The Amaranth
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Play as the Caitiff, a serial masquerade offender that has bitten off more than they can chew. Now the target of a Blood Hunt sanctioned by the Camarilla, salvation comes in the form of The Toreador, who promises to fix all their problems for a small price. Five nights ago, the Toreador received an amaranth; the symbol of an upcoming diablerie. If the Caitiff can discover the traitor’s identity, they are promised safety from the Masquerade’s consequence...and they might even find their true clan.
- Over 14,000+ words
- 7 endings, including two true ends and multiple bad ends
This is our first game and a submission to the Vampire: The Masquerade Game Jam, made in two weeks.
NOTICE: Around 10PM PST on the 30th of November, we released a patch that focused on content and bug fix updates. If you have downloaded our game any time between the 29th of November and the 30th of November, please reinstall to ensure quality of gameplay. If you encounter any future errors, please let us know!
Thank you for checking out The Amaranth! ♥
Credits:
Story: Lari
Writing: Lari (The Toreador / The Malkavian / The Caitiff) and Rina (The Ventrue / The Brujah / The Caitiff)
Editing: Rina and Lari
Programming: Rina
Sprite Art, Ending Cards, Menu Art, Icon Art: Lari
Playtester: Hopsfy (thanks, sis! ♥)
Background Art:
- VTM Art Pack (edited by Lari in Photoshop)
- Unsplash: Edward Xu (alley way) and Mostafa Safadel (penthouse interior), free to use under the Unsplash License
Music:
- Studio Noir - Our Little Hearts Like Saturn; Night Has a Thousand Eyes; Here Be Dragons, With Dreams; Strella, Sing a Singsong to the Moon
- Loco Lobo - After Midnight (ID 1625)
- Nicola Benedetti, violin; Julien Quentin, piano - Méditation from Thaïs
- techtheist - #44108 (Transistor)
- Teddy and Marge - Dark Eyes.
All music was procured from FreeMusicArchive under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 US and CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (3 total ratings) |
Authors | NobleMermaidia, slothnobility |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Tags | Fantasy, free, Game Jam, Meaningful Choices, Multiple Endings, Ren'Py, Vampire, vampire-the-masquerade, vtm |
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Development log
- Patch 1.2Dec 03, 2021
- Patch 1.1Dec 01, 2021
- Patch 1.0Dec 01, 2021
- Endings Guide (spoilers)Nov 30, 2021
- Bug fixesNov 30, 2021
- Downloading issueNov 29, 2021
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I really love this game!
Thank you so much! ♥