Where the Music Dies
A short visual novel about dealing with loss. You explore a festival filled with old memories and regret. Where the voices of the dead never stay quite dead. Will you manage to change, before it's too late?
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January 5, 2024
2 years and 210 days ago
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Positive41 reviews95.1%
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8 itemsAbout the Game
You play as Locke, the bass-player of one of the many bands that never quite made it. When your drummer suddenly dies, you and the rest of the band travels to a festival you used to visit in your youth, while handling your loss.
At the festival you will encounter familiar faces from your past while you're trying to not make the same mistakes again.
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At the festival you will encounter familiar faces from your past while you're trying to not make the same mistakes again.
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- A short story of 1-2 hours.
- Branching paths.
- Lots of choices that change the story.
- Strange music.
- A festival to explore.
- More than 8 different endings.
