Grimm & Tonic: Aperitif
Maintaining a healthy Work-Life balance is pretty tricky on a good day but it’s damn near impossible when your boss threatens foreclosure on your mortal existence. As the new bartender at DEAD-END, you’ll make new friends, mix weird drinks, all while navigating Life, Death and everything in between.
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January 31, 2020
6 years and 185 days ago
Steam Reviews
Mixed46 reviews60.9%
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7 itemsAbout the Game
You wake up one evening to find Death drinking tea while sitting on your sofa. Broke, friendless and apparently soul-less, He offers you a temporary job at the premiere, local, shady hole-in-the-wall, DEAD-END.
Maintaining a healthy Work-Life balance is pretty tricky on a good day but it’s damn near impossible when your boss threatens foreclosure on your mortal existence. As the new bartender at DEAD-END, you’ll make new friends, mix weird drinks, all while navigating Life, Death and everything in between.
Learn more about the residents of New Eden City and yourself in this Noir, Urban, Fantasy Visual Novel.
Current Features :
- Includes Episode 1, 2 & 3
- A wide cast of patrons looking for a shoulder to cry on!
- A Jazzy, Noir, Manga-inspired Aesthetic
- Choices that matter!
