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Lost in the Fire

Return to Ashborne Lodge in this dark gothic psychological thriller visual novel. Uncover buried memories, face supernatural horrors, and navigate dangerous adult romances as the fire that destroyed everything begins to burn again.

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AfterHours Interactive
Publisher
AfterHours Interactive
Release
July 21, 2026
12 days ago
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About the Game

Lost in the Fire is a dark gothic psychological thriller visual novel about memory, guilt, desire, and the terrible things that survive inside a burned house.

Fifteen years after the Ashborne Lodge fire, Adrian Vale receives an invitation with no sender, no explanation, and a message that should not exist:

The fire didn't take you. It saved you for later.

Drawn back to the ruined mountain lodge where his childhood ended, Adrian finds himself trapped with several women connected to the tragedy in different ways. Each of them carries a secret. Each of them remembers a different version of the night the fire began. And somewhere beneath the burned halls of Ashborne Lodge, something is waiting for the final door to open.

Explore a haunted gothic lodge filled with ash, broken memories, hidden rooms, forbidden rituals, and supernatural echoes of the past. Follow Adrian as he uncovers the truth behind the locked door, the lost child, the Ember Covenant, and the role he may have played in the night that destroyed everything.

Your choices shape how characters respond to Adrian, what they remember, and how close they allow him to get. Trust, desire, guilt, fear, and obsession all leave marks. Some characters may comfort him. Some may accuse him. Some may lead him deeper into the fire.

Features:

A dark gothic psychological thriller visual novel.

A story focused on memory, guilt, trauma, supernatural horror, and adult dark romance.

A burned mountain lodge filled with secrets, hidden passages, ritual chambers, and impossible rooms.

Multiple major female characters, each with her own connection to Ashborne Lodge.

Choice-driven dialogue with relationship values, memory flags, and character reactions.

Cinematic event CGs, atmospheric horror scenes, and adult romantic visual sequences.

Steam achievements tied to major story discoveries.

A mature narrative intended for adult players.

Lost in the Fire contains mature themes, psychological horror, supernatural horror, disturbing memories, grief, fire-related tragedy, suggestive dialogue, nudity, and adult sexual/romantic content involving consenting adult characters aged 21 or older.

There are no safe rooms in Ashborne Lodge.

Only doors you have not opened yet.

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