Idealium

Experience a blend of Visual Novel storytelling and RPG exploration in a world where ideality and reality collide.

* The prototype version of Chapter 01 is now playable!

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About Prototype Version

• For experimenting with the Memory Defragment System.
• You can play the first stage, “Glitched School,” out of the four stages.
• Escape from the school, and it ends just as a battle seems about to start.
• You can obtain items and skills related to battle, but they have no effect.

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Story

Chapter 01: What if everything was just data?

You play as Aoi, a high school girl passionate about game development.
One day, Aoi discovers that her reality is nothing more than lines of code.

When mysterious glitches begin tearing apart her peaceful school life,
Aoi encounters **Nyankuro**, a talking black cat who reveals the shocking truth: they must collect 7 secret keys  scattered across different virtual worlds to escape to the real world.

But Aoi's best friend Mi-chan and her loyal white Pomeranian Mashiro seem to be working against the escape plan. 
Are they trying to protect her from a terrible truth, or...?

Will you help Aoi escape?
or discover that some truths are better left buried in beautiful lies?

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Features

• Visual novel segments: with deep character development and emotional storytelling
• RPG exploration:  through corrupted virtual worlds with puzzle-solving elements
• Memory Defragment System: unlock hidden backstories and character abilities
• Multiple Protagonists: Each chapter focuses on a different protagonist, offering a unique perspective on the collapse of the virtual world through their abilities, motivations and insights into the greater mystery.

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Credits

• gn3ko: All Development & Creation

Assets & Resources

• Sounds & Music
  
  • AYNH
  • Splice
• Fonts
  • Ubuntu
  • Noto Sans JP
• Graphics
  • Kenney
  • CLIP STUDIO ASSETS
  • きまぐれアフター背景素材置き場
  • みんちりえ
• Game Engine
  • Godot Engine

About AI generation disclosure

Idealium Project utilizes generative AI for text refinement and translation.

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Contact

If you encounter any issues, please contact us via the following URL.

https://forms.gle/CookK5yvxx64ciTi6

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Looking for Collaborators 

It took approximately one year to complete a stage of the prototype version by myself.

This project is planned to consist of 7 chapters,
with 4 stages per chapter—28 stages in total.
Thus, the current progress is merely 3%!

By simple calculation, if I continue developing at this pace alone,
it will take about 30 years to complete...

By the time I pass away, 
I desire to create this world to completion.

To realize Idealium vision, I need your cooperation or donate.
If possible, not alone, but together with like-minded collaborators.

 If you:

• Are interested in stories themed around digital nostalgia and memory.
• Have passion for creation (GameDev, Illustration, or Music Production etc...)
• Feel an affinity for this “Idealium” world.

Please reach out to me.
Would you like to create this grand world together?