Mayday Trials
A short psychological thriller visual novel where you guide Sora through twisted interrogations, moral dilemmas, and unraveling memories...
Mayday Trials is an indie developed by Vainsane, released 18 June 2025 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Mayday Trials is
Mayday Trials is an indie game developed by Vainsane and released in 2025. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Ren'Py.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Wake up in a cold interrogation room with a countdown in your head. Sora Halbeth, tech prodigy and CEO. As the voice of Mayday mocks and manipulates him, Sora must confront the truth behind his origins and his choices. Was his success ever truly his? Or was it all a carefully designed trap? Under the trials of Mayday, Sora gets closer to the answers.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are horror and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Mayday Trials launched on 18 June 2025, within three weeks of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Dune: Awakening, The Alters and Elden Ring Nightreign.
Released around the same time: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Dune: Awakening, The Alters, Elden Ring Nightreign.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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