Iwakura Aria is out now

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Does drama, romance, hidden rooms and bloody secrets equal the perfect visual novel for you?

Then we have some good news! Iwakura Aria is finally out!

From experienced visual novel developers behind hit games like Steins;Gate, MAGES brings a haunting new original story.

Iwakura Aria tells a chilling drama through the eyes of Ichiko Kitagawa. Only 16 years old and already working to survive, she lands what seems to be the opportunity of a lifetime working as a maid in the Iwakura Mansion.

Warm smiles, her own bed, and a beautiful heiress she must serve, everything feels like an unimaginable dream. But what lurks beneath the surface may be darker than she ever could have imagined.

Will someone as desperate as Ichiko stay in such a place? Will she try to change her circumstances? Or will she run away?

There’s only one way to find out.

Key features:

• Heart Pounding Revelations: Play as Ichiko, housekeeper to the Iwakura mansion, and uncover the chilling machinations at play as you grow closer to Aria and her dark fate.
• Change the Future: with nine different endings to unlock, the choices you make affect the outcome of the future and the life the protagonist is living 33 years after the events of the main game.
• Unlock Secrets: use the map to explore different rooms of the mansion to piece together key information needed to uncover characters‘ hidden secrets and the greater secrets at play.
• Ichiko’s Sketchbook: carefully detailed drawings of what captivates her interest, these drawings can also reveal hidden clues to the twisted heart of the Iwakura mansion.
• Renaissance Dream: illustrations in a painterly style, and cut-out frames which piece together multiple images into one scene, by illustrator Hyakunen and graphic designer Nakada Fumi, bring the story to life.
• Gripping Connections: the bonds between the women of the mansion pull together the story, from friendship to love, these strong emotions underpin the suspense which builds with each chapter.

Key Information:

🎮 Physical Editions: Available now on Nintendo Switch, £44.99 / €49.99 / $49.99

💾 Digital Editions: Out now on PC and Nintendo Switch, £34.99 / €39.99 / $39.99

Protagonist
Ichiko Kitagawa

A 16-year-old orphan who receives a rare opportunity from the charismatic Amane Iwakura, to work in his mansion as a maid.
After a harsh childhood, she has developed a more mature way of thinking, but her emotional immaturity is still evident.
She loves to draw, and while working as a maid at the mansion, she is given the opportunity to hone her painting skills.

Deuteragonist
Aria Iwakura

The heiress to the Iwakura household.
Aria has an untouchable beauty which stuns anyone who meets her. She is soft-spoken and the true image of a ‚lady of the house‘.
She is frail and has a small appetite. She was home-schooled and has rarely left the mansion.

Master of the Manor
Amane Iwakura

Aria’s father. A wealthy, gentleman from the former nobility.
He runs a trading company and keeps himself busy every day.
Worried about Ichiko’s situation, whom he had only just met, he decided to welcome her into the Iwakura household as a maid.
He dotes on his daughter Aria and spoils her.

Household Chef
Sui Miyauchi

The Iwakura family’s personal chef. While working at her family’s Western-style restaurant, she visits the Iwakura household every day to prepare meals for Aria and the others.
She has a bright and refreshing personality, and although she is the same age as Ichiko and Aria, she is more like a reliable older sister.