Aria's Story
A downloadable game for Windows
Aria’s Story is a horror RPG game made using RPG Maker VX Ace. The game is focused on exploration, story and puzzles. One of the main characteristics of the game is the contrast between cute and creepy. It is inspired by the Japanese horror game Ib.
✦Plot
Aria is a bookworm who loves adventure stories and always spends her free time in the library. One day she falls asleep while reading a book and when she wakes up the library is closed. Believing that they forgot to wake her up, she tries to find a way out… In that moment she becomes the protagonist of her own story.
✦Controls
Arrow Keys: Move Character
X Key: Open Item Menu, Cancel
Enter Key: Talk, Check, Confirm
Shift Key : Run
Progress can be saved by checking the blue feathers located in some maps.
For more information, read the READ ME.txt file included in the game.
You can find the guide of the game here.
✦Warnings
The game contains jumpscares and blood.
Proceed with caution.
✦Team
Director: Lydia
Character Sprites: MeruM SB
Character Design: Kaliblu
Music: AdamCha
Voice Actors:
- Rindre - Aria
- AdoxTalks - Lewin
- HonorPress - Narrator
- Mizujutsu - ???
Translation Team:
- Rindre
- Makorie
- Dragonikku
- Macafake
✦Contact
Homepage: ariastory-project@tumblr.com
E-mail: ariastory.project@gmail.com
Twitter: @AriaStory_RPG
For translation inquiries, please message both Lydia and Rindre.
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows |
Release date | Jan 20, 2018 |
Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (770 total ratings) |
Author | Lydia |
Genre | Adventure, Puzzle |
Made with | RPG Maker |
Tags | Exploration, Multiple Endings, Mystery, RPG Maker, Spooky |
Average session | A few hours |
Languages | English, Spanish; Castilian |
Links | Blog, Twitter/X |
Mentions | itch.io Recommends: Aria's Story, Bit Ra... |
Download
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Development log
- 阿麗亞的故事 Ver. 2.0 Aria's Story Traditional Chinese TranslationJun 18, 2020
- Aria's Story 2.0 [New endings]Sep 07, 2019
- 阿麗亞的故事 Aria's Story Traditional Chinese TranslationJul 22, 2018
- Aria's Story Japanese TranslationJul 18, 2018
- Clyde's Story Now In Development!Mar 04, 2018
- 《阿丽雅的故事(Aria's Story)》中文版发布!- Aria's Story Chine...Mar 04, 2018
- Aria's Story v1.1 Now Available!Jan 28, 2018
Comments
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is the audio glitched for anyone else? whenever i enter the game it sounds really weird :( ive tried redownloading it but it doesnt work D:
Thank you for this game, Lydia!
It was a beautiful experience and the characters were endearing and lovely. I cannot wait for your next projects, I will always keep Aria's Story in my heart. 🥹
I actually prefer the "bad" and "normal" endings over the "good" and "true" endings, especially since the Perfect Ending breaks the fourth wall and makes every other ending feel fake after it, even the "true" ending feels fake after the fourth wall breaking ending. 😏
I dislike the "true" ending because it basically claims that even though Aria is alive, she is dead, which makes no sense as it basically denies the reality of her existence but I despise even more the new "good" ending because it is actually hypocritical as it claims that "Aria doesn't have to be Aria because she can be her own person" only to have her memory erased then her being rewritten from scratch by Lewin who designed her new personality all by himself without her having a say in it, so much for "you are free to decide how you want to be".
The "normal" ending is supposed to be a failure because the player failed to discover the truth however it actually makes more sense and offers a better outcome than the "good" and "true" endings as Aria wakes up in the real world as if she merely had a nightmare and life continues normally without anyone having to die to revive Aria, which makes the new "bad" ending claiming that "the quill has to take a loved one to give back another" absurd since Aria is alive in the real world and no one dies in the "normal" ending.
Moreover, the "bad" ending actually already kills the fictional Aria to revive the original Aria and therefore the sacrifice is already made.
The "Perfect Ending" feels as if Aria is fed up of Lydia not being able to write a good ending and decides to take matters into her own hands, which I love! 🤣
lütfen türkçe dili de getirin
I sent you an email about translation the game to Portuguese. Answer when you can^^
I just finished this game last night and I must say, absolutely one of the best RPG Maker games I've ever played. I would put this up there with Ib, another one of my favorites, ranked just below OneShot.
The story in this game was excellent, the endings were wildly different and all intriguing, and the characters were instantly likable. 10/10
Did you play The Witch's House and Pocket Mirror?
EDIT: Hitting F1 and selecting the Play BGM and ME check box worked.
Is there supposed to be music playing? I am not hearing any music.
Amazing game. The spooks were THERE. The story, CAPTIVATING. I CAN NOT wait to see your future projects. Consider me a fan! :) You do not HAVE to, but I would appreciate it if you take a look at a playlist I made of my "letsplay" that I made for this game. Thank you for taking the time to read this and for this game. I hope to see your next project soon!!!
Playlist to my reaction to the game!
Wow, I absolutely love this masterpiece! I noticed many elements similar to those I saw in The Witch's House, such as toy soldiers and teddy bears. Moreover, the game's story is really captivating and interesting. Thank you, Lydia, and I hope to see more games like this masterpiece on itch.io in the future.
(SORRY IF MY ENGLISH IS BAD)
Aria´s Story was the first game of RPG MAKER that i knew, in 2019 -2018 i think. The amount of love that i have for this game is huge, maan, this game made me love the pixel art and RPGS. It was hard to find a way to play this bc, ehem, i have a Mac but i finally made it. This game felt nostalgic and cozy -SOMETIMES- for me, i cried a lot just by thinking that the experience of playing this masterpiece was ending. I cant explain how much i love this game, but really, thank you Lydia <3 We love you!
Aria's Story is made with the software RPG Maker but it is not a RPG, it is an horror game.
And if you enjoyed it so much, did you play Pocket Mirror as well?
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i just finished it and it was amazing. definitely one of the best games i found on itch.io. i fell in love with the characters, and the puzzles were great. i'm not gonna lie, it was scary but it made the game even better.
when it comes to playtime, it took me 5 hours. also, the amount of times i died is embarrasing lmao.. i needed to save the game every 5 minutes just in case i do something dumb and ended up with like 90 saves.
(spoiler)
At first i unlocked the bad / "perfect" ending and i was so flabbergasted lmaoo i did't expect it to end like that. i was so shocked when Aria 's personality suddenly changed at the end. this plot twist was crazy tbh. but after that i unlocked the true ending, and i'm honestly satisfied with it (even tho it was kinda sad).
anyway, keep up the good work, in the "additional content" room there was mentioned another game you made, i'm definitely gonna play it as well <3
Great game so far but how do I full make it full screen?
you need to click F5
Press F1 if I remember correctly how RPG Maker VX Ace works.
Este fue el primer juego que jugue en esta plataforma hace un tiempo, nunca podria olvidarlo, fue tan magico y divertido. Gracias por existir, me causa mucho sentimiento. ^̮^
i would like to play it in its original language. does anyone know whether the author first wrote it in spanish, then had it translated to english or vice versa, or wrote the whole game in both languages? thanks
Amo el juego, pero luego de jugarlo dos veces aun no se como agrandar la pantalla, cuando apreto f6 no pasa nada TT
intenta shift+enter
i hate this game so much cries(lie(
One of the best story games I've ever played, I was so invested in the plot that I finished the game in five hours. I got the normal ending in my first playthrough, and I can't wait to play it again to see the other endings!
Then play Pocket Mirror next. 😉
i love your all games. that so awesome!
Everything this game has to offer is brilliant. Its a amazing mix of story and puzzles. Also the endings make me cry and I only want the best for everyone.
100% recommend and their other game too. They are a absolutely amazing storyteller and the way they convey it through these games are beautiful.
Did you already play Pocket Mirror or not yet?
Just completed the whole game, WOAH !!! That was an amazing experience, but god bless the guide lmao--I know I would've struggled hard without that additional support. The Ending Guide also looks really pretty actually, like, pretty colours and the way it's ordered looks so nice <3
All those endings were amazing, I did have a bit of a disagreement with my save files doing it though lmao--I had to redo those damn question cutscenes and the book minigame so many times bcuz I kept messing up in my save files with what I wanted for them and my memory faltering with where I did what--But it was still a golden experience!
Thank you for creating :D !!! I'll take a looksie at Midnight Train as the bonus content so kindly directed me towards :]
beautiful game and characters were lovely, and I rarely find multiple endings I am happy with but I loved them and this whole game!!
I dont know why but whatever I do the game isnt full screen in fact its a very small tab Its hard to see anything and Ive done practicaly anything I can, does this happen to anyone else?
try alt+enter
i just finnished the game and got the perfect ending, looks like my villian genes r kicking in bwhahahahaha ( ´▽`)
the disorted aria is sooo cuuuuuuuute~it’s splendid how i get to kill the other characters, especially the librarian, i knew smth was up with aria the whole timeee (i played the midnight train before so i kinda saw it comming)
anyways time to go get the other endings :3
No sé si sea un problema o la versión venga así por defecto, perooo, al iniciar el juego no escucho ningún soundtrack, simplemente los efectos y sonidos del juego, al entrar como tal a la historia, me pasa exactamente lo mismo, solo escucho los efectos, es un error o así es el juego?
(Jugué hace poco midnight Train y me encantó, al descubrir que había otro juego de la misma creadora lo descargue, aún no he jugado por completo Aria's Story ya que me parece que la música es parte importante del juego y sin ella me parece extraño jugarlo xd)
¡Me ha encantado! Sobre todo el arte y la paleta de colores. No sólo es entretenido sino agradable a la vista. Algo que me gusta mucho es que tenga varios finales, lo que lo hace rejugable. Y el aura de misterio que tiene la trama.
(sorry for bad english/typo I'm french) I spent such a good time on this game! Finally had the true end and I am sobbing in my bed right now... I recommend this game!!! I loved everything in it!!!
its one of the best games ever very original and interesting 10 out of 10
This game is incredibly immersive and the art is beautiful, really like it
this is such a cool game, lovely visuals and cool art, hopefully yall make more
❤️
i've also made a stream to your game, and i will make more
i love this game so much. i love the characters, the plot and everything in general. this entire playhtrough took me about 7 hours tho but worth it
Not sure why but on my Windows, some of the feathers you can't save at, (most notably the first one and one right at the start of chapter 4) and sometimes you have to confirm multiple times on the save button before it will save. So far it hasn't been much of an issue but I just died at the start of chapter 4 and will have to go through everything between my last save and the non-working save again.
Edit: what I mean by you can't save is that I just keep pressing save but it keeps making a click/no effect sound no matter how many times I press.
It would be great if you made a real book one.
Where can i get additional content?
what do you mean by that? XD
when you played the game whit two endings. after that they will give you a code. whit that code go to the beginning of the game there you should see a stuffed bunny at the beginning of the library, go there
It's amazing so far! But how on earth do I go full screen??
just press F6
you can use F6 to make the display bigger and most indie games like this one (and this one as i've used it) you can also press F5 to get that full screen view but atleast for this game it doesnt change the resolution and the game size wont be bigger that what F6 allows
this game is just wondeful. I love every character and getting attached to them is very easy, even though the game is "small", i think it's what gives it its charm and what its all about