9-nine-: Episode 1

ABOUT THE GAME:
 
Girl in the Attic is a visual novel survival game that blends tension, stealth, and quiet desperation. You play as a girl hiding in the crawlspace above a man’s house—unknown to him, or so you hope. Your only goal is to survive. To last another day. To sneak down into his home while he sleeps. To steal scraps of food, find water, patch the leaks, and maybe figure out why you're here at all.
But be careful. He hears things. He notices things. And he’s not alone in the house.
Every night is a gamble. Every choice matters. Stay too long, and you might not make it back to the attic. Stay too hungry, and you might not care.
 
HOW TO PLAY:
 
Explore and Scavenge
Slip out of the attic when it’s safe and search the house for food, water, and tools. Every room offers something useful—or something terrifying.
 
Stay Hidden
Time your movements, watch his routines, and avoid being seen or heard. Hide under furniture. Hold your breath. Don’t leave anything out of place.
 
Manage Your Needs
You’ll need to eat, drink, and rest to stay alive. Your mental state matters, too. Starvation can cloud your judgment. Sleep deprivation makes you sloppy.
 
Uncover the Past
Clues are scattered around the house. Notes, recordings, strange objects. Something about this man… and about you… isn’t right.
 
Multiple Endings
Will you escape? Will you be caught? Or will you become part of the house, forgotten and silent?
 
 
Release Date: August 5, 2025
Developer: Strange Girl Studios: Itch - Discord - Patreon - Twitter - Website - Subscribestar
Censored: No
OS: Windows - macOS - Android - Linux
Language: English
Genre: Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction, Role Playing, Simulation, Survival
Made with: Godot
Installation: Extract and run.
 



 

Ellie is a clumsy, air-headed, single and young girl who has a fishy companion on her backyard pool. After a long and hard day Ellie might find out that the best company it's where she least expected.

Once, an old carpenter made a wish on the shooting star, making his puppet come to life; Li Yuan made a wish on the shooting star, making his sex doll come to life. And when he woke up and saw the doll, with his "stuff" still in her body after sex last night, opening her big eyes and talking to him, the first thought that...

"The human heart is but a vessel for pain."

That's what someone once whispered―a voice laced with loneliness, whispering directly into the soul. It's an indescribable sadness, a love just beginning to bloom. It becomes an invisible pain that pierces the heart. And that's what makes up life: a cyclical series of highs and lows.

Tachibana Sai was born without the ability to feel pain in his heart. He spends his days eliminating any seeds of malice that sneak up on his sister, the one person he treasures, without drawing attention to himself.

Sick of the never-ending monotony he lives through, he chances upon a meeting with Benio Matsuri, a young girl whose aloof demeanor resembles that of a beautifully crafted doll.

For the first time in his life, he encounters a heart-piercing sensation―that of falling in love.

On the edge between day and night, in a twilight world where the dead and living mingle, stands an apartment building called Maison sans Nom, which is home to a group of boys and girls.

A ruthless boy who knows no pain in his heart.
A lonely girl without any friends.
A friendly girl who struggles to make connections.
A prickly, ambitious girl who is keen to be of help.
A boy who loves his own cute self above anything else.
A mess of a woman who tries to solve everything through brute force.
And a boy with a tender heart who knows no pain in his body.

This ill-assorted group of residents, hands stained with blood from battling the supernatural Maledicts, shall encounter the hearts they never knew and begin nurturing their souls.

The human heart is but a vessel for pain.

To protect this pain akin to love... To gently break the world apart, piece by piece... Even if it means abandoning humanity. That's why the heart is but a vessel for pain.

For life blazes brilliantly, while the heart goes around in an endless cycle.

As a reserved and unassuming university student in snow-bitten Hokkaido, the personal tragedy which visited Honoka Asakawa would lead to her experimentation in a magical art thought long-lost — blood magic. Unexpectedly able to visit the sealed world of Meiji-era Sapporo, Honoka's quickly taken under the wing of the cheerful and bright Lady Yasue, a powerful mage who's remained in this gilded cage for a century.
 
As their feelings for each other develop, the true repercussions of Honoka's first steps into the secret world of magic and mages are only just starting to play out, eventually leading to catastrophic consequences.