A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux

"The brightest stars shine through the darkest nights"

Whispers of the Luminaries is an idol-themed murder mystery visual novel blending beautiful narratives with powerful J-Rock music.

Solve a deepening mystery as you experience the struggles of 4 idol trainees trying to realize their dreams of fame & fortune.

Get ready to plunge into a rabbit hole where nothing is as it seems.

Gameplay

Blending social sim with deduction gameplay reminiscent of Danganronpa/Ace Attorney.

Balance the stress of detective work with light-hearted social activities such as hanging out at a bar, park or gym. (The demo features 2 locations).

Interactive Gameplay - Calendar System, Free-time Events, Investigation Gameplay, Affection System


Whispers of the Luminaries Reviews

"Whispers of the Luminaries does an amazing job of painting a glamorous world with something more sinister lurking behind the illusion." - NoisyPixel

Streamer Reactions

Game and Contact Info

๐Ÿ•™ Estimated Playtime: 2-4 hours (๐Ÿ“– 30K words)
๐ŸŒŽ Mailing List: VRHeaven.io (backup link)
 ๐Ÿ“ฑ Twitter: @VRHeavenNews
๐Ÿ›Bug Reports & Feedback: 
hello@vrheaven.io

Updated 14 days ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
AuthorVRHeaven
GenreVisual Novel, Adventure, Interactive Fiction
Made withUnity
TagsAnime, Detective, idol, Mystery, Narrative, Psychological Horror, storygame, Story Rich
Average sessionA few hours
LinksSteam, Kickstarter, Homepage

Download

Download
Whispers of the Luminaries.zip 1 GB
Download
Version2_Extended_Prologue.zip 1 GB
Download
Linux Build 1 GB
Download
Mac Build 1 GB

Install instructions

Which version to download?

  1. The first version cuts most of the world building and slice-of-life at the start, quickly diving into the mystery.
     
  2. The second version adds an 'extended intro,' to the beginning of the story. For those who are okay with a slower pace, but want to learn more about the characters. Note: It can take 20-40 minutes to reach the mystery.

To start the game: Simply extract the file and run: Whispers of The Luminaries Demo.exe

Development log

Comments

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Wah!! Truly looking forward to the full release, the story kept me hooked, the art is gorgeous!

Thanks so much Gyepi! ๐Ÿ˜ญ Glad you were hooked โค๏ธ

Is there any chance for an android release?

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Not at the moment, sorry.

Linux build ?

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About to be released :)

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Bam! Just released!

Cool, Can't wait to try.
Can you check the Linux box in the linux build though, i can't download it like this through the itch app.

Done! Thanks for letting me know!

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Hey, so what's the minimum requirements for this game? it just crashed my pc just after ending the second scene, when she goes to school i think.

I'm not sure if it's too much ram usage or something else, or the export doen't support opengl. have you been using 8k images? Scenes also takes long time to load.

It might not be a build problem as i don't have the lastest or best hardware.

I noticed that windowed mode didn't seem to work.

I also think advancing dialog with the space bar is better as it's more enjoyable than mouse press.

it's too bad i couldn't continue the story as it froze my computer, maybe this is only linux build problem ?

Can't wait to continue after the bug is fixed :)

i have a question, is the final version going to use the main prologue or the extended prologue? or is it uncertain currently

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It'll use the main version, but will have the extra scenes you can view from the menu (optional).

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Just finished the demo. That ending was soooo good! I can't wait for the full game. ๐Ÿ˜ญ

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Thank you so much! ๐Ÿ™