Lake of Voices

About this game

Lake of Voices is a story that forces you to accept that there’s no perfect way to handle dire times and asks you to decide what, and who, is going to be sacrificed.

• 88,000 words
  
• Full English voice acting
  
• Multiple endings with variations
  
• Decide who you'll protect and who will be left behind in the dark
  
• Timed choices. Make split second actions or determine that standing by is for the best
  
• The option to develop a close relationship with anyone in your traveling party
  
• A haunting, piano based soundtrack
  
• Silly unlockable bonus events

Anyone can be saved, but not everyone can be.

Kikka the Steadfast is a sensitive and empathetic woman who uses a mask of stoicism to protect herself from the harsh world she lives in. Much of everything she’s done has been an attempt to find some semblance of security, including the career path she chose to pursue. Kikka works as an official guard for one of the many tiny villages in the region. Her most recent assignment is to travel with fellow guard Bemelle to an allied town that’s been under siege by raiders.

With an ever-present sense of urgency, the two find themselves on the shore of Sinnlos, a cursed lake of black water that is home to the Nixi; twisted creatures who take joy in drowning humans. The two need the assistance of a nameless guide to even attempt to cross the maze of bridges spanning the dark waters. But they are not the only ones seeking passage that night. The guide agrees to lead them all, whilst also giving a warning that a group this large has no chance of making it across whole. Someone will be lost along the way. None of them volunteer to stay behind, regardless. And so the ill-fated journey over the lake of voices begins.

Latest news

• Patch Notes·1 Feb 2019Official

  A Foretold Affair- Major Update & Sale

  https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31847041/507f7fe3cc1ac7edc1bfa71ad539c4425209ec73.jpg Hello! We're making a small post to mention that A Foretold Affair, our very first Visual Novel, has just gotten some notable improvements and is on sale for 40% Off. All of the games we make are quite distinct from each other, but A Foretold Affair is the closet of the bunch to Lake of Voices. If you enjoyed LoV, please consider checking AFA out as well! A Foretold Affair Steam Page Thank you ★ https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31847041/aa7d5a6aa59b08c866b26982d8ae12d74ea48b63.png
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• Announcements·1 Nov 2018Official

  New Project Kickstarter Launch: XOXO Blood Droplets

  Hello! We wanted to pop in and mention that our latest project, XOXO Blood Droplets, is now live on Kickstarter! It is, admittedly, a very different take on creepiness than what Lake of Voices has going on, haha. But we hope you’ll still get a kick out of this new, disturbing game of ours. ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ XOXO Blood Droplets is a cute, comedic, and creepy Visual Novel. The goal is to somehow romance a murderous boy without having the crazy dudes you didn't pick (or even the one you did) end your life. It doesn't tend to go well. In fact, usually it's pretty horrific. Kickstarter Campaign XOBD is not suited for a younger audience. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31847041/00b0b58ac890234ea376cb1a74cf59bb2dac5744.jpg Story: JB has been attending the fancy boarding school Saint Sara Belle for almost a year now. Along with six others, she’s forced to join an after-school group created for students that are deemed ‘unfriendable’. JB is fine with that, especially ‘cause one of the awful people there is her special someone. It doesn’t matter that he has trouble getting along with people and is a murderer; he’s still perfect to her! Well maybe. No matter how many sparkly hearts consume her vision at the beginning, anything can happen in this place. The amount of twisted, winding ways the story can unfold is frightening. All you can count on for sure is that it will be crazy. Full Version Features: -6 Insane Suitors -18 Storylines -70 CG images -150 Endings! -Determine your conclusion by making many painful choices Solve your problems with the MC’s charisma or just through violence -Partial voice acting for every character by the original talented cast https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31847041/84863e937206c60505c234229a942f695746401d.jpg So, yep, it's very different. But we like to think that variety is the spice of life. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31847041/a43a52c...
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• Announcements·17 Oct 2018Official

  Minor Fixes & Patreon

  Hello! We've updated the Lake of Voices files to fix the few typos and the one bug that have been reported so far. There were some cases where a description would use the wrong name when referring to a specific character and one choice caused the game to not progress as it should if you let the timer run out. Those issue are gone now! Thank you so much for all the amazing feedback! It's been great hearing about your experiences with the game. And for the past few weeks GB Patch Games has been working on a Patreon page, filling out reward tiers and posting stuff. We think there are enough things worth checking out on there now to start really promoting it, so that's what we're doing, haha. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/31847041/ee9056bcb8d641596924657c6b63e5bc312863f0.jpg PATREON You can get early access to our projects, snazzy sneak peeks (including into some very special games that have yet to have been announced on our public social media pages), digital merchandise, and more. Please consider giving it a look and thank you for checking out our update!
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• Announcements·28 Aug 2018Official

  Full Release!

  Yes, the day has finally arrived where everyone can enjoy seeing people drown miserably over and over, haha. It's fantastic to be able to put this game out there for people to try. Thank you so much for all the support that you’ve shown us during development! We seriously hope you enjoy the finished work. If you do plan on giving the game a go, we invite you to share your experience. That could get you the game’s soundtrack, artbook, or a key to one of our commercial games! Full Details Here And if you like what we create, feel free to consider supporting us on Patreon ~ There is a bit of a known issue with Lake of Voices. If you played demos from several months ago, saves from those demos will not be compatible with the finished game. Loading an old, unfinished file up will eventually lead to errors that will stop you from continuing. However, all you have to do is start from the beginning. You can use the skip or tab keys to fast forward through text you've already gotten and get back to the point you were at in a short amount of time. If you're worried any of your files might not work right, you can delete saves by hovering over the slot with your cursor and pressing the delete key. Then you can you can have totally fresh saves while playing through.
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• Announcements·15 Jul 2018Official

  Fully Voiced Demo

  The Lake of Voices demo has been updated to include full voice acting, as well as a couple small improvements and error fixes. It still stops at the same point as the original, though. There isn't any new script based content. If you haven't given the game a go or you have but are still curious about how the voices came together, please do give this demo a try! I really hope you'll enjoy it. Important Notice: If you played the old version of the demo your saves will not work in this newer demo or the finished game. To delete old saves you can simply save over the slots with new data or hover over the spot with your cursor and hit the 'delete' key on your keyboard. And a very big thanks to the wonderful VA cast! Kikka: Elissa Park Bemelle: Michael Potok Margret: Elsie Lovelock The Guide: Brendan Blaber Lu: Phil Avalos
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