Ad Nauseam - The Wrong Side
Ad Nauseam is a choice-heavy psychological horror game about trauma, identity, romance, and vomit. It combines many staples of VN, P&C, and RPG games to create something entirely unique. Solve mysteries, form strong bonds, blur the line between mind and body, and witness grotesque abilities.
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Tsurine is a PsySpec wrapped up in the intensity of her job, and the stress that comes with dissociative amnesia. One night, a mysterious woman offers to help recover her lost memories. All Tsurine must do in exchange is hunt down the missing fragments to an unusual key.
Ad Nauseam - The Wrong Side is an intricate choice-heavy psychological medicore thriller about an amnesiac facing both real and mental horrors within a world akin to an endless, liminal hospital.
The game utilizes a fusion of Visual Novel, RPG, and Point-&-Click mechanics to paint a story about how people choose to cope with trauma, and the way it shapes one's identity. While the main story of Ad Nauseam is firm, it features hundreds of branching paths, choices, and open exploration areas to engage in along the way. Every action you take, and every choice you make, is remembered and seen through to its very end.
Uncover the secrets of this strange world, and the ones lurking within Tsurine's forgotten past. Will you accept your limitations when faced with peril, or will you dive deep into delusion and madness for a chance at hope?
Can you face the world? Can you face yourself?
Are you sure?
The world of Ad Nauseam is heavily inspired by the works and the aesthetics of Yami Kawaii, Liminality, Traumacore, and both Modern & Pastel Goth. It features a long, diverse, and dark soundtrack done by lolratz combining elements of Breakcore, Hyperpop, and Witch House music genres.
