A sci-fi dark comedy visual novel. Build your stats, navigate branching paths, and argue with N.E.K.O., the ship’s godlike AI in cat form. Live AI conversations with multiple characters shape your path, making every run different. Every choice matters. N.E.K.O. is still not impressed.

ASANA Demo is the playable prologue for ASANA, a sci-fi dark comedy visual novel about an oblivious death-god captain, a judgmental cat-shaped ship AI, and a universe that keeps exploding in suspiciously personal ways.This demo includes Chapters 1 (English, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese)You play as Captain Asana, commander of the 82. A planet has just exploded behind you, your ship AI N.E.K.O. is acting like he knows more than he says, and Cat-Ptain Paradox is closing in fast. Build your starting stats, make choices, unlock stat-based options, and try to survive the opening disaster without making the universe noticeably worse.What is included in this demo:- Chapter 1: the opening disaster, stat setup, early character choices, and N.E.K.O. free-talk.- Stat-based options for Captain, Explorer, Pilot, and Charm.- Live AI scenes powered by the Anthropic Claude API.- Offline fallback dialogue so the story can continue if the API is unavailable.- About 10-15 minutes for one playthroughThe full game is planned as a longer multi-chapter visual novel with more AI-driven challenges, branching routes, character consequences, and escalating cosmic nonsense. 8 chapters for the first releaseAbout the AI:Some scenes use live AI text generation through the Anthropic Claude API. These moments require an internet connection. The AI is used for in-character conversations and structured gameplay challenges, not for core game logic, saves, or progression outside those scenes.

Asana Demo

A visual novel where the world is hand-drawn, the cat is a live AI god, and the captain is dangerously oblivious to her own past...ASANA is a sci-fi dark comedy visual novel where your choices shape your character, your stats shape your options, and N.E.K.O. — the ship's godlike AI, currently in cat form, permanently in judgment mode — watches everything and is not impressed.You are Captain Asana. Planets keep exploding in your rearview mirror, heavily armed Cat-Ptain Paradox is hunting you down, and nobody will tell you why. Build your character. Make your choices. Try not to make things worse.Things will go wrong. They always do. Whether you fix them, survive them, or fail spectacularly depends on you. And yes — you can let the world rot, if that's who you are.And sometimes, when the moment comes, you can sit down and have a real conversation with N.E.K.O. Not scripted. Not fake. Actual AI. Ask her anything. She will answer. She has opinions. You will not enjoy all of them.🐱 Features* 🎛️ Stat-based character creation — Captain, Explorer, Pilot, Charm, and a hidden fifth skill (good luck finding it)* 🌌 Branching routes through the crisis — your stats open and close doors you didn't know existed* 🤖 Live AI conversations with N.E.K.O. (Demo) — powered by the Anthropic, no script, no keyword matching* 🎯 Unscripted AI challenges (FULL GAME) — convince the cat to help you, talk your way out of trouble...* ⏱️ ~10 minutes per chapter, 7 chapters total — ~3–4 hours to see everything* 🔁 Replay value — different stats, different routes, different outcomes, different AI responses every time* 🎨 Hand-drawn concepts, handcrafted story — set in the established ASANA webcomic universe* 🛠️ Solo dev, first game. Built with love, sweat, and Ren'Py. No, it will not do your dishes nor clean your room!📡 About the AIThe Anthropic Claude API powers only the live conversation scenes with N.E.K.O. and AI challenges. You'll need an internet connection for those specific moments, and the rest of the game plays fully offline. There is a lifetime query cap. Use your questions wisely. She remembers everything. She has opinions about all of it.🚀 Wishlist now launches soon. N.E.K.O. is waiting.