Gilded Shadows
Steamberry Studio · 2022 · Otome, Visual Novel, Casual, Romance, Sci-fi
PC
Very Positive94% · 159
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About Gilded Shadows
Description
Gilded Shadows is a GxB visual novel that explores a whimsical, yet dangerous world which blends the solarpunk and cyberpunk aesthetics into a unique adventure. The player can explore different factions and story lines based on their choices in the common route. The game has 30-40 hours of content where your personality traits lock or unlock various interactions and responses to situations. As you follow the MC on her journey, pursue one of six love interests in a stand-alone story unique to that route.
Story
Arcalis is a planet with a complex history.
Centuries ago, when humans arrived, they found it abandoned. The only remnants of its previous society were massive bio-domes dotted on the surface and designed as protection from the hostile climate.
With one side of the world bathed in eternal day and the other cloaked in frigid night, the bio-domes are oases where people live sheltered from the scorching winds and storms. But whether in the bright, clean cities of the day side of the planet, or the poor and crime-ridden cities of the night side, life is never simple nor peace easy to come by.
When a fateful encounter exposes Morgan Leone, a young woman who has long hid her ESP, as a queen ranked Esper, she finds herself on the run from multiple factions eager to attain her abilities. Endgame, the planetary defence organisation; Crimson, a notorious crime syndicate from Delphine; and even the shadowy group only known as "the Host" - each group sends operatives to retrieve her.
Now, with several paths open to her, she must choose her allies carefully. Between light and shadow lies grey twilight where the lines between good and evil are blurred. And in a world where the only constants are the endless day and night that divide the planet, Morgan learns those who can't adapt...also can't survive.
Features (in finished game)
6 love interests to pursue in initial release
9 Love interests to pursue (to be released)
Customise the MC's appearance and personality
100,000+ words per route with at least 3 endings each
Stand-alone character routes with unique plots
Expansive and gorgeous setting, world, and lore
Flowcharts to track progress through the story
Official Soundtrack by composer Tobi Weiss
Brief Content List:
Sci-fi violence
Cursing
Suggestive content
Sexual situations
Social upheaval and dystopian situations
Oppression of certain groups (specifically of Espers and "Biosynths" (androids/cyborgs))
Mild blood and injuries
Mental illness and trauma
Occasional (single) flashes
Some loud sound effects
Characters with messy or grey moral compasses
Gilded Shadows is a GxB visual novel that explores a whimsical, yet dangerous world which blends the solarpunk and cyberpunk aesthetics into a unique adventure. The player can explore different factions and story lines based on their choices in the common route. The game has 30-40 hours of content where your personality traits lock or unlock various interactions and responses to situations. As you follow the MC on her journey, pursue one of six love interests in a stand-alone story unique to that route.
Story
Arcalis is a planet with a complex history.
Centuries ago, when humans arrived, they found it abandoned. The only remnants of its previous society were massive bio-domes dotted on the surface and designed as protection from the hostile climate.
With one side of the world bathed in eternal day and the other cloaked in frigid night, the bio-domes are oases where people live sheltered from the scorching winds and storms. But whether in the bright, clean cities of the day side of the planet, or the poor and crime-ridden cities of the night side, life is never simple nor peace easy to come by.
When a fateful encounter exposes Morgan Leone, a young woman who has long hid her ESP, as a queen ranked Esper, she finds herself on the run from multiple factions eager to attain her abilities. Endgame, the planetary defence organisation; Crimson, a notorious crime syndicate from Delphine; and even the shadowy group only known as "the Host" - each group sends operatives to retrieve her.
Now, with several paths open to her, she must choose her allies carefully. Between light and shadow lies grey twilight where the lines between good and evil are blurred. And in a world where the only constants are the endless day and night that divide the planet, Morgan learns those who can't adapt...also can't survive.
Features (in finished game)
6 love interests to pursue in initial release
9 Love interests to pursue (to be released)
Customise the MC's appearance and personality
100,000+ words per route with at least 3 endings each
Stand-alone character routes with unique plots
Expansive and gorgeous setting, world, and lore
Flowcharts to track progress through the story
Official Soundtrack by composer Tobi Weiss
Brief Content List:
Sci-fi violence
Cursing
Suggestive content
Sexual situations
Social upheaval and dystopian situations
Oppression of certain groups (specifically of Espers and "Biosynths" (androids/cyborgs))
Mild blood and injuries
Mental illness and trauma
Occasional (single) flashes
Some loud sound effects
Characters with messy or grey moral compasses
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
This may be one of my favorite visual novels ever. As a trans person, I typically look for VNs that let me choose pronouns. I find that it helps me immerse myself into the story better, I usually like to imagine myself as the character when playing. However, the writing was so good I didn't care this time. The worldbuilding is the best I have ever seen from a visual novel. The characters are so lovingly written, I found myself liking all of the love interests (though I'd have to say my favorite is Lance hehe). I'm genuinely astounded by Steamberry's attention to detail, I can tell how much passion was put into this game. I'm already considering replaying through the entire thing lol. The price is definitely worth it.1 found this helpful
Beautiful and truly variative story, beautiful characters and cool MC. A good example of really well done VN.1 found this helpful
What's not the like? -Deep world building (fall into a rabbit hole reading the glossary) -Real character growth for the main character, love interests, and side characters -Love interests that are varied but lovable in different ways
If you're into YA 'chosen one' type of adventure/romance novels, this is for you. Each Route takes a different path/storyline for the MC (so its not the same plot repeated) and each Interest is unique in their own way with interesting Lore and a deep, story rich world building. [spoiler] The only thing Im disappointed in is that it seems it never really got picked up by the fanfictions writers, I want to binge read more. :'( [/spoiler]
very good story and writing... I thought I was only going to play one path and be done... and now I've completed all of them o.0
I don't want to spoil anything, but if you like visual novels and otome games in particular, this one is definitely worth playing <3
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