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High school girls have been disappearing from Abbotsford. Unravel the mystery before all things wash away in a tidal wave of deep despair. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 77% — of 102 reviews
Released: 2024-05-17
Developer: leaves
Publisher: socah
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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  2. #2 Deluge: Raintime
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    One day, the boy meets a monster, with whom he builds a strange relationship that is neither friend, nor family, nor owner and pet. How will the boy's future change?

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    69% matchVery Positive81% of 1,992 reviews2018
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    Windows

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