Khemia
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
(Khemia contains themes of an adult nature - you must be 18 or older to play)
Things have changed on Adastra. The Human's arrival has altered the political course of the entire galaxy. After his departure, the sapients he came to know on the wolven moon are left guessing as to what needs to be done next. The Parents, the supposedly all-knowing, all-powerful beings controlling the Galaxias, have a plan, one known only to them , but requiring all sapient effort. It's becoming more and more suspicious, and Scipio, a young wolf on a diplomatic mission to Khemia, starts to wonder if these Parents really do hold all the answers. He starts to wonder if there are Others.
Khemia is a direct sequel to Adastra.
Update Schedule
Monthly with occasional breaks. You can also get updates and access builds up to a month early on our Patreon which you can find HERE!
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Development log
- Khemia ReworkJan 23, 2025
- Khemia Build 1 - Old PainSep 21, 2020
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My general review of Khemia:
Everything else is pretty beautiful I must say, quite the advancement for the last 2 games but it's falling a little, I still have hopes though from the future updates we're going to get 🙏
Listen to our pleads and feed us well
They're really taking their time with this one, aren't they?
Fr, but I just know that it'll pop out of nowhere when we least expect it, and that excites me lol, let's just have hope and patience 🙏
I hope what we have now isn't Amicus's final look, he looks... stiff, almost two-dimensional, facing forwards like that, but Brunis's new design looks absolutely fantastic, and the new CGs are just as incredible as the old ones. The energy in Neferu's poses is great, too.
I really hope I don't come across as negative - I have nothing but faith in everyone involved in the project, and I'm really excited for what comes next!
I agree, while I'm not a fan of the redsigns, they won't hinder me
I will say Amicus is a bit stiff, but nonetheless is an amazing drawing of him!! And I agree, I did recently look back at some of the CGs that got redeisgned and like ofmg its so much better.
like the difference between the old and new CG for the reflection one is like night and day like my god. (I love both, but it was a massive improvement)
Yeah!
I'm wondering if I should play intera or this first any suggestions
Nvm I finally did my research
can't wait for chapter two!
fr, I keep checking this page daily lol
I think that it should be coming out soon since the Patreons get a build a month before a public release. The Patreon build came out March 11, so I suspect April 20 for the public release (both for the 4/20 joke and that's a full 31 days after Patreon Release).
I'm waiting for that email that there was a Khemia update!
March 11 to April 20 is 41 days not 31
oops
nvm that, I'm just happy they are continuing the story, and finally updating interea and khemia :D
*sits waiting, twiddling my thumbs until we finally get to land on Khemai*
IT IS SO MUCH FUN
Like seriously. I was taken a bit aback at the first announcement about new updates. New sprites and some CGs felt a bit uncanny valley to me (default Amicus), but after some time it felt nice and HAPS certainly did an amazing rework of characters.
I'm so invested in the narrative :^) New characters, politics and dynamics are so interesting to read. Not going to say anything about patreon-only content atm, but my god HOW INTERESTING IT IS! I NEED MORE!
I think Howly is really good at depicting eery horrors and stuff and there are certainly new themes to be explored here with Skippy, but worldbuilding. - greatest part for me. Sibling's history and shenanigans are so greatly depicted. Finding out new details about state of adastra, khemian technology and its superiority (how?) is fun.
Also, Meera (ig Other) talked about hooman, but is it suggesting that canon ending of Adastra is where Marco didn't submit to parents all willingly? oh boy, if there to be Adastra 2 after 8 years it is to be a rollercoaster..
Great stuff overall, pls continue! Hope this year for echo project would be a bliss :)
p.s. god i luv anthemics. khemian album is my fav of his works
Just finished reading Adastra. VERY good work, never thought I'd wanna read a political novel. My only nitpicks (aside from a few errors I was thankfully able to pass over) are that I wish there was an option to skip sex scenes—I was so interested in the story, I felt like they got in the way, the story is that good!—and, most importantly, I feel there shoulda been more leadup to the romance. I get there were time skips, but I still wish we saw more connection between the two. (I also felt like the human was a liiiittle bland, but his cleverness made up for that.)
So for this, I'm looking forward to seeing more relationship development. Chemistry, that's what I'm looking for! And Scipio off the bat looks to be full of character. That first image tells me that he is a complete and utter dork, and I am gonna love this.
Good luck, Echo Project!!
Absolutely love it so far!! Can't wait to see more ^^ And give us more Brumiiiiis!!
The rewrite is going in such an amazing direction—I'm so damn impressed, seriously. Scipio is sucha fun little weirdo, and Virginia's side plot is fantastic! So much tension! Aya is also the perfect character type to slot in to the group and I love her???? Uhghghgg. I'm obsessed.
Wait, where are you finding this side plot? And did you see more of Aya aside from the ship?
2nd build has all that, its on their patreon atm
how can i play the game idk were to go or what to do i have been looking for were to play and what do i do with the download
you have to click on the download, right click, and extract files, once you do that it will open another window, it will give you multiple archives and one of them will have an icon of neferu, double click on it and that'd be enough to open the game
do you have Instagram or sum so you can help me cause im kinda confused sorry im really that good with stuff like this i really love the first one have been wanting to play this one for a while
I am relieved to admit that after the long hiatus, we were presented with a wonderfully polished version of what we had all those years ago, both narrative-wise and artistically. This rework reminded me of why echo project is the phenomenon it is within its genre, and I feel the need to express why to all those who, rightfully, still have their doubts.
When reading this (reformed) first chapter, we encountered a continuation that has managed to build upon the already established intrigue, and deliver an incredibly promising foundation to answer all that which Adastra left intentionally vague.
I can confidently affirm that this point is the most popular, i have still not heard complaints about the writing, even considering the shift in main character and love interest!
Unfortunately, the artistic aspect of this sequel has thrown off some of the established fanbase, and it has been expressed.
Personally, I feel that this iteration is the best, and that Haps has not failed to deliver once again after so many reworks. It's a shame to see Amicus's slight chub go, but it is only logical considering the context he's in, and the attention to said detail is greatly appreciated. It is a reflection of the new expectations that rest upon Amicus represented on his physique, that now matches the encyclopedic look of an emperor; fit and confident.
Of course, all other sprites are done with the same expertise and personality. Brunis's being, in my opinion, one of the most remarkable ones.
If i had to nitpick one aspect of the art, I would say that some drawn backgrounds don't exactly enthusiasm me, but at least it's better to see than a stock image with a filter thrown over it.
The rough reception of the new art has obvious reasons: people just get used to what they had, and there's little one can do to avoid complaints when a re-imagining is done. I wish everyone appreciated the effort to polish the sprites so much, but "Oh well."
The future of Khemia is finally looking bright again, and i can only wish that the planets don't align to throw another stone to the development of this much anticipated sequel. There is still love for Adastra, and there are still things left to say. This was never over.
I'm sorry i know this is a subjective thing but why do the characters keep getting uglier with each game?
Wait a second, I think I have the old version. Is this the new one? It's been like sooo long since I've played it that I don't remember if I got the update or not.
It should be the Khemia 0.1 update
Ah, ok. I'll get it then.
I really love the story and where you guys are taking this. It’s really good and getting more Adastra content is the best. I love that you guys can make such gripping stories based off of one we already know full and well, and still get us so into it despite not all of the characters being there.
With that said, tho, the sudden change to the sprites are, I think what a lot of people agree with, quite disconcerting. The art style change itself isn’t too bad and takes getting used to, but some of the creative decisions are almost off base. The biggest being Amicus and his belly. From a story standpoint of him losing weight, sure, but the Echo team and Haps himself are no stranger to bigger furs being represented and drawn. We live in a world where chubbiness is demonized and taking Amicus’s belly away doesn’t really help with the lack of representation. Not sure whose decision it was, but it definitely feels very jarring when this character has been drawn fatter in the past, and the writing itself acknowledges that. This story is less of a “dating” VN so it’s more excusable, but we still want the belly!
Truly, despite some of the changes, I can’t wait to see more and everything you guys do with this and other projects like Interea.
It does changed a lot... Less cute Amicus, more strong amicus.
But given the attraction of the plot to me, I could take it :/
What happened to the character sprites, they changed so much...
The artist's style changed over the past four or so years. I personally enjoy it, but I can understand the sudden jarring shift being enough to shock ya lol.
It did shock me, I miss how cute and formidable Amicus was, right now he looks...well, he looks alien TwT
I hope they don't change the sprites for Adastra
Since Adastra is a completed story, I doubt they'd go back to update the sprites
Its getting an update in 2028, and I sure hope they don't change it
Really? Interesting . . .
I am so Happy to see more from this project, so far it is incredible!!! The writing, as always, is immaculate and sprites and cgs are gorgeous. I am extremely excited to see where the story goes!!! <3
I read the first draft, but I'm fully invested in this version. The new update had me so hooked! Super pumped to see where this goes!
What happened to "The Smoke Room" :(((
the dev has a problem with echo project and now they removed smoke room
more like the dev had a toooon of personal problems and kept causing drama within the vn scene instead of going to therapy tbh. echo project kept him on despite years of this shit lol
that's sounds unreal but ok
Lovely work so far gang hope to see some developments in the near future <3 Art and writing are spot on, excited for some pharaoh music that I assume is upcoming.
Skip is defo a dark horse but I pray we can save him from his thoughts. Even build a relationship with Neferu to rival Amicus's love plot. Can't wait to see what happens with Meera and the Parents as I'm not convinced they are fully on the side of good.
Hurray! Virginia was reworked. But Scipio looks worse. I guess I just need some time to get used to these changes. I'm glad that Khemia wasn't abadonned. Good luck, authors!
So glad to see this coming back, and I adore the new spritework too. I get the style change may be controversial for some, but the way Haps draws characters and especially the CGs now blows me away, he's come so far over the years. Neferu's fantastic poses do so well at capturing his eccentric personality.
Hope the team enjoys coming back to this tale, I wish em all the best, and eagerly await more c:
I'm not a big fan of how Amicus looks now (and maybe Neferu personally), but it's not a make-or-break moment. I'm still REALLY looking forward to this.
dude i wish if they used the sprites from Interea.
they'll be updating interea while uploading new builds for khemia, maybe interea sprites will change too?
i dont think they'll be updating interea!
Why though? I mean it's not that small for a 9 Adastran months. Could they be planning to include the mission on earth?
its not about the story, i heard they're not gonna work on it maybe bc of the incidents about hating on the vn and the devs, tho we got khemia i dont think they're work on interea, maybe they'll change their minds in the future.
I like the update for the most part, but the one change I wasn't really fond of was the change of making Scipio trip out because Brunis blew Pap at him rather than accepting the offer to try it and becoming overwhelmed after using it... The change just makes Brunis seem like an inconsiderate dick in a sense for doing something not just without Scipio's consent, but with him explicitly refusing the offer initially. It also takes away from the aspect of Scipio stepping out of his comfort zone leading to him being confronted by his fears of thef unknown as he enters an unfamiliar territory. Instead it just feels kind of random and forced with how it happens in the updated version.
I get that the new decision was probably to avoid making it a story that had a focus on substance use themes, but it could still be included without the substance use being a main focul point and instead just allowing it to be a tool to help convey the overall concepts of the story during this one scene. Essentially it would be similar to how Cassius used the stuff in the original to Adastra story attempting to contact The parents that ended up helping Marco to meet the parents.
Anyways besides that I think the new story and all the new illustrations are awesome! Keep up the amazing work :D
Yeah, I was a bit confused how that part was revised, it made Scipio feel more mature for his age. Hopefully with the regular updates they revisit this one
Excited for Khemia being back in the update cycle! Enjoying the new look of the sprites, and the new "cutscenes"!! I'm also excited about the changes to the story and curious to see where things will go with the slightly different direction. :3c
(I do wonder though, did our favourite tigress get a sprite update too? It seemed to be the same one, if I'm not mistaken.)
I cannot wait for the next update! FINALLY getting to see what Khemia's like. I loved that you guys combined the original 2 parts into one big one for this new update, Thank you
Love the new art! So excited to finally return to this universe after so many years since Adastra. The Android build seems to have a bug where music will cut off and restart instead of finishing and looping properly, anyone else had the same issue?
If I may ask a 1 or 2 + more questions without seeming to be/(ing) too much of a bother or trouble to you in asking this question here and now at this time, do you plan to apply the same "artwork rework" to your other visual novel (a.k.a. https://echoproject.itch.io/interea)?
Mainly in part of the sense that it is almost like a continuation of this VN here (https://echoproject.itch.io/khemia) in some shape or form one way or another (at least from how I see it from my perspective) as it focuses on how both Amicus and Marco spend their remaining time together before the human has to leave for Earth again.
Additionally, do you have any plans to redo, edit, change, or revise the story for that visual novel, whether at the beginning or based on what you currently already have available on that visual novel there (https://echoproject.itch.io/interea) specifically?
Not only that, but perhaps your most popular and well-known visual novel (also known as https://echoproject.itch.io/adastra) could also benefit from those improvements as well (?). That may involve you doing an "artwork rework" again or a complete redo, edit, change, or revision of the story. Enhancing it with more choices, options, alternative storylines, and different endings could greatly enrich the entire experience of the VN than ever before—only if you are interested in pursuing that type of ambition for it at all (?).
bro really wants Adastra: 2
I want to express how much I enjoy, respect, and admire the whole brand-new look and feel of your visual novel!
The construction, concept, format, style, and overall design are fantastic and possibly go even further than that, much more so than how it had started beforehand!
Not only that, but they also show much more attention to detail and an improvement next to how it looked previously from a while ago compared to how your first/previous/last visual novel that is known as "Adastra" had begun and then got finished up some time ago after you first uploaded/posted this VN afterward!
That's not to say that the previous artwork or character designs were necessarily bad either (in between both of those visual novels a.k.a. https://echoproject.itch.io/adastra, https://echoproject.itch.io/khemia); they were all still great, whether set on another planet, a spaceship, or anywhere else, but it seems like there was more work, energy, emotion, and several other things put into this that make it 10 to 100 times or even more so better than before as compared to the last version of "Khemia".
With that said and done, though, I’m just glad to see that the novel will start receiving new chapters and updates again. It’s exciting that it will continue from your other visual novel, Adastra. I was becoming worried that it might remain on a permanent hiatus, leaving the story unfinished forever and keeping us in the unknown about what will happen next for the rest of our lifespans leading up to us now never finding out what will happen to the characters until at the end of our life and perhaps even until the end of time as well (!).
Neferu, my beloved! You've finally returned!
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silly!!!
weird, the update didn't show up in my feed
why did this not show up on my feed?
i only noticed this update due to it reaching my email but i saw nothing im ny feed even tho i follow echo
OMG finally the team will work on adastra novel universe again.
Excluding Virginia i'm not a big fan of the new sprites, Amicus looks like a generic buff dude, Brunis looks like a australian hillbilly and Neferu reminds me of Dio for some reason. Besides that everything else is as good if not better then previous updates, can't wait for next update