The Velan Reach - Book One: An Unbroken Line
An adult steampunk Visual Novel where you take on the role of a scientist joining a mission of discovery and wonder. Travel to strange new worlds and get to know your traveling companions (quite intimately so, in some cases).
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Introduction
The Velan Reach is an adult Visual Novel set in a unique steampunk sci-fi setting, in which you play the role of Dr. Myron Reith (names can be changed in-game), a humble scientist who, together with his lovely assistant, is invited to join a noblewoman's expedition into the unknown and rediscover the long-lost location of the cradle of humanity. But you soon find yourself pulled into a web of intrigue as you get to know the other members of your expedition, each of whom have their own reasons for being there and motivations for interacting with you.
Visiting strange and exotic new places, you will meet a host of people (including aliens and robots) as you deal with the events that unfold during your journey. Along the way, you will learn about their reasons to be there, become quite intimate with some of them if you so desire, and face challenges that may force all of you to rethink your original goals and ambitions.
Discover strange new worlds and exotic locations.
Get to know each character, and build a relationship with them. Fall in love, give in to lust, or keep your distance.
Multiple love interests that you can pursue at the same time, without being forced to chose just one.
Unique steampunk sci-fi setting with a beautiful graphical style and custom-designed characters and sets.
Detailed character screen where you can learn more about each character's background and personality, and how your choices affected them, and a gallery to review special and intimate moments.
New content released episodically.
Gameplay
The Velan Reach Book One is an adult Visual Novel with an emphasis on character driven story telling and romantic development with the love interest(s) of your choice, while offering ample opportunities for some fun adult diversions along the way if you so chose.
There will be multiple love interests, and they can be pursued at the same time. In fact, some story lines will play off of each other, and it is recommended to pursue all love interests at the same time if you don't want to miss any content.
This game has no dead-ends, no sudden game-overs, an you will never find yourself locked out of a character's path because you somehow failed to pick a "right" choice or accidentally flirted with another character without realizing. Every choice that has irreversible consequences for a relationship is clearly marked, and you will never have to choose between two love interests.
The game has some additional built-in walk-through options for players who prefer having extra guardrails present, even if there are no "bad" choices by design.
Development
Book one of The Velan Reach will tell the story of the first leg of the epic journey to recover the location of humanity's home world. It will consist of up to six chapters. Chapter one is fully playable upon release into early access, additional chapters will be made available as episodic content during the early access period.
No generative AI
In spite of the game featuring aliens and robots, it is made exclusively by humans. No generative AI whatsoever is used in creating this game.
