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The Ruby Court [DEMO]
[DEMO VERSION]
In an underworld where the only thing more important than REPUTATION is BLOOD, you are a vampire with a distaste for it. Make connections, kill victims, hide where your tastes don't lie, and perhaps lie to yourself, as you climb your way up THE RUBY COURT.
Full game is planned to be released in late March 2024
made for the QUEER VAMPIRE JAM
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Development log
- Weekly Update #45 days ago
- Weekly Update #313 days ago
- Weekly Update #220 days ago
- Weekly Update #126 days ago
- Demo Now Available33 days ago
- VAMPIRES. BLOOD. MEANINGFUL CHOICES (HOPEFULLY). MORE BLOOD.42 days ago
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Very interesting, and beautiful! It's already been mentioned, but this had that 'seductive but empty' VtM vibe. With the difference being our protagonist's little plot twist~
I'll be honest and say that part of the intrigue for me is that you've listed this as a queer vampire story. I feel like most of the vampire stories I've encountered are predominantly hetero. Which is kind of odd, because vampires have always read to me as having homosexual undertones.
Bringing me to my next question: is the sire's name (Marvella) a reference to Carmilla/ Mircalla, or is it just a coincidence?
I have even more questions, because this short demo has really caught my interest! But I'll leave it at that (for now). Good work/ be proud of your demo. It's very intriguing.
<3
Thank you so much for your comment!
I have.... a confession.. to make. I haven't ever actually played VtM. It's on my list, I swear!
Yeah I'm really excited about the rest of the game getting done, since that's where the queer themes come in stronger. It's not a romance story or really a particularly hopeful one... but I do hope it comes across.
As for Marvella's name, a coincidence in the fact I thought it sounded suitably vampire-y (so probably!)
Again, thank you <3
insanely gorgeous, fills the VtM shaped hole in my heart, short but sweet, art is amazing!
I'm not sure if this is a bug, but when i play in browser everything is fine, but when i download and run it the text seems to be not aligned/overflowing the dialogue box?
incredible work, so stoked to see more!
thank you so much for playing!
and thanks for bringing up the text issue -- I'll take a look at it over the weekend :)
I love this taste (haha) of the game--looking forward to the full version!
Short demo, but certainly gets one's attention!