
rotten angel
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Please read the trigger warning list below carefully before downloading. Prioritize your mental health first and foremost.
⚠️‼️ This game contains topics such as unreciprocated incest and imprisonment and incarceration. Do not play the game if these subject matters might upset you.
This game contains momentary scenes of flashing colors and shaking effects.
Minor spoilers trigger warning list (click to see more)
- Depictions of blood and gore
- Murder and attempted murder
- Mentions of child abuse
- Mentions of cheating
- Emotional manipulation
The developers and those who have helped in the creation of this project DO NOT condone any of the acts done in game.

“How can you call those rotten feelings of yours love?”
You, your boyfriend, and his twin brother were having a great halloween dinner. Who knew that a corpse would be found just a day afterwards?
Some say that death is a beginning. This situation was no exception. In this case, death became a key to opening a pandora’s box. Suspicions and revelations of long kept secrets emerge as an exchange.


- One of spooktober 2024's honorable mentions!!
- This game has around 8k words. It takes around 10-40 minutes to finish all the endings.
- 2 endings based off of the choices you make
- 3 CGs in total

- Engine: Ren'py
- Writing, menu art, programming: Sylvan
- Sprite and CG art: Yonnechi
- UI and Brand design: Trrisuf
- Playtesters and proofreaders: Spader, Dia, and Alouette
- Resources: NPCKC's Pronouns Tool, Wattson's Wave Shader, Wattson's Auto Highlighter, Tofurock's Snowfall GUI, Zeil Learning's Gallery
- BGM: DOVA-SYNDROME, Scott Arc, Pocket Sound
- SFE: Zapsplat, DOVA-SYNDROME, Pocket Sound, Scott Arc
- Background: Unsplash
- Fonts: Neucha, Rock Salt
- French translation: Inès D’Hollander, Sasha Delin, Lucie Libert, Maureen Tresnie, Messir
- Brazilian Portuguese: Cassiopeia

This game was made as a submission for Spooktober Visual Novel Jam 2024

Thank you for visiting! I (Sylvan) would d like to thank everyone who were involved in the making of rotten angel as their involvement made the creation of this project much smoother and much less arduous!
We hope you enjoy the game! You can support us by leaving a rating and/or a comment! We will really appreciate it!
| Updated | 19 days ago |
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | HTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Rating | Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars (139 total ratings) |
| Author | sylvan |
| Genre | Visual Novel |
| Made with | Ren'Py |
| Tags | 2D, Anime, Horror, Multiple Endings, Mystery, Psychological Horror, Yandere |
| Average session | A few seconds |
| Languages | English, French, Portuguese (Brazil) |
| Content | No generative AI was used |
Install instructions
- Download the game
- Extract it
- Open "rottenangel.exe"
Development log
- Brazillian Portuguese translation available!19 days ago
- French translation available!91 days ago
- Updated to version 1.2 and a thank you!!Oct 31, 2024
- Behind the Scenes Post! (Trrisuf's side)Oct 26, 2024
- Behind the Scenes Post! (Sylvan's side)Oct 12, 2024
- Updated to version 1.1!Oct 03, 2024
- Endings Guide (Minor Spoilers)Oct 01, 2024








Comments
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This was soooo good!!!!
Awww I wanted them to be yanderes for mc🤭
cuuuuuuuuute
biggest plot twist omgfggg. I absolutely love this visual novel and would def recommend, I had so much fun playing! ty sm sylvan and take care xoxo! also the designs of the two brothers looks amazing!
Warning spolier´s i´m too lazy to hide
Hello just want to say i´m not one for incest but after seeing some comments liking this game i decided to give it a benefit of the doubt and well my opinion did change.
At first i liked it but then kinda didn´t once i saw incest but after i tried it i love the endings i like how if you decided to cheat on Evan he will kill Enjel saving his life,but if you choose not to cheat on Evan his brother gets the upper hand,i also loveddddd how the screen changes based on the ending you got and how neither brother can win and stay free without consequences
but i wonder did MC really actually come onto Enjel? well i personally think maybe no since when we choose to have told Evan about Enjel we mention how Enjel was the first to come onto us so i think Enjel was only trying to make Evan feel bad for him. But then again you can answer that
Second even if we didn´t cheat on Evan why did Enjel attempt to come onto us anyway? was he hoping to make us break up or was he trying to make us give in so we would have taken the poison more easily?
Third is more of something i observed considering the toxic poly relationship i feel like either the twins would have not killed each other or Mc being killed orrrr the ending would still be the same,since it could be Enjel dosen´t wish to share his brother and would kill MC or he would kidnap us both and reveal his true intentions and then kill Mc or keep them alive to make Evan feel guilty like if he dragged them in this.
Fourth what if Mc still somehow happened to be alive and was secretly pretending to be dead in the suitcase? You think we would attack Enjel or would end up being found out and killed or also held hostage?
Sorry for four questions i just got lots of things to yap about lol plus i LOVE writing so i tend to get lost in it when i start to type or write
Also too lazy to fix my grammar lol so sorry for the mistakes :p
i havent played it and im wondering whats the play time
Purity culture fanatics can choke on their purity, that was magnificent, bold, fresh. Thank you for creating this!
better than it should be tbh
minor spoilers
evan getting kidnapped by his brother was quite the twist i liked it alot keep makeing more fun games/VN's
Very interesting game!
What a great little game! I love the twists and how the title screen changes depending on the ending!
Thank you PalmTreeDayDreams! I also notice you’ve been commenting on my other games as well! Thank you so so much for giving them a read and I hope you have a great day!
found this on my itch.io home page on a whim, and i'm always a sucker for VNs, especially with pretty boys, so i had to read this!
(spoilers... ish??)
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gotta say, the subversion of the typical self-insert MC, with them dying during the beginning rather than being a playable character for you to make choices for, is pretty clever and i love it!! the only selectable choices "you" made were things far in the past, not in the present- yet those choices in the past still lead you to one ending or another nonetheless! plus, the way the title screen changes afterwards depending on which ending you get (and one or the other but never both!) excited me so much, i love it when games do that kinda thing!! i think my fav would have to be enjel, but evan is so sweet too!! i usually dont leave reviews for games afaik but i just had to gush about this one!!
pls let the three of us be in some really concerning toxic messed up polyamorous relationship lol
also i love the brief destroying angels mushroom bit- does it refer to one or both of the brothers? does it refer to the MC?? could it be both?? the ambiguity, especially when you don't know anything and then look back on it!!
also, while not a comment on the plot or characters, i had a weird issue where the game ran at first when i launched it thru the itch launcher, but when i closed it and tried to run it again later, it gave an error about how the file can't be downloaded to the same place? it worked when i went to the game directory and launched the .exe directly, though the game thought it was a whole different save from a different device? ???? i managed to finish the game despite these errrors, thankfully, so it wasnt keeping me from playing the game or anything, but figured i'd give a heads up on that!
edit: edited bc i didnt put enough spaces to hide the spoilers </3
who's downvoting the comments??? why are they downvoting the comments??
Hello witness! Thank you for the kind comment! I’m glad you enjoyed the game!
(spoilers below)
Toxic messed up polyamorous would be fun and incredibly super messy with these 3, would gladly take the front seat to watch this car crash unfold LOL
I will take that bug in mind, thank you for reporting it to me! I’ll try to look into it and see if I can fix it!
And also, don’t mind the downvotes, a few people do actually hate this story with a passion and I get why. I won’t be surprised if I get cancelled one day LMAOO. That’s why I’m all the more grateful to those who enjoyed rotten angel for what it is! Thank you!
Mine isn't loading when I try to play, I have already tried to leave game and rejoin, as well as refreshing the page and it's still yet to work. I scrolled down to the comments to see if others were having this problem and only got more hooked on the game but no answers. If someone knows how to fix this please tell me. I'm stuck of the what would you prefer to go by in the beginning directly after name. No matter how much I press or where I press it's just frozen.
Hello Gothic_chick! For browser I think you’d have to use arrow keys to choose and hit enter to proceed, I am currently trying to look for a way to fix this. Thank you for pointing this out!
I had to make an account just to comment here. I absolutely loved this story. Enjel is definitely my Favorite. I love when creators aren't scared to have Incest in their stories and are able to handle how fucked up it is. So many creators are scared to actually have Taboo Topics in their stories due to Purity Culture and all that mess.
Helo Three Raven System! It’s such an honor to be the reason someone finally makes an account! Here’s to commenting on more games you might enjoy in the future!
I understand why people would try to avoid taboo topics in the first place, because it is actually hard to portray them as grave and as seriously as they are. It can come across as shock value or “boo incest jumpscare!” and that diminishes its seriousness. But I very much agree that people shouldn’t be afraid to touch on those topics if they wish to do so, especially if it drives the point of their story even more.
Thank you for your comment! I’m glad you enjoyed rotten angel!
(slight spoilers)
Tbh this story is something else, I love how the player acted as a dam holding all the secrets and emotions from spilling, the player in a way was the river that sepreated both brothers with their own secrets, the moment that river dried up aka we died, everything just fell apart.
This story was... confusing. Plot twist of the centary. But overall, not a favourite demo that i have played.
The storyline shocked me, I was like "WTF IS GOING ON BRO?!"
I loved the game and I love the character designs. Will it ever be available in Spanish?
Hello! Sorry for the late reply, but a Spanish translation is on the works!
Don't worry, I'm a patient person and I mean it: the game is very good and I loved it.
This was a great game. I really enjoyed the subtle dynamics between the characters and the slow reveal of their history of abuse. The art is fantastic, and the dialogue was so intriguing!
this was a really fascinating game! the plot twist immediately was unique and effective, and i love the little subtle foreshadowing leading up to the endings! perfectly captured the feeling of an awkward tense car ride, and the endings themselves were intense both ways! i'm super impressed by the ways the main menu changed with every run, especially the touch with the characters' names...!
That was interesting, thank you for sharing it!
Did not expect the story line🏃 (still interesting though). I love how our choice impact the story line. They both so yummy and lickable too🫡 (ops who said that..). Although I hoped to know more about the player lore.
BYEE I HAVE THE SAME EXACT BIRTHDATEE AS EVANN
Played this game on stream. I really liked it! Really thought we were gonna play as ourselves but no we just die in the beginning lol. I think your art has massively improved ever since I played Sweetest Valentine!
Newsboi cap!!! It's so good to see you here! I've watched halfway through and I gotta say, I love your commentary and your voice!
A correction though! I only did the art for the main menu and banner for this project. The wonderfully drawn sprites and CGs are all Yonnechi! She's an amazing artist and you can follow her on twitter if you'd like! Still, thank you so much!
oooooo ok! I'll check them out then! Also I'm glad you liked my commentary and voice! :)
I love Evan and Enjel, perfect game. Also beautiful story.
Every game from sylvan never fails to impress me. The art, the music, the plot, the sound effects - it's all on-point! The first few lines even left me baffled. It's a bit shorter than some of their other games but still have the same impact as the others. This is so good.
Edit: I also really like how the banner—or starting screen?—changes after you reach an ending. That little detail hit me in the feels.
Ahh sylvan mentioned!!
spoilers
I did NOT expect the MC to die. I thought they were going to come back as an angel or something because of the title 😭😭 Anyway it's a VEERRYYY interesting game and the lore is crazy. I GASPED when Engel said he loved his brother in a non-sibling way. I legit spammed my friends about it, but anyway, it's a great game !!
peak i like enjel
wah-
why are we getting killed??? when he hates his brother-??
wait wait wait- he loves his brother- like more than family- >:00
>:CC woah- ngl but evan and enjel does look kinda cute togeth (IFF we weren't playing as Evan's dead gf)
spoilers!!!!
interesting how our character just straights up dies at the beginning, thought that maybe we would come back :p
at first i somewhat thought that when evan was taking us to the old house he'll like idk revive us or smth like that, turns out to be diff lol. i sort of guessed that enjel was going to be the one who was crazy like that, its always the quiet ones they say!
i remember wanting to play this game when it first came out but i somewhat forgot about it.. but heyy better late than never am i right? i really liked evan! he's like the cold older brother and he's exactly my type LOL i really wanna see more to him </3 i almost wish that we could've had a third ending where we didn't cheat on evan and he still smashed his brother's head in with a hammer. i really really love the art as per usual with your games!! i can see the improvements esp when looking back at the first game, sweetest valentine. i really love it whenever games make it so that diff ending gives you a diff title screen, I'll love to see more games from you :3
This felt.....wrong in many ways but i liked it, how the ending you got changed the home screen, it wasd perfect, the death in the beginning was...suprising and yeah, but good game, more choices and endings please!
I have to admit that there is not a lot of games out there where you die in the beginning of the game and don't get reborn or rise as a ghost or something.... lol
Very unique.
The younger brother is cuter, but I must admit your bf is sweet in his own way.
...kinda wish there was a choice where it was bitter-sweet days because I realized I picked the wrong brother....
---later--
....okay. NOW it makes sense.
Oh, the police car! 😂
I really love Enjel. ❤️
I'm so sad this isn't a game where you can date him. *sigh*
(But then, you'd have to be the person he loves I guess....)
He reminds me of Rosiel in Angel Sanctuary.
This is truly a cute and yet dark and gripping tale with beautiful artwork.
Kudos.
Wow! this game looks so cute! im so excited to play it!
OK WHAT.
Ahem.
I am here to say......
Happy Birthday Evan and Enjel and happy new year.
*Cutely gives the twins two bouquet of flowers*
Oh dang you're right, thank you for the very cute birthday wishes! (i totally didn't forget about my own sons' birthday i mean what-)
Playing on my mobile phone, android on Chrome, I can't click any options besides my name when entering...
I don't have a computer or a laptop. Hopefully, it's possible if you can make it into an App for me and the rest in the future. I enjoyed the sweet Valentine's and was desperate for more games to play; sadly, I'll keep waiting! I will support your work with a 5/5 positive rating because you deserve the credit and attention given the visual novel Otome (BL, I love it when BL becomes a part of the main focus too! Unrequited love, such delicious Angst and amount of reject for MC from the prior game!) and the number of surprised choices you make matter and have an MC who is likable and not a typical sweetheart! I want more crazy and twisted MC! 😭🙏🏻
I wished I could play your other games, but I was gonna mention only the web browser of your game; it is giving me a hard time adjusting and playing; I barely started and am stuck on the MC name being confirmed... With no clickable options...
I love the loading screen and your artwork, your improvement, and your inspiration for making my own VN; someday, I want to do something similar if I can practice and draw a fanart of your characters!
Btw this is the problem I'm facing, any explanation will definitely help me solve this issue!
Ahh, I really appreciate you telling me this and I'm sorry for the lack of android port so far! I'll be trying to port it over to android, but in the meantime, I'd suggest watching a playthrough of it for the time being (there are 3 playthroughs up on Youtube if I'm right, two is with commentary and one without). I don't know if I'll be able to get it done soon and I don't want to make you wait too much! Still, I really appreciate you trying to play it and being sweet about it. Thank you so much!
I'll see what I can do! Sorry for the inconvenience and I hope you have a wonderful day!
You're soo nice, no worries! Take the time you need! I actually figured it out tbh! I just didn't see the button text option, I apologize! Nothing is wrong with my Bowser, the color text threw me off when I brighten my screen to light! Causing a seemingly not working clickable option!
Sorry to worry you about this supposedly error or bug, it's all fine now! Thank you for replying back!
OH LMAOO I'm glad to hear that then! Hope you enjoy the game!
Whoaaaa holy s***
I was already mildly suspecting what the story was, but I was still super interesting in seeing how this goes, and wow that was a beautiful horror- the art, the music, everything really adds to it. Thanks for the experience!
I swear I play otome game to have a rest in BL but damnnn BL keep following me and it was just fit my cup of tea??! help i might need a therapy soon looll!
The BL will keep following you. It's a curse at this point LMAO
I was so shockeddd?!! what was that? the storyline is so interesting.
*spoilers*
at first I thought evan was gonna make a ritual to make us alive again and thats why he is taking us to the house 🤣 but the story turns out very differently. I enjoyed it <3
this game was so interesting and the names are so smart like iykyk