Ethereal Ties

Ethereal Ties is a 3D dating sim for players who like supernatural mystery mixed into a school-life setting. The tone leans suspenseful, with romance woven through the strangeness.

Story

An ordinary life is upended after a sudden death sends the protagonist back to relive the same day, revealing a strange ability to reset time through his own demise. As he repeats and adjusts his choices, he uncovers the existence of "Diviners"—people with hidden powers—and learns that a wider society is working to hunt them down. What starts as a personal mystery turns into a fight to survive while staying close to the people he's grown attached to.

Gameplay

Players guide the protagonist through repeating days, using each reset to learn more about the people and events around him and to shift outcomes in his favor. Along the way, conversations and choices build individual relationships with the game's cast, some of them romantic, set against a backdrop of school life and creeping paranormal threat. Progress is tracked through a stat system that reflects how these growing connections and discoveries develop over time.

Features

• Full 3D character art with animated scenes throughout
• A cast that includes monster girls and older love interests alongside human characters
• A dedicated stat screen for tracking relationship and story progress