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ABOUT:
TENEBROUS is an experimental narrative clicker story game.
You woke up in an unknown place. It's dark, but not dark enough that it's black.
You don't remember who you are. You don't remember why you're there. You don't remember anything at all.
You wandered for quite a while until you found a mysterious girl, also alone like you. She's around 20 years old, and she's weak, starving and devoid of any motivation.
You decided to help her.
 
Release Date: December 1, 2024
Developer: Astoria Gloom: Itch.io - Patreon - Twitter
Censored: No
Version: 0.005d2 (Trial Version)
OS: Android - Windows - Linux - maCOS
Language: English
Genre: Interactive Fiction
 

      

Toono Yuu, a Kazami Academy sophomore, eschews typical teen life for work――

"Youth? No time. I've got jobs."

Yuu's all about practicality, choosing part-time jobs over typical teenage fun. He manages his studies well and spends most of his time working for money. His childhood friend Hibiki and classmate Riri, who looks up to Yu, think he needs a change. They each try to get him to join a club.

Hibiki champions the "Action Club," nicknamed "Acti-Club"―― lively girls promoting "more youthful fun at school!"
Riri advocates the "Volunteer Club," nicknamed "Negati-Club"―― serious girls dedicated to "using youth to better the world."

Both relentlessly recruit Yuu――

"Not interested. Don't need youth."

Yet Yuu finds himself drawn into their world, despite his protests――
His predictable routine gives way to unexpected experiences.
How did this happen?

"Isn't it obvious?" his peers suggest.
"Brace yourself, senpai. Time to embrace your youth!"

What adventures await this reluctant teen!?

Sayako Ishihara" (44 years old), a mother who loves her only son very much. Sayako will do anything for her son.

The relationship between her and her son used to be very close, but since her son could not enter the university according to her husband's wishes, their relationship became strained.
Her husband often got angry, her husband's authoritarian nature made her son prefer to lock himself in his room.

Her husband's attitude had been like that for 2 years, it greatly affected the previously harmonious relationship in the family.

Now the family has become very foreign to Sayako and her son.
Sayako's son is named Sota. Sota, who used to have a very close relationship with his mother, now prefers to lock himself in his room because of pressure from his father.
He decided to become a game streamer.

As time went by, the relationship in the family became more complicated.
Sayako's husband who started having an affair with a young woman really hurt Sayako's feelings. The man was not at all interested in Sayako's old woman's body.
Sayako really suffered, because Sayako was actually a woman who had a high sex drive.
However, because of that, Sota, who didn't care about his mother, started to care about his mother again.

Sota, who was initially unlucky in the streaming world, suddenly got a lot of viewers when his mother was accidentally caught on camera.

Sayako decided to help Sota do Live streaming, for some reason, at the encouragement of the viewers, they might cross the boundaries of a normal relationship between mother and son. They might have an immoral relationship. Will they?

The protagonist Nimura Kyouji, runs a hot spring inn at a hill station and lives a quiet life away from the city. But, Kyouji also has another motive. He secretly preys on the guests who stay at his inn and uploads their videos on the internet for a large amount of money.

Today, an innocent family from Tokyo arrives at his inn.

"Good afternoon, we made a reservation at this inn, the name is Hidaka――......"

This time, the Hidaka family, who owns a fashion company in Tokyo, will be staying at his inn. When there are a woman with big breasts and her high school girl daughters, there is literally no way that he would ignore this opportunity. Even with the husband and the daughter's childhood friend in his way, he knows that he will figure something out later.

Thus, Kyouji immediately carries out his plan to ruin the mother and daughters of the Hidaka family.

Days Chasing Glory

In this world, the sun shines brightest on the privileged, leaving the rest to shiver in the shadows. Capitalism has stacked the deck, ensuring that the elites monopolize wealth, education, and the luxury of living without fear. Yet, amid this rigged game, one boy dares to defy the odds.

Fuwano Nagi knows this reality all too well. Born in the slums, he's destined for a life of hardship. But then, a rare opportunity lands in his hands:

[One's Gift]

An invitation to Ougen Academy—a school that guarantees a place in the winner’s circle. Each year, one lucky student receives this offer, no matter their background. For a slum kid like Nagi, it’s his ticket out—a shot to rewrite his fate.

But there’s a catch. This school is like a predator's den, and the students are circling, ready to tear him apart.

At the top of the food chain? The student council, the elite of the elite:

-Isshiki Kaname: The charismatic student council president. She's the heir to a powerful family that secretly pulls the strings in Japan.
-Tateshina Eve: Aikido master and smooth operator. Cunning and resourceful, rumor has it she's a secret agent for the National Police Agency.
-Yato Kukuru: Tech prodigy with a bottomless bank account. She's got brains, ambition, and the funds to make it big.

With Touri, his surrogate sister from the slums, by his side, Nagi dives headfirst into this pit of vipers. Can he claw his way to the top and claim his own glory? Or will the privileged elite crush him before he even begins?