TELLURICENE (v2026.07.01)

A ten-day scientific assignment becomes a tense political and ethical pressure cooker in this story-driven indie visual novel. You play an EPPA volunteer researcher tasked with observing Vivus glomerorum, an uncanny intelligent organism whose sudden spread may signal either a historic biological breakthrough or a threat to national stability. The setting treats research as something dangerous: every observation carries implications for public safety, institutional power, and the future identity of Sechia. Its mood is cerebral, unsettling, and intimate rather than action-heavy, with an emphasis on reading people and interpreting evidence under scrutiny.

Most of the experience revolves around examining a specimen as it passes through three markedly different stages of development, recording discoveries, and deciding how to frame your conclusions. An in-game research portal acts as your workstation, letting you consult restricted material, organize findings, and submit reports that steer the narrative toward different outcomes. Choices extend beyond laboratory procedure, shaping the protagonist’s ethics, professional standing, and relationships with the people involved in the investigation. Character creation includes identity and pronoun options, while two romance routes add a more personal layer to a plot otherwise driven by institutional distrust and scientific uncertainty.

TELLURICENE stands out by making its central mystery feel like an evolving case study instead of a simple monster story. The organism’s changing appearance and psychology give the investigation structure, while a large body of lore, bespoke character art, CG scenes, and a moody original score support the sense of living inside a classified dossier. Multiple endings encourage revisiting key decisions, especially for players who want to test whether compassion, caution, loyalty, or ambition produces the least damaging result. Fans of branching visual novels such as The House in Fata Morgana, Scarlet Hollow, or science-fiction stories built around difficult moral calls should find plenty to engage with, though players seeking combat or open-ended exploration should expect a text-rich, choice-led experience instead.