall.​

Original Fantasy Soundtrack


Scored by Japanese composer "ruha," Empyreal Dawn features original songs that invoke the wonders of exploring a fantasy JRPG world. Rejoice in humanity's majesty with Crescent's regal strings, or partake in brooding contemplation with Bastion's haunting percussion! Or, drift into a pleasant, afternoon reverie with Alice's gentle woodwinds.

English/Japanese Localization


No content changes and no region locks: receive the uncut game in both languages! Moreover, we are testing additional language support, starting with Chinese (Simplified) in Chapter 1.

Professional Japanese Voice Acting


Words depict a character's thoughts, but voices are expressions of their soul. Reading about a tsundere is great, but listening to one is sublime! Our voice lines are recorded by native Japanese speakers: Sit back and enjoy a comfortable, authentic listening experience!

For information such as character biographies and a staff list, please visit our website.
If you'd like to support our development, please consider purchasing Early Access!

blissful beryl believes in empowering human creativity. We don't use AI assets; everything is made by real people!

What Steam players say

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

Recommended Nov 30, 2023
[quote][b]Check out our [url=store.steampowered.com/curator/36364102-Horny-Hentai-Festival/]Steam curator[/url] , [url=www.youtube.com/curatorhhf/]YouTube channel[/url] and [url=twitter.com/hhfcurator]Twitter[/url]![/b][/quote] [EA/Kawaii/VN] Embark on the adventure in a gothic fantasy world with a talented swordsmaiden Alice. Fascinating girls w/great hand-drawn artwork. JP voiced. Currently 1st chapter only, but it will be added 10+ chapters and an estimated 50+ hours of volume. Tons of potential. [早期] RPG系VN大作予定だが現状は早期アクセスで1章のみの実装となっている。最終的には10章以上を追加したうえで50時間以上のボリュームが想定されており、今後順次追加される予定となっている。手描きのハイクオリティな絵と日本語テキスト/フルボイス搭載なので日本人は馴染みやすいだろう。今後が非常に期待できる一作と感じた。
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Recommended Sep 30, 2023
Not much to say other than praises for this VNs. Currently it's just the first chapter but it already look like it'll shape to be one of the best indie VNs of the recent years. First, the artstyle is absolutely stunning, it's clear the author went all out with that. Every sprite and background is beatifully crafted which in turn help to bring out a lot from the characters and the story itself. The full voice acting (an absolute rarity it being there being an indie VN), is very well done and rival those of the really professional VNs. It really helps out bringing life to the characters and the story around them making me completely immersed. The story is very well told and gripping, there is not too much fluff in the dialogue as compared to other VNs which is a huge bonus for me. Altough sometime the prose may present some terms that will leave some non native english speakers like me a bit confused with them being a bit more elevated, but really that was the only thing i could say which i didn't like and it happen 2-3 times so most probably will not even notice and it certainly won't deter you from enjoying the story. conclusion: As i said in the title, while for now being only…
8 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 2, 2023
"It has Eris, what else needs to be said?" =(^,.,^)= Jokes aside, I am really enjoying the way that Empyreal Dawn seems to be going. I have been following the creator for a long while now, and am happy to finally see their visual novel on steam. Will give a quick rundown of some of the key things below. Gameplay: It's a VN, so you read, click, read, click, make choices, read, click, etc. Do be sure to enjoy the voice and art though, reasoning below. >.< Art: The art is remarkable, especially so for a indie VN. There are differences in some of the art, probably due to there being various artists, but they still all look amazing and mesh pretty well together as a whole. The background art is also nice, especially the shots of the kingdoms. OST: Not many at the moment, but the one's currently available sound lovely. The fact that there's a music box for you to go back and listen to the soundtrack whenever you want is a very appealing bonus. Definitely recommend giving them a solid listen when you get the chance. Story: Only chapter 1 is available as of this review, so there's not to much I can say in regards to the overall story. But just within the first chapter, we get pl…
3 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 2, 2023
Right now, the VN is only the demo, so you'll probably want to wait for Chapter 2 before buying. The VN takes about an hour to finish. The first chapter is lightning quick, though it's shaping up to be interesting thus far. The language is a bit old-timey in parts, yet understandable. It has VO and some good character sprites. There's also VO for the menus too, which is nice. Also, even though I'm pretty sure this VN was made by English speakers, there's only JP VO. It's probably trying to disguise itself as a VN actually made in Japan. As for the premise, it's straightforward: Two nations hate each other, and there are additional elements that could make it a 3-way fight. Their issues with each other appear to be over the Goddess of this verse, with one side thinking the Goddess can be trusted, and the other not. There seems to have been a ceasefire between the two nations for a bit, but the nation we see has been building up their war material for a while. In fact, they've been building up so much that they've taken all available steel for the war effort, not leaving anything for civilians. We never really see what the nation's cities are like, but from that alone, I'd imagine …
3 found this helpful
Not recommended Jan 25, 2024
The content itself is ok, but Vn is falsely advertised as a 2+ hour demo when it took only about a half hour of actual reading to finish. if it was free ill give it a pass but the fact it is way overpriced and it doesnt seem like updates will reallly happen often i only recommend playing the demo instead of buying it
2 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 1, 2023
Eris pretty Game's good too! Very high-quality prose, artwork and design; it's clear that both passion and skill were meticulously poured over this introduction in droves. I particularly appreciate the dynamic writing and visual scene-crafting at the tail end of the demo - which I won't spoil with details - as well as the overall aesthetic. To talk about writing a bit more, Empyreal Dawn hits a pretty good balance between complexity and clarity, which makes it fun and interesting to read without being overly stuffy or hard to digest. This feeling being generally ever-present also helps to give the whole game its own atmosphere, immersing the reader in the game's world; perhaps this is a personal opinion, but it feels to me as if you're able to get some small feeling for the world's cultures through the language used in speech and narration. Frankly, the only complaint I could come up with at this point would be length; I'd guess there's about a half hour to an hour of story available right now? But, that said, for a demo it shows off the game pretty well. For clarity, I've supported this game on Patreon for a couple of months before release (through which I also first played…
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