When Theodora—a fledgling witch with the ability to see the dead—is hired for her first séance, the politics at the table reveal something she never saw coming: an actual murder. Will she become bogged down by intrigue, or uncover the crimes mired in her clients’ sanguine words?
This game was originally created in 30 days during the month of September for the Spooktober 2023 game jam on Itch.io.
The Hallowed Eve of Echoes
On this night, the Eve of Echoes, the veil between the realm of the living and the dead grows thin…
Theodora, a young acolyte of the Whiterock Coven, is hired to perform a seance at a lavish party. Her intimate experience with Death has made her an ideal medium, despite her youth and her misgivings about the use of the dead as entertainment for the wealthy.
As night draws in around her, Theodora wonders:
What have the spirits been dying to say?
Characters
Features
~20k Words of Mystery and Intrigue
Dive headfirst into a night of secrets and sordid affairs for up to two hours of game play on the longest route!
Secrets Abound…
If you keep your eyes sharp and play your cards right, you may unlock a secret fourth route with a shocking finale...
Cinematic Gameplay
Experience the nuances of the Silverblood universe’s iconic character-driven visual storytelling—for the entire game.
8 Endings
The seance can conclude at any number of points—how far into the night will you treat the dead, and will your clients be happy with your performance?
Three Core Routes, Three Crimes
Collect evidence as it appears to peel apart the mysteries. Everyone at the table is guilty of something, but just what is it?
Heavily Voiced, Real-Time Experience
Set the game to auto play to experience the evening’s tumultuous events as they were intended: in real time, no turning back.
Screenshots
Dev Team
Admin Team
Vextera
Director, Lead Developer, Art Direction, Concept Art, Sprite Art, Misc Assets, Narrative Design, Editor, Implementation, Scripting, Composites
Kyrstin Camp
Project Management
Eevee (Kate Spurlock)
Marketing & Social Media
Cast
Orpheo Fenn
Jack Henning, the Rake
Kija
Mr. Bartolo Paglino, the Mercer
MikeYoungVO
Sir Desimyr Henning, the Tycoon
Madeline O’Connor
Madame Radmila Kolche, the Widow
Theodora, our silent protagonist, is still pending casting for our larger commercial project, Silverblood. We plan to revisit Eve of Echoes once she is cast to voice her lines.
Art Team
MaroonDrops
UI Art, Graphic Design, Misc Assets
Aaron Azar
Concept Art, Environment Art, Sprite Art
Mae Blankenship
Concept Art, Sprite Art
Stick_Drawing (Patrick Alcala)
Concept Art, Sprite Art
Jazzy_Chanss (Jasmine Chan)
Concept Art, Sprite Art
Technical Team
Idaot
Engineering, Programming, Implementation
Lormeus (Tyler Bell)
Implementation
Jonathan “Toppies” Cook
Implementation
Christian Cox
Sound Implementation
Narrative Team
Medusa
Writing, Narrative Design
Amanda “Aaron” Palmer
Editing, Sound Implementation
Sound Team
Faefield Productions
Music & Composition, Sound Effects, Sound Design, Mixing & Mastering
QA
Ariejul
Narrative Beta, Early QA
Marcus
General QA
Special Thanks
Kris Camp
Optimization Assistance
Fintan Neff
Optimization Assistance