Argumentum ad culpam

About this game

In a world where great powers can easily manifest in material form and contracts can bestow magnificent magical powers, you can become a wizard without any effort. However, what price must you pay for it?

A wizard has discovered that the power granted him by the mighty Duke Luthedor is fading, while the Duke's body is nothing but an empty shell. Will he be skilled enough to regain the magic? Will he want it back?

Argumentum ad culpam will present a gothic world of magic and supernatural beings called transcendents. Each of these beings wants to carry out their plans for Luthedor's future. The game's core is battles of wits, where the wizard can support any side with his own reasoning, trying to get the best position for himself. But what his best is, that's for you to decide.

Game features:
- A truly unique story about a decadent world that will be very happy being slaughtered with your hands and mind.
- Whimsical characters with twisted logic.
- A choice system based on the "battle of wits". The wizard's and his lord's fates will be decided on the battlefield, where you must fight as hard as you can.
- High stakes - EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER, including the wizard, MAY DIE AS A RESULT OF BATTLES.
- 13 meaningful endings.
- More than 10 live piano soundtracks, which will emphasize the gothic atmosphere of the novel even more.

Latest news

• Announcements·7 Apr 2026Official

  Going Free

  Hello everyone! On April 30 our game will become permanently free to play.We want the game to reach a wider audience, and we hope this step will help us achieve that goal.Thank you to everyone who purchased the game for your support and belief in our project.
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• Announcements·3 Mar 2025Official

  Heralds of the Avirentes

  Greetings! The Visual Novel Festival has started, but the game of one of our developers was not accepted for the festival for an unknown reason. Let us share this treasure with you! Heralds of the Avirentes is a visual novel, which brings you into the “Crystal punk” fantasy setting, where the world of Nanraas in which the dragon race lives. The game combines a visual novel, role-playing game elements, social simulator, a turn-based combat system. Currently, the game offers more than 25 hours of exciting adventures, branching dialogs with story-impacting choices, adrenaline-filled turn-based battles, amazing characters to interact with and much more! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43921130/74102276f8fe31c1d25af79704e6f2d9992f781b.png Azaries – the main character of the game – is naïve hatchling of the om’veri species (dragon-like sentient beings that inhabit the largest part of Nanraas). She is curious, kind-hearted and has a never-ending zeal for adventures. However, one fateful day changes her life forever. A series of inexplicable events, as well as her mysterious heritage, spells the beginning of the greatest adventure in her life! Thanks to the advanced system of choices and consequences, you can shape Azaries’ personality to your liking: she can become a talented but arrogant researcher capable of manipulating ancient constructs, cold-blooded assassin who can slay multiple foes without a second thought, a noble beholder of peace and justice, and much-much more! Affinity system allows Azaries build relationships with certain characters and NPCs thus making it possible to impact the surrounding world. Moreover, Azaries and her companions will encounter many foes and strangers and it’s up to you to decide on their fate! Nanraas opens its doors to everyone! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43921130/9b3de13277691adeca0e62da12e4245692deda7b.jpg Since HotA is an early access game, players may encounter certain non-critical bugs, glitches and performance related issues that should be reported i...
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• Patch Notes·6 May 2024Official

  Ukrainian voicing

  Hello! In this patch, we present to you Ukrainian voice acting. So far, everything that was reported to be broken has been fixed. If you notice any bugs, typos, etc. in the game, please inform us about them in the appropriate thread of the community hub.
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• Patch Notes·2 May 2024Official

  Achievements

  Hi, we have a little update: achievements are active now.
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• Announcements·30 Apr 2024Official

  Argumentum ad culpam has been released!

  Congratulations to everyone who has been waiting. Argumentum ad culpam is finally here. It was a difficult year for us in many ways, but we are glad that game has been released, and so we hope that you will have an interesting experience with it. The English translation may have problems in some places, as it was not done by a native speaker. We will continue to work on it after the release, so if you find any mistakes, you can write to us here. Also, if you are a native English speaker and would like to help us with editing the text as a fan of the work, we would be very grateful.
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