Steam Yuri Mystery SeaBed Gets Spotlight in Automaton Series
SeaBed's inclusion in Automaton's discovery column points to sustained international interest in a doujin visual novel known for its restrained prose and ambiguous narrative structure.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
Automaton's third installment of its domestic Steam title discovery column highlights SeaBed, a yuri mystery visual novel by doujin circle Paleontology. Released on PC in 2016 and localized by Fruitbat Factory, the game later reached Nintendo Switch in 2020 with additional scenarios. The piece praises its distinctive prose and ambiguous reality.
SeaBed, a yuri mystery visual novel from the doujin circle Paleontology, is the focus of the third entry in Automaton's column on overlooked domestic Steam titles. The game first appeared on PC in 2016 and received English, Korean, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese localization by Fruitbat Factory for its Steam release.
A Nintendo Switch version with additional scenarios followed in 2020, alongside a voice drama collection. The story follows Sachiko Mizuno, a design office owner in 1990s Japan, who hallucinates her vanished lover Taki and seeks help from psychiatrist Hibiki Narasaki. The narrative shifts between perspectives and blurs the line between reality, recollection, and illusion.
The piece highlights the game's dry, matter-of-fact prose that conveys emotion through scenery and small actions. SeaBed is available on PC via Steam and DLsite, and on Nintendo Switch.
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