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When you get the option to escape to the church or stick around, you need to pick the "leave" option instead, that's the path that leads to Oleander and Francesco.

Well, never say never, but also probably not. While Vesper, the MC, has a fairly strong personality, there are a lot of things about them that simply aren't important for the story we're telling, and their appearance is one of those things. We're happy to leave that space open for them to imagine the MC with whatever appearance they like.

1. You can get the game here on itchio if you like, of course! It's the same as the Steam version, and all future updates will be free and come at the same time. The main difference is that Itch doesn't support regional pricing, so if you're using a currency other than USD then Steam may have a better price for you. You can also buy games on Steam and mark them as "private", which does prevent others from seeing it's in your library or that you're playing them, if that's your concern. There's a dropdown menu in the shopping cart page to choose that option.

2. Each route is going to have three chapters, so the story will be done after that! We can't promise we won't add to the game after that, but that should just be fun bonus material, if we're feeling like it. That said, all the routes currently have very intense cliffhangers in Chapter Two, so if you want to avoid that then I'd suggest wishlisting the game or following us here on Itch and waiting for it to be finished.

Hi! Thank you for the offer, but we're not looking for translation or localisation at this time. We're waiting until our script is completely locked before we even think about that.

Nope, just go to the download page (there should be a link at the top of the page saying you've already bought the game if you have, as well as access to the download page in your library, and in the email from when you bought the game) and you can download any and all updates.

Chapter One, the demo, will be free forever, but the rest of Obscura is going to remain a commercial product. The early access label is describing that the paid portion of the game is still in progress, but when it's complete the price will actually be going up to reflect that it's a complete product, not down. 

Thanks for playing! Francesco's second chapter is in the works right now, so we hope you have fun with him when the time comes! 💙

As for getting your Steam key, if your itchio and Steam accounts are linked (and the emails of those two accounts match), you should be able to return to the download page and get your key. There should be a link to the download page in a grey bar at the top of this page, saying that you've already bought this game. If not, there should also be a link to the page in an email from itchio after you made your purchase. Follow one of those links back to the download page and the Steam key redemption option should be there.

If things still aren't working for you after that, you'll need to reach out to Itchio's support. As it stands, we have no control over the backend that makes Steam key distribution possible, we only have the power to add or remove keys.

The executive order that's currently being discussed would, as written, not protect adult games at all, unfortunately. It's focused on a right-wing bugbear where extremist organisations (that they agree with, mind) lose access to banking services. But people clogging up call centres for payment processors is making an impact, so if you've been doing that in the past, please continue 😊

Hi, sorry for the delay! The Steam and Itchio versions of the game are completely identical for the moment, and unless we're forced to change that by Steam or Itch's adult content policies, we'll continue keeping them the same. 

If you buy it here on Itch you do get access to a Steam key as well (as long as you've connected your Itch and Steam accounts), which will work for unlocking the game on Steam.

Android is a "would be nice to have" for us, but not a high priority at the moment, since it would require us to redo the UI to work for mobile. Sorry about that.

Certain types of achievements (the ones where you need to do multiple events) will have the Steam achievement pop-up to show you've made progress on that achievement, even if it hasn't been granted yet. I'm not entirely sure how to stop Steam from showing the "progress" version of the achievement pop-up, but I suspect that may be the source of the confusion here.

The ending guide is just up on Steam's guide section. You may need to adjust your Store Preferences to allow it to show mature community content.

Hi! Thanks for the love, we're so glad you're enjoying Obscura! 

The ending guide has been updated already. If your file is labelled for version 2.1 then all the new info is in there (I just downloaded the file for myself to be sure).

It'll be in the Steam community hub (the guide hasn't been updated for the newest content yet). If you don't see the guides, check your mature content settings. Steam now seems to default to hiding community hub materials for games that are flagged as mature, even when you already own the game.

It'll be in the Steam community hub (the guide hasn't been updated for the newest content yet). If you don't see the guides, check your mature content settings. Steam now seems to default to hiding community hub materials for games that are flagged as mature, even when you already own the game.

Hi! Thanks for asking! So Steam gave us a high age rating for sexual content (which we think is very silly, Obscura is mature but there's no explicit sex in the game right now), which got us geoblocked in Germany and China. We disputed the rating, but Steam stuck to their guns, so there isn't much left for us to do at the moment. Sorry.

The good news is that you can buy the game here on itchio, and at the time of writing the exchange rate really favours the Euro, so the game is actually a little cheaper here than on Steam. You can also redeem a Steam key here with your purchase that should work like normal; you'll just need to connect your Steam and itchio accounts, which you can do on itch in your account settings.

The free version contains Chapter One for each of the love interests and is basically a demo of the game. The paid version currently has Chapter Two for Cirrus and Keir, and will eventually have all three chapters for each love interest. When you buy the paid version here or on Steam you get access to the two new chapters plus all future chapters as free updates.

Three chapters per love interest 😊

Hi! We're currently working on getting Oleander's second chapter out, and then Francesco's right after that (Chapter Two should hopefully be done this year, so long as no one gets struck by a meteor!). Then we'll shift production towards getting everyone's third chapters out. I wish I could give you a more specific answer, but since we only work on Obscura in our free time, it can be hard to give any specifics that we'll be confident in.

Hi! Thank you for the offer, but we're not looking for translation or localisation at this time. We're waiting until our script is completely locked before we even think about that.

Not quite yet! Mugi needed to do a few more quality control checks and the shipping time to get stuff to her got really long, for some reason? We've got a date in mind to open the shop now, we'll announce it in a little while!

We're can't really talk about discount specifics due to Steam's rules, but I can confirm that we plan on discounting the game whenever an event comes up (if you check something like SteamDB, you can see our historical trends of games on sale, which may help!). Seasonal sales, some events, the Otome Game Celebration that just happened, all good reasons to have a discount for a little while!

You'll need to take any issue like that to Itch.io's support team, there's nothing we can do on our end.

It is exactly the same game. On Steam, it uses a version that includes PC, Apple, and Linux files, so it's slightly larger, but the in-game material is identical.

Yes, you can buy the game through this site. If your itch.io and Steam accounts are connected, you'll also get a Steam key that should work like normal on Steam.

To the best of our knowledge (and I did email itch.io's support about this) getting the game on discount shouldn't block you from getting a Steam key. They did mention that some people have their Steam account and itch.io account attached to different email addresses and that can cause problems, but unfortunately that's not something I can help troubleshoot. Here's their troubleshooting page on Steam keys to double-check, and if that doesn't help then I suggest emailing support (there's a link to that in the final section of the troubleshooting page).

And thank you for the praise! Hopefully you can get the key matter solved on your end, but we're grateful you'd even consider buying the game twice 💙

I'm not sure what you mean by "raiders tutorial"? But there is a guide for the endings and achievements, it's the pdf file here on itch.io.

The guide is on Steam in the community tab already. It lacks the pretty formatting, but otherwise it's basically the same.

You only need to pay once, future chapters are included in the price.

Steam keys are just a way to get a game from Steam without needing to go through the purchase process directly on Steam. If you'd prefer to play OBSCURA on Steam, I'd recommend buying it there to reduce the potential for complications. The only exception is for people in Germany and China; OBSCURA is blocked for sale on Steam in those countries, so you'd have to buy the game on itch.io.

You should get a Steam key if you get the game through Itch.io, yes. You'll have to connect your Steam and Itch.io accounts (it's in the setting menu), and then on the download page there will be a button for getting a key.

And to clarify: Steam is the one that decided our age rating. We wanted a lower rating.

Ah, I'd guess you're from Germany or China? Steam has OBSCURA blocked in both of those countries because it claims the game has "frequent sexual content". We disagree, but Steam gave the game a high age rating and has refused to lower it. 

Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do about this right now. You can buy the game here on itch.io (sorry about the lack of regional pricing, we'd turn it on if it was an option) and you will get a Steam key with your purchase that should work like normal, but that's the only option we can offer right now.

Ending 29 requires a little bit of bad luck to find. In the guide under Ending 27, there's a choice that has a 1/3 chance of going badly, and you need to get that in order to get enough "noise points" to reach Ending 29.

As for the CG, that's found in the Extra Story. There should be a button for it on the Extras menu after you've hit a good or neutral end for all four boys in Chapter One (if it's still not there, try running through the game credits at any ending and see if it's unlocked then).

We've got three chapters planned per character. There's one left for Cirrus and Keir, and two left for Oleander and Francesco and we're working to make it happen 💪

Players can select which pronouns the protagonist uses, and there's a couple of choices where the player can choose an outfit (not shown on the sprite for scope reasons) where they can decide whether to lean more masculine or feminine. We don't have a set or default gender for Vesper.

Hello! We're not currently looking for translation or localisation services at this time, but thank you for the offer.

Hello! Our email address is for @gmail.com, and our name for that account is rottenraccoons1

Sorry for being a bit obtuse, we just want to avoid being put onto spam lists if at all possible.

Hello! There's definitely something odd happening in this case, but I'm at a loss as to what it could be. The only thing we can do on the backend is turning key distribution on and off and add more if we're running out, so I'm afraid there isn't a lot we can do directly. If you scroll to the bottom of this page, you'll see Itchio does have a small section on why you might not be receiving a key despite it being included, though none of the main reasons should apply to us (we're not participating in a major charity bundle at the moment, and we still have plenty of keys left to redeem in the system).

The best suggestion I can offer is to follow Itchio's directions and reach out to support (there's a link to the support page in the FAQ I linked before). They're in a better position to answer your question at the moment.

I'm not sure what you mean by "other files"?  If you're looking to access the pdf guide for Chapter Two, it's already up on Steam under the "Guides" tab, should be pretty easy to find! If you're wondering how you'll access future chapters, they'll be added automatically in Steam.

Hi! We will probably raise the price of Obscura once it's done, but people who buy it before that won't have to pay again. Consider it a small "thank you" discount for anyone buying the game before it's complete. Since we're not doing crowdfunding like Kickstarter or Patreon, letting people buy the game in Early Access is also how we've chosen to let people support us during development.

If you want to wait for the game to be finished before buying it, that's a pretty reasonable decision, too!