Studio Grail × Grave Regrets

@studiograil.com

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Dark atmospheric games fueled by a passion for storytelling. Currently developing a psychological horror & detective mystery visual novel. Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3161540/

A digital black and white sketch of a church.
black and white background illustrations
Visual novel screenshot showing a dilapidated caravan and a notice text for "Investigation mode"
Visual novel screenshot showing a tearful woman and three dialogue choices: "Reveal what happened", "shift focus on the promotion", and "deflect".
4 different progress shots of Lily turning toward the camera. First with line art only, then color, then shading, and lastly with everything compiled together.
An anime style illustration of a polaroid photo of a our visual novel character Lily, holding her pregnancy bump and wearing a Santa hat. In handwriting: Merry Christmas xoxo
Cute anime style policewoman smiling with the text 2000 wishlists next to her.
Screenshot of system requirements for macOS. Minimum: OS: Version: 10.10+ Processor: 2.0 Ghz 64-bit Intel-compatible (Apple silicon supported through Rosetta 2) Memory: 2.0 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 Additional Notes: May also run under OpenGL 2 with certain extensions available
The Grave Regrets steam page, with simplified Chinese text.
Our psychological horror visual novel's key art, showing a freaky biblical angel with red eyes embracing a girl holding lilies. The text over it reads Grave Regrets, wishlist now.
Screenshot of a twitter post by Japanese outlet Denfamico Gamer, showing 725 retweets and 2.6k likes
An eerie visual novel trailer.
A blurry, pixelated image of our visual novel’s key art. It shows a dark gray shape against a teal background, and possibly some text that’s hard to read.
A blurry pixelated image of our visual novel game’s key art. All you can see are shades of teal and a gray shape of some kind.
A illegibly pixelated image of our horror visual novel's key art. All you see are shades of teal and gray.
A screenshot that reads "Total active subscribers 484"
A visual novel screenshot showing a POV shot of driving a car on a highway.
A visual novel background drawn in a semi-realistic digital anime painting style. It shows a slushly road in a misty suburban town.
A visual novel screenshot of a spooky house with the text "Could I really have done it? Done something so...evil?"
Split image showing a productivity message and a visual novel art improvement. Left side has two teal circles with captions: “Just make it exist first” above a rough scribble, and “You can make it good later” above a clean circle. Right side shows two screenshots of the same scene from inside a car: the top is a rough, flat illustration of a female police officer leaning to the window with simple background and the dialogue “Guy: Wait.”; the bottom is a polished, detailed version of the same scene with improved lighting, textures, and UI.
An animated gif of a visual novel scene, drawn in an anime style. Inside a car, a dark haired woman on the passanger seat isgazing out of the window. The text appears in Japanese, reading: "あそこには、昔リリーとよく歩いた山道がある。だが、しばらく行っていない。次に行けるのがいつになるかも分からん。今は雪が多すぎるが、今年は季節の移り変わりが早い"
A visual novel screenshot showing a suburban house with a red sunset in the background. The neighborhood is foggy and the trees look barren and spider-like, giving the image a creepy, horror-like vibe. Text on the bottom reads "Could I really have done it? Done something so... evil?"
An illustrated POV shot of driving a 1990 bmw 325i, drawn in an anime style. Sun is hitting the dashboard and there's a spruce shaped car air-freshener hanging from the mirror. The LCD clock reads 9:33.
In-game visual novel screenshot of a dimly lit trailer surrounded by snow, trees, and fog.
A misty road leading into a town with a church looming in the distance. A sign next to the road reads "Welcome to Redwell". The composition looks lightly Twin Peaks/Silent Hill inspired. The overall atmosphere is mysterious but hopeful.
An illustrated anime style polaroid of our visual novel's main character and protagonist, Guy.
A dinky concept sketch of Studio Grail's logo, featuring a grail with wings.
An illustrated wedding Polaroid of Lily and Guy, two characters from our visual novel indie game. Drawn in an anime style, Guy embraces Lily who has her arms around his neck. They are both smiling warmly at each other.
A screenshot from our visual novel game featuring Lily, a dark haired girl drawn in an anime style, staring out a car window. The text reads "Lily's gaze is fixed on the cemetery sign as we drive past it." The gif rotates between 3 different font options.
Fan art of Saya from the visual novel Saya no Uta. Saya, a young girl with long teal hair and green eyes, holds a plush white rabbit with a red bow. The rabbit is stained with blood. Saya looks out of a window with a melancholic expression. The dimly lit scene has a retro anime art style, with a moody, eerie atmosphere.
An anime-style illustration of our visual novel character Lily, a young woman with long dark hair and amber eyes wearing a Santa hat and a cozy white cable-knit sweater. She’s standing in front of a warmly lit Christmas tree, softly smiling and holding her pregnant belly. The image is framed like a Polaroid photo, with the handwritten text 'Merry Christmas xoxo' at the bottom. #indiegamedev
Text over a faint mountainscape image that says "Save your spot in our upcoming beta!"
A screenshot from our visual novel, but in a very rough state: A policewoman peeks from outside the car window. The background is very sketchy and the perspective is a mess. The UI is the default Ren'py engine UI.
A video snapshot of visual novel UI hover animations; auto, skip, log, save, load, options, menu.
A character from our visual novel game drawn in anime style: A young police officer with red hair tied in a braid leans over casually in front of a blurred autumn backdrop with a police car in the background. She wears a dark uniform with a badge on her chest and an emblem on her sleeve, smiling softly while adjusting her hair behind her ear.
A hiring ad with an anime style figure to the left. The information is the same as in the post: HIRING: Background artist for our visual novel Comfort with both indoor and outdoor environments required, as well as ability to do linework and match directed art style. This is a paid, remote freelance role. Apply via comment or DM.
An illustration of our visual novel's beagle character, Copper. He's sitting adorably and holding a handwritten sign in his mouth that says "Thank you!" with a heart.
Drawn in an anime style: Illustration of a beagle dog sitting on gray snow, captured in a Polaroid-style frame with 'Copper' handwritten at the bottom. Copper has a gentle, loyal expression with slightly drooping eyes, floppy ears, and a black and brown coat with white markings on his face, chest, and paws. He wears a dark brown leather collar with a circular tag, looking up as though waiting patiently or seeking comfort. The background has a faint snowfall effect, adding a subtle sense of nostalgia or warmth to the image.
Visual novel character drawn in an anime style: Close-up of a man’s waist and hand holding a large, serrated knife menacingly. He’s dressed in a red plaid jacket and jeans, standing in a dimly lit setting, creating a tense, eerie atmosphere.
A drawing of a polaroid picture in an anime style of a cute policewoman character with braided red hair and blue eyes, smiling and leaning toward the camera.
Drawn in an anime style, a polaroid photo of a brooding police detective in casual clothing and a wedding ring on his finger, smoking a cigarette.
Visual novel game screenshot of a woman named Lily lying in bed in a dimly lit room, gazing softly at the viewer. Her dark hair falls loosely on her pillow, and she's wearing a casual t-shirt with a partially visible emblem of a police badge logo and there's a wedding ring on her finger. Her face and body are cast in shadows and there is an intimate, moody atmosphere. She asks, 'What are you thinking about?' The image conveys a quiet, introspective moment.
A video game screenshort of a misty street that leads into a town, with a red sign that reads "Welcome to Redwell".
A rough animation of a Lily flower blooming.