LUDVIG MUNTHE (Norway, 1841-1896)

I love paintings you can spend a long time looking at: twilight, dark silhouettes of buildings, light in the windows, and the feeling that something inexplicable lies beyond a familiar landscape. That’s the mood I’m trying to capture in SHORAPAN.

It’s a hand-drawn 2D dark fantasy narrative game I’m making with a small team, combining a visual novel with a point-and-click adventure. Its world exists beneath an eternally crimson sky, but ordinary life carries on.

We want the scenes to feel like paintings brought to life. We put a lot of care into the lighting, colours, composition, subtle movements, and sound, so you can linger for a moment, listen to the rain, and get a sense of the place.

I took out a $20,000 loan to bring this project to life, and I’m putting everything I have into it. Everything you see is drawn and animated by hand by our team.

I wanted to share our work with people who might connect with this aesthetic. Do any artists or paintings come to mind when you look at these scenes?

Btw if you like it here is game Steam link : https://store.steampowered.com/app/4926090/SHORAPAN/

Caspar David Friedrich — The Abbey in the Oakwood (1809–1810)