Selenon Rising
Fastermind Games · 2016 · Indie, Adventure, Casual, Visual Novel, Anime
PC
Mostly Positive71% · 17
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About Selenon Rising
Selenon Rising is a sci-fi noir, episodic mystery adventure game and visual novel. Buying the base game will give access to Episode 1, with further episodes to be released as DLC in the future.
The age of the Selenon has begun. When these mysterious, all-powerful beings arrived to take control of Earth, not even humanity's ultimate weapon, the Machina, could stop their onslaught. Now, they rule over humanity from the Moon's dark side, and the Bureau of Human Protection presides over the last vestiges of the human race. They have forced humankind to halt all technological progress, or face complete annihilation.
The Bureau's elite investigation force is SPECTRA, a team of agents deemed worthy to wield each of the psychic powers of the Selenon. Violet, a newly-minted agent with the rare ability to discern the exact emotions of suspects, has been partnered with Agent Blue for a new assignment - find the culprit of a murder. It seems clear-cut, but things are never that easy... especially when they involve the New Moon Resistance, a group of freedom fighters who want to stop the Selenon at any cost.
When their investigation leads to a web of secrets that may indicate humanity's ultimate fate, only Violet's emotion-reading powers will lead her to the truth. But, how can one truly understand others if they don't even know themselves?
The age of the Selenon has begun. When these mysterious, all-powerful beings arrived to take control of Earth, not even humanity's ultimate weapon, the Machina, could stop their onslaught. Now, they rule over humanity from the Moon's dark side, and the Bureau of Human Protection presides over the last vestiges of the human race. They have forced humankind to halt all technological progress, or face complete annihilation.
The Bureau's elite investigation force is SPECTRA, a team of agents deemed worthy to wield each of the psychic powers of the Selenon. Violet, a newly-minted agent with the rare ability to discern the exact emotions of suspects, has been partnered with Agent Blue for a new assignment - find the culprit of a murder. It seems clear-cut, but things are never that easy... especially when they involve the New Moon Resistance, a group of freedom fighters who want to stop the Selenon at any cost.
When their investigation leads to a web of secrets that may indicate humanity's ultimate fate, only Violet's emotion-reading powers will lead her to the truth. But, how can one truly understand others if they don't even know themselves?
Epic story
- Four episodes combine into a novel-length story featuring mystery, love, aliens, conspiracies, and sci-fi action in the distant retro-future.
- Moral choices change your alignment and guide the story towards a number of possible ending combinations.
- Dossier with detailed, unlockable articles on the characters, world and technology lets you learn more about the world of Selenon Rising.
Mind-reading powers
- Use your detective skills to track down evidence and use them in tense interrogations of potential suspects to uncover their lies.
- Put your psychic abilities to the test by reading suspects' emotions, and maybe even more than that.
Original soundtrack
- Completely original soundtrack featuring noir-style tunes.
DLC & expansions
🎁 Complete the collection
Base game + 1 of 2 DLC at today's best prices (some DLC unpriced).
$11.98
to own everything
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Finished the first episode. IT wasn't... *bad*, but it didn't have anything to it that made it stand out as *good*. * Interrogation mechanics cribbed from Ace Attorney and Danganronpa, but not as entertaining as either. * Interesting setting that you don't get to explore or learn much about. * Plot that changes gears from a crime procedural to a spy drama to some kind of shonen-y thing without warning. * All artwork that isn't character portraits seems underdeveloped. I guess I just wasn't hooked.12 found this helpful
Selenon Rising is a horrible visual novel. Just horrible. Even if it's free don't do this to yourself. DON'T BUY THIS! It's a broken mish mash of games and none of them are done right. The writing is the universal fail of this little incoherent incomplete mess. Selenon Rising's story is just bad. It's directionless and incoherent. The characters are so poorly written it's impossible to get invested. The lazy weird art doesn't match whats being said. I'm talking characters and backgrounds... All suck. Selenon Rising is a visual novel with bad art and bad writing. Instant fail.9 found this helpful
Do not buy! Game is unfinished with no news about the next episode from the developer! The main game, Episode 1 was released in 2016. Episode 2 in 2017. Till now, there is no Episode 3!5 found this helpful
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This is an interesting and unique visual novels that has its moments and faults. Things I liked: - Interesting characters both main and supporting. Invested in Violet's story. - Art style - Story - The investigations - Many potential story seeds planted in this episode, hope they will bloom in the coming episodes - The story continues in episode 2, can't wait for it. Things I wished I could zap into oblivion with someone's psychic powers: - Feels like I'm powerless in controlling Violet's choices - Backgound music - The world lacks depth as the supporting characters are not given time or space for their stories to be told - Too few investigations - Ending is abrupt. Does not feel like a clifhanger. Feels like a sudden stop when you expect to feel solid ground beneath your next step but instead find yourself free falling and painfully experiencing and abrupt splat! I enjoyed playing it once. Felt annoyed at its shortcomings. Will not replay episode 1 but am waiting for the release of episode 2 as I look forward to the continuation of the story.3 found this helpful
Game seems bugged. My cursor lags when I first tried to investigate. It can't be my laptop specs. Processor 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H 2.30 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable)
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