Tempestas: The Last Play

In a world decided by theatre and stage is there any place for the audience?

About

Tempestas: The Last Play is a linear sci-fi visual novel about theatre, interventionist foreign policy and a universe devouring calamity. Developed by Pallas Raven. A Demo was released for the NaNoRenO 2020 game jam and the final game was released in 2024.

Story

Creon is a universe jumping nomad, staying in one place only long enough to understand it before moving on to the next. A ghost to the places he visits, only interested in preserving their uniqueness. However, he does not do this out of choice. The Storm is approaching and as Creon flees each world it devours them whole leaveing nothing behind. He desperately searches for a solution to this crisis while recording the worlds he passes through in the hope that they might one day be restored.

After a rather bumpy exit Creon arrives in the latest universe on his perpetual flight. But something has gone wrong, the Storm is arriving there far faster than expected. He must move rapidly to discover this worlds uniqueness before it is too late. Things do not go that smoothly with events rapidly spinning out of his control as he ends up embroiled in a revolutionary conspiracy of theatre and stage. He must juggle the wishes of various parties to keep himself safe while he investigates a world where everything is performed for the masses. Life, love and loss are played out before them. 

What meaning can the Creon discern before it is too late?

Features

• Play Time of 2.5 hours and word count of over 41,000.
• A journey through the underbelly of a decaying political institution as the end of the world creeps ever closer.
• With Abstract Art and an Original Soundtrack composed by a.i.g. (https://soundcloud.com/acidmhz)