Episode 1: A New Beginning [DEMO]

If you were given a mysterious invitation, what would you do?

Rachel Reid endures ongoing bullying from her childhood friend turned enemy. Approaching a breaking point and having no support from others, Rachel receives an unexpected invitation called The New Beginning. Accepting the invitation, Rachel learns the New Beginning connects to an alternate world called Ternary. Entering this world to escape her adversity, Rachel experiences relief and freedom. However, her new life gets interrupted when she realizes she is in for a challenging adventure when the world of Ternary endures a mysterious threat.

This visual novel is story driven and contains sensitive topics that may be distressing to viewers. The following topics include: Bullying/Cyberbullying, Substance Use, mentions of Suicide Ideations, and mentions of Death. Also contains blood. Viewer Discretion is Advised.

Please Note: There is also a cutscene at the beginning that may trigger a jump scare.

This game is a work in progress.

Episode 1 DEMO is currently available with a total of 4 endings: 1 main ending (that will continue in episode 1's full release) and 3 alternate endings.

PLEASE NOTE: If you encounter any errors or performance issues, reporting them here would be appreciated. For headphone users, audio may be too loud. You can adjust the music and sound volume either in the menu settings or right clicking while playing and click settings. This will be fixed in the future.

Game Design/Programming/Writing/Art/Animation/Original Music/Audio/Story/Characters by AshSMara

Additional piano ballads by KN

Additional background visuals and additional sound effects from Pixabay and Pexels

My project was originally going to be a comic, but is now being developed as a visual novel instead. If you decide to play the demo, I hope you enjoy it.

Formidable Dimension EP. 1 [Demo] screenshots