Arches

I have depression! :333

wow, I thought the game was over but NOPEEE

this is amazing

I don't know anything about Echo, I decided to check this after Adastra, curious to see how its writer would do without a 1st-person-isekai.
I wasn't ready for it to become my favorite vn / story ever.

Love the thrilling plot alternating between the two perspectives of a cute couple, it also makes them both so wholesome as you get to know their minds (I tend towards Cameron, but could definitely relate to Devon too)
It deals with some difficult themes sensibly, with disturbing horror of all kinds keeping you on edge all the way..
Then it makes you fucking cry.

Thank you Howly and the whole team, I'll remember Arches forever.

Sobbed a few to many times for a healthy man... 

On a serious note amazing job. Not as good as some of your other vn but still hits as hard in the feels, good job!

I just finished Arches for the first time. This is genuinely the most beautiful thing I have ever read every person on the team did incredibly and while this will never be mainstream it is my game of the year and its not even close.

Cam is a precious cinnamon roll and adorable scrunkly who must be protected at all cost. 

finally read Dev's short story...

i'm not okay

but this does remind me of a Glory Hounds x Arches crossover idea I had

In it, the Devon from the bad timeline (the one where Brian killed Cameron, and a ghost demon Cameron possessed Devon), becomes a kind of Echo-slayer, going around finding Echos and stopping whoever is feeding them, by whatever means necessary, over the years he becomes increasingly unhinge and ruthless due to the influence of ghost Cameron, eventually he makes his way to Batavia, the now 39-year-old Devon (putting him in the time-frame of glory Hounds) tries to slay the Echo of Schippersburg (the mysterious entity that talks to Alex and revived him in issue 3), to defend itself the entity sends him across the multiverse into the timeline of Glory Hounds, where he would make it his goal to kill Alex (because he is "feeding" the city's entity)

Oh god, not a new update, ill have to play this again.... (trauma.)

Just finished Echo for the second time, and came to check out more from this team only to see this was finished today and got even more excited to see it's about the bear and coyote seen at the end of one of the paths.

Have really enjoyed reading these, and I expect this to be maybe the best one yet given how passionate the author is about it.

Thank you to everyone at Echo Project for making these awesome stories with incredible art.

Edit: Finished the whole thing. Loved it! And the "alternative reality" part would make for a sick episodic series, IMO. Like a kick ass buddy cop thing with a paranormal twist. Would love to read more about that whole premise. 😃

Cool I'll replay this then!

OMG A new release!!!!

I wanna read it how so bad, but i have to focus on school😩

Imma treat myself to this after I'm done with school in a few weeks. Thanks @TheEchoProject!

I would suplex the living crap out of the developer if they didn't update this GAME

Speechless, so many emotions. Amazing VN. Devon and Cameron deserve everything. 10/10

TW is surely there for a reason (I had a full breakdown during this), still amazing thou

peak fiction

I started reading furry visual novels this year and have read 8 so far, but Arches is still my number one spotlight. The story really touched me, and I love the relationship between the main characters. My favorite scene so far is the one in the car. After what happened in the motel, I thought the intensity would go down, but it just keeps getting better and better. Thank you for creating this masterpiece. I hope that one day I can be like Devon and find my own Cameron.

The ending had me reflecting on my own life long after I finished reading it, Last chapter was so bittersweet but THAT'S one of the best part about this vn :') 

I just finished this game and what an amazing game, intense and alot of feeling there was always something happening, the writing is really good to, i loved it from the start to the end i was telling myself i just wanted an happy ending and i'm so happy it got one, i love Dev and Cam they are so sweet they truly deserve to be happy, what incredible work this people made, i don't really know what much to say it was just an amazing expirience 

Incredibly grateful I was able to experience this story. It's hard to find tales that capture such an intricate blend of loss and perseverance,  not out of spite or blind optimism but steadfast love and a small spark of hope. You've created something really beautiful here that I'll carry with me for a long, long while. 

Thank you for creating this. Thank you for helping me unfurl years of bottled up emotions into one, 15 minute long cry when I finished this game. I still dont know what Ill do with this, but I think this game truly just changed my life forever.

Thank you

Game was intense but nice

Cameron Wilson: agreeable ISTP with developed Se and Ni

Devon Mateo Ortega: agreeable ENTJ with developed Ni

Arturo “Artie” Herrera: ESFP

Duke: INTJ with developed Te

Brian Dubois: disagreeable ESFP

completed the storyline in 7 hours! i binged it, but in hindsight i wish i'd drawn it out for longer.

i picked up arches because of its good rating. i didn't know anything else about it or the echo universe, and this happened to be my first vn. but i am really grateful that this is the first one that i read because my god was it an experience. this is one of those few stories that have managed to make me cry after the initial period of reading it, as i continue to live on in my life and realize how the characters especially cameron and devon relate to my own experiences.

on bad days i listen to the soundtrack, and on good days i hark back to the ending. the characters, even brian, have stuck with me for a while now. i think they will continue to have their impression on me for as long as i live, or until the day i turn 110, at least. haha :p

and to the developers of this tale- thank you so much.

you are all such incredibly talented and gifted creators, and your work is an absolute blessing to grace the eyes, heart, and soul of me and certainly so many others.

cheers and best wishes on all the future projects you guys embark on!

this game got me crying like no game has ever i love it