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Brilliant Shadows - Part One of the Book of Gray Magic
Brilliant Shadows is a visual novel that follows the story of Veronica Ashmar, a new graduate of the Mountain and a necromancer. Tradition dictates that upon graduation, necromancers and paladins are to perform the pairing ritual.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.
“Lovable characters, good writing, interesting story. 10/10”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2021-12 via SteamCharts.
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Latest official news
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Perceptions of the Dead 2 - new game release
Hey all~ Our little indie studio, Ithaqua Labs, just released a new game to Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/817860/Perceptions_of_the_Dead_2/ It's a goofy, spooky story that follows a live-s
Valentine's day sale!
http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/10653558/4817a259c385e2238b233697567bbd2c6dc6fb18.jpg Some fun new Ash art just in time for the sale!
Valentine's day sale!
http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/10653558/4817a259c385e2238b233697567bbd2c6dc6fb18.jpg Some fun new Ash art just in time for the sale!
Ithaqua Labs has a new, free visual novel!
Hey everybody, we here at Ithaqua Labs have a new, free visual novel that you can play here on Steam. Perceptions of the Dead A light horror/comedy story. You can play it for free here! http://store.s
Ithaqua Labs has a new, free visual novel!
Hey everybody, we here at Ithaqua Labs have a new, free visual novel that you can play here on Steam. Perceptions of the Dead A light horror/comedy story. You can play it for free here! http://store.s
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Simulation |
| Player tags | Adventure · Visual Novel · Casual · Fantasy · Romance · Simulation · LGBTQ+ · Female Protagonist · Choose Your Own Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | http://ithaqualabs.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 Processor: 1.5Ghz Processor or better Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics Chip Storage: 400 MB available space