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Ichth.ys

Ichth.ys is a visual novel with turn-based combat where your choices affect the story! You follow Fraser, a hacker who was recently expelled from university, in a tale of mystery, deception, censorship, freedom, and board game cafes!

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Steganographia Games
Publisher
Steganographia Games
Release
May 25, 2021
5 years and 69 days ago
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About the Game

Cascadiana, a technologically advanced surveillance state. People disappear regularly and the internet is highly censored. But there remains one free place online and the few who know of it call it Ichth.ys.

Fraser Watson was just an amateur hacker when he became involved with the creators of Ichth.ys, but he will soon find himself wrapped up in a dangerous world of secrecy, technology, and betrayal!

Enter a world of deception, paranoia, love, and board game cafes in Ichth.ys!

  • A thrilling story
  • Multiple endings
  • Over 17,000 words of dialogue
  • Turn-based RPG combat
  • In-game forum updates as you play
  • Explore themes of censorship, activism, and morality
  • Featuring LGBT characters
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