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Canvas Menagerie

A slice-of-life boys love romance about a group of TV actors going through their mid-20s together.

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Developer
Crystal Game Works
Publisher
Crystal Game Works
Release
December 18, 2024
1 year and 227 days ago
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About the Game

Niko is a lifelong actor who’s been bouncing from audition to audition, unable to score more than a few commercials, until he gets the lead role in a major teen drama. There he meets a variety of other actors from all walks of life and starts to fall for his costar Ren, one of the biggest movie celebrities right now, who happens to play his rival in the show.

Canvas Menagerie is a wholesome slice of life visual novel that follows Niko and his fellow castmates—and crush, celebrity costar Ren—going through their 20s together in the Hollywood of the South—Atlanta, Georgia.

🎞️ demo features 🎞️

  • A variety of scenes sampling Act 1, showcasing several of the characters and their relationships

  • Around an hour and a half of playtime

🎬 full game features 🎬

  • 135k+ words of a wholesome queer boys love game, with the first main part being a standalone romance visual novel

  • Slow burn wholesome queer romance with a cast of various sexualities and genders

  • 10+ characters to grow to love and grow alongside

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