KnitBone
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KnitBone is a story-driven psychological horror visual novel, where the therapist is more traumatized than the patient.
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You play as Eden Cross, who suffers from chronic insomnia, feeling disconnected from your life. One day, an old college acquaintance – Ryohei shows up pitching a miracle cure for your insomnia: an “experimental therapy.”
But that sounds suspiciously more like ... a “guided ritual.”
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Features
- Endings: 2 main endings + 1 mini ending
- Estimated playtime: (7k+ words) 30-50 minutes
- Gameplay: Interactive therapy “sessions” with dialogue choices and minigames + personality test
Warnings
- Jumpscares
- Cult themes
- Emotional manipulation, trauma, body horror, blood
- Depictions of death and murder
- Language
Cast/Credits
- aespipu – Project Lead / Artist
- remarkablemark – Developer / Programmer
- Myka Valerio – Co-Writer / Proofreader
- A. Villarroel – Co-Writer / Proofreader
- seamus – Composer
- Additional music: OST Jazz Lounge Scene by Chad1702
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For optimal performance and stability, we recommend downloading the game.
This game was made as a submission for Spooktober Visual Novel Jam 2025
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Check out KnitBone: Rituals, a roguelike deckbuilding card game spinoff.
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Its a cool game, I like the art of the characters, though it would be nice to see what endings I got, played it 4 times
Whoa thanks for playing so many times!
this is a interesting game, i love the idea behind it/just how it generally is. Got both final endings.
Thanks for playing and achieving both endings!
La duración del juego es corta, pero es un juego excelente
¡Muchas gracias!
this game is peak, tysm <3
Woohoo! Thank you ❤️
Literally Ivantill from Alien Stage but with less aliens and stages and more
spoiler
cults. Same amount of doomed yaoi, blood, and mentally unstable though. 10/10 would recommend black veins, it’s good for your pores.
Ooo I haven't played Alien Stage before, but I will check it out. Thanks for the recommendation!
thanks for the reply, alnst actually isnt a game though lol. it’s a yt animated series with its story told through music videos.
Ah thanks for the clarification! I'll check it out on YouTube.
This game was amazing! The minigames were fun, the story was captivating, and the music was groovy. Great work all around!
Thanks for playing! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
such a beautifully written story, tragic and shocking at the most unexpected times, i adored the concept and the Insomniac x sleep therapist trope. Just texted my friend "my therapist asked me to stab him" now shes playing lolol
Thanks for playing and sharing our game!
Oh wow that was good! Really good story! I loved the little sounds they made as well! I feel sad for both of them, tragic. :(, but this is so well written!
Thanks for playing! I'm glad you enjoyed the story.
Really like the artwork ^^
Thanks for playing! I saw you tried really hard to beat the candle puzzle 😆
Just finished this game and all the endings. It was surprisingly good! Interesting story, interesting characters and I love the style and art! Ohh, and the music was very good too!
Yay thanks for playing!
This is a great VN!
The writing and the foreshadowing are really good, I like that it's never clear who is more emotionally stable and how they are almost codependent on each other. Playing this feels like getting slowly deeper into a trap that you are willing to enter out of psychological desperation and curiosity.
Thanks for playing and sharing your review! I'm watching your video now.
Thanks for playing and I'm glad you enjoyed the minigames and sessions! I'm watching your video now. Btw you have a very charming voice.
thank you ! :)
I hope i did your wonderful characters justice with my voice
Yes! Your Eden and Ryohei voices were immaculate. The whispers were fire too.
Loved the plot twist in the game!
I do wonder if that entity cured Eden's insomnia though.
Probably? 😆 Thanks so much for playing the game, I'm watching your YouTube video now!
Thank you so much. I hope you liked it!
Yep I really liked your commentary and review!
Super intense, in a really impressive way! You did a great job capturing feelings of psychological distress and panic, and crafted a really compelling dynamic between the two characters. The minigame elements worked will with the narrative, and were unsettling in a way that did well to further the story. Also great use of the more minamalist styled graphic and sound design, it was all incredibly effective.
Great job, & congrats to the whole team!!
Thanks for the detailed feedback!
This is really cool
Thank you!
Really intriguing! The game is top-notch, the atmosphere pulls you in and won’t let go.
Thanks for the comment!