
Ethereal Ties(18+)
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
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Ethereal Ties is a character-driven visual novel where the ordinary life of a young man takes a dark turn into the supernatural.
Navigate strange occurrences that disrupt your once-mundane existence. When an unexpected death sends you back in time, you discover the unique ability to reset the day through your own demise.
Along the way, you'll encounter intriguing characters, form relationships, and possibly even find romance, all while uncovering the hidden world of "Diviners"—individuals with extraordinary powers.
You must learn to survive in a society determined to eradicate you. Prepare for a journey of suspense, mystery, and supernatural twists as you delve into the unknown.
Total renders across all versions (v0.05, v0.1, v.0.2): 3,625
77 Animations (Excluding Patreon Exclusives)
The game is, and always will be, free to play. If you'd like to support its development, feel free to visit my Patreon page for exclusive content, early access to updates, and more! First 50 members get a free custom render!
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Planned Tags: Footjob, Handjob, Titfuck, Pregnancy (Optional), BDSM (Optional), Femdom(Optional), Maledom(Optional), Monster Girls
There will never be any NTR.
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ET v.0.3 - For Win/Linux 3.1 GB
Version 3
ET v0.3 - for MAC 3.1 GB
Version 4
ET v0.3 - for Android 3.2 GB
Version 4
Development log
- Update v0.3 Free Version is now Live!43 days ago
- Ethereal Ties v0.3 – Early Access out now! And Free Version Release Date48 days ago
- Update v0.2 Free Version is now Live!Feb 26, 2025
- Ethereal Ties v0.2 – Early Access out now! And Full Release DateFeb 21, 2025
- Update 0.1 is Out Now For Free!Dec 02, 2024
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Make footjobs optional and I'm sold. It's not a normalcy It's a fetish that is most often portrayed in femdom, although there are exeptions it is still a fetish none the less. Now that the logic side of the argument is out of the way here's my personal opinion: I do enjoy seeing a footjob scene on occasion, as long as it's asked (NOT begged) for by the mc and is in a sneaky scenario (under the table in a restaurant, at a movie theater, in a cab, etc.) or is accompanied by a mutual pleasuring of the girl (fingering, kissing, butt squeezing, etc.) by the mc. I choose to respect others fetishes which is why I will always dissaprove of fetishes being forced in "open mind" games. I've played countless games where the story gets completely trashed by one character getting introduced doing something I find repulsive being non skipable or intertwined into the story on a repeating basis. Often when I find games to be like this it feels like the creator is trying to force thier own kinks on the viewers without warning, it always sets a negative perspective on the rest of what the game could have to offer for me and I end up dropping the game in the the old folder of regret and no return.
Now on a more positive note, here's what I like of what I see just glancing at the showcase page:
1.Amazing character designs, they look original and well thought out, not just another IP asset grab and name slap.
2.Anime styling but with a smoothly integrated personal touch.
3.Perfectionist lighting, truely gorgeous work.
4.VERY meticulous hand rigging on the models, I see ZERO clipping in the hair, interactions with models on objects, or clothing. I also noticed that nothing looks like it's floating in their hands, and hair seems to obey gravity and wind appropriately. I cannot begin to fathom the days spent doing all of that, but I can attest that the end result is absolutely stunning.
5.Excellent camera work, it's a rare and precious commodity to see bluring, focus, and anglework done to the degree you have.
6. Story writing seems to be of "A grade" quality from what I can tell by the intro blurb.
7.Setting seems to well thought out, not quite original, but I'm certian the story will carry enough changes along the way to keep it interesting.
All in all, I can tell this is going to be a wonderful experience that I will gladly support in the future. I hope you hold pride in your heart for great work, and that it may carry you to further create wonders for the world.
This game can be described in just two words: Absolute Cinema
Is this Ari a good girl?
Exelente animación 10/10
great game, cant wait to see nxt updates <3
great game not seeing all the hate this game is worth playing keep up the good work dev cant wait to see what updates you have planned for the future
Thank you! It's been a bit confusing and really demotivating, especially for a free game I spend hundreds of hours on each month. But I guess it comes with the territory and I just need to toughen up. I appreciate it.
Well i shared this game to a discord server im in, hopefully to get more people to play and donate to this game. Don't worry about the hate you made a great game and hopefully within a week this game gets the love and attention it deserves. ❤❤❤
It's understandable that some dev's stick to their discord or patreon for this reason. I imagine you want the constructive criticism so you can see where you might want to improve, but seeing people get upset or hate on something just because it doesn't fit their preferences really doesn't make much sense to me. Usually if I don't like something, I will just move on. No need for me to write about how I hate that there is optional [insert fetish] or MC doesn't fit the perfect image of what I think a MC should be. Honestly that would just make it boring. It's nice seeing what people come up with rather than the same old cookie cutter characters.
Like Ari, I like her character... Though hopefully she doesn't do what her archetype tends to do lol
So yeah, you do you. I have enjoyed what you have created so far. A few issues but they have been mentioned and most will no doubt get sorted as you learn the software and whatnot.
decent game except the mc i cant stand this spineless joke of a man.
A bit unnecessarily rude, and I can't really see how he's spineless.. But thank you, I guess?
Don't listen to this guy, the mc is one of the best I've seen on these types of games. You're doing a great job, I can't wait for the next update
Para cuando una opción de cambiar el idioma de ingles al español?
Increíble juego sigue asi ❤
I have a question. Do I unlock all the hentai scenes in the gallery as I progress through the story or depending on the decisions I make in the game? It's a great game and story. Keep it up.
You only unlock scenes you've already seen in-game. Some are optional, others depend on your choices, and both can be missed!
That dream scene in the beginning is really omnious. Obviously, you can avoid the lesbian dream scene, but what about actual lesbian relationship in game? I'm reading that this one's a Harem but I don't like lesbian at all. I'm fine with threesomes with the MC, but not straight up lesbian relationship at all. Its fair as long as the girls belongs to the MC and we can completely stop any lesbian relationships.
Can you please elaborate on this Dev? Nev
Right now, the only lesbian content in the free version is that dream scene. It’s optional, and anything like that in the future will be too.
What about the consequences on if you choose to opt in or out of the scene? Hence, the reason I said that the scene itself, even being optional is really omnious.
Its because we can't tell if there's any consequences to saying yes or no to this at all.
Will there be some kind of divergence that is gonna happen because of the choices you pick on this dream scene? What are the consequences?
Nothing.. It’s a dream. I can’t imagine making that any clearer unless I literally put a big "It’s a dream!" text on screen. Genuinely not trying to be rude, but some scenes are just there for fun, like in most games. That said, I know some people aren’t into that, so there’s basically a "skip scene" option. Why would a dream cause divergence from the main story? If it’s already established that this kind of content is optional, there’s no reason to be paranoid about every instance of possible lesbian content. Hope that makes sense.
Making a discord server with this would be probably much easier, just a suggestion. Anyways, keep up to good work devs
Why did you force the player into a sex scene with the ex-girlfriend character when they don't want her? I made it very clear on the phone that I didn't want anything to do with her, so why even bother giving the option if you're just going to railroad us like that?
Some characters are essential to the story. A couple of lines like “I don’t want her” can’t erase an entire narrative thread. This unfortunately isn’t a sandbox, and full control over every outcome just isn’t feasible in a story-driven VN. The choices there lead to some minor variations, but that’s about it.
Fair warning, the MC has his own agency throughout, with many choices being more for optional scenes and dialogue that aren’t key to the plot. So if that’s a dealbreaker, this probably isn’t the game for you. Genuinely sorry.
(Also, the line literally before that scene is: "Against better judgement, you decide to indulge her and worry about the ramifications later." but that's neither here nor there.)
(Though, I do see how the 'choice-based' aspect in the description can be misleading. I've changed that now.)
That sequence is already a heavily heavily toned-down version of what I originally had. Aria’s written very clearly as a yandere-type character, and whether that works for you or not is valid.
I appreciate you playing and leaving feedback. I know not every scene will resonate with every player. I’m sorry if you felt rail-roaded, and thank you for at least giving me your time.
I mean, it's more than just 'a couple of lines', you give the player the option of seeing her or not, and then go 'whoops, sorry, that didn't count'. But yeah, I was looking for a choice-based game rather than a kinetic novel, so fair play on removing that but it really left a bad impression on me.
And yeah, I don't much like yandere types, but when the red text came up saying you had a bad feeling about saying no, I assumed that was going to lead into the unexpected death and revival you mentioned, so that would've been fine.
I will say you had nice models and designs, so you did good work there.
DAMN,notif came out just now but it was updated 8 hours ago.
i hate you Itch.
Game looks good. Quite enjoyable. Hope it doesnt gwt abandoned.
I Just finish the game in 1 Day lol
I wait the Update.
Bro i just finished the game and let me tell you it is ABSOLUTE CINEMA.. I hope developer does not discontinue the game because it is so PEAK.. Keep up the good work good sir/maam.
Still waiting for the update:))
会有中文吗
One of the best hentai game i played
Looking forward to more contents
agreed!
Bro this game looks pretty heavy from the photos but is the content inside is cool or just short currently?
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This is cool.
Hey! Cool game, i loved it. Amazing lore too, got me at the edge of my bed at all times.
One question though, any plans a for a discord server?
Thank you! No Discord plans for now—maybe once the game gains more traction.
Brother
What kind of Horrifying things you have summoned upon this realm
I'm sorry what?
Nah Fam it's just too damn good. Sorry for the confusing cringey words but seriously, each Part keeps surprising me with something new. Damn Good Stuff.
Hey, so far you did a crazy job. The game looks really good and i like where the story is going. Does the game has a discord already?
damm.you really do more part of Sera.TKS.I love you.and then wasn't any AI with the game. thank a lot what you did.
A banger of a game, as someone who consumes copious amounts of koislop, ET is definitely a game worth playing. I really like the story so far and although it's obviously fairly new I see the sense of direction and look forward to the future, I really hope things work out with this series cause it's easily in my top 5 Itch VN's right now.
wow, this game is good, i would love to see how you develop your characters, the story telling is good too.
there is a problem though, the 'black screen' frequency is a bit high, i think you don't need to add that much between scenes.
Any custom animations or plans to add them?
Renders look great btw.
Thank you! And I'm a bit confused—there are custom animations in the game. Almost, if not all of them are. None are default animations, either they're completely custom or heavily modified from default. The previews just have a max of 5mb for gifs which is why they're like that. (only repeating 'frames' with minimal movement for only a few seconds) Unless you mean a completely different thing?
Banger update, nice work dev
Thank you!
I just finished the update and was soooo good, i loved everything, especially Lucie, she's just so cute and her lore looks interesting, i know the update took more than planned but worth it, cant wait for next update! (And its ok if the updates are a bit late, what matter is that the quality is always good) (sorry for my bad english im still learning)
Thank you! That means a lot
i need more Sera please
Update When??
How can I know its update
Havent played in a bit, came by to see if there was an update sinse my last play, and by the look of it, there is. Might play through it again, just because i loved the writing and characters(mostly the green haired girl..cant remember her name) alot!
Would definitely recommend playing it to anyone who's checking comments before downloading.
Wanted to leave a suggestion: When someone is talking, but we (the player) don't know who they are, use something like "Unknown Male Voice" "Unkown Girl", something like, cause if 2 NPCs are talking and we don't know their names, it's hard to figure out who's saying what
You're right, I'll keep that in mind. It's usually just "??" if it's a character that has relevance that will have their names revealed soon or blank if it's just a background character "" . Thanks for the suggestion
Hello, fellow dev here.
Just wanted to know how I could privately message you to discuss something with you Nev.
If that would be okay with you.
Thanks.
And great job on your first update by the way.
-WinteryEdge
Hi! Sorry, I just saw this. I messaged you on discord
Just finished this and I got to say I'm impressed. The writing is good, the renders are good, solid pacing, overall a very good experience! I'm looking forward to seeing this grow! Great job Nev, keep it up!
When update