Dusk and Dawn is a superhero inspired romance visual novel developed by Transparent Games. Follow Rene, a totally normal student who secretly moonlights as a member of the superhero team Dusk! Kicking ass and taking on the forces of evil is a day in the life for Rene and her team. But in an unexpected twist, Rene finds herself working alongside the villainous, Shadow changing her view on good and evil forever.
Game Details
- Genre: Fantasy | Superheroes | Amare
- Developer & Publisher: Transparent Games
- Where to Get the Game: itch.io
- Similar Games: Herotome | Paradigm Paradox
About Dusk and Dawn
Will you remain a superhero or become a villain?
By day, Rene Garcia is a normal economics student. By night though, she is a member of a superhero team called Dusk, going by the alias “Bolt”. Along with her friends Bastion (“Stoneman”), Alicia (“Frostbite”), and Mia the hacker, she goes up against the notorious villains of team Dawn. However, she soon finds herself entangled in a strange and unexpected companionship with Dawn’s member Shadow. Or is she more attracted to her friend Bastion? When Rene realizes that Dusk and Dawn may not be what she thinks they are, will she remain a hero or become a villain herself?
Official synopsis
Game Features
- Hero or villain? Don’t want to play as a superhero? Turn to the dark side and become a villain. Either path is a worthwhile way to play the game.
- Experience romance! Romance enemy team member Shadow or your friend and fellow superhero Bastion.
- 3 hours of fun. The script is 32k words long and will take 3 hours of average reading time to fully experience.
- Fully voiced script. Nine voice actors have banded together to breathe life into the characters, lending them their voices,
- Gorgeous art. 8 character sprites, 2 cgs, and 10 backgrounds. The artists have worked hard to make the game visually pleasing.
- A custom soundtrack. 8 amazing songs from our composer, Milo Rehm.
- Every sound covered. The game is complete with all the sfxes needed to fully experience the fights of our superheroes and villains.
Thoughts on Dusk and Dawn
Balance your everyday life as a college student with your super secret career as a super hero in Dusk and Dawn. Follow Rene, a member of the superhero team, Dusk as she thwarts the evil schemes of Dawn. However, all is not as it seems and the line between good and evil isn’t as black and white as we’ve been led to believe. Will you choose to stay on the side of the heroes or will you join the villains?
Much like the magical girl otome, Paradigm Paradox, in Dusk and Dawn players can choose to stay on the path of justice and fight evil as a hero or if you’re feeling spicy join forces with the villains! I love a game that lets me be a little evil and the prospect of joining the baddies speaks to my chaotic soul! Of course when one of the baddies is the leather wearing hottie Shadow, I can see wanting to cozy up with the dark side.
There are two love interests in Dusk and Dawn; choose to romance your superhero partner, Bastion or the baddie with a body, Shadow. Each romance option ties in with Rene’s choice to stay a hero or become one of the “villains” and trust there are more than a few twists! Uncover the truth behind the conflict between Dawn and Dusk and decide where you stand.
Y’all know the biggest draw for me is the gorgeous ebony goddess, Rene. A Black superheroine led romance game? Say less! Rene is such a fun protagonist and I love her design. Her hair is adorable, doubly so when she is in her Bolt, hero form which has a distinct magical girl style. Black girl magic in action and practice!
Of course Dusk and Dawn has more than a few fun references to existing hero media—one of the villains has more than a passing resemblance to Spider-Man‘s Doc Ock and another looks very much like Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow. If you’re a fan of hero stuff, you’ll enjoy spotting all the little references.
Dusk and Dawn is on the shorter side, running you a few hours of gameplay, so its a nice quick play for a lazy weekend or after work. The game does feature a full English voice cast that help bring the world of Dawn and Dusk to life. I really enjoyed the voice acting and I especially love that the heroine is voiced too, so Rene feels like her own distinct character and not just a stand in for the player. All in all, Dawn and Dusk is a fun hero themed romance with a nice balance of action and mystery
About Transparent Games
Transparent Games is a Polish visual novel studio currently working on the fantasy indie otome, Saintess of the Golden Bow.
Wait so I can be a villain AND look at cute artwork? Sign me up
Right! We can be a baddie and date a baddie too!
Even though I haven’t played romance games, and the last VN I played was Planetarium which was years ago, this does sound like an interesting concept with the superhero stuff.
I hope you check it out when you’re ready to dive back into VNs again.
No problem. I’ll keep that in mind.