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Asphodelium

You killed him once before. Don't make the same mistake twice. A melancholic boys love visual novel about killing cults and your past confronting you.

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Crystal Game Works
Publisher
Crystal Game Works
Release
June 18, 2025
1 year and 44 days ago
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About the Game

Asphodelium is a melancholic slice-of-life boys love visual novel about your past confronting you.

Hazel is an ex-adventurer who's settled down with some of his previous guildmates after the adventure of a lifetime—taking down a doomsday cult that tried to end the world, but at the cost of killing their former guild leader who turned against them. Despite their adventure still haunting him months later, he's tried to move on. —That is until a man with the same face as their guild leader approaches him.

This is a story about cults and killing and killing cults. And being in love.

🔪 1 Obsessive Clingy Love Interest

Asphodelium follows the relationship between Hazel, the main character, and Aster, his sudden new roommate. Will love blossom between them, or will old habits die hard?

🪻 2 Main Paths To Walk Down

Depending on your choices, you may find yourself in branching paths. There's 2 main story lines to follow Hazel & Aster down with several smaller scene variations and different endings on each path.

💜 A Melancholic Romance Over 60,000 Words Long

Asphodelium has 60k+ words over both story lines and multiple endings for each, leading to lots of different ways Hazel & Aster's story can go.

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