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Carborend
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
Carborend is a visual novel set in a near future when the 6th Ice Age and an energy crisis force humanity to heavy compromises. In the background an overthrow and a legend of an ancient civilization.
Choose (date) your ally (lover) carefully to give humanity a second (third?) chance.
Carborend is set in a catastrophic -yet realistic!- future scenario of the 6th Ice Age leading to an energy crisis. The survivors extract solid methane from the ocean depths, the last energy resource. In the background an overthrow attempt and an ancient pagan prophecy. Along with this complex story, full of plot twists, the gamer has to make difficult choices, leading to different endings.
What are you willing to sacrifice?
Is man stronger than nature?
Can politics make unpopular decisions?
Remember: each story has at least two sides.
Try our free demo and share your thoughts.
We are starting a crowdfunding campaign for the full commercial version
...stay tuned!
Status | Prototype |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android |
Release date | Aug 14, 2023 |
Rating | Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars (7 total ratings) |
Author | Niola Studio |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Made with | Ren'Py |
Tags | Adult, Dating Sim, Post-apocalyptic |
Average session | About an hour |
Languages | English, Italian |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse |
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Development log
- Update 1.0.15Oct 14, 2023
- Update 1.0.14Sep 02, 2023
- Update 1.0.13Jun 10, 2023
- Update 1.0.12Aug 29, 2022
- Update 1.0.11Jul 08, 2022
- Update 1.0.10Jun 25, 2022
Comments
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Hello! This game as a truly unique setting and I'm very curious to know how this world is made and to decide the future of its inhabitants.
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Ho trovato Carborend una storia molto intrigante, che tratta di un argomento contemporaneo come lo sfruttamento delle risorse e l'umanità che deve far fronte alle conseguenze della sua avidità. I personaggi sono ben scritti e ti invoglia saperne di più su di loro, stessa cosa per il protagonista (tu)!
I disegni di Martina sono perfetti per l'atmosfera del gioco.
Non vedo l'ora di continuare la storia e capire cosa mi aspetta su quel tetto :)
Grazie mille medusapath, la sorpresa che troverai sul tetto vale il freddo glaciale dell'escursione al di fuori della piattaforma ^^
A really good start! I'm really sold on the setting and the characters are all interesting. Hope to see more content soon and the romance routes getting expanded. A shame Henry is not romanceable, so I have chosen Evy! More romance options would be nice too!
Really digging the art style and the music is awesome! Keep it up!
On the technical side the music sometimes completely stops which is kinda jarring sometimes. Also the writing and grammar is in some cases pretty rough around the edges.
All in all a really good demo. I'll keep one eye on this game :)
Thank you so much, Helvmarth!
Gregorio (the musician) and I left some silent scenes to create tension and highlight the OST when it resumes playing, but maybe keeping the music playing leads to a more immersive experience as you say.
You will be able to date Henry in the full game, and some gamers have also asked about Chris (the bully worker), so we are considering it as well!
We really appreciate your interest in our game, and we hope you'll also like the cosplays on our IG page!
As for my screenshot >> I've been there, done that xDD So I rly had to laugh there ^^ But anyways.. I wanted to have a quick look into this VN game and I must say.. the art looks pretty neat! ^^ I sure didn't expect to see characters in underwear or bare-chested (woman and man) in this and also not this early, it looked nice tho :D The setting is pretty unique with the coming next ice age and trying to be ready for it/overcome it, but still... as soon as those chars were presented like.. like that.. I was like... uaaa way hello there haha ANYWAYS, I do read a lot of VNs and there is a thing that bothers me and that is: the text could be a bit more detailed or lets say, more novel-like. To me, the text is kinda too fast-paced and a bit tersely, which destroys a bit of the immersion and the feel of reading a novel. I dunno, it is hard to explain what I mean. But that's that, and I think there are some typing or grammar errors in it too, which also bothered me a bit and is an issue for me in a VN. These are my honest thoughts, my honest opinion ^^ So.. sadly, despite I do like the art and I would welcome this different setting, I can't rly get into it "^^
Hi KuruChan, we really appreciate your suggestions. This demo is a minimum viable product developed on a budget, our focus was to show all important points within a short narrative arc. If our crowdfunding campaign is successful, we are going to invest much more in narration, so you are going to get a much more fulfilling experience. Considering this is our really first project, we wanted to show our competences before asking gamers to fund It. We hope you will follow our project, we really appreciate your review!
Ho terminato da poco la Demo di Carborend e devo dire che, benché io non sia un appassionato di visual novel, l'ho trovata molto intrigante e piacevole da giocare.
La paragonerei ad un buon libro che vorresti leggere tutto d'un fiato per scoprirne il finale.
A livello "tecnico" ho apprezzato soprattutto le musiche, mai banali, e lo stile dei disegni.
Le possibilità di scelta date al giocatore mi sono sembrate abbondanti e variegate, specie se paragonate alla mia unica visual novel di comparazione e riferimento (Katawa Shoujo)...basti pensare che il nostro protagonista potrebbe essere, a discrezione del giocatore, un fedele padre di famiglia o uno scapolone che non aspetta altro che infilarsi nelle cabine di tutte le donne che incontra (più o meno maggiorenni).
Anche il contesto post apocalittico è molto d'effetto.
Per quanto riguarda gli aspetti che, secondo il mio umilissimo parere, si potrebbero migliorare, punterei su una maggiore coerenza delle immagini dello sfondo con la storia. Alcune volte mi sono sembrate poco allineate con il luogo in cui effettivamente ci si trova o con la situazione che si sta svolgendo.
Riporto qualche esempio:
nella scena in cui il manutentore sta riparando un faretto, si vede che sta lavorando su un apparecchiatura ben diversa.
In un'altra scena, il protagonista ed il suo capo hanno appena indossato delle tute riscaldati ma il disegno raffigura Henry in abiti leggeri.
La fotografia dell'ufficio del protagonista lascia intravedere al di fuori uno scenario urbano anche se siamo in mare aperto.
Secondo me sarebbe molto d'effetto inserire qualche immagine di sfondo disegnata a mano, anche se sono ben consapevole che questo comporti un lavoro immenso...
Al di là di questi aspetti di secondaria importanza, il gioco mi sembra davvero efficace...non vedo l'ora di provare la versione integrale!!
Complimenti a tutto il team!
Grazie mille Billings! La prima revisione conteneva alcuni sfondi stock, ora ogni singola immagine è stata disegnata da Martina Bolognini!
I loved your game, I thought the characters were very interesting and beautiful, but I think that the "Worker" character deserved to be a lover character too, he exudes the Dominant that I like!!
Thanks a lot Ygdias! We have never thought about It. If we get enough resources from crowfunding we'll free him from his NPC destiny!!
add in game images to the page
Thank you for your suggestion! We are adding characters' concepts also.