At long last, solo dev Lucky Cat has released their genre blending otome, The Silent Kingdom on Steam Early Access! Originally crowdfunded in 2022, the game has been in development since and now the first chapter of The Silent Kingdom is available to play. The Silent Kingdom is a story-driven, otome RPG where player’s choices and interactions with other characters set the narrative.
About The Silent Kingdom
Place yourself in the role of Princess Erinys, whose kingdom has fallen under the yoke of a sorrowful curse. In order to save everything you have ever known and loved, you’ll have to stand against the entire world – and even defy the Goddess herself.
How much weight will a withered kingdom burden your soul? As a princess, will you be loved or hated, betrayer or betrayed? Will you seek comfort in the companionship of others, or will the demise of your kingdom seal your heart away forever?
A path of thorns is waiting. The manner in which you walk it is up to you.
Features
- A main character that’s defined, yet moldable to your taste.
Princess Erinys is an established protagonist with both a background and a personality of her own, yet it’s up to you to decide how she’ll evolve and relate to the other characters. You can also select your own preferred name for her. - Roleplay experience.
Apart from the most impactful decisions in the story, many dialogue interactions will also contain choices that merely focus on immersion. One answer is not necessarily better than another; it just offers different ways of interacting with others. - Romance.
If you wish, you can explore romantic bonds with the two accompanying characters. Although not required in order to see the story to its completion, the relationships you forge with other characters will influence its development. - Turn-based battle system.
While the story remains the most important element, combat will be indispensable to progress. The turn-based combat system offers three distinct and fully hand-animated characters. - Dark and emotional story.
Will the princess question her own morality? Will narcissism and lust for power replace faithful bonds to become her most loyal companions? And from what prism will she judge the sins of others? - In English and Spanish (EU). Choose the language from the options menu.
I love how otome’s are adding gameplay to the games now. I got so bored of just plain old digital novels. I suppose we have Love & Deep Space for that though Rune Factory did it 1st no one saw a game made just for women worth investing that much effort into.