De Profundis (English edition)
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
After a mysterious explosion at the Grasseille shopping center, Daniel wakes up amid the rubble, in complete darkness. He encounters other survivors and, together, they search for a way out.
But the underground levels they have fallen into are strangely vast, and every kind of danger seems possible.
Especially those you cannot see.
De Profundis is designed like a visual novel, but takes place entirely in the dark. Sound is crucial. The characters' dialogues are set to music, each character having their own unique instrument.
Based on the player's choices, their bond with each character grows. Once this bond is at its maximum, Daniel, a painter, imagines a painting representing that character.
Multiple endings are possible. The true ending of the game is reached when enough paintings are unlocked.
It takes about 8 hours to complete the game and reach its true ending.
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A very cool visual novel! It really nails the creepy and mysterious atmosphere, getting you both itching to find out more and dreading what will happen next. Such good setup makes it practically inevitable that the answers would disappoint, at least a litte, but they're by no means bad. It does drag on a bit around the middle, when you're replaying to get all the portraits. Maybe aggressive use of skipping could alleviate that, but it would ruin the atmosphere, which is its biggest strength.
Still, it has a great beginning and a good ending, which is more than enough to make De Profundis a good VN.
Thank you so much! It means a lot to us that you reached the end of the game, got all the portraits, and liked it overall!