SYNESTHESIA releases on Steam June 20th.
Is There an Escape to the Endless Spiral?🌀
SYNESTHESIA is a multi-route sci-fi mystery visual novel by Spire Games.
Follow a group of college students with unique cognitive abilities who soon learn something is amiss at the institute sworn to help them, leading to implications larger than they ever imagined.
If only those easy, carefree days could have gone on forever…
Setting and Characters
The year is 2029. Around the world are those awakening to new cognitive abilities, estimated to
be about 0.016% of the next generation. The Huntley Scientific Research Institute has opened
its doors to these young people to take on as students, to research their gifts and aid them in
harnessing their strange abilities.
Ziek is a college level student at the institute. His ability is a unique form of synesthesia,
whereby he can detect the significance of objects by splashes of colour that appear in his vision.
He seeks to continue his easy and comfortable life alongside his friends, but soon discovers
they may be caught up in something much larger than they realise.
Join Ziek and his friends as they hunt down the clues that lead to the end of the vortex in this
psychological mystery
Character-driven Story with Gameplay Elements
SYNESTHESIA is character-driven and plot focused, with occasional interactive elements to
immerse you into the journey of the spiral.
Features
Character-driven visual novel, interposed with occasional exploratory point and click / puzzle
sections; as you partner to unravel the mysteries
- Multi-route mystery structure with multiple heroine endings, including one unlockable
'True Route' / 'True Ending'
- Impacting character moments with psychological / philosophical themes
- Flowchart that unlocks as you progress, with jumpable tiles for ease of navigating
character routes
- Clean visual style influenced by the simple aesthetics of the classic visual novel era
(2000's / early 2010's), all at full HD quality
- Voiced option that utilises a combination of voice acting and speech synthesis (Full voice
with MC Unvoiced)
- Features a full tips list with in-game text hyperlinks
- Fully original soundtrack with 20+ songs from composer 'Caleb Coles'
Length
20+ hours [all endings, methodical read]
15-20 hours [normal read time]
10-15 hours [speed reader]
Screenshots
Trailer
SYNESTHESIA releases on Steam June 20th.
Game Name: SYNESTHESIA
Developer: Spire Games
Release Date: June 20th 2023
Platforms: Steam
Languages: English