Balefire: Ashes To Ashes

About

Balefire: Ashes To Ashes is a narrative-driven visual novel where you follow Pyre, a young inquisitor tasked with guarding Sunniva, a condemned witch, during her final hours. Set in a dark medieval world, the story unfolds through dialogue and branching choices that shape your relationship with Sunniva. As you travel together, secrets emerge about her crime, your mission, and the forces hunting you. The game blends moral dilemmas with atmospheric storytelling, letting you decide how much to trust, challenge, or even protect your prisoner. What sets it apart is its focus on tense, character-focused roleplay. Player decisions influence outcomes without heavy combat or mechanics, just conversations that carry weight. With a runtime of around 10 hours and multiple endings, it leans into slow-burn mystery and uneasy alliances. Released in March 2024 by Remulla Games, it’s a compact but deliberate choice for fans of stories where ethics blur and every line of dialogue matters.

Storyline

The ringing of the bells disrupts the quiet of the night… The forest atop the hill lits up under a flame. A magical flame. The forces of the Inquisition quickly rush to the scene, but what they find is much worse than a mere wildfire. A witch has murdered one of her own, leaving but her charred remains amongst the ashes. Pyre, the Young prodigy of the Inquisition, must accompany Sunniva, the author of this heinous crime, on her last will. One last trip before she too meets her destiny at the stake.