A Tithe in Blood

A Tithe in Blood

Released Jun 2025

A dark yuri visual novel about a quiet university student who discovers blood magic in the depths of her grief. Stepping into a world she little understands, Honoka finds unexpected love, and inadvertently sets in motion a deadly series of events.

86% positive · 226 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

A Tithe in Blood is a standalone dark yuri visual novel that launched on June 16, 2025. The game shipped as a complete, self-contained story of approximately 70,000 words with full Japanese voice acting, English and Simplified Chinese translations, and an original soundtrack. All three DLC items — the Official Artbook (June 16, 2025), the Original Soundtrack (August 10, 2025), and the Ending Theme Song "beyond" (August 10, 2025) — are companion content releases that have all shipped. None remain unreleased. Post-launch developer activity has been limited to maintenance: the 1.0.3 patch (August 10, 2025) addressed bug fixes, localization improvements, and a size optimization. There are no announcements of additional story content, expansions, or a sequel for this title. The game has no post-launch content update pattern beyond that single maintenance patch. Studio Élan has not communicated any plans to add further content to the game. The base game, artbook, soundtrack, and theme song all appear to constitute the complete package for this release.
Evidence
Game launched as a complete visual novel with a self-contained ~70,000-word story, full Japanese voice acting, and original soundtrack.
news post · Jun 16, 2025 source content shipped
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Original Soundtrack DLC released on August 10, 2025.
dlc listing · Aug 10, 2025 source content shipped
medium

Content

3 of 3 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Studio Élan
Achievements
10
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

A dark yuri visual novel with themes around depression, a hidden magical art, and unexpected love from the depths of grief.

As a reserved and unassuming university student in snow-bitten Hokkaido, the personal tragedy which visited Honoka Asakawa would lead to her experimentation in a magical art thought long-lost — blood magic. Unexpectedly able to visit the sealed world of Meiji-era Sapporo, Honoka's quickly taken under the wing of the cheerful and bright Lady Yasue, a powerful mage who's remained in this gilded cage for a century.

As their feelings for each other develop, the true repercussions of Honoka's first steps into the secret world of magic and mages are only just starting to play out, eventually leading to catastrophic consequences.

  • Original story of approximately 70,000 words

  • Concept and writing by Suriko

  • Character designs and art by Kobuta

  • Fully original soundtrack by Claire DeLuca

  • Fully voice acted in Japanese

  • Story written in English with Japanese and Simplified Chinese translations

Last evaluated Jun 20, 2026
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