Rituals in the Dark
A lesbian romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough.
Rituals in the Dark is an indie developed by Ebi-Hime, released 20 November 2019 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Rituals in the Dark is
Rituals in the Dark is an indie game developed by Ebi-Hime and released in 2019. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Ren'Py.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Six months ago, Aspen Draper’s elderly neighbour, Mrs Leigh, died from a heart attack. Aspen was the last person to see Mrs Leigh alive, and she was the first person to find the old woman’s body. After this unfortunate discovery, Aspen becomes something of a celebrity in her dreary seaside home town, Scarborough. She’s bombarded with intrusive questions about Mrs Leigh’s death every day, and her friends are insatiably curious about the incident. Despite Aspen’s best efforts, she’s unable to move on from the past, even as time passes. The winter months segue into the summer, but Mrs Leigh’s home remains unsold. Eventually, the house is boarded up, and rumours begin to spread that it’s…
How it plays
Its themes are horror and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Rituals in the Dark launched on 20 November 2019, within three weeks of Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Persona 5 Royal and Luigi's Mansion 3.
Released around the same time: Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Persona 5 Royal, Luigi's Mansion 3.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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