Of the Devil

Of the Devil
Developer	nth Circle Studios
Engine	Unity
Platform	Windows
Release	February 6, 2025
Genre	Visual novel
Mode	single-player

Of the Devil (stylized as of the Devil) is a 2025 visual novel developed by nth Circle Studios. The game follows a lawyer in a cyberpunk setting as she defends clients from murder charges, some of them for murders she committed.

Gameplay

The player controls the protagonist, public defender Morgan, through conversations with detectives, witnesses, suspects, and others involved in cases. In addition to selecting dialogue options for Morgan, the player finds evidence in various scenes, earning "Credits" themed as casino chips. These credits can be used to purchase aesthetic upgrades. In certain key conversations, themed after poker games, the player chooses whether to "raise," "stay," and/or "call a bluff." In other conversations, various items of evidence are presented as cards, and the player chooses which items are the best response to a particular line of question. If the wrong cards are chosen, or the player incorrectly calls a bluff, they lose credits. If all credits are lost, the player must restart the chapter.

Plot

Episode 0: and he shall appear

Morgan is hired to defend an accused murderer. Arriving at the police station where her client is being held, she meets homicide detectives London and Reyes. They inform her that her client is the Heartbreak Killer, a serial killer notorious for killing their victims with a single shot to the heart, and that their evidence is ironclad.

Morgan shows that each piece of evidence was the result of a purely innocent activity, with the exception of the murder weapon, which is in fact the gun used by the Heartbreak Killer, but could not have been fired by her client. The detectives then produce a picture showing the murderer' silhouette and claim it proves the accused is guilty. Morgan then shows that the picture was taken through a mirror and therefore shows the murderer holding the gun in their right hand. As her client's prosthetic right arm is in for repairs, this proves that her client is innocent.

Morgan reveals to the camera that she is the murderer depicted in the photo. She then has a conversation with ADA Emma Rockford, in which the ADA tells her that she knew the client was innocent, as he didn't match the profile for the Heartbreak Killer, among other evidence. The two discuss the criminal profile and Emma notes that all six victims look notably like her. She also advances a theory that these six killings were not the Heartbreak Killer's only murders.

Development

A prologue, referred to as "Episode 0," was released on March 1, 2024. The first episode was released on February 6, 2025, followed by the second episode on December 23, 2025.

Reception

GamesRadar+ complimented its forgiving nature, ease of presentation regarding clues, and its strong, information-heavy writing, but noted how "I do sometimes wish all these details were also indicated on the full clue's information".

External links

• Of the Devil at The Visual Novel Database