Return to your hometown after years away. Reconnect with old friends, explore relationships, and decide how the story unfolds.
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Intertwined is a branching romance visual novel. Season 1 (Episodes 1-15) is available on Steam. Episode 16, the start of Season 2, is on Patreon. Season 2 will come to Steam after it is complete.
Learn moreFrom an idea to a book draft, then a visual novel.
Nyx had a recurring dream about a hometown drama. She told friends about it, and they encouraged her to write it down.
Nyx expanded those notes into a book, combining the dreams with personal experiences. That draft became the basis for the game's setting, characters, and plot.
Intertwined has 78 original tracks. Stream them on the soundtrack page. Here are a few tracks to start with:
Questions from the community Discord.
Intertwined is written and developed by Nyx (NyxValeria), the creator and lead developer behind NyxVN. It is her first published project, started with no prior experience in writing, programming, or digital illustration. These days she has some help with parts of the game, including UI/UX design, but the story, direction, and development are still hers.
Not what you think. In Nyx's own words: "The VN doesn't stand for Visual Novel, they are my actual initials. And that's all you get."
The original concept started as a dream. Nyx retold her dreams to friends, who found them entertaining enough to ask her to write them down. That writing grew into a book draft blended with personal experiences to make it feel more real. Years later she stumbled onto visual novels by chance, loved the visual side of the format, and after some tinkering with the tools turned that draft into Intertwined.
Each episode starts as a quick summary, then a full script, then scenes and renders, then coding and testing. The renders are made in Daz3D with Photoshop for post-render work, and the game itself is built in Ren'Py. The branching is planned with pen, paper, and Notepad. Really.
Some of them borrow from real life. Valeria in particular shares a lot of Nyx's own reactions and behaviour, and a few other characters draw from people around her. It makes the cast feel more real.
The current release is v0.16: Episodes 1 to 15 (Season 1) are on Steam, and Episode 16 (the start of Season 2) is available now on Patreon. Season 2 will come to Steam when it is complete. Version 0.17 is next. Check the news page for announcements.
Eventually, near the end of the game's development. In the meantime, you can download the Windows version and play it on Android through the Joiplay emulator.
Yes. The game ships with a full original soundtrack, from rock anthems and lo-fi to club tracks, plus sound effects throughout. Every track streams free on the soundtrack page.
No. In Nyx's words: "You aren't forced in any relationship. All of it is your choice!" It is even possible to date several people at once, if you are smart about choosing combinations that work.
More or less. The main beats are determined, but the ending is open by design, since who you end up with is the player's choice. Depending on whether an Intertwined 2 happens, an epilogue showing the future with your chosen love interest is also on the table.
Quite possibly. Nyx has a few more stories she wants to turn into visual novels, including two science fiction ones already written down, and maybe some fantasy, though slice of life is where she is most comfortable. Intertwined gets finished first, and Intertwined 2 is on the table too.
