VERDUNVILLE: MIND UNTO PSYCHO is a casual suspense horror visual novel in development with eroge and galge elements

Play as Vint, a 23-year old student at the University of Verdunville. He doesn't have a lot going on, but at least he has a couple of friends and a pretty girlfriend, not to mention living in the beautiful European-like city of Verdunville itself.

With a little boredom seeping in after 2 years of studying in the business major, and the routine of his restaurant job, he is a little curious to meet other people around campus. As Vint you can check out who these people are and decide for yourself whether you want to meet them, or go on with your steady life. Maybe succeeding your dad as CEO of his company isn't such a bad idea after all?

The game profiles you as you play to give you a personal fate

The prologue here is the introduction into this fictional world and the game itself, and there are scenes and changes with Vint based on your choices.

The prologue is the first 6 days from about 40-50 days in the full game, with scenes from some time later.

The demo also features:

  • 1~2 hours playtime
  • 2 straight sex scenes (optional)
  • An in-game notebook for recording your thoughts and choices or doodling
  • A CG Gallery and completion % for dialogue and scenes
  • An unlockable scene in EXTRAS when finished (preview - [REDACTED] POV)


Full game will feature:

  • 8 Routes
  • 17 Endings
  • About 30 sex scenes with female and male options (only if you pursue it, and 6 easy to get)
  • High replayability with unique routes and endings
  • More slasher-type horror, suspense, and eroge scenes
  • And more unannounced features, as the game is still in development

Estimated full release is Q3 2025

If you liked the prologue:

Consider supporting the game on Patreon:


An Alpha 2.0 Part I build (1/3rd of the full game) will be available soon to patrons for early access. Future benefits will include physical goodies.

Or support by naming your price here on Itch

It helps push development. If you choose to pay $10 or more, a key for the full game will be sent to you by e-mail when it's released.

Game developed by Pantophon (IridescentLight)
Art, story and written by Pantophon
Backgrounds are free stock from PixaBay,
Pexels, PxHere, freerangestock
Sound Effects from PixaBay
Music made in AIVA and Audacity
Programmed in Ren'py

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Controls:

progress the game by left-clicking anywhere on the screen with the mouse or pressing Enter.

the "play" button progresses the text automatically. (or "P" on the keyboard.) (the reading time can be adjusted in the Menu/Settings.)

the "pause" button stops the auto-progressing text. (or "P" on the keyboard.)

the "skip" button fast forwards or skips previously read text until the next choice screen. (this can be adjusted to skip "all text" in Menu/Settings.)

the big blue diamond button on the right of the text is the Game Menu button.

pick options (choices) with the mouse or the "up" and "down" arrow keys and press Enter to select.

scroll the mouse wheel to open the dialogue history, or select the "Backlog" button on the left of the pause button.

"Esc" on the keyboard quits the game.

"F" toggles Fullscreen/Windowed.

"V" is an accessibility feature for a voice to read aloud all the lines.

Updated 10 days ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Release date Aug 30, 2024
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Authorpantophon
GenreVisual Novel, Interactive Fiction
Made withRen'Py
TagsAdult, Anime, bisexual, europe, femboy, Horror, Story Rich, suspense, yandere
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse
AccessibilitySubtitles
LinksPatreon, Twitter/X, Tumblr, Bluesky

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com.iridescentlight.verdunvilledemo-release.apk 373 MB
VerdunvilleDemo-0.10.12-linux.tar.bz2 340 MB
VerdunvilleDemo-0.10.12-mac.zip 357 MB
VerdunvilleDemo-0.10.12-pc.zip 362 MB
VerdunvilleDemo-0.10.12-win.zip 351 MB

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I really enjoyed this game and can’t wait for it to finish. I wish more people knew about it.

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Thank you. I'm glad to hear you did.

I will make a greater effort for it to be seen.

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Ooh I really enjoyed reading this! It has such a dark, moody atmosphere; the opening gave me some American Psycho vibes. It has a strong start, and the pacing is pretty quick (you get introduced to all the main characters soon after) so it's pretty gripping.

I love the artwork in this VN; the characters all look distinct, and they're all very pretty. Corin probably has my favourite design (I love his big shoujo manga esque eyes with the long eyelashes... It's very Lady Oscar/Rose of Versailles core), but I like Skyler a lot too. The way you render eyes in particular is very pretty, they're so detailed - and the mouth moving animations are so fluid and smooth, too! It's clear a lot of love went into the art.

I'm also a big fan of filtered photo bgs in VNs; I think they ground a story and make it feel more like it's taking place in a real world location rather than some fantasy Anime land. For a darker story like this, the art direction really works (and I like the cut-in effects used too; it reminds me a little of Liar-Soft VNs).

The writing itself is well-paced, and the main character seems interesting, if only because he's so cold and aloof and kind of detached from everything. It'll be interesting to see him respond when the story ramps up and more terrible things happen (at least, I presume terrible things will happen). The cold way he treats his girlfriend is also pretty interesting (and makes me hope for some exploration of his sexuality + BL content... which seems like it will happen, given the Itchio page says it's possible to romance Corin and Skyler in the full version?). It seems like there's a lot to explore with him, at least.

This is a very polished project so far, I'll be interested to see how it develops! Though I will say I think the game is more polished than the Itchio page suggests; the font used on the Itch page is a bit hard to read (it's hard for me to type this comment now since capital letters aren't clearly delineated from lowercase lol), and no fonts like this are even used in the game itself. Maybe using a serif font like Vollkorn would make this page more accessible and look a little nicer?

In any case, this project is very interesting, so thank you for sharing it! I'll be sure to check it out when more of it has been released!

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Wow thank you so much for the incredible review. And for your kind words. I'm happy that you enjoyed it.

I feel embarrassed about the page, and the font, sorry about the issue. Thanks for bringing it to my attention, I'll work on the page.

And yes, I will only confirm that Skyler and Corin do have their own dedicated romance routes which will take the narrative in a whole new direction.

I hope the full game will be something memorable. I'll do my best.

And, all the best!

(+2)

Very promising but hard game to find, i recomend you guys to spread more about this game, a tumblr page maybe? but for now I will be waiting for more updates.

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Thanks for the suggestion and kind words. I can look into it. Major update soon, but not too soon.

edit: For those reading in the future, major update mentioned is released (0.10).