Art Without Blood [SCRAPPED DEMO]
A downloadable demo for Windows, macOS, and Linux
DEMONS, DISEASE, AND DECAY. OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
A trip to the art museum has gone completely wrong, Now, you're under the watchful eye of three demons as a rare disease threatens to cut off your life in three days. Will you let yourself succumb to the disease or the hands of the inhuman, or will you take matters into your own hands?
Please note: This game is intended for mature audiences only. For more information on content warnings, please visit the website.
Current demo features:
- NEW FROM LAST UPDATE: some new art, some extra lines, and some clarification
- 12k+ words
- Four endings (one death for each character, and 1 continue for everyone)
- A gender neutral MC
- A ton of CGs and fun panels!
- Three distinct main characters to learn about.
- Endings and other dialogue options which require RNG [though the chances aren't abysmal!]
What's to come:
- Three routes, one for each character, with unique death scenes and stories that explore that demon's dynamic.
- 46 endings in total [at least]
- 100k word minimum
- Hopefully original music!
Music is by Loyalty Freak Music and John Bartmann.
Sound effects from Freesound and are public domain.
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im in love with all three of them. (i need help)
I haven't fully played through it (as in, I haven't clicked through all the choices) but I absolutely adore how the visual novel is set up. The art is really unique and the pixelation really is the MVP in it. I love how unique and fun they all look (despite them being murdery-fun or not) and the story is pretty surreal but at the same time not to far out of the realm of normalcy. The world building is pretty cool and the many ways we can die... RIP MC, just hang in there a bit more~! Not only that, but I love the way the writing was done, Aeron in the game jam was pretty mysterious and detached from how we perceive human emotions (such as sympathy and so on), and knowing what kind of demon Aeron is, it's pretty intriguing. That, and I wonder how the hell those three managed to cohabitate with their clashing personality...
Other than that, it was a cool demo! Curious to see how MC will survive and live, whether they'll be trapped in that dimension or magically find their way out. One things for sure, trauma will forever be MC's close companion.
I got all the death endings but I noticed that once Aeron drag us to their room, an error pops up that says "An exception has occured". Other than that, very fun demo. Can't wait for the full game to come out :D
oh shit! i didn't know that. i'll run through it and figure out what the error is, thank you so much!
...I looked thru your code. That's fricking hilarious XD
i try my best to be!
I've since played this a whole ago and admittedly haven't clicked ALL the options but I do have feelings about this game!
First of all, the art style, i adore the pixelization and the bright characters and artwork over the black and white background. It really puts a good emphasis on what the focus of the story is, which is 3 artists and their forms of creative outlet.
Did you know all the pixelized artwork was handpainted over by the dev? They seriously didnt just pixelize the artworks, they went over it in SAI with the colors on the work. The dedication is really amazing!!
Second of all, the writing. Lord have mercy I LOVED the writing! It always feels so.....vague but in a really realistic way? Like at first I was like, oh are we just gonna be kinda lost for a bit? But then we got the exposition in the most, I feel, realistic way possible!! I definitely look forward to the future writing of the game, but I hope that either I pick up more on the writing style or the vagueness doesnt really drown out the meaning of the story, if that makes sense? Sometime shit's vague though so I get it!
Third of all, the dev themselves. Oh my gosh Kat is such a treat! They're so passionate about this project and the love and care they have for this story is genuinely so refreshing and makes me so happy. If you look at what they post on the social medias for the game, you'll see what I mean!
All in all, 10/10 demo(n), cant wait for the final game!
WOAH that was wild.... youre so good at writing aaaaa also all the characters were so cool looking!! next time ill know how not to achieve death via guitar. 5 stars for real
death by guitar is the only way to go! tysm eden
I remember download this demo a while back and never really got around to playing it but I did today and oh my god I am just. so obsessed with your art style and writing and just this game in general!!! I can't wait for the full version. also genesis my belovedest 10/10 would get murdered again
THANK U SO MUCH FOR THIS COMMENT AND THANK U FOR PLAYING! genesis is my little orange cat who i roll into a ball and pet lovingly
I'm stealing Aeron's clothes.
This is a really cool story with very interesting characters and plot!!! Really looking forward to seeing more!!!<3
EEE TYSM!
I enjoyed this demo a lot, and found the paths very interesting? Each character has a very distinct and identifiable personality and or vibe and they seem to fit it well, while the paths also reflect this. The deaths are unique and very fun to get, while also feeling correct for each character, but the continue has me the most interested because of its implications. It also has a good character foundation to build off of for every character, and that's also going to keep me coming back for more
Very excited for the rest!
10/10 Loved being brutally murdered by pretty people
THAT IS WHAT I'M HERE FOR!!
When I heard the name Erebus, I thought the three of them would be sort of gods. I was not expecting them to be demons, especially ones that so earnestly represent their personality aspects.
This has to be the first visual novel, in which I have found it a challenge to be killed. I think I spent more time testing routes than I did first playing through the game. Each of the deaths really matched up to their character,
Really loved the intro and can’t wait to see the rest of the routes in the full release.
hehe thank u! yeah most of the deaths are going to be much easier to get in the full game where u actually do their routes. i really love your comment and i'm glad that you liked it! ❤️ it's a little confusing but i plan to straighten it up in the full thing and in the intro. this means a lot to me
very excited to see the rest! loved this! :)
THANK U!!!