Obscure

Siren's Call: Escape Velocity

98% positive of 115 Steam reviews

Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by ThePenSword.

About the game

The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?

Tagged by players

Lore-Rich
Choose Your Own Adventure
Romance
Psychological Horror
Choices Matter
Visual Novel
Interactive Fiction
Dating Sim
Horror
Point & Click
Anime
Story Rich

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Siren's Call: Escape Velocity

98% positive of 115 Steam reviews

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Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by ThePenSword.

About the game

Tagged by players

Lore-Rich
Choose Your Own Adventure
Romance
Psychological Horror
Choices Matter
Visual Novel
Interactive Fiction
Dating Sim
Horror
Point & Click
Anime
Story Rich

What players say

Recommended
I am so close to giving a negative, but I can’t bc at least the game made me think a little about it near the end about how things added up (or in many cases, didn’t). It had promise. There’s some good dialogue and characters. It turned into something much less enjoyable or horror than I anticipated. It really stretched itself out too long. The main character is bad. He’s whiny and despite what you learn by the end,…
11 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 0 found it helpful.
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Recommended
My opinion about VN's is that they can be much more than just eroge dating sims. And Siren's Call attempts to deliver on that alright! I would not recommend this game to beginners of the medium, however. Because it is extremely off beat and may have the most unreliable narrator in the history of all fiction. It's impossible to predict if people will love this or hate it... Personally i can't say i unconditionally…
13 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Edit: Rating ideally is "mixed"; a few of the game's themes aren't really my type. (Thanks dev for explanation). Original review: Not recommended as a mystery. As a coming-of-age story, and VN in general, it's excellent; However, it's best to treat it as a drama and NOT a big umineko/higurashi style mystery. Had I known that going in, I would have enjoyed it more, which is why I'm writing this review. Art, sound,…
4.9 h played when written. 7 found it helpful.
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