Genesis

Do you wonder about the Mother of God? 

Trigger Warnings: blood, gore, pregnancy, babies, bullying, trauma, criticisms of God and religion itself. This game may be upsetting to young people, religious people or people who are pregnant. Proceed with caution. 

This videogame contains (1) mention of the word "rape." 

In this Gnostic-inspired visual novel, I tell a tale loosely based on the real-life Myth of Sophia: the ancient gnostic scripture about Pistis Sophia, the Aeon who birthed God. It takes place in a heavenly, celestial realm, called Pleroma, a place simply incomprehensible to our human minds. 

Sophia is excluded by their fellow Aeons, and in their seek of approval, of their love and forgiveness, they are quick to be manipulated by a foreign, chaotic power. Sophia's attempt of repentance quickly turns into violence. 

 This game is esoteric in its nature, complex in theology and mythos, and may be difficult for some viewers unfamiliar with Gnosticism to understand. It is not meant to be taken as a literal retelling of the Pistis Sophia text, or any other Gnostic texts. This game was made for entertainment, not education. Many creative liberties were taken, so some parts of the story may not align with real life religious canon. 

*All of the characters use they/them/their pronouns. 

*If you are a judge of the Spooktober VN Jam, I suggest you download the files, as the web build may have unexpected bugs. 

Have fun and comment any questions you have! Tysm for taking the time to look at my page ^_^ 

Shout out to my dear friend Mari (@hylic_angel) for influencing me to make this game, and teaching me all things gnosis. 

Audio credits: 

the life you are living is punishment for the life you would live.mp3 by kaleidoplasm (Free Music Archive) (CC0)

sophia by wilted woman (Free Music Archive) (CC BY-NC-ND)

Northern wind by djet  (Free Music Archive) (CC BY-NC-ND)

Idkhaunt by hhurtsville (Free Music Archive) (CC BY-NC)

chromatismus.mp3 by koi-discovery (Free Music Archive) (CC0)

Holy the asshole part 1- catholic witches. (Free Music Archive) (CC BY-NC-ND)

Holy the asshole part 3- catholic witches. (Free Music Archive) (CC BY-NC-ND)

Cue 4 - female choir, choral - emotive, ethereal, dreamy (Serenity NOW),Independent Music Licensing Collective (IMLC), (Free Music Archive) (CC BY-NC-ND)

Glass - Cheers, champagne by Vrymaa -- https://freesound.org/s/734622/-- License: Creative Commons 0

Heartbeat by JonasTisell -- https://freesound.org/s/670465/ -- License: Creative Commons 0