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Once on a windswept night

A metafictional yuri visual novel about a traveller who runs across two cute nuns in an abandoned church.

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February 6, 2017
9 years and 179 days ago
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About the Game

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, there was a traveller...

Our protagonist, a mysterious traveller, wanders the far-off land of Desservir searching for patrons to buy their wares.

Upon hearing about a large annual market in the village of Castella, the traveller decides to set up a stall and try their luck.

Life, however, is not so easy.

After being double-crossed by a goblin and left in the middle of the cold, wet moors to die, the traveller almost gives up hope.

That is, until they stumble upon a mysterious church in the middle of nowhere, and meet the two nuns who attend to it.

What are these two nuns doing on their own, and why is there such a melancholy atmosphere in the air?

The traveller has only one windswept night to uncover these mysteries and learn the truth.

  • This VN has choices and multiple branches

  • The script is around 40k

  • Since it's a yurijam VN, it focuses on yuri (GxG) relationships

  • Includes lots of unfair achievements that are hard to get

  • Custom sprites, backgrounds, and a custom soundtrack

  • Most importantly of all, it's completely free!