One of the most enjoyable parts of attending a gaming convention is meeting and talking to countless indie developers. At Gamescom Latam 2026, a team that caught my eye for both their game and their sheer charm was Acrobatic Chirimenjako, helmed by director and artist Achabox, along with scenario writers and programmers Seishi and Ame. Together, they have created the soulful Schrödinger's Call, a visual novel that allows players to experience the pain and salvation of human connection.
In Schrödinger's Call, we play as Mary, who engages in repeated telephone conversations with a single soul in each episode. Her role (and the player's) is to guide them toward accepting death. I've played the demo, and it truly is a gut-wrenching yet heartfelt experience, conveyed in every word. I could feel the interlocutor's anxiety, but also the relief as they spoke with me.
"While your choices won't change the overall route, they will slightly alter the conversations that follow," Seishi told me. I wondered about this because visual novels often offer branching paths and different endings based on your choices. He followed up by saying, "We decided that a single, definitive ending was the only way to truly explore the...
