When Stars Align

When Stars Align is a short visual novel set in the fantasy town of Hearthmill. Help restore the magic surrounding the town and its festival to ensure the holiday spirit endures! Work with the towns esoteric arcanist to construct a device to help restore the magic that keeps the Festival of the First Frost alive. Learn how to brew potions and enchant objects, relax at the tavern, and learn more about Hearthmill's most mysterious resident. 

This short game was made for the Winter Visual Novel Jam 2025 with the intention of future updates. Work hard to get the best ending!

Credits

• Background Artist: Jooper74 | @joops_art
• Character Artist & GUI: @Teyas_art
• Story and Writing: Xander Ochoa
• Programmer & Game Designer: Brandon Villarreal
• Mizlo / Lemon Slice 
  • courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
• Hideout by HZSMITH 
  • Epic Fantasy Forest Music Pack © 2023 by HZSMITH is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Midnight Tale by Kevin MacLeod 
  • (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Village by Pufino
  •  https://www.youtube.com/@Pufino 
  • Free To Use https://freetouse.com/music 
  • Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com 
  • Track URL: https://www.free-stock-music.com/pufino-village.html
• Sound effects courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com