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Pale Cachexia

A Gothic fantasy tale of loneliness, dark secrets, and the search for a cure.

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Developer
Argent Games
Publisher
Argent Games
Release
April 14, 2021
5 years and 110 days ago
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Positive42 reviews97.6%

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About the Game



In this Gothic story of deep bonds and chilling mystery, a young girl named Esther ventures deep within a forgotten forest.

There, she seeks out a potential cure for her mysterious illness: a life-leeching plague known as the Pale Cachexia.

But when Esther meets Seina, who lives all alone in a towering manor, the two girls are drawn to each other in a tale of friendship, sorrow, and bitter loneliness.

Their story is shadowed by the dark secrets of the manor and its graveyard, which haunts Esther even in her deepest dreams.



Genres: Kinetic novel, Gothic fantasy, drama, horror
Rating: PG-13 (language/mild horror)
Story Type: Linear/kinetic
Length: 48,000 words (4-5 hours playtime)

Accessibility Features: Sound/Music closed captions, OpenDyslexic font option, disable bright flashes option











Writing/Design/Programming: Dovah
Management/Programming: Gamma
Sprite Art: NicCo
CG Art/Key Visual: NumiRen
Background Art: Malthus Wolf
Music: Ray Kim, Murcielo, scarless arms
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