The Hepatica Spring

The Hepatica Spring

Gallium Games · February 28, 2022 · Visual Novel, Dating Sim, Romance, LGBTQ+, Fantasy

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Positive82% · 17 📉 Recent reviews down 73%
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About The Hepatica Spring


The Hepatica Spring—a beautiful bath hotel perched on the shoreline.

As the hotel's owner, you keep things running smoothly with your colorful crew in a calm, peaceful life.

The magical night of Midsummer approaches, and the king himself plans an appearance at your hotel! Before you know it, you're flooded by a sea of sparkling new guests from all over the land. An enchanting mix of fresh romance and exciting gossip fills the air, and the thrill of Midsummer's festive dance grows ever closer.

Soon, however, you realize not everything is as it seems with the king and his men. In this magical land of fairies, trolls, and glittering illusions, who can you trust to help you find the truth?

Whether you decide to join the shy, ingenious Leif, the charming nomadic bard Vendel (and his drog Digby), or the fabulous fashionista Phyllis, you know your quiet world at The Hepatica Spring is about to turn upside down...
  • Genre: Visual Novel, modern fantasy, comedy, (optional) romance
  • Routes: 3 (romantic or friendship/platonic)
  • Length: ~50,000 words
  • Additional Features:
    - Name the main character
    - Play as any gender you please (or none! MC has no canon gender)
    - Pet the best drog (dragon-dog) of all time: Digby!

    ​​CONTENT WARNING:​ Contains brief sword/gun violence (two characters can get injured) and mild blood. One character is misgendered in a scene by a trio of villainous characters/antagonists (who later face consequences), but defended by others.

    Producers: Gamma and Dovah @ Argent Games
    Designer/Sprite Art: Mackey
    CG Art: Rubén B. Caballero
    Scriptwriter: Theo Southgate

The Hepatica Spring — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

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

Recommended Aug 26, 2024
You are the owner of the bath hotel [i]The Hepatica Spring[/i]. In this free, short but cute visual novel, find love and friendship as the Midsummer festival draws near. [h3]The Story[/h3] As the owner of an established bath hotel you keep things running smoothly but when the Midsummer festival approaches and the Faerie king himself plans to visit you find yourself inundated with a bevy of new guests from all over the realm. However something seems not right. There are three romanceable options in this novel. However you can choose to just be friends as well. And whether you choose love or friendship each ending is the same story and all happy endings. Leif, charming and nomadic. Vendel, the charismatic bard with his dog/dragon companion Digby or the fashionable and kind-hearted Phyllis. [h3]Gameplay & Features[/h3] Settings include; display options, audio controls, an extras menu which includes a CG gallery, an about section and credits. The game play is what you would expect from a visual novel. The only choices you really have to make is who to focus on and whether or not you romance them or just stay friends. The same general plot happens in all three routes but how …
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Recommended Dec 1, 2025
All in all, I have mixed feelings about this product, but I mostly liked the characters and the story. I think it's a lot, for it being free. I don't want to repeat what other positive reviews said. I'm here mainly to add that, if one wishes to play all the three routes, in my opinion the best order is Leif > Phyllis > Vendel. This is not a matter of personal preference for the various LIs, but of how certain aspects of side characters, world building and main plot are fleshed out or revealed. As for cons, my main gripe is that there isn't actual portraits for all the important side characters. The monochrome silhouettes really disappoint me. But I get it's free and art requires time and effort, and there's already plenty of facial expressions and stance variations for the existing sprites (although sometimes their use doesn't match the text imo), so it's fine I guess. I just wish we had the opportunity to know what they look like. I'm certainly going to check out the other products by Gallium Games!
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Mar 19, 2026
well, its buggy, poor visual features. feels like unfinished game. I do not recommend.
Recommended Feb 6, 2025
Great storyline, really enjoyed playing it! Honestly, you can't really get better from a free game
Recommended Feb 19, 2024
Digby is the best droggo no questions asked
Not recommended Dec 29, 2023
I'm so tired of the "Choose Male A, Male B, For Female" dynamic please a proper gender ratio. Cut out one of the boring men or being in another woman.

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