Flirting with Death

"Someone could call themselves a hero and still walk around killing dozens. Someone else could be labeled a villain for trying to stop them. Plenty of humans were monstrous, and plenty of monsters knew how to play at being human."

- vicious, v. e. schwab;

Flirting with Death is a 18+ Otome-like action dark romance in the form of interactive fiction. The game's focus will be mostly into character and relationships development, exploring how you interact with the world and how your character grows through the narrative.

Take charge of Eris, a newly (and forcibly) inducted operative of a shadowy organization, as she enters a world way more twisted than what she is already used to. 

The game will be released chapter by chapter and it will be entirely free after completion!

You died. 

For all your life you have been making bad decisions after bad decisions, and this time your luck ran out.

During your years working with the wrong side of the law you had seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. What you never expected was that your choices would take you into a maze of lies and backstabbing capable of bringing countries to their knees.

Something big is happening and you are not in the small leagues anymore. To bring down titans, you will have to ally yourself with the shady HADES Project, a group with dubious objectives and even more dubious reasons.

In a race against time you will have to do the unthinkable before it is too late. There is no right or wrong in this game and the stake is your second chance in life.

The clock is ticking.

Grab your power suit.

Gather your allies. 

And remember:  

Trust no one.

• Play as a female gender-locked protagonist;

• Customize your Eris: decide on your past, specialization, appearance, and attributes, bringing your character to life;

• Customize your Eris: decide on your past, specialization, appearance, and attributes, bringing your character to life;

• Romance one of the 3 initial ROs, each of them having their own unique route that explores the story trough different perspectives;

•  Make decisions that impact the people around you, for good or bad;

• Choose between 5 classes that will assist you during the various dangers that will follow you and your team as you try to solve the mystery;

• Use state of the art never-seen-before technology, including your very own power suit so you will never die (again!) during a mission;

• Be a righteous vigilante or a complete menace to society;

• Kick a billionaire in the face (or not)!

• This game is rated +18. Not only will it touch on heavy subjects, but it will also contain: 

Graphic depictions of violence;
Strong language;
Unhealthy coping mechanisms;
Guns and gun violence;
Manipulation tactics;
Explicit sex (if chosen);
Taboo relationship;
Toxic relationship;
Mature content;
(This list will be updated if and when necessary!)

• Yes, the protagonist is gender locked: This is my first time coding an IF and I didn't want to bite off more than I could chew. Not only that, I wanted to mix the otome/josei genre with the interactive format. Maybe it will work, maybe not.

• This game is a ROMANCE first and foremost: You will not be able to opt out of it. I am aware that some people are not fond of this type of content and yes, you as a player will have the choice to have (or not!) sexual content/pda, but you will not be able to get out of locking into a romantic route.

Cold, cynical, and incredibly sardonic, Phobos is all objective, giving up on any and all distractions and not being afraid to do whatever is necessary for the greater good. His no-nonsense attitude and his constant 'tries to intimidate anyone into submission' made him infamous in the organization. His morality is almost black and he doesn’t care about the sacrifices that he needs to do to obtain the desired result. Killing for him is second nature but, most of the time, he will let Deimos talk him down from his murderous rampage. At least until he decides that the more approachable way is not being efficient anymore.

Friendly, good natured, and helpful. Everyone who knows Deimos has the impression that the man is not fit for this kind of work. He is well regarded by anyone across HADES and normally tries to resolve everything without violence, doing a really good work as the “face” in his Kerberos Unit. But don’t be mistaken, even preferring to not harm innocents, Deimos is a perfect killing machine, honed by his past to be the perfect assassin and torturer. He has an approachable personality but, when working, he only focuses on the job that needs to be done. Can be quiet work focused and hyperfixate on the mission, which feeds his insomnia.

With zero chills to give and almost always having and anxiety attack due to Phobos and Deimos shenanigans, his boyish appearance masks very well his personality, and he constantly runs with the power of coffee and spite. As a handler, he is extremely methodical and professional, being proficient with first aid, tech, engineering, and plan making, even if his ADHD tries hard as hell to hinder his plans. Being a genius, he mostly always loses patience with stupidity and prefers to work by himself. Chaos is the youngest handler in HADES history and by far one of the most respected, at least by name, since he is the only one capable to make Phobos and Deimos actually shut up with just a glare. Can be a tad dramatic and fatalist, but he is rarely wrong. His favorite phrase is “I ain’t paid enough to deal with this shit” (Yes, he is.).

Hey there, my name is Ren and I am the author of this menace of a game. I am a sucker for morally grey characters, romance, and fiction. I hope you like this game as much as I like to make it and I thank you for following me into this journey that is creating IFs!

As a non native English speaker, I'll probably make some grammar and spelling errors, so if you find any of those or bugs during your gameplay, I would be deeply grateful if you could report it back to me through the comment section or through my tumblr! 

Now, for the credits:

• Template by Vahnya;
• (more to come as the game is being written)