Fit check
Is Amarantus worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Narrative RPG players who want relationship choices to drive the story
- Players who prefer short campaigns with multiple playthroughs
- Fans of party-based adventures focused on romance, friendship, and conflict
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking long RPG campaigns may find the 3–4 hour individual playthroughs brief
- Players who want combat-focused progression may find the relationship-led structure too narrow
- Players looking for a single definitive route may not enjoy repeating the game to uncover the truth
Our take on Amarantus
Rather than treating relationships as a side activity around a conventional quest, the game makes shifting friendships, romances, rivalries, and awkward consequences central to the journey. Its short, repeatable structure replaces a single fixed campaign with multiple attempts to uncover the truth.
What is Amarantus?
Amarantus is a narrative RPG about Arik, a defined protagonist who flees an attack, gathers a party, and travels toward the capital to confront a tyrant.
Choices shape friendships, rivalries, romance, sexual relationships, and other forms of attachment, while no decision produces a premature ending. The party includes four potential companions who can be befriended, betrayed, courted, or matched with others. A playthrough lasts 3–4 hours, with repeated runs needed to uncover the truth. The game also includes unlockable comic-style illustrations, reactive character moments, name and nickname changes in the interface, and an original post-rock soundtrack with dynamic sound design.
How Amarantus plays
- 01Four Party Members
- Companions can become friends, enemies, romantic partners, or subjects of matchmaking.
- 02Branching Relationships
- The game supports platonic, romantic, sexual, antagonistic, and polyamorous connections.
- 03Persistent Choices
- Decisions influence the playthrough without triggering an early ending.
- 04Short Repeatable Runs
- Each playthrough lasts 3–4 hours, while multiple runs reveal the full truth.
- 05Reactive Protagonist
- Arik has an established personality and responds to player decisions.
- 06Unlockable Illustrations
- Additional comic-style images become available during play.
Amarantus compared to similar games
Amarantus centers a road journey and branching relationships among four party members, while Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition is presented as a story-driven RPG known for unconventional characters and a soundtrack. Back to the Dawn focuses on surviving, investigating, and escaping a prison, whereas Amarantus focuses on confronting a tyrant and managing personal connections.
Amarantus: platforms & release
Is Amarantus worth it?
It is worth it if: narrative RPG players who want relationship choices to drive the story. Skip it if: players seeking long RPG campaigns may find the 3–4 hour individual playthroughs brief.
Where can I download Amarantus?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Amarantus's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Amarantus on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
