A downloadable Visual Novel for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android

Minerva is a psychological thriller visual novel being written by HalexUwU.  It explores themes of sexuality through the lens of a transgender/nonbinary individual. 


Max, Isa, and Cole enter a Montana forest for a three day camping trip. Max struggles to manage Cole and Isa's butting heads while also taking notice of the bizarre events unfolding around them. Mystery and questions quickly creep in, and soon the seed of doubt is planted. Unable to escape the forest, they must face the monster within in head first. 


Minerva studies heavy and potentially triggering scenes. This novel is intended for mature audiences and discusses adult themes heavily.


Twitter: https://x.com/MinervaFVN
Discord: https://discord.gg/ye9mChTJXW



StatusIn development
CategoryComic
Rating
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(52 total ratings)
AuthorHalexUwU
GenreVisual Novel
Made withRen'Py
TagsFurry, Horror, Kinetic Novel, Psychological Horror
Average sessionAbout an hour
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse
AccessibilitySubtitles, One button
LinksBlog, Twitter/X, Community, Twitter/X

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Minerva-0.3.0-win.zip 88 MB
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Minerva-0.3.0-mac.zip 94 MB
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Minerva-0.3.0-linux.tar.bz2 80 MB
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Minerva-0.3.0-ios.ipa 89 MB
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Minerva-0.3.0-android.apk 108 MB

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deeply enjoyed reading!! Max felt very relatable as a fellow queer autistic and ive really enjoyed seeing them light up talking about the things they love! im excitedly looking forward to future chapters and glad to read your work

Hiii dear developer!👋

First of all, I'm not a spam mailing list or anything like that😐 ahem...

 We are a team of ExGames translators. We would like to ask permission to translate your vn's from the original language into russian. A lot of people liked your novel, but due to the language barrier they cannot read it in the original. Our team is translating various furry novels into Russian, and in order for people to be able to touch your work, we are asking for your permission to translate. There are a large number of short stories in the list of translations we have, and we would like your short story to join it.

 Our translators receive a nominal payment for translation, since the project is supported by donations from Russian-speaking readers. For translation, we use only publicly available versions of novels and, after translation is completed, we post them on a platform similar to Patreon for a period of 1-2 weeks for those who want to get earlier access to the translation. Subsequently, the translation becomes publicly available and any user can download it for free.

 For each publication, we always add a link to the page with the novel, and if necessary, we can insert links to your social networks.

 We are also ready to provide all the necessary translation files for their implementation in the official assembly, if you are interested in expanding the number of available languages for reading.

 We really hope for a positive decision, as we want to further develop the Russian-speaking furry community.

 Thanks for your time! Best regards, ExGames Translation Team❤️❤️

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Can't wait to see where this one progresses!

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I had to make an itch.io account just to comment how much I appreciate this visual novel with it's story, the current trio and how much it resonates with me. On so many levels, this slowly growing story and a heavy relatable narrator/protagonist that is Max makes this one of my favorites VNs so far. I can't wait to see how far this project grows and where it's heading cause I genuinely love it so far

(+4)

So far I find that the story is incredible and quite creepy, plus so far the storyline and the characters are simply stylish, I mean (Max Isa Cole) well especially (Isa) my little favorite, ( Max and Cole) quite complicated relationship level and yet they are Adorable, I can't wait to see how they will evolve, and finally I like the theme and the aspect of the game plus the audio sounds behind add so much thrill (I advise you to play the game at night with headphones) in any case I can't wait to see what happens next

(+4)

That running animation is the best thing ever.

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Max is a terribly annoying and negative person. Like, chill out, dude! You're not the universal center of gravity around which everyone has to bend... even time does, apparently :D

Cole is obsessively padding Max's world with wool, enabling them to avoid changing - which is what Max definitely has to do, or they will be unhappy forever. Both have issues.

Isa seems normal.

The story at least hints at becoming interesting. Though the preamble is quite long - and the tarot cards spoiled the whole story anyway.

Edit: Ah. I'm also terribly negative. Sorry

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How does the iOS version work?

The .ipa file is a zip archive containing the iOS app built from Xcode. If one has a mac, one should be able to use Xcode to sideload it onto an iPhone in developer mode without any third party software.

(+2)

I don't think I'm smart enough to find the secrets, so I hope at some point there's some sort of clue/guide about them!

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Nice chapter and introduction to mystery, although a bit late in the chapter. The tension between the three characters and atmosphere around them kind of make me uncomfortable while reading like they're ready to bite each other head off anytime. I don't know what to feel about Max yet since they withhold so much information of their past and their relationship with the boyfriend (I'm surprised they even last this long in the relationship.) Hopefully there will be an answer in the later chapters.

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this update was fantastic as usual!! looking forward to chapter 3 ^^

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Just wanted to say I am so hype for this your doing a awesome job I can't wait to see what happens next!! thank you making this awesome game!!!!

(+6)

not his boyfriend´s ex on the trip too chile hahahah, this is going to be so good 

(+2)

Can't wait to see this!