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All Scars and Starlight is a single player action game with romance, anime and erotic themes. It was developed by ebi-hime and was released on June 3, 2024. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

A dark boys love / boys hate visual novel set in a 1001 Nights inspired world full of political intrigue. Yuel, once the King of Indra, is deposed by his older cousin, Tavi, during a coup and imprisoned within the palace. An uneasy relationship between them grows, and then...

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100%Audience ScoreBased on 14 reviews
graphics4 positive mentions

  • The story is beautifully written, emotionally impactful, and explores complex themes like redemption, politics, and character depth, especially from Tavi's POV.
  • The art style is stunning with expressive characters, excellent lighting, and fitting visuals that highlight the emotional weight and youth of the protagonists.
  • The game offers multiple branching endings and a rich narrative with well-developed, flawed yet lovable characters, providing both angst and hopeful resolutions.
  • The game contains very heavy mature themes including death, suicide, and torture, which may be emotionally taxing and not suitable for all players.
  • Some players found the dialogue, especially during sex scenes, to be repetitive and difficult to read due to excessive stuttering and moaning.
  • Understanding the story fully often requires familiarity with previous related visual novels, as it heavily references and builds on prior events.
  • story

    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    14% positive mentions, 72% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The story is a deeply emotional, tragic, and mature visual novel that expands significantly on its predecessor with richer political context and intense character-driven drama. It is well-written, inclusive, and thoughtfully crafted, though challenging and heavy at times, requiring patience and familiarity with the original storyline to fully appreciate. The narrative’s complexity, emotional depth, and interconnected plotlines keep players engaged and invested throughout.

    • “Being a longer game with branching paths, All Scars and Starlight has more plot and goes more in depth with the setting than its immediate predecessor.”
    • “Between the political representation of the environment the story takes place in and the visceral emotions that drive both Tavi and Yuel, I feel like this story mostly had me sitting on the edge of my seat.”
    • “Overall, there is so much I can discuss about this visual novel in particular, and I really loved the love and care that was put into the story.”
    • “While All Idleness and Ephemera was a pleasant standalone read, All Scars and Starlight pretty much requires playing or looking up a plot summary of All Ashes and Illusions.”
    • “As usual, though the story is not too long, it was too painful; it took me a lot of time to read it, and I just couldn't finish it in one go and had to experience all that trauma in small doses.”
    • “If you're at all interested in Yuel's original story, please check out Ashes first, as Scars will heavily reference scenes from or outright spoil what happens in that visual novel.”
  • graphics

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    80% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's graphics are widely praised for their stunning and beautiful art style, which effectively conveys the characters' vulnerability and complements the story's dramatic tone. Reviewers highlight the visuals as a standout feature, enhancing the overall experience with thoughtful and captivating imagery.

    • “The visuals are amazing and dramatic, 100% fitting the story.”
    • “The art style for this VN is absolutely incredible.”
    • “As other reviewers noted, the art style makes painfully clear how vulnerable and young Tavi and Yuel are.”
  • music

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music in the game is highly praised for its mix of familiar and new tracks that effectively enhance the mood and setting. Fans appreciate the fitting soundtrack, including standout new additions, with some even purchasing the theme song separately due to its quality.

    • “The soundtrack contains familiar and new bangers.”
    • “I also enjoyed the music; it really brought the mood and setting to life.”
    • “Bought the theme song off the composer's Bandcamp because it is just that good.”
  • emotional

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The emotional aspect is deeply impactful and complex, featuring heartfelt reunions and a story rich in political intrigue and suffering. It evokes a powerful, often painful emotional response, with heavy and emotionally taxing themes that require sensitivity.

    • “This one is the most complex and heart-wrenching.”
    • “The story has more depth with a bit of politics and lots of emotional (and physical) suffering.”
    • “It felt like a good kind of hurt to read Tavi's musings, but please heed the content warning as many scenes focus on heavy topics and are emotionally taxing in nature.”
  • character development

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The character development is smooth and well-paced, effectively building up to the various endings.

    • “The character development that leads to those endings flows really well.”
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All Scars and Starlight is a action game with romance, anime and erotic themes. Common tags for All Scars and Starlight include hentai, lgbtq+, choices matter, emotional, stylized and others.

All Scars and Starlight is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

All Scars and Starlight was released on June 3, 2024.

All Scars and Starlight was developed by ebi-hime.

All Scars and Starlight has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked All Scars and Starlight for its graphics but disliked it for its story.

All Scars and Starlight is a single player game.

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