Chapter Three has been released!

Crown of Ashes and Flames is a fantasy interactive fiction game, free to play on pc and mobile! You play as the only remaining member of the royal family of Vesphire; living in the home of the man that took away everything from you.

It is currently in development and each chapter will be released as they are finished.

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The war had taken everything from you.

King Luceris had taken everything from you.

You were only nine years old when all of this happened. One moment you were in your room sleeping and the next you were walking through smoke and ash trying to find your parents.

Love, he said, was the reason he started the war. Ironically, you lost everything you loved but you also lost yourself when he let you survive and dragged you away to his home.

In a new Kingdom with no one on your side what choices will you make to survive? Who will you become?

Inside of you there’s something burning for revenge and there’s only one thing I want to tell you.  Let it out.

The story starts in the Kingdom of Vesphire, a fictional kingdom within a fantasy universe, but it truly begins in the Kingdom of Rosea.

The two kingdoms are situated in a world that was blessed by the gods, the lands were filled with magic and beasts of wonder. For unknown reasons the gods abandoned the realm taking everything they had brought with them while the beasts moved to forests and the sea. Anywhere that was far from civilization.

You were born and raised in Vesphire until tragedy struck and you were taken away to Rosea. Contrary to the snowy lands of Vesphire, Rosea was tropical in the north and temperate in the south with mountains surrounding the lane.

The Kingdom is a colorful land with green scenery contrasts to its large white buildings. The streets are always busy from early mornings to the late nights, and filled with calls from the shopkeepers from their wooden stalls with sun-faded striped fabric or blue tarps above it. It is truly a lively place.

The ruler of this kingdom is none other than Luceris De Rosea. He is the man who led destruction right onto your home, he is the one whom all of Rosea admire. The land is immensely beautiful but many of its people harbor great hatred towards you due to you being the last royal of Vesphire.


✧ Play as the royal of your own making:

  • Name [including nicknames]
  • Gender [male, female and nonbinary options]
  • Pronouns [choose a preset or set your own]
  • Personality [develop personality traits that will influence event sequences and the behavior of other characters towards you]
  • Appearance [including scars and tattoos]
✧ Develop deeper relationships with the characters, each with their own themes and stories, and find romance.

✧ Build rapport with characters from all over the continent, aid them with their problems or use them as a pawn in your story.

✧ Build a codex as you explore the world that surrounds you; encounter people, places, history and magic.

✧ Encounter important timed choices with alternative results if time runs out or you choose to abstain.

Content Warning: This game is rated MA-17. Depictions of violence, injuries and blood, and death; trauma, depictions of mental health challenges, child marriage, psychological horror, animal cruelty, and optional sexual content. Player discretion is advised.

Save Warning: COAAF is a browser-based game and saves to your browser. If your browser clears its cache or history, your saves will be lost. You can make unlimited saves independently of your browser by saving with Save to Disk. These are stored on your device and can be uploaded directly into the game. It is highly recommended that you make a manual save to your device regularly.

The characters in this list are those with whom you can form a deeper relationship, whether it be platonic or romantic. While all characters are available to everyone, only Hunter is gender selectable. It is important to note that these characters are not the only ones of significance.

  • Fadiya Akter - The Royal Mage’s daughter, and one of the only people that doesn’t have something against you. She’s cheerful, talkative and kind - like a fairy. Fiercely loyal to you, to the point that she gets into trouble just to defend you even in court. She is a powerful mage just like her mother. She is one year younger than you.
  • Helios De Rosea - The Crown Prince of Rosea, and the child of the man that destroyed your home. He has a radiating smile that instantly brightens up the room, like sunshine itself. He is the hero of all fairytales, the boy with a golden spirit full of light and hope. He keeps his distance from you, after all you are the last royal of Vesphire. He is one year older than you.
  • Hunter Oakes - Crown Prince’s shield and Sir Lancelot’s ward. Easygoing, resilient and reckless; their serene smile puts everyone at ease. They’re loyal to the hand that feeds them but understand what you went through was an injustice. They are four years older than you.
  • Soarine De Norazaan - Eldest daughter of the King of Norazaan, and an envoy to Rosea. Her smile is charming and practiced, she has a vixen-like personality. Soarine wishes to take the throne and better her kingdom, her desire for the throne is underlined by a thirst for revenge against the people in her kingdom who have forgotten their own history. She is one year older than you.
  • Vincent Annora - Son of the current General of the Imperial Army and the one who will take her position in the future. The perfect example of what a knight should be. He is very guarded and passionately protective of the people he cares about, he may seem rough around the edges but has a gentler side to him at times. He dislikes you due to his mother’s own hatred towards you and your late family. He is two years older than you.
Updated 24 days ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(551 total ratings)
AuthorCœur
GenreInteractive Fiction
Made withTwine
TagsDark Fantasy, Fantasy, Romance, Story Rich, Twine
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish
InputsMouse, Touchscreen, Smartphone

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I'm so confused on how to romance Helios, please help :')

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I'm still waiting for the game to be updated, I want my revenge PLEASE

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I love the limited time sequence for choice, it remind me to one of the IF aspect: a game.

Also, can I ask?

Will there be any personality lock? Since the info told us that personality will affect our interaction, it will be good if you don't need to worry if you accidentally choose something that shift your intended personality. Thank you.

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I can't wait for this game to be finished so I can romance Helios for the sole reason of revenge.

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Apologies if this comes off as rude, as I don't know how to word this properly, but is there actually a point to the skills you learn? I've trained my MC for battle but his skills have yet to be applied practically, and the one time we face a dangerous creature MC is set aside. 

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i am a sucker for vincent i can't wait for when he stops hating me so i can kiss him already ;-; also i've been replaying the game and thinking about whether our sister did it or not and it would be pretty cool (and heartbreaking for mc) if that depended on what mc thought about it (like if mc thinks sister did it then she didn't, but if mc thinks she's innocent then she's not) all my best wishes to the author i love this game sm!!!

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I dont want romance, I want revenge😭

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This is my only problem with this project. It is objectively very good, but I can't help but play it as a supremely bitter MC who hates everyone around him

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You know what, same lol.

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Same. So, I make 2 MC lol. I just can't go happy dandy meanwhile our entire family had been masacred. Damn, Alistor was a child. I wouldn't let that slip.

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What the hell I've never cried over something like this before. How did you do this. What witchcraft. I haven't cried in years huh

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Waiting for the chapter where I can kiss helios🙏🙏🙏

SAMEE though I want to ask how do you even get closer to him?😭

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i've never cried more in my life oh my god. the prologue and ch.1 actually had me violently + silently sobbing into my hands at 1 am. your writing is genuinely insane and i cannot wait for more chapters!! also call me delusional but alistair is 100% alive and well somewhere vesphire in my head. nobody can convice me otherwise or i will just have to die.

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I genuinely believe he is still alive. Or maybe just maybe want to lol. I'm hoping maybe they come back as a scarred /masked presence that you will run into eventually. Like they haven't contact you because they're afraid it might harm you to reach out considering your position. Or perhaps they are planning our rescue.

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Hey, real quick - I had an idea. Instead of saying “codexes”, you could say “codices”. They’re both correct, but I think the latter rolls off the tongue better. But it’s just a little thing, and it’s just my personal preference, so, no biggie if the idea is ignored. Just thought I’d bring it up.

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Hey! I know about that, I just used codexes because it would be more easily understood by people like "oh plural of codex so this is where they are" while codices could've gotten a more "?" type of response lol. Thank you for the suggestion, I appreciate it.

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Man, I was looking through the comments, and 2/3s of them are so wholesome. The remaining 1/3 are obsessed with razing the kingdom to the ground in revenge. Exactly what I expected, before even playing the game.

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well I've been up wayyy to late at night playing this and now will think about this forever so thank you so much for making this, its so wonderful already I can't wait for more!

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eeeeek character images!! aah they're so stunning

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can't wait to kill luceris! tjo i must admit i am a bit annoyed at fadiya, vincent, helios and lancelot, they don't ever get angry at me back 😔

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OMG THE ART OF THE RO's ARE SO PRETTY AHHHHH. 

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Naww revenge first, then second playthrough romance xD

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Wonderful story, painful perhaps, maybe enraging. My hope is that the mc is somehow the reincarnation of the old god of fire or at least has that kind of power. Since each revenge/retaliation seems to only escalate in terms of damage. Hopefully, we will be able to burn the kingdom to the ground. You lose one, then take everything from mc. Your kingdom turned to ashes is only fair. Maybe not the most productive choice of actions and there were also a few nice folks. But it would be so satisfying. Fingers crossed for a path like that.

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Oh I think this will be the first game where I won't have an RO, I want everyone to die 😈 so if we have an ending to get revenge muahahaha 😈,that's going to be my choice 😈😈 
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Owowiww!! I love ittttttttttt!!! And I guess that there's a new chapter every year or somethig like that?- Well, anyway—

I'm looking forward next chapterrr I love the storyyy

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Love this IF ❤️. Despite everything, I still like Luceris, I feel like he genuinely cares at least in my playthrough as a MC's that are kind and doesn't hold any resentment at. I like how you can make him uncomfortable by calling him your husband. Helios is also really sweet for putting effort.

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I think you might just have daddy issues or something

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I may have. I feel like Luceris is just a victim, though what he did is still wrong. I just want to know the whole truth, to be honest. I also have a feeling that the twin is alive, or at least with the MC, which is more than enough for me.

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Really enjoying it!

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omg. I love this! The beautiful chaotic/tragic events, the angst, all my emotions are beautifully triggered wanting me to read more of it.

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I've never cried before while playing a game but this did it for me. The story is so wonderfully tragic and I love it I need moreeee

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Had me sobbing at 3 am this was so fun and heart breaking ahhhh

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I love it! I love spreading chaos hahahah

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Wonderful story, Helios is such a precious baby even when he grown up the only downside is his dad.
I burned his mom room for revenge

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Vincent and Felix are so cute!!!

And I literally died laughing at the option to tell Felix "Yours aren't" LMAO

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I love this, this is one of the best WIPS I've ever read😭 although what would It be like for the MC to have a love/hate relationship with the man who killed his entire family?? Just a thought<3

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fuck this shit made me cry like a bitch. I love these characters and this world so much when is chapter 4 you cant do this to me Cœur

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REAL

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EEEEEEEEEE!! the story and characters were so interesting! can't wait for more chapters! 

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i love love love reading IFs but as much as i can get immersed and attached to a story it's rare for me to be unable to distance myself from it... except for this. i can't describe how i genuinely felt what MC felt and i actually got emotional even thought its just lines on a screen. every single page was sooo interesting and i couldn't help but want to play more even though i also hated playing the game because i hated the king for what he did to our family. But to be honest this is genuinely a very well-written game and is very engaging! i usually focus a lot on the romance aspects of IFs but here i dont mind either way, i still can't pick who i want to romance though, but either way i really really look forward to seeing more! 

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i love this game so far, its beautifully written :)

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I hope we can hold a funeral for our family in the game

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Is there an estimated timeline for chapter releases?

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I wish the option to note after burning the room that before that you’d had watch people make a play and use your families murder as entertainment , and not just I wanted to mess with him, unless I’m missing some choice and that changes? I’m not sure but to me it wasn’t on a whim feeling ig 

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Hello! Thank you for pointing that out. I went and checked what it was and realized there is a coding error. If you picked "Do it, take your anger out on this room." instead of "Do it, it will be fun to see how Luceris will react." in chapter 2 then it should've shown the following instead of the "mess with him" part. ^^ I will have it fixed when I make a basic update to the demo soon!

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oh okay thanks for clarifying that for me ! 

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I have a question about the MCs position in the monarchy. If they're the royal consort, doesn't that mean that they're married to Luceris??? 

I wasn't registered on itch before and i made my account just to ask this ONE question cause it's been bothering me lol

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MC is legally married to him unfortunately. If you've played chapter 3 then knowing this makes the options @ Luceris and Helios make more sense. ^^

If you haven't read the content warnings then I urge you to do so.

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ohhh okay

i skimmed the content warnings and didn't see 'child marriage' thats my bad

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This was so good!!! I'm so excited for the next chapter!!

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My OC, getting ready to be a little piece of shit in front of Lucries (idgaf abt the spelling): Didillee doo! Didilee Dee!

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God I love this story so far! I'm so excited to see where it goes! Also for my MC to smooch Vincent.

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