PROJECT:ESSENCE

Every soul carries a sin.

In a chaotic medieval world, a mysterious substance known as Essence has begun corrupting those who come into contact with it. Essence does not create evil—it reveals what is already buried within a person's heart, twisting their desires into one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

You play as a mysterious, hooded wanderer whose only known purpose is simple:

Find the corrupted.

But what happens when you find them is up to you.

⚔️ FIGHT — Defeat the corrupted through turn-based battles and bullet-dodging combat.

🗣️ ACT — Understand your enemies, uncover their stories, and discover ways to calm them.

❤️ MERCY — Save those who can still be brought back from their corruption.

☠️ KILL — Sometimes you may decide that saving someone isn't worth the risk.

Your choices have consequences.

Explore burned villages, haunted forests, abandoned roads, corrupted soldiers, and a castle hiding a much darker story.

Face characters consumed by their own sins, each with unique personalities, stories, battle mechanics, and ways of being confronted.

Current Demo

The demo takes you through:

The Swamp → Millbrook → Greywood → Hollow → Castle Road → The Castle

Meet characters such as Osric, Tobin, Bram, Sergeant Vael, and The Jester, and discover how their stories connect to the destruction of Millbrook.

The game features:

• 🩸 Turn-based battles
• ❤️ Bullet-dodging Soul combat
• ⚔️ FIGHT / ACT / ITEM / MERCY
• 🗣️ Choice-driven dialogue
• 🌑 Dark medieval fantasy
• 🎵 Original atmospheric music
• 👁️ Multiple outcomes
• 💾 Save-based consequences
• 🎭 Characters who can remember your actions
• 🔀 Multiple paths and endings
• 🔒 Hidden lore and secrets
• 🌎 English, German & Spanish

PROJECT: ESSENCE is a small passion project being developed with heavy AI assistance.

I'm building this because I genuinely enjoy making it. If you enjoy the demo, playing it, sharing it, giving feedback, or supporting development is already hugely appreciated.

Donations are completely optional.

The story is only beginning.

Every soul carries a sin.
The question is what you do with it.