A downloadable Amare Game for Windows and macOS


Arcana Apothecary is an Amare Visual Novel where you play as Luna Serana, a protagonist living in a city where most magic has been deemed unsafe and has been heavily regulated by the Grand Council. One day she is gifted a special deck of tarot cards by a rather eccentric stranger, inheriting a shop where only lost souls can wander in. These cards don’t just predict the future, they prescribe it. Along her journey, she meets several other characters who are finding themselves just like she is. There might just be more brewing underneath this magical city’s surface…

This is the DEMO version of the game and includes a short prologue and 2 chapters of the two initial Love Interest paths: Lilia and Selena. We hope to release the full version with more unlockable love interests very soon!!










About 40k words of story in Demo + more added with the full release to total roughly 160k words of story!

4 Unique Love Interests (2 available in Demo, 2 upcoming)

Beautifully illustrated CGs

Original Soundtrack

Sensitive Content Warnings include:

  • Death
  • Descriptions of gore
  • Violence
  • Discrimination
  • Exploitation
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Explicit Language
  • Trauma
  • Panic Attacks/Anxiety
  • Manipulation


PROJECT LEAD/PRODUCER: Kaitlin Jenn/kezukaity

WRITERS: 

  • Kaitlin Jenn
  • Ariana Lombardo/Mint Elv
  • Theo McParland
  • Emme Graber/luluvw

PROOFREADERS:

  • Space
  • Theo McParland
  • Elieson
  • EpikAlia
  • Kaitlin Jenn

SPRITE ARTIST: Kaitlin Jenn

CG ARTIST: Pop

BACKGROUND ARTIST: Blushblle

Other backgrounds sourced from: iStock, Shutterstock, and Unsplash

GUI ARTIST: Theo McParland

CONCEPT ART/LOGO ART:

  • Scrytha
  • Pop
  • Kaitlin Jenn
  • Theo McParland

COMPOSER/SOUND DESIGNER: Eric Jeffrey Tan

CODING:

  • Trickery - scripting
  • Kaitlin Jenn - UI and scripting

MARKETING: Ashe Lucia


This was a game completed under a month as an entry
for this year's Spooktober VN Jam 2024.

StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
AuthorStarbound Studios
GenreVisual Novel, Interactive Fiction
Made withRen'Py
TagsAmare, Fantasy, Indie, Magic, Otome, Romance, Singleplayer, Tarot
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish
InputsMouse
AccessibilitySubtitles

Download

Download
arcana-1.0-mac.zip 371 MB
Download
arcana-1.0-pc.zip 375 MB

Comments

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This game is gorgeous. I was instantly delighted by the character designs. The costumes and hair design fit the characters beautifully.  

This is a fantastic way to start the story! I loved the writing and dynamics in the dialogue. I'm rooting for Luna with her new shop and I'm rooting for all of the talented creators in this project! Well done and I'm looking forward to the next part :)