Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... so is it Power or Disease?


This horror visual novel game plunges you into the torment of nature’s beauty. As a new student arriving at this gothic Academy of Pharmaceuticals and Botanical sciences, you’ll soon discover that the students are eerily obsessed with cutting open and finding the source of what truly allures us all.

Be careful of what catches your eyes for you may get hurt in the process... 

FEATURES: 

--> Smooth gameplay

--> Bonus character page

--> Rich music & Sound effects 

--> 6K+ words of emotive language

--> Lovely (but dark!) visuals 

--> Partial  voice acting

--> Much more

HOW TO PLAY: 

Windows (Preferred) :  Download, extract files from zip folder,  play ;)

Mac (OSX) : Download, run as admin, play ;)

Browser : Maximize screen, play ;), exit via escape key


Controls: 

Enter/Left click for progressing 

- Arrows can also be used for progressing


CREDITS: 

Voice Cast: 

Katie Marie - Ivy (twitterinstagram)

Meredith Nudo - Camille (website)

Emily Joann - Aster


flurrey - Character Sprites, Writing, Game Concept (instagram)

Persona.ali.ty - Cover Art and Character Illustrations (instagram)

C137 - Programming (Lead) (source code)

Logan Grimes - Writing (websiteLinkedIn)

Arsenio76 - Environment Art (artstation)

inlustria - Cg Art and Itch Page Design 

scostasr - Game Design and Production 

D-ray - Music and Sound (website)

unilythrium  - Soon to be released art

OliFoxArt  - Ui Art


Thank you for playing Maiden's Dissection! 

Stay Tuned for future updates :)))

- Head Roll Studios

Download

Download
maidens-dissection-osx-release.zip 186 MB
Version 2 Oct 31, 2023
Download
maidens-dissection-windows-release.zip 188 MB
Version 2 Oct 31, 2023

Install instructions

Windows (Preferred) :  Download, extract files from zip folder,  play ;)

Mac (OSX) : Download, run as admin, play ;)

Browser : Maximize screen, play ;), exit via escape key


This game may include graphic violence and depictions of murder, death, gore etc. Player discretion is advised.


Development log

Comments

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Pretty game! The story and theme are very interesting and original, the presentation is also very good, beautiful art!

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Loved the game, it was really intriguing. Beautiful art, and interesting take on beauty ✨
That said, I would have liked to advance text with a click of the mouse, not only with enter.
Keep up the good work 🔥

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The art for this is very nice; it's kind of Tim Burton-esque. i lik ethe character designs a lot; they're very striking. The music used is really nice too; you did a good job

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Amazing art!

Thanks for making this game.

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Lovely!

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Beautiful art ! The plot-twist really surprised me and leaves you with many questions at the end, a nice find ^^

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We are glad you enjoyed it, thank you so much for playing, we would love to hear about those questions and how they made you feel <3, we have plans for future updates, so stay tuned!

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Amazing backgrounds characters and story I love this game 

Wow amazing feedback! it means a lot to us that you enjoyed it, thank you for playing!

I'm so glad that the background pleased you ! Thank you for Playin'.

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Congrats on the release !!

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Thank youuu!

Thx !

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Was wondering when it was going to get Spooky.  Spoilers: it did!  Nice voices too

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Thank you so much for the comment and for playing!

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