Alette 0: Red Moon of April

About

Alette 0: Red Moon of April is a science fiction visual novel with RPG elements that follows Kohime Togashi as she travels on her Metal Knight through a fractured world. Players navigate a story set 18 years after a devastating war between China and the US, where giant war robots now shape global politics. The game blends branching dialogue choices with light resource management as Kohime evades conflict zones and confronts personal loss. Combat scenes are stylized rather than action-based, focusing on tense decision moments. The game stands out for its politically charged setting and layered character relationships. The fictional post-war nations and military tensions mirror real-world issues without direct allegiances. While the narrative pacing can feel slow, fans of slow-burn sci-fi stories appreciate the detailed worldbuilding. With over 15 hours of main story and 30+ endings reported by players, the game rewards careful choice tracking. The Metal Knight mechanics add a light layer of strategy without overwhelming the narrative focus.

Storyline

Eighteen years have passed, but the shadow of the Great War is still upon the world. The war was between China and the United States of America. A series of sanctions imposed by the United States ignited this war, eventually including a total ban on trade between China-backed countries. A feature of the Great War was the use of war robots, pilot-operated biped machines, known as Metal Knights. Because of the use of them, the war lasted nine months. When China won the war, the world changed. Now the world is divided into nations which are composed of the United Europe, New Russian Republic, Japan Federation, Atlantic Community, and Great China. What brings the military balance between the nations are the Metal Knights. That is the reason each of the Big Five has Metal Knights. With the end of the war, the nations ceased the production and use of Metal Knights. This agreement is known as the Shanghai Pact. After the pact was sealed there was peace. Everything changed when Great China broke the pact and attacked the frontiers of the Japan Federation, to regain all territories lost to Japan. The year is 2037, it’s been a month since Great China began its Japanese campaign, a war between Great China and the Japan Federation. Your name is Kohime Togashi, daughter of Hideo Togashi and Akane Togashi. You were born in Japan before it became the Japan Federation. But you grew up on the border of the United Europe with Great China, formerly known as the Middle East. The battles between the United States and China happened there, eighteen years ago.