Butterfly Dream

Butterfly Dream is a compact retro-style Souls-like game set in Fargodia, a realm in the distant future. You play as Butterfly, a silver-haired woman wielding a transforming charge blade, and uncover the story of King Verlenbair, who has become a spectral figure, and the ancient Butterfly Summoning ritual that awakened a dormant providence. The story draws on Zhuang Zhou’s butterfly dream and elements of the Buddhist Diamond Sūtra, exploring fate, sin and existence.

Explore Fargodia

The game uses boxed-level exploration in dark medieval castles. You navigate intricate courtyard maps, enter strange dreams and find weapons and items to use against powerful monsters. Its fragmented narrative reveals clues through character dialogue and collected items, piecing together the truth of the dreams and the ways desire becomes distorted as people struggle against becoming monsters.

Combat with Butterfly

You choose a fighting style based on the weapons and equipment you find, with different approaches derived from the butterfly blade. Combat combines Souls-like mechanics with gun parries, timed parries and shield counters. You face enemies associated with darkness and corrosion, and can awaken the power of silence.