Softly, Opulent
Softly, Opulent is a dark fantasy romance, an interactive fiction not suited for those under 17.
The Queen dies the night you’re born. And your family locks you away.
All of King Adder’s children are a mystery to the common folk, but you—you are nothing but a ghost. A ghost, that spends eighteen years locked away in the deepest part of the palace, so that no eyes may lay upon you.
And those that do—they do not treat you kindly.
And when you are finally of age, at last, you are betrothed to the child of the King of a far away kingdom, to secure an alliance that your father has been seeking for years.
And you are swept away to a place even more foreign than your own land, to be wed to a stranger that looks at you with contempt. To live in a kingdom of citizens that despise you.
And perhaps, just perhaps, fight a war.
Content Warnings: Softly, Opulent contains many upsetting themes, such as: arranged marriage, child abuse, child neglect, assault, death, murder, suicide, sexually suggestive scenes, and more. Viewer discretion is advised, and this story is only appropriate for those 17+.
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- Customize your main character. (Name, Pronouns, Appearance, Personality.)
- Romance one of four characters. (All of which are gender selectable.)
- Overcome your past trauma.
- Befriend many side characters.
- Learn magic, learn how to fight.
- Possibly overthrow your father, the tyrant King.
- Attend balls, and witness the viper pit that is high society.
- Fight an undead army.
Romantic Interests.
- The Betrothed, Aleksandar/Aleksandra. (Gender Selectable. She/Her. He/Him.) - They are the heir to the throne of Aslerea and your betrothed. But it’s the last thing they want to be. They seem to hold something against you. They are serious and spend hours upon hours training—they’re preparing for something. Their engagement to you is quite the hinder, but can you make them see it differently? Their duty blinds them, but you can change that.
- The Pirate Captain, Rhys/Rhea. (Gender Selectable. She/Her. He/Him.) - They are a mystery. They are a pirate—the very embodiment of freedom and sea, yet they choose to remain in the kingdom of Aslerea more often than not. They stand to gain something by being there, but you don’t know what. There’s something in you that tells you that you can’t trust them, but their smile is so pretty, and their flirtation so constant that you want to. But maybe—just maybe, if you play your cards right—they will treat you as tenderly as their dearest treasure.
- The Shadow, Calixta/Calix. (Gender Selectable. She/Her. He/Him.) - They are your betrothed’s younger sibling, and so no one pays quite as much attention to them. Though they seem content in their sibling’s shadow—content with their lack of responsibility—you can’t help but wonder if there’s more to it. They are as lazy as a bump on a log, and they likely sleep more than anything else—but there’s an interest in their eyes when they look at you. Is it something deep, or just a longing to claim what their sibling has? You could find out.
- The Tutor, Mestra/Mestrn. (Gender Selectable. She/Her. He/Him.) - They are assigned as your tutor and tasked with the great undertaking of making you fit to lead. But they are also close with the people in the palace, and help the servants when they can. They know commoners by name and spend nights in the tavern, surrounded by free drinks. And while they are kind, there is something beneath it all that suggests a person that will go far to protect those they care about. Whether it’s because of their kind nature or something else, they have no enemies.
If you're interested in learning more about the story or characters, or just simply following the development of this story, go to my Tumblr, here.
Development log
- Small Content UpdateDec 25, 2023
- Small Update!Apr 01, 2023
Comments
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HELP I WAS SO CONFUSED WHEN IT JUST ENDED 😭😭😭 Waiting for it to come back 🙏🙏
I’ve seen others with the same problem, but I can’t get past the (bony) cooked chicken scene.
It's not a bug, that's just where what they've uploaded of chapter two ends
My heart it's so sad 💔
It's not abandoned right?
no, according to their tumblr it's just taking a while
Oh alr, ty!
I can't get past the bird scene. I've seen other comments saying they've had the same problem as well. Does anyone know if this will be updated?
same problem for me. :( hopefully it’ll be fixed soon!
It's not a bug, that's just where what they've uploaded of chapter two ends
ohhhhhh! Thank you so much!!!
PLS PLS PLS CONTINUEEEE <33 I would love to torment my dear Aleksandar more ^^
this is really fun and captivating!! <3
I hope you continue this,so far so good and i lovee rhea and Calixia those two top teir but everything is amazing, I don't know is it just me or the story stopped at the bird scene as well. Anyway I love the story, great writings author very talented. Hope for more I already put it in my collection
please I love this so much T_T but in chapter 2 it stopped at the bird scene help T_T
same for me!!
same TT
i LOVE the plot, and the characters all seem so cool!!
I love this so far omggg
Also Magical, can you please change the secondary color of this page to something other than yellow? It is impossible to read anything XD
For everyone wondering about the bird scene, it isn't a bug, just have patience!
how long we have to wait for the next scene to appear?
We just have too wait for the next update.
This story is great! I love the idea behind it and the execution is amazing! I can't wait to learn more about all of the characters!
The story's so interesting! I can't wait for chapter 2 to continue >0<
pleasee i need more
Interesting so far! I fully intend to go scorched earth and ruin my MC’s family, minus the youngest brother, if given the chance lol. Also had the same mid-chapter trouble others have mentioned.
Dose the game abruptly stop somewhere after chapter 2
It’s in the middle of chapter 2, during the meal.
I found that at the chapter two soup part, "The next course is much better—at least in visual. It’s a soup, thick and rich looking. A flower is placed in the middle. It at least looks appetizing. The smell is also promising." no choices or a next button appeared, lacking all but the story/text?
Hi, I've enjoyed the story so far!
However I wanted to add that in chapter 2 during the dinner scene the game seems to freeze up/ the dialogue just ends. Specifically starting from the line "The next course is much better—at least in visual. It’s a soup, thick and rich looking. A flower is placed in the middle. It at least looks appetizing. The smell is also promising." it offers only one dialogue choice, a romantic one, which seems unrelated and unspecific to any characters which when clicked then goes to a blank screen.
If this is just because the game is still a wip/ this is just as far as the story goes for now then no worries, I just thought I'd let you know.
Curious to see how the rest of the story plays out! Take care
i love this! ive been going down an if rabbit hole lately and this is easily one of my favourites <3 i cant wait for more!
when i get to the bird scene in chapter 2 though, my screen just goes white; is that normal?
Set the betrothed to be a woman. Wait until they realized the terrified wet cat of a prince they were handed is a whole ass fruitcake.
Barret is precious. my favorite character
I NEED MORE RAAAAAHHH
I love it! It ha been a long time since I got so hooked with an interactive novel, and it's just two chapters!!
No matter where I load the game weather in browser or itch.io the dialogue for chapter two is missing? and not all of the choices show up either. ive tried uninstalling and installing again but no matter what i do its just not showing up?
I love the new little additions. And I seriously can't be the only one that wants to just snuggle in Daddy Barret's arms. xD (in a completely platonic father/child way...you perverts! >xO)
this is the first game I've ever commented on, and i just want to say it is absolutely spectacular. I've never hated sets of words on a screen as much as i hate the MC's "family"
ok i know there are only 2 chapters out but i love it???? the story is amazing so far!! i will say that there were a few errors with pronouns when you first meet calixta, but everything else was great :]
I’m absolutely in love with this game
Im so glad there's an update. I just wanted to ask, like some other people have becore, whether the new upsate is meant to end after the tutor and pirate comment on the bird.
I think so, it says it's just a small content update...
barret, you are now my paternal figure 🥸
I love this story so much. The potential it has is crazy and i really look forward to our MC getting some actual support and affection..and revenge... 👀 i just am confused a bit at how chapter 2 ends? It kinda starts at the dinner but do each RO interaction end after the talk about the poor birdy?
i was wondering the same thing! i thought it may have been a bug but i guess irt just ends there?
Chapter 2 is not over yet! That’s simply all that's been coded in currently, sorry about that :’)
hello, so happy for the update, just wanted to ask, does the new update end at the bird dinner scene? or is there more because if you sit with the fiancee, after the bird scene a new option pops up, something about a candlelight, where as the rest of the LIs do not. thank you
The MC's family, if you can even call them that, literally makes me want to scream every time they speak but Barret's warmth and fatherly love towards the MC almost made me cry.
I love the angsty start and all the LIs seem interesting. I can't wait to see what happens next!!
I love this so much!!!
I haven't seen any updates for a while. Is this game still in development? I am so looking forward to the next chapter. Also I really want an opportunity to kill Dalia lol.
I really like the plot and all the options to make your own MC. Can't wait to see what's next <3
PD: Can someone tell me which programe or engine is the author using? I've saw many others using something similar and I really want to try to make my own game. Thank you!
they make it in twine!
https://twinery.org/
Thank you so much!!! I'll see if I can find any tutorials on how to use it. It seems a bit tricky but I really like this format :)
This is so good Can't wait for more story
I like the intro for this, especially the angst. I hope there will be more angst and depression for the MC <3
I also like all the option to be cheerful, I don't know it's just fun to be detached by everyone gloom with being ignorantly positive LOL.