Pale Cachexia
A Gothic fantasy tale of loneliness, dark secrets, and the search for a cure.
Pale Cachexia is a visual novel developed by Argent Games, released 14 April 2021 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Pale Cachexia is
Pale Cachexia is a visual novel game developed by Argent Games and released in 2021. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Ren'Py.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In this Gothic story of deep bonds and chilling mystery, a young girl named Esther ventures deep within a forgotten forest. There, she seeks out a potential cure for her mysterious illness: a life-leeching plague known as the Pale Cachexia. But when Esther meets Seina, who lives all alone in a towering manor, the two girls are drawn to each other in a tale of friendship, sorrow, and bitter loneliness. Their story is shadowed by the dark secrets of the manor and its graveyard, which haunts Esther even in her deepest dreams.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are drama, fantasy and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Pale Cachexia launched on 14 April 2021, within three weeks of It Takes Two, Disco Elysium: Final Cut, Returnal and Disco Elysium: The Final Cut.
Released around the same time: It Takes Two, Disco Elysium: Final Cut, Returnal, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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