Bride of Koshchei

Masha only wanted to finish an advertising copy and finally get some sleep. Instead, she wakes up on a bed of straw — in someone else’s body, under someone else’s name, with someone else’s wedding waiting for her.

Now everyone calls her Vasilisa. Her family is preparing her for the wedding, the forest whispers in familiar voices, and Koshchei is already standing at the door — expecting a different bride.

Before the third call, Masha must learn the rules of this world. Why must you never answer a voice when you cannot see who is speaking? Why should you never give the forest your name? Who were the brides who came before her? And can she return home without leaving part of herself beyond the gates?

Koshchei’s Bride is an atmospheric visual novel blending romance, mystery, and motifs from Slavic folklore. Your choices affect Masha’s relationships with those around her, her name, her memories, and the ending of her story.

Features:

four character routes: Koshchei, the Bogatyr, the Knight, and the Volkolak;

the option to reject romance and choose yourself;

eight main endings, an early bad ending, and the secret “Thirteenth” ending;

a living forest, a temperamental stove, ravens bearing bad news, and a domovoi thoroughly tired of human foolishness;

a gallery of story illustrations and a journal of discovered rules;

a branching story designed for multiple playthroughs.

Do not answer a familiar voice. Do not accept gifts. Do not look back. And most importantly — do not give yourself away just to be polite.