Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee - Episode 1: Waltz
Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee is a linear narrative Visual Novel + Adventure game, heavily inspired by Umineko When They Cry thematically, and Professor Layton aesthetically.
Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee - Episode 1: Waltz is an adventure, released 21 November 2025 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee - Episode 1: Waltz is
Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee - Episode 1: Waltz was released in 2025. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
"I offer a guarantee—an absolute guarantee—that the tomes will contain the truth on the curse that afflicts you." Such is the Witch's promise. Is it worth the price she demands? Can Amadeus discover the truth within the first tome's pages before the moon Aska rises this very night? Play as Amadeus, a young werewolf struggling to understand his condition, as he navigates a tale woven by Witches. He is equal parts desperate and determined; determined to reclaim agency over his own self, while afflicted by a curse that steals it from him every time the greater moon draws full.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are drama and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee - Episode 1: Waltz launched on 21 November 2025, within three weeks of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Routine, Kirby Air Riders and Marvel Cosmic Invasion.
Released around the same time: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Routine, Kirby Air Riders, Marvel Cosmic Invasion.
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