Set in an alternate 1980s
I lovedLong Live The Queenand Black Closet, two games with heavily branching and systemic narratives and a lot of juicy melodrama, mystery and romance. Now developers Hanako Games have released something new.Night Cascadesis a lesbian romance about two women investigating a supernatural mystery in an alternate 1980s, and it looks great.
The setting is described as an “alternate New Age 1980s”, where belief in paranormal powers and fears over Satanism are at their peak but “same-sex love is still taboo.”
Both Long Live The Queen and Black Closet were at least somewhat systems-driven, with the direction of their story being shaped by decisions you made about what skills to learn and what relationships to foster. Night Cascades seems like a more straightforward visual novel, with your actions split between investigating crime scenes for clues and interrogating suspects. There’s one fixed ending and the choices you make shape how you get there.
Night Cascades is available from bothSteamandItchfor £7.19/€8.19/$10.
