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Beloved Rapture is SNES-styled turn-based RPG.
A story focused on existentialism, spirituality, friendship, LGBT themes, and identity.

The pixel art is greatly inspired by the 16-bit classics: Chrono Trigger, Secret of Evermore, FFVI, Terranigma, Rudras, and more.

Interpersonal stories take center stage in our narrative. Characters challenge not only the next looming dungeon boss—but themselves, and their own demons.

  • An original soundtrack inspired by the 16-bit era.
  • Nostalgic pixel art crafted with love.
  • Classic “ATB” system - time-sensitive turn based battles, with fully-animated monsters.
  • Maps and dungeons that are rich in detail, filled with hidden secrets.
  • 5 unique playable characters - spanned across 4 distinct “chapters."




Johan, an introverted man from the countryside, finds himself thrown into a conflict beyond his comprehension. The Aeons—-an enigmatic & cultish militia-—move ever-closer to his hometown.

Now faced with a threat to his once-elysian way of life, Johan must contemplate the role he is destined to play in their escalating conflict.

At his side are Aiden, the mysterious son of a Shrine caretaker, who has trained since childhood in the mystic arts; and Crystal, a runaway noblewoman intent on ending the war before it reaches her family.

Through their travels, Johan is intrigued by Aiden's increasing fascination with him, as well as the appearance of Draco, an Aeon soldier with a connection to his own mother.

Latest Blog

It's complete! + A New RMN Game Page

Hey everyone!

A heartfelt thanks to Benny, plus Liberty and the team, for helping get RMN back online! We owe them a debt of gratitude for getting everything up and functional.

I'll save the long trip down memory lane for another day... but it feels nice to be able to confirm, on the literal website which defined its origin, that Beloved Rapture is finished. ^-^

You can download or Wishlist it here:
store.steampowered.com/app/2017620/Beloved_Rapture/


The game debuted on Steam in October 2024 (only a few days before Metaphor Re:Fantazio, womp). xD

I have some distance from the game now, so it's easier to say this, but looking back, part of me is shocked we actually got it out. The small team I assembled worked on the project commercially from 2018-2024. And if you count the process of funding the custom assets, it technically began in 2017. So that was ~roughly seven long years from the point of creating a brand new RM2k3 folder, until clicking the button on release day in an adrenaline-filled apotheosis.

...I kid. But yeah, it was a wild and tumultuous ride. Made especially pleasant by Giznads joining the project in 2022, which allowed us to truly speed up production much faster than I could have done alone. And even though we ran out of the Kickstarter money like multiple years before finishing, it taught me a lot of lessons about "working under constraints", re-tooling existing assets, managing better workflows, etc.



In a sense, I was glad that the game finished during the time of my life that it did.

If it were ten years prior...I don't think I would have had the necessary competence or maturity to get it done. It was a difficult task to maintain the proper momentum for THAT long of a dev cycle.

After releasing it, the next 12 months went nicely too. In 2025, we released the first free DLC; titled Lost Songs of Archon. Essentially, it's a brand new region added to the existing overworld map, seamlessly merged into the landscapes. In total, it added about 2-5 hours of new gameplay. All of the DLC completely optional--and thus it has very little bearing on the main story. Yet, it did feature some considerably more challenging bosses!

There is one more DLC I hope to add eventually, and a planned Director's Cut, which significantly expands the ending. However, I'll comment more on those at a future date.




Per suggestion by the admins, I decided to start a fresh game page for the commercial finished version. Please feel free to re-subscribe there if you're still interested in following future updates, or with any questions or comments related to the Steam release.

This old game page will be converted to an Archived version. The screenshots, reviews, comments, and other features of this old page no longer reflect the finished product, so it could lead to some significant confusion.

So I ask that all comments or questions, besides this blog update, be kept to the new page.




Again, for anyone reading this, thanks for the many years of support. Words can't do it enough justice. BR allowed me to pursue a life closer to being a full-time game dev, and I'm endlessly grateful for that. (-‿◦☀)

- Blind

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Yeahhh I dunno. I've kind of moved on from the scene for the time being, sad to say. I have a version of the game that's been worked on since I last put something out, but I'm not sure when I'll have enough free time available to finalize it. I'll try to keep you posted. 8[
That's sad to hear. Yeah, heard you moved on from this scene. It just looks really beautiful. Hope it sees the light someday!
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Wait, so this is cancelled now?
KingArthur
( ̄▽ ̄)ノ De-facto operator of the unofficial RMN IRC channel.
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Needs more backups.
Just found this game and instantly fell in love :-p

And am glad to hear that you have restarted the production.

But if you have, can you re-upload the old version?
chana
(Socrates would certainly not contadict me!)
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Beautiful maps! very story focused from what I've read in the reviews, probably more.. subscribing, hoping this reaches the end.
benos
My mind is full of fuck.
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author=SegNin
Beloved Rapture (v3)http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NKL7W9JP

Any New links? Also I properly should check the Rare topic to see if there's a new link, derp.
benos
My mind is full of fuck.
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@Blindmind: Aww, it's pretty sad but I understand; sometimes one have to move on.
But I hope that one day you will see the game to completion.

@benos: Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU.
author=Blindmind
I can vaguely recall rushing home from high school to open up the editor and brainstorm new concepts...


lol rpgmaker
i have played the demo and its awesome ... althought the intro was not so encouraging at first but man i got to say this a very well made game the graphics and the story going 4.5/5 :D
But i got to ask does this game got along road to go until its released ?
Congratulations,
On your successful KickStarter :).
Hm... the title reminds me the Bioshock series. The character named Aiden reminds me Beyond Two Souls. The graphics is very well. It worths a try if not more.
Wai- Wait... Is it really have the number 8? I-I mean in the url! http://rpgmaker.net/games/8 It's not fair! That's a beautiful number...
Yeah. ;p It was one of the first projects posted on this website. The title was announced even before Bioshock came out, if you can believe it. Thank you for your comment though Zach! ~^-^~