My Dark Eden
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
Dark Eden is a short visual novel, where, after accepting a job to investigate the remote mountains, you will meet two peculiar semi-humans along with a big old secret.
~ Features:
- You will be able to search for some objects.
- You will have several dialogue options.
- You can choose your name.
- 2 endings available, along with a secret.
- Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese (BR).
- Gallery of illustrations and music.
- Optional censorship.
23/02/2023:
• Brazilian Portuguese translation added (thanks to GengibreDiet).
The game contains scenes of nudity and possible terror, not suitable for all audiences (All characters appearing in this visual novel are of legal age).
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Eroraen, do you confirm there is only two endings? No bad endings somewhere, negligible enough to not have been counted? I am asking because it feels weird to be able to act like a huge jerk and still ending up with one of the girls... In your previous games, the main character would have probably ended badly.
As far as I remember, yes, there are only 2 endings.
I used to get complaints that my endings were always too tragic, so I tried to be a bit more ‘benevolent’ this time.
Thank you for your answer.
If you get too "benevolent", you will end up being like the thousands of other romantic visual novels with the only distinction being that you feature monster girls. What I loved with your works is that you got that monster girls are not just another fetish but that they represent otherness, which is scary in itself. That's what I liked, to be able to experience something widely different, which implies to feel uncomfortable and "triggered".
I didn't feel it with this work. There were some moments like the way Sumire is hanging in her cave like a real spider or one ending but that felt too much like a ren'ai game where every girl is madly in love with you for no reason and they will fight over you, etc.
Don't listen to critics when it comes to taste or you will end up bland. Please don't be ruined by moe enjoyers. Keep your own personality and uniqueness.
I've been playing your games for a week, and I'm really enjoying them! Do you have any plans to release more games anytime soon?
please tell me how to open these two galleries?
If I am not mistaken, you have to repeat the secret two more times. Each time you complete the secret, you unlock a new dialogue and an illustration (up to a maximum of 3).
I think it is enough to load a save game before the secret. But if not, try starting a new game (I hope that helps).
It works. Thank you.
Is there a Chinese translation available? I really need it
I wish I could add a Chinese translation, but I'm afraid I don't know the language at all, so I don't have the resources to add more languages. I am very sorry for that! 🙏🏻
hermano amo tus juegos, igual buen detalle el de las diferentes respuestas al ponerle el nombre a Rivká
Rivka is mid, bottom tier girl.
Didn't say trash.
Bottom tier.
WHY
I see alot of Sivka simp cope on here 🗿
After completion it would seem... You now have someone who will consistently play your titles, and as a first entry into Monster women, I'm quite impressed.🗿
My ending with Sumire despite the detail it gives can still be left up to question as several questions arise our of it, considering there are no bodies in her cave, also the lack of the teams showing up to help with research indicates that she may have been a protected individual and fed every so often, but wasn't so much attached to previous prey? What happened to the original cabin owner?
I'd like to see more titles with these characters in particular tbh, I'm trying to Rizz up Sumire long term as my Canon ending of choice was marriage. Also... if Sivka knew what was going to happen and didn't say a word and calls you "master" doesn't that say something about her character?
I wanna see a reference in another game of an unknown guy escaping the spider cave later personally, I would've never chose to go back to the cave, she wants spider kids, we're smashing in the cabin or not at all. 🤭😳
Fanservice game time.
It is time... To slay these demons... With subpar Rizz 🌝
一个不错的游戏，就是对我来说有点恐怖（个人太胆小了）
游戏氛围有一种怪谈的感觉，有的场景很阴间，故事叙事个人感觉不错（但是每当Sumire脸一黑我都是光速过剧情，并且我还没通关），就是伏笔太明显了
游戏的场景给了我一种梦核的感觉，音乐很不错，值得一试的好游戏
游戏时间：1~2小时左右
English(has some grammer wrong)
This a great game.But I am afraid of playing horror games.:(
So I didn't complete this game.
The music is good.The pictures style let me feel like Dreamcore.(at least for me)
Story has many foreshadowings.But the foreshadowings are clear so I can guess the ending.
However,it is worth to try this game
补充：我最后还是通关了，Sumire玩到结局真的止不住的颤抖，但玩偶线就让我缓和了一点，但阴森的氛围还在，通关后真的有一种解脱感（当然还是因为我太胆小了）
听起来你玩得很开心，所以我很高兴!
谢谢你玩这个游戏，也谢谢你的反馈。
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It sounds like you had a good time, so I'm glad about that!
Thanks for playing it and for your feedback.
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This is one of my first games to play from your universe, and I must say, BRILLIANT!
Ah, Rivká, a beautiful lovely dear, and Sumire, I bloody knew what was going to happen, yet I had to get both endings.
Thank you for this brilliant game~
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Also, what to do with the time? 11:25-26? I assume it's to change the date of my game while playing? Cause I saw it glitch for a bit when I did that, but after that it's just the same loop again....
Thanks to you for enjoying it! ^^
Thanks for making it, but alas....
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What shall I do with the numbers she gave me? change the time? 11:25-26.... what could they mean!?
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They are just a reference to previous games. (A biblical quote) :P
Arigatou-gozaimasou!~
Now I'm intrigued and will binge the rest of the series!
But damn, compliments again to everything you made!
I loved the cameo from Seiichi and the secret of the cave was fun to experience! I'm looking forward to your next release.
Great work! I read your statement in the "about" option, and to think you had to shorten the game made me wonder how it would have been, since I liked this version so much. I can't wait to see your other games!
Eroraen is the best horror visual novel game desiner ever
Nah alright Rivká is better than any waifu.
Great work man. Your art is always fantastic and unique. I love how your stories feel, so wholesome and happy but im always feeling eery for what might come next. The music as well is amazing, so relaxing, chill, and repeatable.
Thank you! 💜
I appreciate it very much. :)
Rivka is a good side lady, but as the main, she leaves alot of rizzing to be desired, she didn't hit that flower field like Sumire did. Your choice concerns me. 🗿
I love your work eroraen!
¿Que debo hacer con el código que me da rebeca?
En realidad nada, solo es una referencia a la cita con la que abres la caja en su juego. :P
Another great game with another great story. I got all achievements and almost all pictures. Last one on second page and first one on third page are still missing, but I will find them.
I was surprised and shocked when I met Seiichi. Even though it is been some time when I played other games from you, I still remember that stories. I wish I could help him to get Koko and Reiko back.
Oh and I have one question. I found Vari's (dool girl's) leg but not an arm. Is possible to find it too?
Thank you! （。＾▽＾）
And regarding the arm, no. You can only find her leg.
Originally, my intention was that you would be able to find more optional parts and objects, but I limited myself to only include what was necessary.
Hello, can I translate the game into Russian? I just really liked the game, I would like it to be available to more people.
Sure, email me (eroraen@gmail.com) so I can give you the translation templates .
Okay, so, that was my first game from you. I played it, and really liked it. Has a interesting history and a really cool secret. keep going i'm looking foward to see your next work! until then i will play the rest of your games because the secret of the cave really made me curious.
I have a Question How you draw models or sprites I try create my visual novel but I don't Know how I can create sprites and characters
I make my drawings, interface, and scenarios with Photoshop, and I export them in PNG format. But you can draw in any program you feel comfortable with. The rest is a matter of animating the parts by programming them.
I'm not sure exactly what you mean by your question, but if I can help you, you can send me a message on my Twitter. (@eroraen)
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This game is really cool so far. Sumire seems very nice...
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Hey! Thanks so much for making a video! I hope you'll like it if you continue it.
Good luck with your channel too!
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You're welcome, I will be making a part 2 and best of luck with your future game projects as well.
Great timing, just got into your games and now there's a new one.
Also, spoiler alert
I love that you made censorship an optional thing, BEACON OF LIGHT and V01D, best censorships. The screenshots I made of your games are the biggest folder in my images directory.
Okay, so I really like Sumire, she's cool. When I was in the garden I was 100% expecting a meteor or something to fall on me, happy endings never. But then, when we gave the wedding ring, I lowered my guard and you got me. Oh yeah, when at the cave for the first time if you press "h" she disappears, so I didn't get a screenshot of that. (Used the extra image though so eh, didn't lose much)
Oh yeah, know that part about Seiichi? Totally didn't expect him to say Kazuya xD My arm hair stood up in that part. Also, why can't we look at his eyes? Is he constantly crying???
Tried reading it in spanish, as is usual in your games, but I soon went back to english, as is usual in your games. *cries*
I like the extras, they are pretty cool. The wallpapers are very pretty. Knowing that that "thing" (Lirius) had a name was very unexpected.
Rebeca has a renpy bug, I dunno if it's intentional so uh, if it's not I can still go back and try to see when it happens.
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In several of my previous games, I had ideas for some design or scenes that perhaps didn't quite fit the tone (either erotic or gore). So I just avoided those parts a bit. Now, more or less, I know how to do that kind of "censorship" as an optional thing, I hope it will give me more creative freedom in the future. I also didn't expect anyone to use the screenshot function. In fact, I don't even remember it exists. So I never actually tested it, haha. :P
I realized that many of my endings are always very tragic or pessimistic. That's why I wanted to do something more "nice" this time, or pleasant. Although in Sumire's case, I don't know whether to consider it a bad or a good ending. I originally wanted to add more endings to each character, and make a route for Manami too. As well as being able to search for more items to unlock interactions, secret routes, and even some extra characters. But, it was starting to be too much work for me, at a time when I couldn't dedicate so much time to this.
The reason why Seiichi doesn't show his eyes, is to represent that he is traumatized and hurt, as you say, because he probably won't stop crying. (Regardless of the ending in Reiko). Originally, Lirius was to be an additional character. In fact, I think I left her sprite as a character (both censored and uncensored) in the files. She was supposed to be a monster that you could kill to advance in the cave, or with whom you could dialogue, depending on the items you had. This is something I discarded in order to shorten the length of the development a little more.
Someone told me that he had a Ren'py error with Rebeca as well. In fact, she can intentionally throw a Ren'py crash. It's not a bug, as it's actually a simple picture. In all my testing, though, I've never had a crash or bug in that regard, so if it's not the picture I programmed, it could be something that never happened to me, or the will of Rebeca herself. (Which would be perfect). 🎀
Thank you very much for your comment and feedback. I'm always happy when someone shares their experience and thoughts about my games. I know they're not perfect, but still, I hope you had a nice time with them! Thank you so much. :)
Ohh man great games. Great job dev for making lovely game
Thank you so much! :)
since im already finish the "secret ending" or i say easter egg third times (spoiler alert for who doesnt found it yet). Is koko and seiichi reference from game or movie? what if i can use name "Daniel" for mc and "rebeca" for rivka what would happen to real rebeca? And who's excatly rebeca is? Oh yeah im forget to ask what rebeca said when i choose name "Daniel" ?
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They are all the protagonists of my previous visual novels.
Koko and Seiichi are the main characters of "Koko" (the first game) and "Reiko" (the second game). Rebeca and Daniel are the main characters of "Dear Rebeca".
And this easter egg or secret route is a continuation of both Rebeca and Reiko's ending.
When you start a new game, and you type the name Daniel, there is a slight interaction. Also, when writing the name of the doll Rivká, if you name her with some names from my previous games, there is 1 small reference to them.
Rest in piece to the real ones trying to make everyone happy, lmao. Loved this novel regardless. The story was really intriguing, characters unique and loveable. But with all the good games ends to early. Would have loved to explore the cave way more, the secret just made me want to back and find more and more out :)
So its seems that this game is connected to Koko and reiko. (I havent played them but seen full gameplay of them. ) Hmmm....im getting DokiDoki vibes from this. That secret was definitely interesting. Makes me wonder who the girl is.
Is there any difference with this version of the game and the play store one? (Just curious)
No, there is no difference between this version and the Play Store version. No scenes are missing, and censorship is also optional.
Wow this is very good vn Music, sounds effect, climate e.t.c. I play from 6 p.m. to 12 AM And I finish rout of the doll Now I go Sumire rout But I'm leaving that for another day. My rating for this game 8/10 6 hours
Eroraen your games are amazing Mate i commented in every game so you know me probably.Like the other games that was Amazing too.Both endings were good.Im glad you added nudity to your game.Your games always had the oppurtanity to add nudity stuff.You should add to your next Projects but like in this one,just a little.
Pls add ARG to your next Project
Hello! Now that I more or less know how to apply optional censorship, I think it might give me a bit more freedom for some scenes. (Whether it's nudity, blood or anything else). As for adding something ARG, I would like to do it when I come up with something interesting and fun to solve. But these are elements that I always keep in mind.
And I'm glad you liked this game too! Thank you :)
It was really good! Replaying it for secrets is cool!
How do you get sercret ending?
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After you get the book, visit Manami's shop and at some point she will call you and tell you what to do.
This gives you access to the puzzle that unlocks the secret ending, although there is no credits screen that says "Secret Ending", but it does unlock pictures. (And once you finish the game with the secret done, and start a new game, you can repeat it up to 2 more times).
This gives me the Superhuman game vibe
Thoroughly enjoyed playing through My Dark Eden, the characters in the game are really cool with the concept of semi-humans with each one having their own distinction from one another both physically & personality wise.
No Manami route though. JK xD
I'm glad you enjoyed it! And thank you so much for making a video sharing your experience!
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