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 Builds 2 and 3 - Favorite Siblings With Keys to GatesMay 29, 2025
- Khemia ReworkJan 23, 2025
- Khemia Build 1 - Old PainSep 21, 2020
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no way this vn has being on hold for so long i forgot it existed but it came back eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee im so exited though i wish astara had a part 2 to it as i would have loved to see my boy amicus with his hubby
I think Khemia is a reality check for the Adastra universe. I had this romantisized idea of the Galaxias after playing Adastra, but I love that the Echo Project has taken a different approach with Khemia. As a guy I've always wanted to be in the place of Marco in Adastra, but I never considered what that would be like for a woman in Adastran society and I am glad that Khemia explores that flaw. I thought that the Alliance with the Khemians would be very straight forward especally since Amicus is friends with one of the sons of the Pharaoh. However, the suspiciously advanced Khemian-built tech and classified information that even the son of the Pharaoh isn't allowed to know, again emphasises the complex politics and shatters that romanticised image I had of the Adastra Universe as a whole. Thank you Echo Project for creating such a captivating piece of fiction and art <3!
Now that build 4 is out on patreon, when will it be released on here. Because I only have the free plan on Patreon and I really want to read the next par
I think it might be here in 2 months or less
Fingers crossed for less. It's driving me crazy that it's out and I can't read i
I wonder if there are any issues with dropping the next build, with the payment processor problems recently. Is the next build going to be uploaded here or downloadable from Patreon? Or is the itch launcher required to run the VN, which is causing issues? Am looking forward to the next public release build!
Sadly, I dont think i will personally be playing Khemia at all. Looking at the story and plot lines, it would appear as though we are no longer following, well, literally us. Now, I'm not brandishing this game at all, and I recommend you play it! It's just not the story continuation that I was looking for. I'm happy waiting for a direct update to Adastra instead.
If Howly has no plans for a sequel, then based on the timeline, KHEMIA should be the finale of the series, and Amicus’s story will also conclude here. I’m not sure what you’re aiming for, but when writing a free FVN, shouldn’t the first goal be to create it for themself rather than to please others?
that is true, though I do hope for a sequel to adastra, it just feels like we dropped the main plot line is all. The human was the center of attention, and then got ripped away in Khemia. That's all I'll say. It just doesn't feel like we followed one plot line, and now there's a huge open gap that my brain will have a hard time filling.
I love the new CGs, it shows their actual physique, and I don't like where this is heading.....
A year has already passed when it transitioned from khemia to adastra???
it's nearing to almost 8 years in the game, we getting Marco CG soon???
Is the story of this complete, or is it still a WIP?
WIP, it's why it's to be continued
I'm starting the story after reading Adastra and it feels fine! Kinda sad they got separated... and i'm still having the expectancy of the human coming back and loving his dear wolf forever, i hope they portray that.
As people say, i'm also disappointed by the character's changes, neferu looks more like a dog, and Amicus looks less of himself, stiff, less 3d and just like... a different wolf? also he looks less hot... i don't like this!
They could just have him portrayed him better as an emperor, intelligent and matured, and STILL looking like him, just as before. It's not like "oh guys, y'all just nostagious and used to the old artstyle and bla bla blah" erroneous and biased assumption, he just looks too different, his bodily personality (sharp eyes, defined muzzle, confident look) from before threw aside. A contrast is that Virginia is absolutely gorgeous! they made a good rework on her. Also neferu, even that i didn't really like too much of the change, he still feels like him.
Time passed in-story, but Amicus just straight changed his genes man.. atleast for me.
Furthermore, despite my hate for the new artstyle, i need to congratule this mix of politics and romance, i've never seem before, it feels intriguing as well as astonishing.
I'm still looking forward for the new story.
I kinda like the new sprites, it shows their actual physique or something close to that
i don't get it? last game they were already physicaly fit/realistic, whatever i think you mean by it. They just got matured a little bit, and yeah, it looks nicer. not amicus whole new face though... although i'm used to it.
I beg to differ. Imo Virginia's rework is way worse than the rest, especially since her eyes aren't even in the right perspective. With Amicus I can live with but you're right; I think his overall character has changed a lot for 3 years and the artstyle just adds to that.
Does anyone have any idea when the 4th Khemia build will be released
From my understanding it could potentially be released on Patreon either today or tomorrow but I dont wanna get anyone's hopes up.
Too late. I've been looking every day for the past 5 days. You lied to me! 😩
Have faith 😭
I wonder if you were at the same time as humans were on Earth. Was it a time when humans had to do missions on Earth for many more years?
Right now, if we were in the world of Adastra, we'd likely be hearing news about Galaxias and how the world powers understood it, and if they were considering joining the Galaxias.
I've always imagined that the avia pox virus would have been covid in our timeline
maybe Avis Pox IS Covid and our lord and savior Amicus is real
you have some sense, yeah but if it was true our planet would've fallen in chaos
HOLY SHIT. Don't get my hopes up 😭
I'm loving the CGs
I will never turn my back on this VN. this in my third favorite vn, and Adastra is my second, because I put Remember the flowers first, but none the less i will always love it.
I find this kind of hilarious. Back then, you all kept going on about something like eternal love, saying you'd be willing to wait 8 years for that. And now? Not even a year into the game, and some of you have lost interest just because the sprites changed styles already?
And one thing, have you ever stopped to think about why Amicus et al. look different from Scipio’s perspective compared to the human’s? Whether the Parent affecting the human’s or Scipio’s cognition? Or both?
The tags include psychological horror there, so I’d say this extent of speculation is well reason.
Adastra Spoilers Below
That's what I was thinking. It makes perfect sense why Amicus would appear "stiff" and "intimidating" when in the presence of anyone but his human lover (especially the Khemians); not only is he the emperor of an intergalactic empire but he's also the face of the weakest sibling in the Galaxias. It's been 3 years since the events of Adastra and after the horrors Amicus witnessed (his imprisonment, attempted assassination on his brother, Cato's coup, the riots, death of Marco and Alexios's infiltration in the royal family) I find it completely reasonable to assume that he's matured since then now that he's taken on the responsibility of being the progressive emperor to an otherwise traditionalist empire. But that's just my 2 cents.
The new sprites are really lovely and feel like a fresh start. Compared to the old ones, there's definitely a huge improvement, they look more professional in a way. Nostalgia is clearly blinding a lot of people. It actually reminds me of how Miraculous fans still argue about the new designs in Season 6, lol. The only thing I’d say is that they need more gestures, but I’m sure that’s something they’ll work on in future builds. I’ve already seen they added more gestures to Amicus’s sprites. But I'll say it again, the new character designs are GORGEOUS, I won't get tired of saying it or expressing how much I love these changes, and I'm also loving where the story is heading.
yes the sprites is more refine than before but character's pose much less than before especially amicus,I just hope can add more pose to make my wolf vivid in the future
this vn is great and all, but i still can't hide my disappointment with the new sprites, it's eating me while i go through the story, i would've had drew them myself if i had the chance. i'm not saying it's bad it's just so different from what we're used to, for example amicus's sprite in interea was so great, i wish if they went with it.
Excited Noises
I LOVED the new update! Loved Aya and (finally) getting to see Khemia, and I'm looking forward to the next update
Story, getting better and the changes too?
I wonder if adastra & interea are gettin' some juicy one's if you know what I mean.
A gift from the furgods
My patience is rewarded
Woo.. :D
NEWWW BuILD!!!!
The artist ended the visual identity created in Adastra and Interea, for the simple reason he wanted to.
This sounds ridiculous, the visual novel is not his entirely personal work for this decision to be ok, he is just the artist paid for it, now the art has just turned into a generic Bara, and some CGs were horrible, if I hadn't seen the original I wouldn't even have understood what that was supposed to be.
I had loved the visual upgrade that Khemia had in relation to Adastra, after what happened with Smoke Room in the final stretch of the project, + this abrupt change in Khemia's look, without a decent explanation other than "I'm sad to draw in this style, so I'm going to change it!" made me very unhappy with Echo Project in general, years waiting for updates for something that simply made me completely lose interest in the project. And no, it's not just that Bara has become generic, Adastra's cartoon art can also be considered generic, but it took two games to create an artistic style for such a sudden change to be made.
But it took two games to create an artistic style for such a sudden change to be made. If it were a completely new visual novel with no connection to Adastra, I wouldn't have any problem with the look, but they simply changed the entire look of the universe that I was attached to. Almost everything, the blatantly ugly scenarios remain, what a shame. They changed what was good to something bad, and what could be improved remains the same ugly.
In the end, that's my opinion. T:
"I'm sad to draw in this style, so I'm going to change it!" Is a very shitty and minimizing way to summarize what Haps said, downplays what he's been dealing with and it makes you look like an insensitive asshole.
I would say it's a pretty accurate summary, since he didn't even want to bother talking about it in more depth, and that's okay, it's his privacy. Unfortunately, the damage to the work has already been done for me and some others, I'm even sad that most people didn't care much about this change, but I doubt they would go back on it even if it had more repercussions. Simply regrettable and disappointing, I literally feel betrayed by the time I waited in the dark to receive this. 🐤
please help to cotribue to the fanwiki
https://echoproject.fandom.com/wiki/Khemia_(Visual_Novel)
there is definetly a issue with itchio's update feed
the last two updates of Glory Hounds didn't show up on my feed and neither did this update right now
I literally screamed when I saw the update just now! Omg I know what I'm doing tomorrow! Thank you soooooo much for continuing this!
lol same, I just straight up read it all in 4 hours 😭
I'm really loving the redesigns. I honestly think a lot of the criticisms surrounding the new sprites just boils down to personal preference for most people. They're not the traditional chibi designs from Adastra and previous builds which I'm sure throws a lot of people off. But overall I think they're a huge improvement.
Had to make an account but the delay is because of the artist or idk if its the developer OR creator? I heard Haps is going on a break for mental health reasons
Devs in discord have said that they're finishing QA stuff and that the public build should be out very soon
maybe it was canceled. i did hear some hate going around about the different art style maybe it put them off it TwT
What? No . . . I'm not a fan of it either, but I'm so invested with the story.
I like both was just saying what I heard
I doubt they would cancel it
yeah, they obviously wouldn't, it's just a matter of time :)
No, it's not canceled from what I can tell. Currently, build 3 for the patreons was released 14 days ago, and if it was actually cancelled I would expect more communication on something that big for a project.
Though it is worrying that it's been a while with no updates. Moreover, the only mention for public release was in a now-deleted public Patreon post around 18 days ago on May 5.
It said "The public version of the third build will be released sometime in the first half of this month" (I was excited and screenshotted it), which is (obviously) now way past the first half. But seeing that it's deleted, my best guess now would be around June 8, assuming they want to wait a whole month after the Patreon release.
Okay, seriously, what's the hold-up?
It's been 2 months since build 2 has been out on Patreon, and almost a week since they released build 3
yeah. Not only were we told it’d be released (in a now deleted Patreon post) it’d be released around now, but it’s not here and there’s been no communication about it.
id just like a solid answer about if we’re going to be getting it or not..
Part 2/chapter 2 (however you want to refer to it) should be coming out soon. Saw something on their patron
Mhmm, it did.
However, I can't seem to find the post anymore and I think it was deleted. So let's just hope it's still true, which would be in a few days if they stick to the "first half of this month" thing.
maybe not, I bet it'll be at the end of this month, but I do hope I'm wrong lol
Very much enjoying the story so far and seeing a continuation from Adastra's politics. A bit of a side tangent, but Scipio is a lovely character (and so damn adorable too...) and I am very excited to see how he develops as a protagonist.
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 was hoping it'd be out last month, but my idea is maybe this month since Glory Hounds released a new chapter last month
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