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Billie Beetleneck -A detective tale-

Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.

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Retroactive Fort
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Retroactive Fort
Release
November 18, 2025
257 days ago
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About the Game

Billie Beetleneck: A detective tale is a visual novel about a beetle trying to solve his hardest case yet. An unusual number of booklice and humans have escaped their worlds to seek refuge in Bugtown due to a large number of attacks from bookworms.
Bookworms feed on knowledge by eating up pages of various books and destroying the worlds within in the process. Characters inside the books must flee, or perish during such devastating attacks. 

  • A detective story with some player choices

  • Colorful visuals and characters in anime style

  • A playtime of: 2-4 hours

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