Free to playPRICE A hand-drawn mystery about a brother and sister
Ivry wakes from a nightmare in a strange room, and his sister Iva is missing. You search the rooms, combine clues, and solve puzzles to piece together what happened to them. Short, dark, and hand-drawn, with a haunting five-part song at its center. Worth playing for visual novel readers who like a sad sibling mystery told in pictures and music.
Is PRICE worth it?
PRICE is worth it if…
- you like short, sad mysteries about siblings
- you like anime art with dark rooms and a mournful song
- you like finding small visual clues and combining them
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A sad sibling story in comic panels
You follow Ivry, a gentle young musician, looking for his sparky sister Iva after their family falls apart. The plot moves through illustrated scenes and 11 animated story sequences, with dialogue boxes that shift around the screen like a comic.
You read, watch, and connect the pieces as flashbacks fill in what happened. The telling stays simple and emotional, centered on the two siblings. The art is detailed anime with dark colors and old-fashioned rooms, and the music is a single mournful vocal piece that grows as you play.
Searching rooms and joining clues together
This is a visual novel where puzzles do most of the work. You click through rooms, pick up objects, and look closely at small things like flowers, tarot cards, and a music box.
Found clues can be combined into new clues that push the story forward, so progress means paying attention rather than reading long passages. Some solutions are straightforward, others are trial and error when the next step is unclear. A decoder is suggested for the video scenes, and solving puzzles in new game+ unlocks the five voice parts of the song, P, R, I, C and E, one by one.
Good to know?
How much reading is there?
Less than in most visual novels. You get dialogue, narration, and story videos, but much of your time goes to exploring rooms, using objects, and joining clues. It suits visual novel readers who enjoy looking and figuring things out between story beats.
What kind of horror is it?
Psychological and atmospheric rather than full of shocks. You wake in a weird, dark room, search uneasy spaces, and uncover a sorrowful family story. Expect creepy colors and tense music more than constant danger.
How long does it take to finish?
Short. A focused run takes around an hour, with extra time if you linger over puzzles or replay in new game+ to unlock all five parts of the central song. It works well as a single-evening story.
