Last One Standing: Royal Massacre will be released in chapter format, with six chapters. However, the prologue is available for download on itch.io now!
About
Last One Standing: Royal Massacre is a psychological horror/murder mystery visual novel about fifteen unconnected Russian teenagers who wake up one day to find themselves trapped inside of a castle, with no explanation as to how or why they're there. However, shortly after they all unite, they encounter a mysterious man with dark intentions. Introducing himself only as "the King of the Competition," only then does he explain his plans: to host the Royal Competition of Death, a competition in which the aforementioned group will be forced to murder each other to escape.Who will be the last one standing?
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Synopsis
"Only one may remain..."
Who would have ever considered the unfathomable? Who would know to expect what is so horribly unexpected? Who dreams of disaster, envisions a complex nightmare before it unfolds in front of them? Not him. Not him, an individual with no reason to doubt his safety. Someone so average, so unassuming in such a vast world. Not him, one who had never been faced with true horror. Someone whose existence may as well have been unknown, who couldn't have possibly made a notable impact at such a young age.There was no way for Kostya Evanoff to predict what happened to him.
But, once it has happened, there is nothing that can be done. Once Kostya, just a regular person with a regular life, wakes up to find himself confined within a prison of extravagance and luxury, there is no way he can escape his fate. No way he can free himself from his captivity, flee from whatever force has taken him, locked him away inside a paradisiacal hell. A place of dreams and darkness. A castle. A castle, a mysterious location, in which he has no idea what he might find.
What awaits him inside of this strange structure? Who would have possibly taken him here, kidnapped him like this? And more importantly... Why?
All will be revealed throughout the winding course of this unconventional story of life and death, of hope and tragedy, of questions and, finally, answers.
Warnings
This game contains:-Depictions/descriptions of death and murder
-Graphic displays of violence
-Excessive strong language
-Frequent references to sensitive topics such as death, suicide, and mental illness
Play at your own risk.
Gameplay
Though this is a visual novel, we do try to make it as interactive as we can. Through dialogue options, menu choices, and floor maps, the player is given control of the protagonist, Kostya, in many ways, and is granted freedom to choose their own responses on many occasions, as well as where they would like to go and who they engage with. The prologue is not quite so interactive, as it is, as can be expected, mainly just an exposition, but several new features, such as the Intermission events, will be introduced in the first chapter, which is currently being developed.
- An example of a dialogue choice menu
- An example of a dialogue choice menu
- An example of a floor map, which allows the player to go wherever they would like to
The Royal Court
Kostya Evanoff - hot-headed, arrogant, straightforward
Olesya Kuznetsova - kind, strong, compassionate
Arina Volkova - sweet, determined, optimistic
Iona Medved - whiny, laid-back, materialistic
Lanassa Vasilieva - loving, immature, group-dependent
Lavrenty Yahontov - composed, easily flustered, caring
Mikhail Smirnov - timid, anxious, cynical
Sasha Morozov - cold, reserved, clever
Fadei Kamenev - strange, logical, realistic
Valeri Chernov - unintelligent, crabby, childish
Sabina Kiselyova - brash, self-assured, reckless
Antonina Levedeva - conceited, short-tempered, judgmental
Kuzma Semyonov - witty, loud, playful
??? (K) - serious, sarcastic, confident
Yana Tarasova - dotty, adaptable, eccentric
The King - ?????
Screenshots
Conclusion
We (the Crimson Sugar Studio development team) hope you will play our game, and that you will greatly enjoy it if you do. Please don't hesitate to give us any feedback you can about the information we shared here, as well as about the prologue should you choose to play it! Thank you for your time!