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Night Cascades is a supernatural mystery from the maker of Long Live The QueenSet in an alternate 1980s
Set in an alternate 1980s
I lovedLong Live The Queenand Black Closet, two games with heavily branching and systemic narratives and a lot of juicy melodrama, mystery and romance. Now developers Hanako Games have released something new.Night Cascadesis a lesbian romance about two women investigating a supernatural mystery in an alternate 1980s, and it looks great.
“Diane Carter never expected her folklore degree to get her a job offer from the local police department, but when a rash of occult-themed fires sets the city on edge, she is called in as a special consultant on esoteric religion to help find the culprit,” starts the descriptionson Steam. “There’s just one problem: the woman she’s assigned to work with. She’s cocky, beautiful, and far too familiar.”
The setting is described as an “alternate New Age 1980s”, where belief in paranormal powers and fears over Satanism are at their peak but “same-sex love is still taboo.”
I think the art, and character art in particular, looks great in Night Cascades, but if anything about it is putting you off, check out our coverage of Hanako’s previous games. Alecreviewed Long Live The Queenand thought it was one of the best games of 2013, and the wonderful Katharine Crosswrote a great feature about Black Closet.
Night Cascades is available from bothSteamandItchfor £7.19/€8.19/$10.
