＜/reality＞ (2017)
Fancy Fish Games · April 18, 2017 · Indie, Visual Novel, Adventure, Female Protagonist, Anime
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＜/reality＞ price by region
＜/reality＞ costs $6.99 in Georgia (USD), £9.99 in the United Kingdom, €11.79 in Europe (EUR), $11.99 in the United States, CA$15.49 in Canada, NZ$17.49 in New Zealand, A$17.75 in Australia, R$38.49 in Brazil and zł54.99 in Poland right now.
| Region | Best price | Official store | Key shop | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia (USD) | $6.99 | $6.99 | — | 1 |
 United Kingdom | £9.99 | £9.99 | — | 1 |
 Europe (EUR) | €11.79 | €11.79 | — | 1 |
 United Statesyour region | $11.99 | $11.99 | — | 1 |
 Canada | CA$15.49 | CA$15.49 | — | 1 |
 New Zealand | NZ$17.49 | NZ$17.49 | — | 1 |
 Australia | A$17.75 | A$17.75 | — | 1 |
 Brazil | R$38.49 | R$38.49 | — | 1 |
 Poland | zł54.99 | zł54.99 | — | 1 |
Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.
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About ＜/reality＞
＜/reality＞ is an interactive novel where your choices shape two characters' beliefs about existence as they navigate a mysterious virtual reality experiment with life-or-death consequences. Your decisions heavily branch the story across multiple endings while exploring philosophical questions about the nature of reality through expressive visuals, character relationships, and original music.
When Lilya arrives at InterMense to beta test the Penta, she expects to spend the weekend battling her social anxiety in exchange for the opportunity to enter the Vitalia simulation. But when Ben, another tester, refuses to leave the world of Vitalia, endangering his life, Lilya sees that she has become involved in something much more eye-opening than she realized. As Lilya, Ben, and Jacob’s fates intertwine, they must make some of the hardest decisions of their lives, and confront their own perceptions of the nature of existence.
In this interactive novel, your choices will shape Lilya and Jacob’s beliefs about what is real, or if reality even exists.
Features
- A Thought-Provoking Narrative - with several mind-bending twists and two perspective characters, the story is both philosophically ambitious and deeply personal.
- Choices That Matter - a heavily branching story line makes the game re-playable. Your decisions have major consequences - ranging from shifting a character’s attitude, to placing them on a different story branch, to re-directing the outcome of the entire game.
- Expressive Character Art and Visuals - 14 characters (with various poses and expressions), 13 background scenes, 13 CGs/special illustrations, 12 ending panels.
- Character and Relationship-Building - rich character development, affected by your choices, and with opportunities for both romantic and non-romantic relationship-building.
- Original Music and Sound Design - by the talented composer Chase Bethea.
Characters
＜/reality＞ — game info
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
- Player modes
- Single-player
- Controller
- Full controller support
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
</reality> is a visual novel that explores the blurred line between reality and fiction through a narrative centered on virtual reality and neural interfaces, earning praise for its engaging storytelling and thought-provoking themes about existentialism and technology. Players appreciate the artistic presentation and character development, though some note it leans more heavily into character-driven narrative than hard sci-fi elements, and the game offers multiple endings for replayability.
What is real? What is fiction? Can the line between both be blurred so significantly that it's hard to tell one apart from the other? </reality> tackles these questions in a backdrop of virtual reality and neural interfaces. The technology side of this visual novel is what initially caught my attention, but as I played I became engrossed in the narrative they were trying to tell here and I kept wanting to see what would happen until the end. I only got one ending, and I'm certain that if I played more times I'd get other endings (as is usual for VNs). That means a good replayability factor, at least until all endings and choices have been picked. Anyone interested in existentialism and/or near-future technological innovations should give this one a try.1 found this helpful
If cheap? Worth it.1 found this helpful
Game seems to be bugged. After I entered the "in-game" world via the Penta, the left half of my screen flashes black intermittently. Kinda hurts my eyes.
This game is weiiiiiird and yet artistically pretty. Worth the price. :)
one of my very first OELVNs back when i played the demo in 2017! to my minor disappointment, it doesn't go very hard on the science fiction, but i got very invested in the characters instead
It was a neat VN
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