When Ushers Fall
You have been watching over the Usher family for years, your job is to keep them safe and ensure the family name lives on. Recently things have not been looking good for the Ushers. Madeline has been sick for years and hardly seems human at this point, she always seems absent mentally. Roderick has recently gotten sick himself and the stresses of his sister’s health and his duty to carry on the family name are getting to him, he has started to show signs of mental distress. Roderick’s childhood friend Edgar comes to visit, in the hopes of helping to lift Roderick’s spirits and you help to guide Edgar in this mission throughout his visit.
Shortly after Edgar’s arrival, Madeline Usher dies. You and Edgar try to help him through his grief. A storm hits and drives Roderick into an intense fit of distress. You and Edgar are trying to help calm him when you suddenly hear a scream from the basement. Madeline Usher was not dead, she comes out of the basement and tries to attack Roderick. The choices you make throughout the story determine how it ends and who survives.
Sounds:
- Background music/ambiance
- Mozart - Lacrimosa / Requiem in D minor - K. 626 - Arranged for Music Box by GregorQuendel -- https://freesound.org/s/740597/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
- Cinematic Orchestral Cello / Strings - Ostinato / Low End Test.wav by GregorQuendel -- https://freesound.org/s/555609/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
- Creaky floorboard
- Creak.mp3 by Mudkip2016 -- https://freesound.org/s/399662/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
- Creaky door
- wooden door creak6 by Alpaca_Audio -- https://freesound.org/s/806585/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
- Chains
- ChainWrapping.wav by richardemoore -- https://freesound.org/s/362859/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
- Storm
- WEATHER-THUNDER, DRIPS-Thunder, medium rain, water dripping to concrete-0001.wav by JoniHeinonen -- https://freesound.org/s/169159/ -- License: Attribution 3.0
- Scream
- Longer scream no effects.wav by xl57 -- https://freesound.org/s/671202/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
- Banging on door
- Knocking on the door with a fist.wav by tosha73 -- https://freesound.org/s/538502/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
- House collapsing
- Bakers house collapse by DasWaff -- https://freesound.org/s/721600/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
Reference Images for backrounds:
- Living Room: https://www.lorddecor.com/blog/victorian-gothic-living-room-ideas
- Bedroom:
- Piano Room: https://teachingwiththemes.com/index.php/2018/02/15/hall-stands-parlor-organs-st...
- Kitchen: https://archiveproject.com/old-kitchen-photos-vintagekitchen-1800s-1900s
- Crypt: https://vocal.media/horror/the-capuchin-crypts
- Crumbled House: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth35929/
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | HTML5 |
| Author | NicOfThyme |
| Genre | Visual Novel |
| Made with | Unity |
| Tags | Gothic, Horror, No AI |
| Content | No generative AI was used |

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