A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux

A girl lives in a secluded village deep in a lush forest. Her life feels uneventful and empty. Cut off from most of the world, and with expectations bearing down on her, she lazily takes her days in the forest doing chores and talking to her only friend, and only person she's formed any sort of lasting relationship with.

One day, she finds herself suddenly brought in front of one of the Fae -- a beautiful mermaid, who seems to find a deep, deep interest in her...

A game about love and how it changes you... blood, pus, and all. 


Made for the Toxic Yuri VN Game Jam 2025

A kinetic visual novel that has about 16k words. Length should be around an hour of casual reading.


This story is for adults only. Please read the content warnings before reading.

Content warnings: This game may contain or allude to, nudity, blood, gore, nonconsensual sex, lack of agency, anxiety, unfaithfulness, and thalassophobia.


I'd love to hear what you thought about the game, so leave a comment telling me what you think!

Updated 2 days ago
Published 5 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
AuthorJoy
GenreVisual Novel
TagsAdult, Dark Fantasy, Female Protagonist, Kinetic Novel, LGBT, LGBTQIA, mermaid, Pixel Art, Psychological Horror, Yuri

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The-Heart-of-Our-Lagoon-1.0-pc.zip 84 MB
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The-Heart-of-Our-Lagoon-1.0-mac.zip 80 MB

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(+2)

A beautiful, dark, story that digs its little claws into you and drags you into inky waters that hold something equally dangerous and gorgeous.

Abigail feels real and her temptation feels true to the siren songs of yore. The story has an almost cinematic tone to it, and I felt like I was sitting in an empty theater powerless to stop what I saw coming. 

Read it, read it, read it.

(+3)

wow!! a really beautiful and enthralling game. i felt really sucked into abigail's inner world, and being able to see her change across the story was really exciting. i also feel like it has a very cohesive package in terms of mood and aesthetics? the backgrounds, art and music all came together really nicely to create a feeling of yearning and melancholy... this was really awesome