A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android


Welcome!

I'm Duve, creator of Artifice – a visual novel that'll show you why theater is magic.
(And yes, I'm a total theater nerd :P)


Tagline

Do you love theater? Ever dreamed of standing in the spotlight?

Let me offer you the starring role in my little production...
I promise — it’ll be a performance you’ll never forget.


    Artifice is the debut spectacle of our theater, exploring a world filled with intrigue, secrets, and fake smiles.
It showcases the beauty of theatrical productions and why theater is so amazing. 


    The main story revolves around a protagonist who is obsessed with findings his brother — the only person who truly understands and accepts him. 


And for that, he agreed to join a mysterious organization that promised to aid his search… for a price.
Now, he must flawlessly carry out every mission assigned to him.
Whether that means charming diplomats, outwitting rivals, or navigating the affections of those drawn to his rising star.


And you, dear audience, will witness his most daring task yet:
A grand competition held by the world’s leaders to celebrate the unveiling of the Last Wonder of the World!


But beware — every spotlight casts shadows.
Will the price of his mission cost him more than he’s willing to give?
Or will he play his role to perfection?

Only time will tell~



     Enjoy the show and remember:

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”

Languages

Currently, the game supports 5 languages:
English, Russian, French and Indonesian — all are included in the main game file and can be switched in the settings
Chinese — added as a separate version for now (but will be merged into the main version later)


If you’d like to help translate the game into other languages, I’d really appreciate it. Feel free to reach out!


I’m also all ears for feedback or ideas to make my game better.
I’m still learning and growing every day.  

That’s all for now! Thanks for watching.
Curtain call~


Fellow Dews


StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, Android
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(227 total ratings)
AuthorDuve
GenreVisual Novel
Tags3D, Adult, Erotic, harem, Male protagonist, Mystery, NSFW, Porn, Ren'Py, Romance
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish, French, Indonesian, Russian, Chinese

Download

Download
Artifice - Prologue Pixel drain
External
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Artifice - Prologue Google drive
External
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Artifice - Prologue MEGA
External
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Artifice - Prologue MEGA [Chinese]
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Development log

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Do you plan to add Spanish?

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I recently found this game through another games recommended games, just like you list Astreon, Dawnfall and Dogma.

I think the story premise of the game is very interesting!
That said, I think your presentation is pretty bad!


1)  fast forwarding text without me pressing a button or having auto turned on:

This is immersion destroying and prevents me from being able to read the very text you are presenting unless I roll back over and over and over! :-E

It is extremely annoying every time I run into this!

You can't control the mechanical speed of the game!

Each person reads at a different rate and therefor full control of text progression needs to be solely in the hands of the player!


2)  Monologuing:

You start off the game with a long ass monologue and then the old guy says ok no more monologues....  then as soon as the MC is done their intro, you have a girl who IMMEDIATLY starts monologuing again!

The first rule of presentation in a video game is show, don't tell!

You would be vastly better served introducing all the stuff she said while doing a transitional slideshow showing where they are going when they travel and having each person she or he mentions, then showing up on screen when they are mentioned.

At least this way, the player gets a sense of what they are talking about and what the people look like, unlike right now where the intro is just a bunch of nonsensical rambling, which makes no sense until much later when we actually meet the other characters!


3)  Your pacing is often bad:

When the characters go from a scene where everyone is sitting or standing around and just talking, it's vastly better to have the next scene have movement or actions that are significant.

But for instance, you have the pool scene where you introduce the two girls being scheming bitches and then immediatly after goto the resteraunt scene where everyone is still just sitting around.

I know you changed the camera angles to try to add some sense of motion, but it'd be even better if scenes of non movement were followed by movement or change, as well as scenes of action being followed by scenes of rest... that sorta thing.


If you were to fix these above things, I believe your game would be vastly more enjoyable and I'd likely be able to keep my suspension of disbelief going!

I probably won't be back, since I've got a lot of other games to read, but if you make the above changes, I hope your game does gain popularity.... since it seems a story worth experiencing.

o/

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How the hell do I know with one I need to download for Android if they all in the same file?

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Apk file - android version. They are not the same

6 mths and still counting for ch1

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This is a work of art i can't wait for the next update

So i played prologue and ended it and the game got me so hard. Can't wait till next update, dev just tell me i wont wait too much for that. :D

Work in progress ;)

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Plss help me how to unzip this afternoon i download btw I'm using Android

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You should use apk file for android version

I don't speak indonesian but nice that it is included.

Also do you plan to release on GOG or steam(although they continue to be censoring)

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Unfortunately, due to the software I use, this is not possible

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Este juego visualmente es muy buena la calidad gráfica es increible pero sabes que podría hacerla mejor.... Poner el idioma español ya que no entiendo nada hermano por favor agregalo

what if any kinks apere in this game

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Hey Dev, your game looks super awesome. I've high hopes form this game.... It'll be one of my favourites. But I wanna ask you something.... Do you plan to add name changing for the mc?... I'm talking about real name changing, there's one name changing option that is cover name.... This is the only thing that's bugging me, so I thought, why not ask you.....

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Hi, I understand the issue - people often prefer to name the protagonist themselves to feel immersed. However, if I allowed that, I wouldn't be able to tell the story exactly as intended. Names in this game carry deep significance, especially the names of the two brothers. I hope you'll continue enjoying the game despite this small nuance

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No no Dev, it's totally fine. I understand. It's not that big of a deal. It'll still be one of my favourite. 

in which sandbox you can make this game art?

Expect updates期待更新

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awesome game,i need more

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How do I unpack it? There are three files there?

Of which say:(APK)-Android, (MAC)-Mac, (PC)-Windows. Download corresponding to your preferred platform.

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this game is weird, and good :D

Esta en Español

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yes im interested

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awesome fucking game :)

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What did you post to get your page blocked? And is this game story completed?

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Did you sleep under a rock? every adult VN got blocked from Itch.io due to some radical idiots making a complaint to Credit cards companies about a AVN so itch.io + steam took down every AVN.

not only adult visual novels btw, also fear and hunger and other games

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Bible thumping puritan religious nuts have a ridiculous amount of influence in the US unfortunately, so we have to deal with 1950s levels of censorship and meddling that seems absolutely insane in 2025. Same type of clowns who tried to ban D&D or Harry Potter for being "satanic" in previous decades. Absolutely disgusting.

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As an Aussie, I am ashamed to say Collective Shout, the org that had this happen... is Australian.... they shouldnt be, but alas, they are. We all hate them though. 

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A promising start to a very intriguing story!

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Great game. 

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Solid foundation to start the story. Likable, interesting characters and one of the most good looking renders out there! Definitely worth trying it out.

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Must try

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It’s back! Such a great game. Definitely one to keep an eye on.

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Just finished the prologue and for all the theatric flairs the game shows, it did not disappoint. A bit sad that itch decided to block this off though

Really do love this game it plays into my fascination with theatre and the characters have unique personalities. I would highly recommend it to others to give it a try!

Personal note:  I too love theatre, Seen my fair share and loved most of them! the only issue i find lately. is that a lot of theater productions are just; Flat? They have no personality or they're just based on political events with no substance.

Hey, glad you liked it!
Though I hate to admit it, most modern theater productions are painfully dull... so I stick to the classics

你的作品怎么被删了,我感到难过

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I just started playing the game and got to the part where Abel helps Alice with the ID stuff and is the set piece freaking Raccoon City Police Department?

yeah

Nice lol I recently played through the remake again and when I got to this point I thought I was tripping out

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Planned tags?

A masterpiece in the making without a doubt. Like the game asks of you, just trust it, even if the start seems confusing and like name-dropping too many things and events without explanation, you understand things well enough once you reach the point the game wants you to understand them at.

Keep up the work with the same confidence, dev! Excited to see what comes next!

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Thank you, really pleased you liked it

how do i hide the dialogue on android when i wanna screenshot renders only?

Hi, I'm not sure if this version of the game on Android has that feature... But you can write to me on Discord, and I'll send you the render you want

技巧,和诡计是一个游戏吗?

非常感谢您的支持,这让我非常开心。不过我不太确定您的意思——如果是指游戏名称的话,中文里并没有完全对应的翻译,但大致意思是接近的

建模非常不错,继续加油,希望成为神作

Hi! I would like to translate your game into Turkish. I never translated Ren'py games before so I wanted to mention that in advance.

Hi, there is nothing to be concerned about if you have never done this before. Just reach out to me on Discord, and we’ll go over all the details together

I wrote you on Discord. Thanks.

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whats with the MC names? we picked a cover name but would have been nice to pick the name he actually goes by, Abel seems just...odd. then again im not religious.

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Hi, I understand the issue - people often prefer to name the protagonist themselves to feel immersed. However, if I allowed that, I wouldn't be able to tell the story exactly as intended. Names in this game carry deep significance, especially the names of the two brothers. I hope you'll continue enjoying the game despite this small nuance

I just finished the prologue, and I'm a little unclear about the protagonist's past and worldview. This is my first time playing a visual novel that doesn't start from scratch. Will the story be introduced from the beginning?

Hi! Mc's past and all the questions you had about the plot and the world during the prologue will be answered in subsequent updates

Pretty good, i am looking forward to see what's going in later

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Will there be impreg?

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Optional, yes. Someday...

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Harem I am so in bro.

Rude not to return the favor and show some love to a certain kitty but otherwise I quite enjoyed the prologue. Even that isn't a real complaint.


Honestly I have no criticism and I am looking forward to seeing what's to come. As a layman that just enjoys things; I enjoyed it.

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Thank you :3

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