Splendor & Misery

(Splendor & Misery contains themes and topics that are not appropriate for all ages. You must be 18+ to play)

Splendor & Misery (S&M) is a queer, story-centric visual novel that heavily focuses on politics, relationships, nation-building, and revolutionary ideologies.

Opening in the twilight of the Saku-Takin colonial project, S&M explores its seemingly inevitable collapse through a series of intertwining perspectives, covering just shy of a decade of chaos as the storm of shifting political forces finally breaks the back of the long-fragile region.

The wind carries whispers of revolution and independence; an unseen clock approaches midnight, though no one is sure just when it shall reach it. The peace of the last decade satisfied most for a time, though the crisis on Akitik Street a few short years ago destroyed the colony's economy. The desperate times since have fueled countless competing ideologies and movements, some of which are already making moves toward action, while others elsewhere have toppled governments. The fuses have been lit,  and the colony stands as a powder keg in the center of it all. It's anyone's guess as to who will eventually be able to guide Sakutakinaks out of its collapse and back onto the international stage, assuming the great powers of the Old Worlds don't kick off another conflict in the meantime.

Amidst such chaos and with so much on the line, how does one ultimately decide with whom their allegiances lie?

Art by Ocke / Warwoof.

Featuring the music of Functional Palace and The Valetudinarian.

This project is still under active development, with updates released on a monthly basis.

S&M v0.2 (Episode 1, Part 1) - Released 02.13.24

S&M v0.25 (Episode 1, Part 2)- Scheduled for 03.13.24 Released 03.09.24

S&M v0.255 (Episode 1 (Complete)) - Released 03.29.24

S&M v0.275 (Episode 2, Part 1) - Scheduled for 04.26.24 DELAYED