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99%3k99% positive reviews, Overwhelmingly Positive across 3k reviews·Otome · Horror
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This text adventure, beautifully illustrated in pixel art, invites you to explore a medieval abbey filled with secrets. You take full control by entering commands directly on your keyboard through a flexible command parser, allowing for free and immersive interaction.
Oremus
SteamJune 11, 1362. The young Duke of Burgundy has died unexpectedly. You accompany your master, the duke’s official investigator, as he follows the trail of a possible successor. Your search brings you to the Abbey of Saint-Basle, where local legends and strange events soon complicate your mission.
This is a text-based adventure where you interact by typing commands (look, take, open, talk...) and explore a medieval abbey in search for answers. Each interaction is a short loop: a brief piece of narrative, a typed action, an immediate response.
You wake up in your room, alone. Where is your mentor? Can you see him through the window? Is he under the bed? Does he answer if you call him? Maybe examining his bed will give a clue? Should you search his bag? Leave the room to look for him?
The game doesn't tell you what to do: it gives you the space to think and try.

Each location is illustrated with pixel art, but the game is fully playable through text alone. It works with screen readers and is designed to be accessible to visually impaired players.
This is not an AI-driven experience. Every response is written by hand. The parser builds on decades-old interactive fiction techniques, modernized to be more flexible and forgiving.
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