After the Wane
New exclusive demo for Steam Next Fest
As part of Steam Next Fest, the studio has just released (May 28, 2026) an update to the game's demo that includes:new gameplay scenes, new visuals, a lot more text, new music, and many improvements. Overall, the demo’s length has increased from 20 minutes to 30 minutes (45 minutes, if you take your time).
Why stream this game?
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A perfect 30-minute bite-sized stream: it’s a quick, original journey through the competitive dance scene of Paris. Ideal for a standalone segment or a fresh discovery feature during your live.
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Long-term choices start now: we don’t do cheap, immediate illusions. Even in this short demo, your choices stack up and lay the groundwork for the full game. Early decisions quietly shape the path ahead, giving your chat a real say in how it unfolds.
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100% human-made, anti-AI art: treat your audience to striking, completely hand-drawn visuals and unique rotoscoped dance animations. It’s the kind of authentic, crafted look that instantly stands out on a busy feed.
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High "react" potential & a big cast: introduce your viewers to a colorful crowd of characters right from the start. Plus, that mysterious inner voice only Lena can hear is the perfect co-host for funny call-outs and wild live theories.
For you to know about the game
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Who we are: we’re a small team of 4 independent creators based in Bordeaux, France. This is our 6th project. We love crafting original, choice-driven "French visual novels."
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The scale: the final game will be a massive hand-crafted journey featuring over 800+ illustrations and around 120,000 words (the size of a 500-page novel).
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Release & platforms: the launch is for late 2026 on Steam, GOG, and Itch; in early 2027 it will launch on Nintendo Switch 1 & 2.
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Languages & audio: fully playable in English and French. There is no voice acting, but we’re looking into... and maybe also more languages (depending of the sales at launch).
- We're here for you: if you'd like to support our small studio with a video, feel free to contact us on Discord (https://nova-box.com/discord). We're available to do interviews during streams, answer questions, and explain the game in detail. If you'd like to give us more detailed feedback on the demo, this is also a good place to do so.
The new interactive graphic novel by the creators of Along the Edge and Across the Grooves.
Lena is a starry-eyed young dancer with big dreams, but as soon as she sets foot in the capital, she finds herself at the nexus of a lifelong quarrel between Fernand, the elusive director of a community center, and Deborah, who's leading the troupe of a strange and exclusive theatre. Does it have anything to do with her mother, a dancer too, who abandoned her when she was a child?
Torn between her past and her future, Lena will need to rediscover her own nature and forge her path forward as increasingly strange events unfold around her… but the strangest of all might be the permanent commentary of a voice that she seems to be the only one to hear.
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Choose your destiny: align with an elitist dance company, mingle with everyone and help young dancers in the local community center, or stay independent while cultivating your interest in the occult.
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Dance animations: experience several dance scenes throughout the story, all animated by hand in rotoscoping.
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A hand-crafted adventure: With each playthrough, discover a novel-sized adventure and a slice of the hundreds of hand-drawn images created for the game.
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Immersive and finely crafted soundtrack: The music, specially composed and recorded for the game, adapts and shifts according to your choices and the mood of each scene.
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High replayability: Discover the outcome of your decisions through multiple story paths and endings.
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