Trail of Stars
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
A noble lord brings two squires along on a hunt. One is a gentle boy who should not exist. The other is a girl who dreams of plunging a dagger into her master’s heart.
Trail of Stars is a short, bittersweet fairy-tale about two vulnerable souls navigating first love, growing up, and protecting what they have—when all they have is each other.
- <3k words
- Two endings
- One knightly kiss on the hand
- Childhood friends to lovers
- Yearning
- An emotional original score
- Fairy tale visuals laid out like a storybook
- Three gorgeous fully rendered CGs
- This story includes a main character strongly implied to be a victim of sexual harassment and grooming.
- Both main characters are implied to have suffered abuse, bullying and trauma.
- Mentions of blood, violence and death, alcohol use, suggestive themes and off-screen animal death.
Story, programming, GUI, logo, page design, project direction: ENDYSIS
Character art, cover illustration: Pauline Reinacher
Background art: Sparrowling
CG illustrations: Akua
Music: ENDYSIS, Calamanser, ArcanaXIX
Ambient SFX: Calamanser
Cello performances: ArcanaXIX
Assets used:
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME ON THIS!!!! Playing cello for this was a joy and an honor.
I am so, so glad that I randomly searched VN's on itch like a year ago and found your work. I've always [well, in that year at least] admired your projects specifically because I feel you have strengths that I lack: your works are always beautifully polished, cohesive, focused, and immediately convincing. They are like poetry in VN form. I really loved being a part of this because I got to see how even with a group of different people working together you're able to maintain that consistent vision and direction. I honestly think I learned a lot about composing for VN's by being a part of this project.
But that is not to discount the amazing work of everyone else who worked on this too. The compositions and mixing are gorgeous and I got chills during the kiss scene even though I'd listened to these tracks a million times at this point recording parts. The styling of the sprites and backgrounds is so gorgeous and those CG's are incredible. Everyone who worked on this did a freaking bang-up job. You really assembled the Power Rangers here.
But the way it all comes together, the story and direction and programming and implementation, that is all you, and it is phenomenal.
This is a really special work and I'm really grateful to have been a part of it.
NOW GET SOME SLEEP!!!!!
OooOoooooO
oh GOD .. i didn't see that coming !!! it's my lucky dayy !!
(waiting for midnight to play this cutie )