The Genesis Order
Mystery, Comedy, Fantasy, Dating sim · by NLT Media · 2024
A junior detective in North Santiva follows a murder into a cult conspiracy, solving puzzles in ancient ruins with help from an angel and a big cast of women.
Who it's for: Adults who want a long, explicit adventure with detective puzzles and exploration alongside a large cast.
The story (spoiler-free)
The Genesis Order is NLT Media's largest game. You play a young detective in the town of North Santiva whose investigation into a murder leads to a cult and a criminal organisation, with an angel pulling you into a bigger threat to the world.
Like the studio's earlier games it is a top-down adventure: you explore the town and the ruins around it, collect and sell artifacts, decorate your house, take on side quests and solve logic puzzles that test your deduction. Relationships with a large cast, from a farmer to a nun, unlock the explicit scenes, and there are a lot of them.
It ties into Lust Epidemic and Treasure of Nadia, with returning characters and plot threads, but you do not need to have played them. The game left Early Access with its v1.0 full release in April 2024.
Where to play
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Why play it
- +Finished, complete release and the studio's biggest game
- +Detective puzzles and ruins exploration give it real gameplay between scenes
- +Very long for the price, with a lot of side content
- +Official Android build with the itch.io purchase
Keep in mind
- −An adventure game with grinding and backtracking, not a reading-focused VN
- −Story leans on spectacle and comedy; the adult content is front and centre
- −Some puzzles are obscure without a guide
- −References to Lust Epidemic and Treasure of Nadia land better if you played them
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