Lilith Hall

About

Lilith Hall is a visual novel with RPG elements set in a world where humans are subjugated by a superior race called Reavers. You play as 080, a top student at an all-female training academy where humans are conditioned to become battle-ready servants for Reaver masters. The story follows her struggle as an outsider disrupts the rigid system forcing her to question her programmed loyalty. Gameplay mixes narrative choices with strategic combat shaping relationships and outcomes based on your decisions. The game’s strength lies in its layered characters and morally complex scenarios. Player choices influence multiple endings with some paths prioritizing survival while others chase freedom at great risk. A 2020 poll of visual novel communities ranked it among the top 15 games in the genre for writing and branching narratives. Available on PC Mac and Linux since 2019 it offers a compact yet impactful experience with a runtime of 15, 20 hours depending on playstyle.

Storyline

In Chanelcrest, humans are considered far inferior to their counterparts, reavers. Lacking the strength, wealth, or abilities of reavers, most humans have no choice but to sell themselves into virtual servitude in order to make a living. The most common form of entertainment in Chanelcrest are arena-style tournaments that pit two humans up against each other for sport, with reavers called Ringmasters dictating their every move. It's such a lucrative business there are facilities that train humans especially for this purpose. That brings us to Lilith Hall. Inside this all girl training facility, humans undergo a strict regimen of schooling and physical training to prepare them for the harsh world of the arena. They're taught from birth that their only purpose is to serve their future Ringmaster as Harlequins that act as equal parts battler and servant. With not even a name, the trainers refer to them by numbers, telling the humans their future Ringmaster will name them if they so choose. The road to being a Harlequin is filled with pain and suffering, but it's the only life they've ever known.