Mortality... Please

Mortality... Please is a short psychological horror visual novel about Penelope and Kyte, an ageless nineteen-year-old. Penelope tells people she is excited about her life, but she is terrified of getting older. With Kyte, who is charming and strangely calm about the future, she can stop pretending and be herself. Through Penelope’s choices, you decide what happens to him.

The archive mystery

Kyte calls an old campus building “the tomb.” Their tutor, Osiris, has seen the nickname only in private society letters written decades earlier. When Osiris checks the archive, he finds Kyte in the 1984 yearbook.

Kyte says he is not normal. His father vanished after leaving him a locked box and warning him never to open it; Kyte believes the box may be linked to his condition. Ursa arrives with photographs and letters, and has spent most of her life waiting for an explanation. The mystery unfolds through moral dilemmas.

Penelope’s choices

The story’s progression depends on what Penelope believes love requires. The attitudes and decisions accumulated throughout the story determine which of its three distinct endings you reach.

Presentation

The game uses orthographic environments, cinematic backdrops, dramatic character close-ups and unsettling motion graphics. Its atmospheric soundtrack is eerie and unsettling.