Changeling

This a fun visual novel. The female main character has a developed personality and there are other female characters she has an array of different relationships with, some good, some bad, some in-between. I could hear the inflection the characters would use when talking despite there not actually being voice acting, so strong writing in that regard. While some parts of the story overlap the routes they are still rather unique so it's worthwhile to play through each of them. I also enjoyed the music and there seem to be many different backgrounds/locations to see which help make the world come alive. I also really like that most characters who speak have portraits in this game (it is kind of a pet peeve of mine in VNs if only the romanceable or "important" characters get portraits, it makes the world feel small).

Two minor issues. I play in full screen mode, and sometimes if I click certain areas of my screen I am brought to my desktop, the game is still playing in a tab and I can easily resume playing right where I was. But this could be bothersome for some. Another small issue is sometimes it seems like the name does not match who is actually saying the dialogue, I've noticed later in the individual routes I've played thus far. This last thing is not really an issue just an observation, the icon for the game on my start menu used to be the unique design for the game, but for some reason it became a generic looking icon and has stayed that way ever since. When it first changed and the game randomly brought me to my desktop screen, I thought the game closed, but according to steam it was still playing, so I checked the icons of my opened apps again, and gave the generic looking one a try (a boring story none of you likely needed to hear, but hopefully it helps if you experience the same minor issues).

I loved the characters and the fae lore twisted in the plot

Honestly I did this a bit backwards as i stumbled upon Gilded shadows first and completed a good chunk of that game before getting this one. would i recommend it? absolutely 100%, I have only completed Elliot and Marc so far, I am a bit disappointed about the uneven photos from these routes but having played one that has little lore versus one with more i can kinda understand.

love it

Fairy Romance before Fairy Romance was cool. Tell your cool friends.

This is one of my absolute favourite visual novels. The routes are SO long and complete, the themes and relationships you encounter are complex, and have such depth, and the writing overall is just fantastic. I come back to this quite frequently. Definitely recommend!

This is such a lovely game! I got it on a extreem sale. But i think its deff worth the full price as well! I look forward to more of these VN coming from this person that made this game and their other game that was AMAZING as well! recomend it if you have not played it

I played the demo way in the past but, after I bought the game, the story is a lot more interesting than I thought when first reading it. It is a dark and sometimes heavy game due to certain topics (which change a lot depending on the route and the choices you make), yet it's still enjoyable and honestly quite refreshing compared to most other story games. Changeling doesn't follow any tropes or cliches that I know of, which makes everything feel new (Which it is :P). Nothing feels overdone here to me.
I'm a sucker for an in-depth story and I love anything folklore, supernatural, or myth related. Every single one of the characters have surprised me, my first impressions were blown away since their stories and endings weren't what I was expecting based on what I first thought of them.
For those that are into things like this, I feel like you're in for an awesome game. I definitely would recommend this, I'm sure it'll surprise you. ^^

Love this game! From the moment I first picked up Changeling, I was absolutely hooked. The stories were just so interesting, and I just couldn't wait to play through every single route. Luckily, all the routes were awesome! Well-written and interesting. I also really enjoyed all the Shakespeare references, that was a cool touch. The characters are so delightful, and I love the chemistry the protag has with all the love interests. Amazing game!

Absolutely love! This is just wonderful! I decided to pause Gilded Shadows when I realized this was the save DEV/PUB. And I'm not at all disappointed. The only thing I wish for is more, haha. Basically, I'd love to read more of the lore and story - the world-building is so good that I'd easily play/read another game set in the same universe (completely different characters being totally okay; that's how good this development/build was). I truly loved each of the LIs, I didn't think I would, and it ended up being difficult to choose between them. Even the side characters, some of which you dislike/hate in some routes (tho it's still not often), I either still liked them very much, or they really were just so well-done that it didn't matter. There's so many ends, routes, options, etc. Another feat. The fact that, despite a skip-feature, and being able to skip what you've seen, there's still so much to see in the other choices you make - there's plenty of story to go around, basically. I love it.