I just finshed the game and unlocked all endings. My favorite ending was 11-3 and this story really well made and I enjoyed it so much. I would play this again years later
This was the game that introduced me to itch.io two years ago and I have to say sorry for not leaving any form of appreciation. This game was a literal Tearjerker for me. I was so attached to a lot of the characters and I am so happy that I got introduced to this space with this marvel!
This the rpg text-based game that eggs you on to explore all its features and branching choices, reeling you in its world. I was stuck to my computer for days on end, going away only when sleep and hunger called me but even then I still thought about what would happen next in the story.
I say this with all love and joy but this is a game that I couldn't replay—because it would kill me to experience all the highs and lows again. Thank you, Developers!
This game is basically the trolley problem on steroids. Love it to bits, will note that a log of previous events would be appreciated as i often found myself double clicking the 1 key and ending up skipping entire pages.
That aside, this game made me feel, for the humans, the x'irii, and the machines. It made the final decision so much more gut wrenching and difficult. I love it.
I completed this game today, and I’m not sure if I’ll ever be the same again. Trigaea is not only an interactive fiction. It is a fast decline — of certainty, of identity, of your assumptions of what is important. You start the game in a state of confusion, of course. By the end, however, the confusion is something sacred. You know what happened. You just wish it hadn’t. I spread my playthrough across months, because the writing was too strong to bear rushing. Each ending is sewn with careful pain and hope, each choice small but permanent. The quotes that cap each route aren’t just poetic — they sting. They stay with you. They fuck you up in the best way. **Spoiler Warning Curtain**
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“Who can distinguish wakefulness from sleep? Only the dreamer can.” My final ending was 11-3 and I cried when I got it. Because it wasn’t closure. It was acceptance. Bittersweet, delicate, all too human.
The game wonders: If the world is unfixably broken, do you still try to fix it? And the game, when you respond, is listening. It never shames you. Even if you walk away. Even if you sleep forever.
What makes Trigaea unique is that it respects you. It’s deferent to your hope, your exhaustion, your silence. I’ve played a ton of sci-fi VNs, from Infinite Stars to Andromeda Six. I love all of them. But Trigaea is different. It does not just give you a story. It gives you a haunting.
If you like:
Existential choices
Soft-spoken tragedy
Games that don’t hold your hand, but your protests.”then please-play this.
And don’t expect to come out the same.
hey im a amature writer and would love to write like a fanfiction about this game
I absolutely loved it and I'm currently in last stretch of 100 percenting it right now
I'm just reaching out for your permission to do this and to ask if you have a doc or smth similar for the lore so i don't need to replay the game everytime i forget smth(ill still be replaying it anyways)
Man, I forgot how gay this game is. 10/10, am super glad I came back to do another full playthrough. This really cheered me up after a rough week (and then made me sad again lmao).
I really love this game binged the whole thing in one day. Didn't really enter with expectations, but it has got to be one of the best stories I've ever read. I really love how memories are restored, not in chronological order, but in a way that works narratively. How the scenes introduce characters and depict events in a way that fits the what is happening in the present day.
The gameplay ends up being kind of repetitive, especially when you're just farming chips for upgrades, but I read the post of chain events, and that's kind of fair. I was also kind of disappointed that none of the choices besides the ending one have an impact on the story, as I would have enjoyed seeing an ending where you had a relationship with **spoiler** (unless I missed something???), but I understand that choice too. As well, I'd have appreciated a "skip" button, especially when trying to replay for all the endings, but spamming the "1" key works for now as a stopgap.
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I really liked how the characters were introduced. I especially liked how "Ash" was introduced as your partner in the very first memory, and how it goes back in time to your first meeting, and then all the way to your proposal, for a bittersweet ending. I knew early on from a readers perspective that Ash had to either be dead or the antagonist, but I'm still sad that they died. Really hope the MC eventually finds their ring.
As well, I enjoyed how neither of the three factions were "evil", and they just happened to have incompatible ideals and interests. I'm still kind of torn between which ending I like most. While I did want to see an ending where everyone gets their "happily ever after", I think it would have ruined the game. As the MC says "That's not how the world works".
Ultimately, this has got to be one of the best games I've ever played. While the gameplay has it's flaws, the story was excellent. I especially loved how both the player and the MC gradually find out what happens together, creating a sense of immersion. The way the story builds up so that you both feel the disappointment during the quorums, or the sense of betrayal during the climax was incredibly well done. Excellent game, I can't wait to see more of your work!
I LOVE this game. absolutely phenomenal and with an excellent amount of replay ability. That said, I hate Leon. He killed ash and every time I saw that bastard I shot him dead. (save the endings where his survival was needed.) One of the best ending is 11-1 because, Ash, my beloved.
P.S. Esra & Shay are also really good characters. Esra's jokes were just the right amount of cheesy, and with Shay, I love a woman who could break my neck with her thighs.
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I just finshed the game and unlocked all endings. My favorite ending was 11-3 and this story really well made and I enjoyed it so much. I would play this again years later
Wait. How is this free? I'm supposed to pay for this level of quality. Artists should not starve.
This was the game that introduced me to itch.io two years ago and I have to say sorry for not leaving any form of appreciation. This game was a literal Tearjerker for me. I was so attached to a lot of the characters and I am so happy that I got introduced to this space with this marvel!
This the rpg text-based game that eggs you on to explore all its features and branching choices, reeling you in its world. I was stuck to my computer for days on end, going away only when sleep and hunger called me but even then I still thought about what would happen next in the story.
I say this with all love and joy but this is a game that I couldn't replay—because it would kill me to experience all the highs and lows again. Thank you, Developers!
This game is basically the trolley problem on steroids. Love it to bits, will note that a log of previous events would be appreciated as i often found myself double clicking the 1 key and ending up skipping entire pages.
That aside, this game made me feel, for the humans, the x'irii, and the machines. It made the final decision so much more gut wrenching and difficult. I love it.
I completed this game today, and I’m not sure if I’ll ever be the same again. Trigaea is not only an interactive fiction. It is a fast decline — of certainty, of identity, of your assumptions of what is important. You start the game in a state of confusion, of course. By the end, however, the confusion is something sacred. You know what happened. You just wish it hadn’t. I spread my playthrough across months, because the writing was too strong to bear rushing. Each ending is sewn with careful pain and hope, each choice small but permanent. The quotes that cap each route aren’t just poetic — they sting. They stay with you. They fuck you up in the best way. **Spoiler Warning Curtain**
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“Who can distinguish wakefulness from sleep? Only the dreamer can.” My final ending was 11-3 and I cried when I got it. Because it wasn’t closure. It was acceptance. Bittersweet, delicate, all too human.
The game wonders: If the world is unfixably broken, do you still try to fix it? And the game, when you respond, is listening. It never shames you. Even if you walk away. Even if you sleep forever.
What makes Trigaea unique is that it respects you. It’s deferent to your hope, your exhaustion, your silence. I’ve played a ton of sci-fi VNs, from Infinite Stars to Andromeda Six. I love all of them. But Trigaea is different. It does not just give you a story. It gives you a haunting.
If you like:
Existential choices
Soft-spoken tragedy
Games that don’t hold your hand, but your protests.”then please-play this. And don’t expect to come out the same.
Goodnight, Corrector.
May your dream never end.
hey im a amature writer and would love to write like a fanfiction about this game
I absolutely loved it and I'm currently in last stretch of 100 percenting it right now
I'm just reaching out for your permission to do this and to ask if you have a doc or smth similar for the lore so i don't need to replay the game everytime i forget smth(ill still be replaying it anyways)
I'm happy we have an option not to do The Romance Thing (tm)! I don't have the willpower for all endings, but I think I did well!
This game sent me into an existential crisis and i loved it
I've explored to the stellar part of the forest and I can't find anything that allows me to reach the library. Does anyone know where the tower is?
The library is actually in the grey wastes! You need to keep exploring their until you find it
You may have charted the tower or library already, so check your charted locations! :)
Man, I forgot how gay this game is. 10/10, am super glad I came back to do another full playthrough. This really cheered me up after a rough week (and then made me sad again lmao).
Really immersive and well made! I like the choice of music too.
I really love this game binged the whole thing in one day. Didn't really enter with expectations, but it has got to be one of the best stories I've ever read. I really love how memories are restored, not in chronological order, but in a way that works narratively. How the scenes introduce characters and depict events in a way that fits the what is happening in the present day.
The gameplay ends up being kind of repetitive, especially when you're just farming chips for upgrades, but I read the post of chain events, and that's kind of fair. I was also kind of disappointed that none of the choices besides the ending one have an impact on the story, as I would have enjoyed seeing an ending where you had a relationship with **spoiler** (unless I missed something???), but I understand that choice too. As well, I'd have appreciated a "skip" button, especially when trying to replay for all the endings, but spamming the "1" key works for now as a stopgap.
**Spoiler curtain**
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I really liked how the characters were introduced. I especially liked how "Ash" was introduced as your partner in the very first memory, and how it goes back in time to your first meeting, and then all the way to your proposal, for a bittersweet ending. I knew early on from a readers perspective that Ash had to either be dead or the antagonist, but I'm still sad that they died. Really hope the MC eventually finds their ring.
As well, I enjoyed how neither of the three factions were "evil", and they just happened to have incompatible ideals and interests. I'm still kind of torn between which ending I like most. While I did want to see an ending where everyone gets their "happily ever after", I think it would have ruined the game. As the MC says "That's not how the world works".
Ultimately, this has got to be one of the best games I've ever played. While the gameplay has it's flaws, the story was excellent. I especially loved how both the player and the MC gradually find out what happens together, creating a sense of immersion. The way the story builds up so that you both feel the disappointment during the quorums, or the sense of betrayal during the climax was incredibly well done. Excellent game, I can't wait to see more of your work!
I have played this game for 3 hours and I love it so far!!
Thank you for such a great story ^^
A question. In-game, the quiz doesnt work. Where else can I acess it? Thanks!
I'll have to look into it, thanks for flagging this.
first interactive fiction ever, one of the best i could've been introduced with
Live review of the game:
I love this game <3333333
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I LOVE this game. absolutely phenomenal and with an excellent amount of replay ability. That said, I hate Leon. He killed ash and every time I saw that bastard I shot him dead. (save the endings where his survival was needed.) One of the best ending is 11-1 because, Ash, my beloved.
P.S. Esra & Shay are also really good characters. Esra's jokes were just the right amount of cheesy, and with Shay, I love a woman who could break my neck with her thighs.