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Saoirse

Eight people are trapped in an abandoned neurotech facility. The only hope for escape is by surviving deathgames based on scans of each other's minds.

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Scan, Sam the Salmon
Publisher
Skruffbunni
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About the Game

INFO

Saoirse is a visual novel where you explore an abandoned facility and make connections with the characters. Every so often in the story, the characters are forced to enter twisted copies of their minds where they must overcome death games based on their deepest fears.

STORY

Ciara lived her whole life in an isolated rural town. Always found it hard making connections.

She promised her only friend, Ryan, that they'd leave town together. However, not long after, Ryan went missing.

10 years later, right before she has enough money to leave, She's kidnapped along with seven other people in the infamous Saoirse facility. A defunct neurotech company infamous for scandals and corruption.

FEATURES

  • Unique dialogue system.

  • Shoegaze inspired soundtrack.

  • Set in rural Ireland.

  • Impressive 3D in RPG maker MZ using no unofficial plugins.

RELEASE STRUCTURE

Saoirse is an episodic game. Three episodes are planned. Subsequent episodes will be paid DLC.

Episode 1 is about 3 hours in length. Saoirse is a linear visual novel with no branching paths.

4 deathgames are planned over the course of the full game.

1 deathgame takes place in episode 1.

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