Roses for lovers...Lilies for...the dead?

What was Suraj trying to tell Hakon when he gifted him such a bouquet? Now that Suraj is lost to the Neverplace...Hakon is devastated by grief. He doesn't know where to go or who to turn to. Will the Church Grim turned Priest, Gregory, be able to help? Or will Hakon turn to his father for advice on his next steps? It is the only choice that Hakon has to make.

This small winter-themed game explores the different facets of bereavement and different ways of coping with loss.

  • 2 endings
  • 2.4k words
  • Keyboard and screenreader compatible (press v to activate self-voicing)
  • Part of the Folklore series.
  • Includes the following sensitive content:
    • Grieving and Bereavement
    • Death of a loved one
    • Mentions of implied parental abuse and emotional gaslighting 

For the best experience, I'd recommend downloading the game, as some features and effects may not work as intended in the browser version. 

StatusIn development
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Authorseraten04
GenreInteractive Fiction, Visual Novel
Made withRen'Py
Tags2D, Atmospheric, Christmas, Indie, LGBT, Narrative, Singleplayer, Story Rich

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valravn-osx.zip 229 MB
Version 1 33 days ago
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I absolutely adore this visual novel. The characters and soundtrack were so perfectly in tune for the scenes. Had me fr holding in my tears.

Thank you so much for your kind comments, I really appreciate it. :) I'm looking forward to adding voice acting to this game later in the year too! 

Thanks again.

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This was delightful. It made me cry ;-; my heart goes out to Hakon, and I am very much hoping things turn out okay at the end of this series. 
(I also very much need to play Sanctuary soon to see how Alice and Gregory are in their own story)
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Thank you so much for playing Cryptid! I really appreciate it (even though, I made you cry, I'm so sorry 🙇). 

I'm so happy that Hakon's story is reaching the hearts of others too (although, all the characters mean a lot to me, there is something about this sweet birb that makes me want to give him a blanket and hot coco 🥹) 

Thank you again and take care