Atlas Ablaze
When 16 year old Andi falls for the last person her parents would approve of, she seems to have trouble processing the severity of her girlfriend's situation. Cute visuals and crude humor helps to mask dark topics in the way that puts you in the headspace of a teenage girl trying to shut it all out.
RPG
N/A
VGDB Score
Be the first to review
83%
Positive
Overview
Summary
When 16 year old Andi falls for the last person her parents would approve of, she seems to have trouble processing the severity of her girlfriend's situation. Cute visuals and crude humor helps to mask dark topics in the way that puts you in the headspace of a teenage girl trying to shut it all out.
Description
About This Game
Atlas Ablaze is a visual novel that follows a girl named Andi as she discovers how it feels to yearn to know someone the way you know yourself. It's a story about a coming of age, sonder feelings and simply owning up to being human.
She's a 16 year old who finds herself falling in love with a young sex worker as she's simultaneously dealing with a sharp decline in her mental health. A little behind other kids her age, her lack of experience in relationships not only affects her love life, but her friendships as well. As she begins to understand how it feels to care for people so much that love becomes your crutch, she also realizes just how many people care for themselves more than anyone else.
Acting as somewhat of a subconscious or an imaginary friend, you can help Andi make choices in her day to day life, influencing the way she interacts with the people around her. There are many different characters you can meet, some of which have secrets to be discovered. 2017 era humor contrasts the darker undertones of the story, every childhood crushing horror followed up with a few raunchy jokes. If you love friendly banter, well timed dirty jokes, self aware cringe content or overseeing actual dumpster fires, living inside Andi's mind might be exactly what you need.
Features:
•This game can be beaten in around 4 and a half hours.
•There are seven different endings, though the same ending may look slightly different depending on less impactful choices the player has made.
•The player can occasionally snoop through Andi's phone, finding extra artwork, reading text messages, etc.
•All of the visuals are pixel art, with chiptune inspired music to match the atmosphere.
•A large amount of the game has a light, pastel color pallet.
-Disclaimer: None of the characters, including the sex workers, are meant to be sexualized-
