Epimutation

This is a free Visual Novel, made with Ren'Py, by an indie dev. The setting is post-apocalyptic, after a virus outbreak which turns humans into monstrous killer mutants. The concept of the story is awesome, but the telling of the story... not so much. The current story of the survivors is shallow and only mildy interesting, and there is barely any background story to speak of. The Store Page has the tag "[i]Choices matter[/i]". Well... some choices matter, and some don't. The Store Page also has the tag "[i]horror[/i]", but I would not categorize this game as true horror. It is not scary at all. I would use terms like disturbing, thought-provoking, unnerving, and suspenseful. I really wish this story had been fleshed out some more. It had so much potential. [b]WARNING!! The Store Page does [b]not[/b] have the tag "[i]LGBTQ+[/i]", but the story does contain 2 female gay characters. There is no kissing or anything. They just exist. It also contains 1 character who goes by "[i]they/them[/i]" pronouns, so do not play this if you are easily triggered by such things. If you are physically and/or mentally sensitive, the game also contains flashes, adult language, blood, …

Pretty art and cool looking monsters. Interesting premise of monsters roaming the wild and killing everyone on sight and us having to find pages to determine how to survive them, but it ended as soon as I wanted to see where it would lead to ☹ That last illustration of blood all over the outside of the bunker was chilling. Though the game is too short, it's okay because it was free and it was cool enough. Almost 2hrs for every achivement and ending!

Short but pretty good horror VN, Art is best part of it IMO. Even being short there's a lot of stuff there to enjoy. The horror elements/visuals def unnerved me. Definitely worth your time.

I really enjoyed this game I just wished it was longer. Maybe they will have another part come out and a continuation.

Epimutation is a free short horror game about a group of seven trapped inside a bunker in a forest. The world has ended and monsters now occupy our countries. For the protagonists, they must find a way to continue survival while they discover the truth behind the monsters and how to identify the infected. This game is short, topping about 1 hour of playtime. There are multiple sequences of talking to your bunkmates and sending them out two at a time to scavenge. There's a decent mystery behind the game and the human moments of the game come in talking to the characters. As for queer representation, the protagonist is nonbinary and there are two lesbian characters who are in a relationship with each other. I found it interesting and meaningful. I liked the characters and the art style and felt anxiety at a lot of key moments. Much save scumming was completed. I do recommend this game; the art and CGs are great and it's a good experience.

I really enjoyed this game. I just hope we got more content regarding this game. I really enjoyed the characters, the story, and world building we saw a glimpse into.