A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android

In the early world of Gaia, the capability to use magic is determined by birth, creating a rift between magic and non-magic users. 

Yet despite the rift, an organization stepped up with a purpose of making magic accessible to everyone: The Crysmalia Project. 

Play as Alto, a craftswoman who joined Zethania's Knights to search for her missing childhood friend. Upon joining them, however, Alto stumbled upon a secret she should not have known, and now her life is on the line...



Features:

  • 70,000 words (5+ hours of playtime)
  • 14 CGs
  • Kisha and Sol's route + 1 mystery route


Team

Project Leader: Elseth

Sprite & Main Menu Artist: Apririnn

BG Artists: Kat, Yana

Composer: Iestyn

CG Colorist: tashaj4de

Writers: Elseth, Tetora, Llem

GUI Artisttatapb

Logo ArtistKat

Proofreaders: lethologicalee, KuroKairin, Selene, WholesomeWraith, Zelan


Notes:

  • OFAF is a prequel to Crysmalia: Dawn of Darkness, but no prior knowledge of it is required.)
  • Content warning: Contains mild mentions of violence and blood.

Additional content and images for publicity purposes is in our media kit.

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OfFrostandFlowers-1.2-win.zip 327 MB
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OfFrostandFlowers-1.2-mac.zip 310 MB
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OfFrostandFlowers-1.2-linux.tar.bz2 303 MB
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OfFrostAndFlowers-release.apk 392 MB

Install instructions

For Mac users, you might need to go to system preferences and allow the app to run.

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Comments

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The game is wonderful, very very beautiful, and its drawing is distinctive, but I want to ask you what your next game is, will it be played on Android or not, and will there be endings or not? I apologize for asking a lot of questions, but I am really looking forward to your upcoming game.I appreciate your effort, thank you

Hi there, Ggggf. Fyhvg! We have an upcoming otome game planned that will also be released on Android, but it's still in the early stages. Meanwhile, you can look at my socials for game updates , and thank you so much for playing!

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This game was an absolute pleasure to play from start to finish. I had an amazing time streaming it and my viewers loved it too! Looking forward to more titles from this amazing publisher.

Ahh thank you, MiMo! The stream was super fun and thank you for letting me tune in too!

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会有中文版吗?

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对不起,现在还没有 :')

I loved this so much. Kisha's route was the best and had me smiling so much 

SPOLER ALERT

not to mention how hot he is in his real body HBVGWVBDHJ

Hi there, morgs! Thanks for playing!

(spoiler alert)

(IKR LKMSLKSDMFKdkmFKMDk)

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I cant download this game(android ver) its say"forbidden download" needp help

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Hello, sorry to hear that you have that issue! Can you provide us with more details? And what version of android are you using?

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I've come to love this game so much after finishing all routes! It was a wonderful adventure that I've joined in! I love all the characters here and want to give them a hug, except for the villains, of course.


*Spoilers ahead so don't read if you don't want them*

As for Piero, I have mixed feelings but he's ok if he will keep the sweet healer safe.

I can't seem to choose who's my favorite bachelor here because all of them are great guys! But if I need to pick, I enjoyed Lithiel's route the most. I found myself laughing always when he and Alto banter, and when Lithiel is claiming that he is indeed "the God of Knowledge", Alto (and Kisha too lol) will follow it up with "the Exiled God of Knowledge." out loud or not. Let's not forget his soup!! Ever since Alto mentioned that it is glue, I call it glue soup. I also wanted all the lore drop in his route! It is always interesting to me to know more about their world. Man, I enjoyed Sol's route, too, when Alto discovered his diary full of edgy poetry and tried to read them out loud so he would show up! I can embarrassingly relate to Sol the most because of my love for making poetry too, so it was wild! lmao

Alto is gonna be one of the most fun and coolest heroines I've ever met in games. I am actually looking forward to her new adventurers fondly in my head whenever I finished a route. I wish I have an Alto in my life! ^^

Thanks really for making this game! I enjoyed it a lot! The story is just so good! I'm kinda interested to try your other games soon if I have the time!

Oh, I have a question btw! Where can I send you a fanart if I decide to create one?

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Hi there! Thanks for playing OFAF and leaving a comment! Glad to know you enjoyed the story and banter, and YAY a fellow poet, I see :)

As for fanart, feel free to tag me on twitter or Instagram. Thanks for playing the game once again!

Omg hello!! Thanks for the reply sjdjjdkfkf

happy ofaf resurgence week!! <3

yayyy! :D

I don't really know how to feel about this game if I'm being honest. This game is good, but I didn't really feel connected well idk bro. It felt like I was skipping most of the story cuz I got the bad endings first(maybe that is why). The story and art was great. I don't think I'd play the RPG (since this is a prequel) because I'm just so stupid at RPGs.

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Hi there, thank you for playing! ^^

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I am in tears. I love how it was written it's like reading a novel but playing it in otome mode. I love the part in Sol's route his diary moments... it was sweet but boy in Kisha... the wordings everything, it is perfect. But I like lithiel the most. I so love your writing. I kinda hope someday just a little sequel for the two. and i love their ending... because it is true. nothing is stagnant but only constant change. I love this. 

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Hi there, thank you so much for playing OFAF and I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Maybe I'll add in a little sequel sometime in the future, so stay tuned!

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Just finished every route, and honestly I loved it all. Only thing I'd recommend working on is the different art styles for the sprites and the CGs, other than that I loved the story and the characters! Sol is my personal favorite~

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Thank you so much for playing! ^^

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Great story, the story was more straight forward, so playing through once onlt took about 3 hours. CG's are looking good, but I would encourage the artist to keep practicing if this is something they want to persue for a career. (Still a lot better than some of my own stuff lol) One recomendation I would have is the addition of the abillity to change the name of the MC. If not I can understand, but my reason for saying this is because the game shows the creaters have a lot of potential, and if this is something longterm it will be a good feature to have in these kind of projects. All in all, great work and gripping story! I wish all those who were a part of making this are proud of their work :)

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Hi again and thanks for playing! Glad to know you enjoyed it, and sorry about the difference in art style and quality for the CGs (I drew most of them myself, and I have lots to improve on). As for the naming, I tried to keep a constant name so that the character can be referenced in sequels, but I'll keep your suggestion in mind for future projects! Once again, thanks for playing and leaving a comment!

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I AM SOOOOOO EXCITED TO PLAY THIS YAY! Just wondering, is there a walkthough by any chance? (I have the worst luck with otome games and ALWAYS get bad endings without guides T-T)

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Hi there! The walkthrough has just been released here: https://elseth.itch.io/of-frost-and-flowers/devlog/463915/ofaf-walkthrough. And don't worry, it shouldn't be TOO hard getting the good ends in OFAF... Or is it...? Haha, anyway, hope you have fun!

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Great!! The art is gorgeous so I have little doubt I will love it :)

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Had the game's demo on my backlog for quite a while, so I'm glad to find that the game is fully released when I revisited it again! (though  this also act as an unpleasant reminder of how much of a procrastinator I am).

I actually regretted I didn't play this game sooner. The story is really engaging and I found myself so immersed that I went through all the three routes in one sitting. I was worried the game would be too short or too long, but that was an unfounded worry. I think each of the route has an appropriate length and ends satisfyingly. Alto is a great protagonist and I love her dynamics with all of the boys. It's actually pretty hard to pick a favorite, though I think I like sol a little bit more because I'm weak to childhood friends tropes.

All in all, it's a great game! Kudos to all of the team for their hard works! I managed to get 5 endings so far: 3 good endings and 2 bad endings (kisha's and sol's) by accident. I wonder if there are more endings I missed, so it'll be nice if you actually release a walkthrough!

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Hi Mayyones! Thanks for playing OFAF and happy to know that you enjoyed it ^^

I've just released a walkthrough here: https://elseth.itch.io/of-frost-and-flowers/devlog/463915/ofaf-walkthrough (should've done it long ago, but I guess I'm also a procrastinator :P). And congrats on getting all endings! Yes, there are a total of 5 endings- Sol and Kisha has 2 good and bad endings each, while Lithiel has 1 good end. 

Thanks again for taking your time to play and comment :D

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Hi, I just finished playing the game and love it so far! It will be better if there is a walkthrough but I still finish the three routes.

The plot is interesting and well-written and I really enjoy playing it! Thanks for making this game, and I love the characters so much! They are all so cute!

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Hi Cherrylmy, thank you for playing OFAF and glad you enjoyed it! Will make the walkthrough soon~

hi!, just came across this game today and it looks amazing (i love the art so much!) i was curious though is there a walkthough for the routes? or are getting on the routes pretty explanatory? ahah sorry im just one of those people that like to make sure i do everything perfectly;;

Hi Nikole! There's currently no walkthrough available, but thanks for reminding me- I'll make one soon and update in the devlog! 

It should be pretty easy to get the bad and good ends of each route respectively though (Sol and Kisha have 2 endings each, and the mystery route has 1 end). Also note that the mystery route is only accessible after getting both Kisha and Sol's good end! Hope this helps and hope you enjoy the game~

Hi! I'm excited to try to play this game but... 



Spoilers 




Is Sol in love with Ellys? It comes across that way in the few minutes I've played. Childhood friends is my FAVORITE trope, but if he's already in love with the friend then I won't be able to handle it, and it's the only reason I can't continue the game until I find out. Please spoil that for me!

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Hi TwirlyMuffin, thanks for playing the game and I'll just cut to the chase...


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No, Sol is not in love with Ellys. :D

Hope that answer encourages you to play the game, haha.

Thank you so much for answering! I'm excited to play now. :)

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this is my first time commenting, but i seriously love all your games and played most of them, i could understand some stuff since i played Crysmalia: dawn of darkness and KAIROS before playing this game.


spoiler

man i think this was before the events of Crysmalia: dawn of darkness, now i get to understand why Piero did the things he did (since Erika is his daughter).

and if i may ask was Lithiel the keeper of time, as in the one who used to bear the Memoria?

and depending on the route Alto chooses (the potential love interests) is it possible that Siena, Kain, and Ning Jun are related to her and the boys? just asking since i was curious hope i was not offensive 

also wish you the best in your future endeavors, and thank you for such a lovely game.  

p.s. I love all the characters in this game, but my favs are Kisha and Lithiel

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Hi lonerwolfnanz!

Wow, thanks for playing C:DoD, KAIROS and OFAF! Really happy to know that the world of Gaia is familiar to you, and I hope this visual novel gives it a bit more depth. 

* SPOILERS AHEAD *



Have you played Lithiel's route already? If you have, then Lithiel isn't the Keeper of the Memoria; in the Sky Realm, Chronos and Kairos are the only ones who could access it. There is a copy of the Memoria in the Sky Realm and another one in Gaia, which is kept by the Keeper tribe (not mentioned in OFAF).

There are no clear-cut references of Siena and Kain in OFAF, but there is an obvious one at the end of Lithiel's route, where you see young prince Terevska (if you've played C:DoD, Terevska is Ning Jun's old name). Also, if you've talked to the strange cloaked man in Hosheira Desert (Sol's route), he's actually one of Noir's colleagues (from C:DoD)! And don't worry, there's no way your question is offensive. I love answer questions regarding lore, hehe.

Thanks for playing OFAF once again, and good luck with your endeavours too :D

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Thank you for explaining things to me, now i can understand the connection between the stories even better! 

Thanks a lot! 

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Omg its all released<3

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It indeed is~ Enjoy~

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I finally finished the demo, and man... you have outdone yourself! Entering Gaia again, and seeing as it is a prequel to the Crysmalia RPG got me super hyped! The artwork in this is also especially gorgeous, the sprites are so cute and the CGs are brilliant. I was immediately drawn in the moment the game started, what a way to introduce the characters, and I love how the first choice dictates who saves Alto and the route the player will find themselves o.

The story itself is really engaging. I love how it explores more lore. I grin each time a country/region is mentioned, since I remember all the events from the previous games. I love despite the story's more serious tone, you always have many lighthearted and fun moments, like the banter between Alto and Sol, or the man trying to hit on Alto in the market, or The Desert Falcons book in the library. Very fun stuff!

Now to the routes themselves.....

I played Sol's route first. Childhood friends, ftw! Sol is an interesting character, and equally cares to find their missing friend, but his methods of doing so are questionable. Again I do love the banter between the two, and you really learn and can feel the bond Alto, Sol, as well as Ellys had which I think helps to connect players to why they so badly want to save her. The cliffhanger ending.... wow, how dare you end us there!!! 

Then there's Kisha's route. Wow, he's so incredibly sweet, but is also mysterious. I felt the most emotions on his route. I really wonder who he is, and after the cliffhanger ending on THIS ROUTE, whoa.... I can't say much about Kisha's route without giving any spoilers but I really enjoyed it. 

Overall, absolutely looking forward to the full release. This world has become so fleshed out with each game you release for it. You did a good job laying out the foundations and lore for the world for new players, as well as hype excitement for current fans. ^^

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Aaaa thank you for playing, Kokoro~ Super glad you enjoyed it, and even more stoked that you remembered details of Gaia from other games! Look forward to the full release, can't wait to see how you react then! ^^

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Really nice demo for this VN, the art is beautiful, music and sound effects really help bring the world to life, However ,I think the strongest point of this game is the characters, they are so good and well constructed and no one seems t0 take the spotlight so we get to know a little bit of everyone. The story seems very promising (Not gonna spoil it here!) so I'll be looking up to that.

Little note, I love the amount of choices we get to make during the demo, it really feels like playing a story and not just reading it!

Granted this world seems to be very big, with multiple storylines and plots to explore, I felt a little overwhelmed at the beginning by the amount of names of places and people I read with no context for me to put them in, luckily towards the end of the demo I came to understand most of the things (Thanks to a very good trip to the library) and since this is a demo of a bigger game it totally makes sense that I don't get all the answers I want.

Keep the good work!

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Hi, Hikiyami Moriko! Thanks for playing and streaming our game's demo! We're glad you enjoyed it! We'll take your comments into consideration, so perhaps we'll add more details about the lore and add more world building as we know it can get quite confusing at first. Thank you again and don't worry, there will be more choices in the full release! :D

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look so cute and pretty

Yes, the artists did an amazing job!

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Absolutely loved it!!!! But I wish it was the full game :<<<< 

Hi, thanks for playing and glad you enjoyed the game!

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I was excited to play this one and dfjdjsdahadhs you didn't disappoint me aaaah this was so good! I chose Kisha and I loved him so much!! 

(I was a little sad when I saw it was a demo, but after playing and seeing how complex it is, I get why lol and I can't wait to see what is going to happen 😬😥)

Spoiler!!!

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When Alto does the flowers crown I was like "if he does not wear this I'm going to get pissed" and DHdsjsdjjddhd thank you so much for that CG 😭♥️♥️♥️ fbsfnfhfsj

Also… I got a little bitter with Sol 🤣🤣🤣I don't want yet to see his side of the story I'm still mad with what happened lol jyjtssjtfk

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Hiya Alex_at_the_Moon! Glad to see you liked OFAF and the CG, our CG colorist and I had fun working on that! And haha, I see Kisha is going to be the popular one. I can see why you're mad with Sol lol, but trust me, he has a reason ;). Thank you again for playing and good luck with your future games!!

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This... I want to see a lot more of this game!! 🥺

omg everything is so beautiful! I love the text box and characters' sprites... It's so pretty and their expressions are adorable 😭❤️❤️


I did Kisha's route first and I'm so happy with it 😍 The relationship between MC and him is so precious and easy to understand 🥺❤️

The story's pace is also very good to keep you wanting to see more and tHE CG IS TOO MUCH FOR MY HEART!! 😫🙏❤️


Kisha is a sweetheart 🥰 I fell in love with him right away, but in the end of his route I felt like he's going to make me cry a lot in the full game 👀 I can't wait for it lol


I loved this game and I'm very interested to know more about this world and the characters.

Congratulations on the release! I'll be around to see more for sure 🤗❤️

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Hi demonbear! Thank you so much for playing OFAF's demo! And hehe glad to know you like Kisha! The pretty text boxes and sprite arts were made by our talented Sprite artist and GUI artist, so yep, thanks to them, and thanks to you for playing!! :D