The Heavenly Savior
Game Information
Developer
Akihabara StudioVersion
v0.0.3
Engine
Ren'Py
Release Date
Nov 16, 2023
Last Update
Oct 20, 2026
Censorship
Uncensored
Overview
The Heavenly Savior is a 2D adventure and visual novel for players who like dark humor mixed with mystery. The tone leans unsettling more often than light, with a touch of romance threaded through the grim setting.
Story
Adam, a heavenly savior, is sent to a small town to put an end to crimes going unpunished there. His way of moving through events isn't tied to clocks or spells but to death itself, and each pass through time forces a choice about what kind of figure he'll become in the town's eyes — the one who stops the wrongdoing, or just another name on the list of offenders.
Gameplay
Play moves through point-and-click exploration of town locations, talking to residents, and piecing together who's responsible for the town's lawlessness. Side activities like running a bar shift or picking up odd jobs for money sit alongside the main investigation, giving reasons to revisit the same streets and shops. Puzzle-solving and dialogue choices shape how Adam's path through each death-triggered loop plays out.
Features
- A central mystery built around repeating through death rather than a fixed timeline
- A small town cast with their own shops, workplaces, and routines to uncover
- Side jobs and mini-games woven into the main investigation
- Horror undertones balanced against humor and romantic subplots
Changelog
v0.0.3
- New Characters
- Amina, Nester, Ragnar, and Riel.
- New Locations
- Central Street, Amina's Shop, Nester's Workshop, Ragnar's Bar, and the Old Oak.
- New Story Content and Quests
- Continuation of the main storyline.
- Side quests and interactions.
- New Mechanics
- Bar mini-game, repeatable shifts, and money earning.
- Step-by-step tutorials for core game systems.
- Animated contextual cursors.
- Balance Changes
- Reworked relationship progression with Elsa.
- Adjusted potion effects and usage.
- Changed money loss penalties upon defeat.
- Interface Changes
- Overhauled menus, HUD, inventory, and trading system.
- Redesigned combat interface, save/load screens, and gallery.
- Other Changes
- Updated free-roam mode, location unlocking, and schedules.
- Improved home scenes and the display of event consequences.
- Expanded English localization.
- Fixed scene transitions and save compatibility issues.
- Prepared a separate build for players.
v0.0.2
- Extended the plot to the end of the chapter
- Added new scenes
- Added new locations (Market, Stall, Alley)
- Added new characters (Merchant, Thief)
- Reworked time system
- Fixed minor bugs