Out today: Afterlove EP, the visual novel about grief and rock music from the creator of Coffee Talk
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Summary
Afterlove EP is a visual novel or broken hearts album by Indonesian developers Pikselnesia
It centres on Rama, a musician who is reconnecting with his old bandmates a year after the death of his girlfriend, Cinta
Cinta chats to Rama as a voice in his head throughout the game
The game centres on themes of grief, and the player can choose to explore, unpack, argue, release, or simply exist with it
Developer Mohammad Fahmi, who also created Coffee Talk and What Comes After, died in 2022, and his colleagues at Pikselnesia have finished the game since
Chris Bratt recommends the game, citing its evocatively scruffy hand-drawn art and gentle indie rock music
