Genre: Visual Novel, Mystery, Choices Matter
Platform: Pc

Target Audience: Projected to ages between 16+, who enjoy immersive mystery stories with deep character relationships and atmospheric settings.

Game Description: Echoes of the Shore is a mystery-driven visual novel where you play as a detective arriving in a remote coastal town that’s been steeped in history since its founding. The townspeople are tense, and whispers of an old tragedy begin to resurface as residents mysteriously disappear, only to be found murdered shortly after. Your investigation unfolds across different parts of the village, where every choice matters as you speak with the townsfolk, each harboring secrets and unique perspectives on the strange events.

The game’s main focus is on discovering clues embedded in dialogues, town scenery, and even background sounds that echo hidden details. As you delve deeper into the mystery, you’re drawn into the everyday life of the townspeople. Your bond with them grows, affecting the choices you make, as your relationship with them reveals more about the town’s dark past and even influences their fate. Each decision you make leads you closer to the truth, yet the consequences of each choice could alter the story’s outcome, possibly pushing you toward the solving of the crime or further from it.

The game features a 2d watercolor’style backgrounds and the characters are designed in a realistic anime style. The game’s soundtrack have coastal sounds in the back, distant foghorns, etc.

Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cVWwtJQHZE
Image: https://operationrainfall.com/2016/05/26/review-house-fata-morgana/