CasualFit check
Is A Tithe in Blood worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Readers of dark yuri fiction who want a grief-driven romance
- Visual novel players who prefer extended, text-focused stories
- Players interested in Japanese-voiced narratives with translated text
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat, puzzles, or other active gameplay systems will hit a wall because the core format is a visual novel.
- Readers who want a light romance may bounce off the material's depression, grief, blood magic, and catastrophic consequences.
- Players looking for a short reading experience may find the approximately 70,000-word story too substantial.
Our take on A Tithe in Blood
Readers looking for hands-on gameplay will reach the main limit at the start: this is a text-led visual novel rather than an action or puzzle game. Players also seeking light romantic stakes may bounce off once grief, blood magic, and the story's deadly consequences become central.
What is A Tithe in Blood?
A dark yuri visual novel follows Honoka Asakawa, a reserved university student in Hokkaido who turns to blood magic after a personal tragedy.
Her experiments let her enter a sealed version of Meiji-era Sapporo, where Lady Yasue, a cheerful mage confined there for a century, takes her in. As Honoka and Yasue grow closer, Honoka's contact with magic and its practitioners sets increasingly dangerous events in motion. The story contains themes of depression, grief, hidden magic, romance, and catastrophic consequences. It offers an original narrative of approximately 70,000 words, Japanese voice acting, and a soundtrack by Claire DeLuca. English is the writing language, with Japanese and Simplified Chinese translations.
How A Tithe in Blood plays
- 01Long-form narrative
- The story contains approximately 70,000 words.
- 02Japanese voice acting
- The characters are voiced in Japanese.
- 03Multiple translations
- Japanese and Simplified Chinese translations accompany the English text.
- 04Original soundtrack
- Claire DeLuca composed the game's music.
- 05Historical magical setting
- Part of the story takes place in a sealed version of Meiji-era Sapporo.
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A Tithe in Blood: platforms & release
Is A Tithe in Blood worth it?
It is worth it if: readers of dark yuri fiction who want a grief-driven romance. Skip it if: players seeking combat, puzzles, or other active gameplay systems will hit a wall because the core format is a visual novel.
Where can I download A Tithe in Blood?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens A Tithe in Blood's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is A Tithe in Blood on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
