Dead Wishes
In this chaotic world, you must adapt - either to forgive or survive. A thriller-romance indie visual novel/dating simulator.
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January 31, 2019
7 years and 185 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive78 reviews89.7%
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6 itemsAbout the Game
Dead Wishes embarks on a journey of humanity and horrific romance. We build each other up. We tear each other down. Give and take. How much will you endure?
Stricken with long-term depression over the death of your parents, you are on the verge of eviction and bankruptcy. Without any prospects for the future, you're desperate, so much so that you might even...
... join the mafia and uncover a heated love affair gone terribly wrong.
... become a criminal allied with a team of murderers.
... suck it up and make an honest person of yourself.
... serve as the caretaker for two dysfunctional sisters.
... end up destitute on the streets.
... join the church and repent your sin.
But mostly, you're either going to find love and happiness or die a terrible death.
Dead Wishes features various subplots that are woven between character routes. In order to experience all of what the game has to offer, the player must read through every route and piece the stories together.
12 character routes: 6 men and 6 women
250,000+ words of in-game text
Partial character voicing
They/them player pronouns
350+ Choices and 35+ Endings
36 CGS
DOWNLOAD THE FREE STRATEGY GUIDE FROM OUR WEBSITE!
STORY
Stricken with long-term depression over the death of your parents, you are on the verge of eviction and bankruptcy. Without any prospects for the future, you're desperate, so much so that you might even...
... join the mafia and uncover a heated love affair gone terribly wrong.
... become a criminal allied with a team of murderers.
... suck it up and make an honest person of yourself.
... serve as the caretaker for two dysfunctional sisters.
... end up destitute on the streets.
... join the church and repent your sin.
But mostly, you're either going to find love and happiness or die a terrible death.
Dead Wishes features various subplots that are woven between character routes. In order to experience all of what the game has to offer, the player must read through every route and piece the stories together.
FEATURES
12 character routes: 6 men and 6 women
250,000+ words of in-game text
Partial character voicing
They/them player pronouns
350+ Choices and 35+ Endings
36 CGS
DOWNLOAD THE FREE STRATEGY GUIDE FROM OUR WEBSITE!
