Ebon Light

really cool! i loved how i could make smart choices, or choices true to what i actually wanted to do. I liked the customizing of the appearance also. thank you for sharing your work -- i hope to see more from you one day. :)

На вашу игру есть перевод на русский ( полностью переведенная игра ) . Когда я в нее сыграла...я была в шоке...игра шикарная, вызывает бурю положительных эмоций, даже тогда когда пугает . Ведь что бы напугать просто картинкой, нужен талант ( текст и изображение) так же фантазия читателя . Мне понравились все руты , зацепили все герои , а это бывает очень редко. Обычно я прохожу одну или максимум две ветки, но тут мне хотелось пройти все. Я желаю вам успеха в будущих проектах . 

This is amazing!! I haven't finished it yet, but I LOVE it!!

My English is not good, have to play with the help of a translator. It's a bit of a hassle, but this game is worth it. I do wish more ppl could know this gem! 

I think you're really talented, and I can't believe it's even free. looking forward to your future work!

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I've finished all the routes and feel so lost and wistful (withdrawal, again ;） It's a masterpiece! Each LI is distinctive and fascinating.  Lacey and Ernol are my favourites, I enjoy interacting with them. TBH, I prefer VN with female MC who has an image and personality, to those gender optional ones. It will have a special place in my heart <3. I've been so immersed in this game for the past few days, precious memory for me. 

Been years since I first played this game, and I still find myself coming back to it! So so so SO good <3

I'm not usually into gothic style, but I became really invested in this game and the journey it held despite not having any emotional attachment to any of the characters and the main plot drag a long time.

Even though it was years since I last played this game surprisingly I still have good memories of it that I miss it. If I have time I would like to experience this adventure all over again.

An amazing game, I am enjoying it a lot

I absolutely adore this game! I had since 2020/2021, thank you for getting me thru the pandemic <3 (i esp adore Haron, what a lovely character)

I enjoyed the gameplay and storyline. I'll be looking forward to your future work

i miss my lacey now wahh i LOVE U LACEY JSJSJS

Still one of my favorites; the extent of dialogue and personality customization is so detailed and u can still achieve ur desired personality stats generally no matter who u romance if u r careful. Highly recommend!

Seasons pass and inevitably, I come back here. Nothing quite strikes the same. What can I say, I simply yearn for more, and I hope you will make something else soon. I know it's only been 5 years, and life is hard. But at this point, I want to help you make whatever you'd have in mind... as long as it doesn't involve me writing something...

Love it ~ 

My favorite is Ernol~ 💕

AMÉ ésta novela visual, los personajes, la historia es tan intrigante, solo he completado una ruta, pero definitivamente quiero hacer 100% del juego, está muy bien diseñada, organizada, y el hecho de poder cambiarte y que eso afecte a los diálogos está muy bueno.

De verdad que quedé fascinada con este juego, no dormí en toda la noche para poder terminarlo y definitivamente valió cada segundo.

zuzu.

I have 172 hours in this novel. You should try it

I love this game! I've become so immersed in the game because of the amazing and complex writing! I really can't wait for more! This game really inspired me a lot.

SPOILERS BELOW!!

Anyways, I don't know if I missed this detail or if it was said sometime in the story, it's been mentioned a lot of times that MC is half-human, is she half-human because of the cuthintal, if not what is her other half? It seems even MC doesn't mention it herself or cares about it too much. Maybe it's not that relevant to the story?

It was a really interesting game ! I really liked it, so thank you. ^^

The truth is that I didn't think I'd like EL as much as I did, and boy, I was wrong! This game is so amazing that I played it several times to test almost all the routes and even understand more about the story and the characters - and the art is so different and unique, I like it. (Also I collect CGs for life lol) 

So I've decided to leave a review of the routes I've played, it's been 3 days focusing only on this game so obviously I'm going to write it!

Duliae: My favorite man so far, he has a charm that can't be escaped, he's simply a captivating character, even sarcastic. I was focused on wanting Lacey until I was drawn like a moth to the flame when I saw Duliae. He's a fun guy to talk to, I just loved every dialogue and although I was a bit wary of him at first, he won me over easily. I recommend EVERYONE take the route of this mischievous and charming elf.

Laceaga: Our dear grumpy Lacey! He has that mysterious and dangerous aura that makes you want to know where it's going, try to deal with him, get close to him, and seeing him open up to the MC is the best thing ever. He starts off so closed off and full of rude answers, but it's such a fun dynamic and he's so HANDSOME, I can't handle him I swear. I think the ending I had with Lacey was the one I liked the most, (spoileeeeeeers) the way the proposal went and even the conversation about having children, it was so cute <3

Haron: So... this one left me in doubt. I doubted Haron's feelings A LOT, I thought he was so taken by the MC cuz of the "ghost" inside us, our new ability and all. BUT he only proved to me in the end to be a very obsessive guy lmaooo Haron has that yandere vibes, but not so much? Maybe he's just extremely caring and passionate and I'm being crazy about it, but dunno. And the way in the end he says he's loved the MC for so long makes it so weird, I keep thinking HOW LONG HARON FOR FUCK'S SAKE (but I like him hehe)

Ernol: Ernol is the famous slow burn and I kind of liked it even though I'm not the type who likes to take things so fast or so slow, but it just felt right when it came to him. That slow approach and the chemistry is clearly there, he starts by defending you to being in love on the level of being possessive, even paranoid, and threatening to kill anyone who threatens you and that's soooo attractive! Besides being a breath of fresh air, what a guy... 

Anyway, I loved playing Ebon Light and I'm going to dream of a sequel cuz I feel there's still so much to be explored, and I've also become attached to so many characters that it's sad to say goodbye... But it was a great game, good work!

Best visual novel on itch.io . I really hope that author will make comeback with new game, i would even pay for it.

Anyone else have trouble with the file opening properly when trying to download and access via Steam Deck? Any help would be appreciated. 

I will support any future projects you make. I love your art and the story is just chef's kiss. Thank you for making such a great game

I WILL write a proper review when I finished all routes but I just wanted to gush in advance how much I'm in awe of this game!! I just literally finished my first route: Ernol, and my god I'm in love. I LOVE the writing in this game, the WORLDBUILDING, THE ATMOSPHERE, THE INTRIGUE, THE CHARACTERS, THE MUSIC, THE DIALOGUE-- Like all the other reviewers' have already pointed out, but I love how you can really shape our MC's personality to what we want, and it's so naturally written in the story and dialogues. Have I mentioned I loved the way this story was written? the dialogues? especially between MC and the leads?? chef's kiss love it!! 

This game was so successful in dragging me into this world of theirs and being fully immersed. The tension, the high stakes, the overall danger-- so very gripping, and of course the romance is nothing to scoff at (granted I still only have Ernol as a reference point STILL he has stolen my heart).

Anyway, I'm glad I played this game. Now I'm off to rest and will continue the rest of the routes later v-v

Honestly this game is one in a million. You really can NOT find another game like this I mean if you can please do send me some recs my way. The way there is so many choices and you can change how you look. This game really gives off monochrome vibes and im here for it. I eat up this game every single time I come back and play it. This game continues to be my favorite on itchio and trust me I've been here for a year played probably 100 games off this site and still nothing continues to beat this game. I've only ever ran into one bug but where I had a hard time playing it because I could not save. But even then, the quality of the game that bug is and can be EASILY excused. PLEASE play this game.

10000/10

Just like everybody else here, i keep coming back because this game has a special place in my heart. Among other things, the ability to TRULY SHAPED MC's personality is always a big win for me, no question or doubt. I emphasize once more: to truly shaped. I love that the personality is really depending on the player's choice. The way you write feel very, for the lack of word, freeing to the player.

I try to find something close to this, but nothing ever compared to it. Even until now or before this existed.

The Art is also gorgeous! (Though, it'll be helpful if there's a Gallery Menu to see the CGs we collected). And The BGM choice for every scene is well-placed, too.

Anyway, i loved how protective Haron and Vadeyn could be. I also loved how affectionate and fussy over MC's well-being they are :). And then there's Duliae. He gave off this Dangerous and Alluring vibes that i couldn't resist 😂

This game exceeded my expectations. Every time I play it, there is another scenario or event I hadn't seen before. I fell in love with Vadeyn's story direction. He is such a cinnamon roll. I highly recommend. 10/10.

Just wanted to say I absolutely love this game. I come back to it time and time again!! 

This is one of the best visual novels I ever played. I loved all the characters and their stories. The mechanics of personality and choices for the protagonist are great and I appreciate it so much, since most games don't have something like that. I played it so many times that I even lost count. It's a perfect game with amazing story and choices, beautiful art and incredible characters.

(My favorite was Laceaga <3)

I love the art in this game and also the story is very interesting!

This game holds a very special place in my heart. I keep coming back to it, over and over. It creates such a tangible world with unique characters, I never want it to end.

I can't say how much I have loved this game. I really enjoyed the characters and I must admit, I never got addicted to a game such as this. This is the first visual novel game that I focused my time on because of how well this game was. Other than the characters, I really enjoyed how the story was set up and how each background is. My favorite character is Ernol.

Really can't say enough how great this game is.  I started playing otome games recently and this is basically the best one to be honest.  It's actually sad that this game essentially is free.  It should be on platforms like Nintendo Switch which apparently is very popular with otome fans.  Hope someday the creators can get on that app maybe and featured.  They deserve it.

Anyways, I just downloaded the game yesterday and I played through it once now.  It really makes you feel like you're actually in a fantasy adventure--that you're getting to really dive directly into a book and really be a character in a story.  Which is always something I wanted to see--I love fantasy adventure stories and always wanted to actually get to play truly like being in a novel.  Most otome games don't really do that.  And yes, I think maybe this is kind of similar to D&D games--a similar type of concept.  

A lot of games are not really about the story--not in this way where you're really roleplaying like being actually in a novel.  I don't know how to explain that.  

I know D&D must be kind of like this but honestly I just don't have any acquaintances to play that and I think it's still not exactly what I wanted.  I really wanted to be inserted into a story and play just like this game.  And so, again thanks so much for creating this!  

One thing that made this game great too is basically it allows you to play as your own personality.  I'm honestly not aggressive in actions, very calm and passive.  But, I like to joke and throw out quips.  Basically I like to use cunning I think more. 

And essentially no other game I've ever played allowed me to use my kind of personality--basically all other games were one-dimensional.  And essentially no other games would allow you to be a mix of deep down scared but hiding it under calmness (passive means but also never giving in to any demand) and cunning (using humor).  And it was so satisfying to be allowed to roleplay in that complexity.

I guess I will add which route I ended up choosing in my first play through and it was Haron!  I honestly really didn't decide until the party event that occurred right before the shopping outing.  Haron finally partly won me over when talking to him during the party.  Even though it was my first playthrough I honestly think he's my favorite--which I didn't expect.  Although, I do find it amusing that I ended up with the guy known as a mask which essentially was the exact same as me when I was roleplaying.  I wore a mask of calmness at all times in the game even though I was actually afraid as the character--and I also was outwardly friendly and used humor too.  It was really satisfying--I felt like I really understood his character. (But then again, maybe I'm wrong.  I enjoyed the route though and got a happy ending with Haron!  :D)

I think about this game often, all the passion put into this game, how fleshed are the characters. I really loved the universe and the art of the game, it is really both original and beautiful. It has its own identity and I never find the atmosphere of this game again. I find myself lucky I found this gem on itch.io and can only recommend to everyone to play it asap.