Gilded Shadows
Released May 2022
A GxB visual novel that explores a whimsical, yet dangerous world which blends the solarpunk and cyberpunk aesthetics into a unique adventure. As you follow the MC on her journey, pursue various love interests in a stand-alone story unique to that route.
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Released, content planned but development status unclear
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Content Planned
Development Uncertain
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Evaluation
Gilded Shadows launched on May 12, 2022 as a visual novel with 6 love interest routes available at release. The store description explicitly lists 9 total love interest routes planned, noting the additional 3 are "to be released." After launch, the developer shipped three additional routes: Quill's route on October 13, 2022, Reuben's route on April 14, 2023, and Yuu's route on September 24, 2023. These updates arrived at a consistent cadence of roughly 5–6 months apart, and each post mentioned the next route in progress — for example, the April 2023 post noted Quill's route draft was ~46% complete (which shipped in October 2022, suggesting the post meant the *next* unannounced route), and the October 2022 post mentioned Reuben's route was ~60% drafted.
The store page still advertises 9 total love interest routes, and given that only 3 post-launch routes have shipped (Quill, Reuben, Yuu), it is unclear whether the full set of 9 has been reached or whether further routes remain outstanding. The developer has not posted any update since September 24, 2023 — a gap of over 2.5 years — breaking the established pattern of regular content updates. No statement about completing development, cancelling remaining routes, or going on hiatus has been made. This extended silence against a backdrop of still-advertised unshipped content raises genuine uncertainty about whether the remaining planned routes will ever be released.
Evidence
Yuu's route released; this is the last developer communication on record as of June 2026
Reuben's route released; developer notes Quill's route draft is around 46% complete and hopes to finish by Q3 2023
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Steamberry Studio
Achievements
28
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Description
Gilded Shadows is a GxB visual novel that explores a whimsical, yet dangerous world which blends the solarpunk and cyberpunk aesthetics into a unique adventure. The player can explore different factions and story lines based on their choices in the common route. The game has 30-40 hours of content where your personality traits lock or unlock various interactions and responses to situations. As you follow the MC on her journey, pursue one of six love interests in a stand-alone story unique to that route.
Story
Arcalis is a planet with a complex history.
Centuries ago, when humans arrived, they found it abandoned. The only remnants of its previous society were massive bio-domes dotted on the surface and designed as protection from the hostile climate.
With one side of the world bathed in eternal day and the other cloaked in frigid night, the bio-domes are oases where people live sheltered from the scorching winds and storms. But whether in the bright, clean cities of the day side of the planet, or the poor and crime-ridden cities of the night side, life is never simple nor peace easy to come by.
When a fateful encounter exposes Morgan Leone, a young woman who has long hid her ESP, as a queen ranked Esper, she finds herself on the run from multiple factions eager to attain her abilities. Endgame, the planetary defence organisation; Crimson, a notorious crime syndicate from Delphine; and even the shadowy group only known as "the Host" - each group sends operatives to retrieve her.
Now, with several paths open to her, she must choose her allies carefully. Between light and shadow lies grey twilight where the lines between good and evil are blurred. And in a world where the only constants are the endless day and night that divide the planet, Morgan learns those who can't adapt...also can't survive.
Features (in finished game)
6 love interests to pursue in initial release
9 Love interests to pursue (to be released)
Customise the MC's appearance and personality
100,000+ words per route with at least 3 endings each
Stand-alone character routes with unique plots
Expansive and gorgeous setting, world, and lore
Flowcharts to track progress through the story
Official Soundtrack by composer Tobi Weiss
Brief Content List:
Sci-fi violence
Cursing
Suggestive content
Sexual situations
Social upheaval and dystopian situations
Oppression of certain groups (specifically of Espers and "Biosynths" (androids/cyborgs))
Mild blood and injuries
Mental illness and trauma
Occasional (single) flashes
Some loud sound effects
Characters with messy or grey moral compasses
Gilded Shadows is a GxB visual novel that explores a whimsical, yet dangerous world which blends the solarpunk and cyberpunk aesthetics into a unique adventure. The player can explore different factions and story lines based on their choices in the common route. The game has 30-40 hours of content where your personality traits lock or unlock various interactions and responses to situations. As you follow the MC on her journey, pursue one of six love interests in a stand-alone story unique to that route.
Story
Arcalis is a planet with a complex history.
Centuries ago, when humans arrived, they found it abandoned. The only remnants of its previous society were massive bio-domes dotted on the surface and designed as protection from the hostile climate.
With one side of the world bathed in eternal day and the other cloaked in frigid night, the bio-domes are oases where people live sheltered from the scorching winds and storms. But whether in the bright, clean cities of the day side of the planet, or the poor and crime-ridden cities of the night side, life is never simple nor peace easy to come by.
When a fateful encounter exposes Morgan Leone, a young woman who has long hid her ESP, as a queen ranked Esper, she finds herself on the run from multiple factions eager to attain her abilities. Endgame, the planetary defence organisation; Crimson, a notorious crime syndicate from Delphine; and even the shadowy group only known as "the Host" - each group sends operatives to retrieve her.
Now, with several paths open to her, she must choose her allies carefully. Between light and shadow lies grey twilight where the lines between good and evil are blurred. And in a world where the only constants are the endless day and night that divide the planet, Morgan learns those who can't adapt...also can't survive.
Features (in finished game)
6 love interests to pursue in initial release
9 Love interests to pursue (to be released)
Customise the MC's appearance and personality
100,000+ words per route with at least 3 endings each
Stand-alone character routes with unique plots
Expansive and gorgeous setting, world, and lore
Flowcharts to track progress through the story
Official Soundtrack by composer Tobi Weiss
Brief Content List:
Sci-fi violence
Cursing
Suggestive content
Sexual situations
Social upheaval and dystopian situations
Oppression of certain groups (specifically of Espers and "Biosynths" (androids/cyborgs))
Mild blood and injuries
Mental illness and trauma
Occasional (single) flashes
Some loud sound effects
Characters with messy or grey moral compasses
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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