OBSCURA - Chapter One: The Descent

I once heard a story...

There's a marketplace under the mountain where anything can be bought and sold. Visitors wear masks to become faceless strangers. It's home to the unscrupulous, the outcast, and the desperate.

You're one of the desperate.

Strangers with their own secrets and ambitions can show you ways through the market. They'll guide you to your goal, but don't trust them to have your best interests at heart. 

Features

• The first chapter of a multi-chapter series.
• Choose the protagonist's name, pronouns, and mask.
• Two mysterious love interests (for now).
• Over 30k words.
• A dark, mature story with many ways to fail.
• Timed choices! Or turn them off for an easier game.
• Original music by Casja.
• Use the default, OpenDyslexic, or Atkinson Hyperlegible font for ease of reading.

Characters Keir
The Thief

"When I compliment you — if that ever happens — you’ll know."

Where there is a market, there are thieves. Keir steals to feed hungry mouths, but never forget that to survive at the fringes requires the most ruthless kind of pragmatism.

Cirrus
The Priest

"Penance is of the utmost importance here, and I think you'd best keep that soul of yours unblemished."

The church of the Lunar God offers sanctuary to all who come to its doors and Cirrus will give aid to those who request it. But there is no such thing as a gift in the market, and whatever aid Cirrus grants, he will want something in return.

Fancy Stranger

"I hope we'll meet again, if you don't mind me saying... you are a very kind person."

Sweet and sun-kissed, someone such as him does not typically come to the market. What drives someone underground? What is he searching for? Plays only a cameo role in the story, for now.

Protagonist

"The people down here have beautiful taste..."

No one goes under the mountain without a good reason. Unfortunately, you have a great reason. Whatever you were aboveground, now is the time to abandon it.

Content Warnings

The game contains unhealthy relationship dynamics, religious themes, drug and alcohol, violence, and themes of human trafficking. More specific warnings are available in the game. This game is recommended for an 18+ audience.

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