A Fire, Transfixed
A downloadable monologue for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Warning: This game contains mild descriptions of gore and blood.
Three days ago, you celebrated the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.
One of your members fell to their death from the top of the chapel, trying to whisk away the blackbirds.
Today, the church in the woods burns.
A self-contained (mostly) kinetic visual novel connected to 10:16.
Contents
Because this game was made for O2A2 2024, the assets are very simple.
- "God's" favorite prince (with 5 expressions)
- One background
- 997 words
- One song
Credits
- Various edited images: Unsplash
- Particle effect: Tofurocks
- Music: Zack Valence
Download
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I've played 10:16 a few days when it came out so my memory is blotchy but wow did this reignite the memory of the trailer you made about 10:16. I truly adore the way you write the dialogue of these characters, they're so specifically mad and unhinged but in such a controlled confident way that makes people believe them. I love how atmospheric everything was and how with just a few lines the story's mood was set up so quickly.
It's curious how the MC in 10:16 seemed to have been the only "pure" one in the entire Church and with their death came the destruction of the Church. I wonder what qualifications MC has that the MC in this VN didn't have. I'm for sure replaying 10:16 to refresh myself. Amazing job with this piece and the worldview this has!
Kat!! KAT!! This was a gorgeous visual novel. Not only is it a tie in to one of my favorite VNs ever, but the aesthetic and the tone of it was incredible.
Honestly, it was interesting to find out what happened on the side of the congregation that the player character from 10:16 belonged to.
And the Savior was appropriately eerie. His reasonings were... quite scary, actually. But I very much liked him as a villain. You really capture religious trauma and horror well when you delve into it.
Plus I love your art! ;-; it's so ethereal and pretty.
A Fire, Transfixed definitely has me in the mood to play 10:16 again, which it intend to do soon!
Will happily allow myself to be burnt by the Savior. Absolutely love his monologue, his design, and the effects in the game.
The way my jaw dropped at the SECOND SENTENCE IN THIS VISUAL NOVEL. Such a good way to set the tone for players who aren't familiar with your previous works.
The parallax effect was so neat, it really made me feel like I was in that moment, watching the chapel burn while The Savior speaks to me. The writing's stellar, you somehow always make the most twisted things sound beautiful! That's such a awesome skill to have. <3
Fantastic job, Kat. You're always delivering bangers!
The atmosphere you managed to build with so few assets is really incredible! The stark colors, the dithering effects, and the character art really pulled me in. The writing is also just stellar on it's own! I haven't played 10:16, but the amount of story and character in just 1000 words has me really wanting to check it out. Great job!!