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Homeward in the Roil

Science fiction

Visual Novel

by Freyja Katra Erlingsdóttir Two wars have left humanity licking its wounds. Earth is gone, its fleets becoming nomadic, searching the stars for somewhere to call home. In one of the scattered flotilla, a navy pilot meets a wanderer. Their culture and customs, still human, are foreign. Perhaps a sign of things to come for another part of humanity.

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16 Sep, 2023

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by Freyja Katra Erlingsdóttir Two wars have left humanity licking its wounds. Earth is gone, its fleets becoming nomadic, searching the stars for somewhere to call home. In one of the scattered flotilla, a navy pilot meets a wanderer. Their culture and customs, still human, are foreign. Perhaps a sign of things to come for another part of humanity.

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16 Sep, 2023

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Single player

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Science fiction

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Visual Novel

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Third person

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