itch.io

Thank you so much for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😊

Thank you so much for the kind words, I'm happy you enjoyed the game✨

Thank you so much for the kind words, I'm happy you enjoyed the game ✨

Hello :D
There's... someone somewhat related to Ascanio in Shadow Bonds, but with the release of the full game, the prologue has become non-canonical, and it serves more to introduce the setting than anything :)

(When Shadow Bonds was released, Ascanio's sprite was not even in the works!)

Thank you for the prompt answer! 

Facepalm of the century on my side of the screen, as I was collecting a set of 1-2-3 instead of 3-3-3. My bad!!

EDIT: With your tip I managed to finish it ✨it was excellent, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience!!

Hello! I'm enjoying the game a ton, it's really well made!

I'm stuck at the third game, the one with the dragons. I have made multiple combinations (fire-earth, water-metal, wood-earth) but no dragons ever spawn ^^'

Is there a precise combination I need to make to progress?

This was so sweet! Relationship goals 😭✨

Loved the game! I got the 'With a Kiss' ending, it was so sweet ✨

Loved the game ✨ the extra items lying around were such a joyous touch, and the reflections during the walk dealt with profound questions with ease!

Thank you so much for the kind words ✨ I'm really happy you enjoyed the game!

And I completely understand not playing the bad ending!

Some LIs can be convinced to switch sides, but Alpheon is not one of them--he is the most restrictive of the LIs, and that is by design.

If you want to have a successful romance with Alpheon, going back to the conversation with the Prodigal One and initiating the LoD ending is the only way to do so (Alpheon locks you out of the M ending and will effectively mind-control you into not romancing him in the DH ending). As I said, this is by design, as Alpheon truly loathes what he has to do in the DH ending, and MC ignores his wishes and forces him to act. That's what prompts his 'rebellion' in the caves--he gets a taste of his future.
(The short story 'The day I decided to cry' deals with his feelings on the matter, although the protagonist there is implied to have romanced Malec instead. In a successful DH ending, Alpheon spirals into suicide ideation.)

There is a paid guidebook DLC available on itchio and Steam with a guide to choices, branches, achievements and romances!

Hello! Thank you for the kind words, I'm happy you liked Shadow Bonds ✨

It doesn't sound like you would enjoy the full game, unfortunately. All five love interests are arguably good people, and while the main character can do some very questionable stuff, it's all framed through the pragmatic lens of 'for the greater good'.

(And three LIs do run away in the bloodier ending 😅)

Great point! 

EDIT2: All DLCs are now available on itchio ✨

🌹🥹

It is! I've already added a couple of tracks to my various D&D playlists 😄

Strange, the Blood Key bug was fixed shortly after release. Are you running an old version of the game?

I recommend using the itchio app to keep it always up to date, since the standalone version requires manual downloads :)

Hello! This sounds like a rare bug that happens in that map section. Because it depends on several choices made in the previous chapters, I have not been able to pin it down.

Loading an earlier savefile and changing the order of the scenes in that section seems to help, but what would truly help is getting the bugged savefile to me, so I can pinpoint (and fix) the issue.

Would it be something you're comfortable doing? :)

Thank you so much ✨glad you liked it!

Hello! No need to apologize, this is the way the community board is meant to be used 😊

And thank you so much for the kind words ✨ I'm really happy to hear you're enjoying the game!

Buying a copy of the game on itchio does not grant a Steam key (and vice versa). Perhaps I should clarify it somewhere on the page!

Hello, and thank you for the support! 

While I'd love to offer the option, I don't own any Apple devices and can't do any sort of testing / quality control / certification, so there are no plans for a Mac build :(

Hello! And thank you for the kind words✨

And I am horrible! 😆I was a mess when writing the bad endings, I'm glad they are having the intended effect.

Lyris and Lady Medea (and Keldran, too!) are cameos from backers of the Kickstarter campaign!

You can meet Keldran in the games by Galen Games. I wrote him in Academy Carols!

Lady Medea's resemblance to the Envoy is coincidental, but since they're both noblewomen, a connection could make sense!

As for Lyris, she is an Envoy, but not one of the Four Winds. Most Envoys are tied to the land they govern, although there are exceptions (like Shirocco, who likes to travel). Alira is the sister of the original Lyris, who stayedby her side once she became an Envoy, and mysteriously disappeared.

Hope this answered some questions!

Both versions use the same save files, which are corrupted. I replied to you on Steam with a way to fix them!

That's strange, the bug was patched out some time ago. Make sure you have the latest version installed. I recommend using the itchio app to automatically download fixes as they come!

The OST was an exclusive reward for backers of the Kickstarter campaign, but the composer might upload it to streaming services. 

I will publish an update if/when it happens ✨

Hello! This bug was fixed shortly after release. I recommend using the itchio app to automatically download updates ✨

Hello! Thank you for the report. I fixed both bugs in a patch, it's already online 😃

Hello! I'm sorry, there are no plans to release the game on mobile :(

HELLO OMG HI you have no idea how exhilarating it feels to read someone be so passionate about the game! 😭✨

I have been working on it for three years and it pretty much consumed me and I'M NOT ALONE?  😭😭

Your analysis is honestly everything I could have hoped for and MORE—I did leave some things intentionally vague to let players come to their own conclusions AND WHEN SOMEONE DOES? Happy dance✨✨

(Small tangent of my own but it's also why I scrapped a big chunk of what was planned for the lorebook [and the reason it's not finished yet], because it would have been very 'this is how it is because I say so' but that isn't the vibe.)

And once again I am so grateful that Ascanio managed to make it as a love interest, the game would have been... another game completely, I think, without them 😭now I'm scared to think about it.

Also, apologies for the brevity of my comment—I am shy!! 😭

😭😭✨

Thank you 😊✨ glad to hear you're enjoying it!!

If you use the itchio app, the game should have patched automatically. 

If you downloaded and installed it manually, you'll need to download the new version. It should automatically detect the old savefiles :D

Hello, and thank you for the report! I just pushed a patch that should fix the issue—let me know if it works :)

Glad to hear it worked ✨ enjoy!

I might know what's causing this! Here's the fix that works for the Steam version—it's a bit involved:

• Navigate to %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/Rascal Devworks/Sigh of the Abyss/NaninovelData/Saves

The easiest way to find it is to click on your Windows icon, type %appdata% and open the file folder with the same name. It will open the Roaming sub-folder; click on AppData, then LocalLow. There should be a RascalDevworks folder there!

• Backup of your saves, just in case!
• Remove the globalsave & settings files;
• Then do a fresh install of the game;

Let me know if it works!

What do you mean with 'renders'? :)

No AI was used to create any part of the game. 

And yes, it includes no erotic content.

Fixed in my internal build, thank you!

Autosaves

All your autosaves except for the one in the first slot might appear empty.
Workaround: navigate to the other autosave page & return. Your autosaves never left! They were hiding. Currently investigating a way to make them less shy.

How to report bugs

Quoting scene names / exact lines helps a ton in finding the spot where the issue is occurring. Briefly describing the scene, its name or what you did before is also helpful!

If the bug happens after you have made the choice TM (ending-related one), specifying which path you chose is very helpful!

I just pushed a patch that should fix the issue! I split the scene in two documents.

Loading the autosave made in the scene before Bowels of the Earth (that leads to BotE) should now let you access the scene in its entirety & let you save. Let me know if it works!