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Verse and Venom's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Interactivity | #25 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Solvability | #29 | 2.600 | 2.600 |
| Satisfaction | #33 | 2.400 | 2.400 |
| Surprise | #33 | 2.200 | 2.200 |
| Overall | #37 | 2.486 | 2.486 |
| Immersion | #40 | 2.600 | 2.600 |
| Jam Theme | #41 | 2.400 | 2.400 |
| Curiosity | #43 | 2.200 | 2.200 |
Ranked from 5 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Theme
Verse and Venom takes place entirely within a single locked night. The storm seals Ashveil Manor at the start of the prologue and the front door won't open again until dawn. The player has until morning to investigate three murders, assemble each case, and earn a confession from each culprit — the storm is the clock, and the investigation is the only way to make time move forward. The theme also runs through each killer's motive: every one of them acted because they believed time was about to take something from them permanently.
AI Disclosure
The game's Japanese localisation (dialogue, UI strings, hotspot labels, and poem fragments) was generated with assistance from Claude (Anthropic), an LLM. All translated content was reviewed for accuracy and tone before inclusion in the game files. No generative AI was used for code, original writing, art, or music.
Team Member Credits
Austin Espinosa (Foxglow Games) — Design, Code, Art, Writing
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I had played a bit of the beginning but didn't manage to get through far since I got busy with other things. I intended to continue it (play from the beginning because I forgot about saving Im not sure if there was a save feature though) but when I tried to load the page again and run the game, the game loaded up blank no matter how many times i tried to reload it TT The music still played but the screen was still blank. I hope you can let me know a way I can fix this so I can continue playing! Its a shame cuz the art and all was really lovely!
The plot was a bit confusing for me because we're just thrown straight into it and everything was a bit small on my screen which made readability a bit hard, but other than that it was a submission I was truly happy to play! I really enjoyed the level of interactivity in it and hope I get to play more. :)
Congrats on your submission!!
- Cheeze
Thanks so much for the kind words, and sorry about the blank screen! This is likely a corrupted save file or cache issue. First, try ctrl + shift + r to force a full refresh and clear cache. Otherwise, see if it works in incognito/private window. If you want to try a more advanced option, you could do this:
Open the game page in your browser → press F12 → click the Console tab → paste this and hit Enter:
localStorage.clear()
Then refresh the page. Fair warning: it'll clear saves for other itch.io games too, but it should get Verse and Venom loading again. Sorry for the hassle, I plan on fixing this as soon as the jam ends!
Thanks so much for you reply! Unfortunately none of these fixed the issue TT
Maybe I'll have a go again after its been fixed or if I find another way! Thanks so much for the help and hope to be able to play this game again some time soon :)
- Cheeze
I am still playing through Verse and Venom and I have to say it's quite an intriguing experience. At first I thought it was a one-room VN, but I was pleasantly surprised to see there is a lot more to explore and plenty of things to interact with. The characters are varied and mysterious enough to keep me interested. I am really enjoying my playthrough so far. Thanks for a fun game!
EDIT: I have found a few dialogue-related bugs. For some reason, some dialogues are repeated over and over. For instance, the Belle Dame dialogue shows up when talking to other people. Maybe this is a known issue, but I thought I would let you know.
Can I suggest to add the full page mode? Even with manual zoom things feel a bit small to read.
Thanks for the feedback! That was a planned feature, but unfortunately I ran out of time to add it in before the deadline. I'll definitely work on adding it in a post jam update, though!