Ishara: Bane of the Seas

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You play as Ishara a woman cast out by her family who adopts the name of a legendary sea witch to build her own legend as a pirate. Your first challenge is securing a ship but the path is blocked by familiar faces. Choose to align with either your vengeful twin sister or her scheming fiancé each decision splitting the story into distinct outcomes. The 36000 word narrative blends dialogue driven drama with a simple battle mini game and four possible endings. Partial voice acting adds flavor during combat while the rest lets the writing carry the weight. Created in 30 days for a visual novel game jam this title packs surprising depth for its scope. Players get roughly two hours of gameplay but the tight script and branching paths offer replay value. The mix of family tension and swashbuckling ambition feels fresh despite the short runtime. With a focus on character dynamics over complex systems it’s a quick but memorable dive into a pirate’s origin story.