Chuansha County of a parallel world, 2004. Everything was so old-fashioned. The story begins on the last day of the summer holiday. Perhaps even earlier... 

<p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_strike">COW, RABBIT, FISH, TOAD.</span> </p><h2 class="bb_tag" style="text-align: center"><strong>Overview</strong></h2><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>C.R.F.T. // Chuansha Is Not in Shanghai and We Are Lost</strong> is a linear narrative visual novel set in a parallel-world 2004 Shanghai suburb. </p><h2 class="bb_tag" style="text-align: center"><strong>About This Game</strong></h2><p class="bb_paragraph" style="text-align: center"><i>One Path &amp; No Escape</i></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><i>C.R.F.T.</i> is a <strong>linear visual novel</strong> with <strong>no player choices or branching paths</strong>. You click to advance through a fixed narrative sequence. This design is intentional: the story deals with memory, survivor's guilt, and the impossibility of rewriting the past. Just as the protagonist cannot turn back, neither can you. </p><h2 class="bb_tag" style="text-align: center"><strong>Content Warnings</strong></h2><p class="bb_paragraph" >This game contains depictions of drowning, psychological dissociation, body transformation, and implied death of major characters. </p><h2 class="bb_tag" style="text-align: center"><strong>Controls</strong></h2><p class="bb_paragraph" >Primarily mouse-based: </p><ul class="bb_ul"><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Click or scroll down to advance the story</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Scroll up to open the backlog</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Click the mouse wheel to open the menu for save/load and other functions</p></li></ul>

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C.R.F.T. // Chuansha Is Not in Shanghai and We Are Lost

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Fermentative Iron & Sand Hotel

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Fermentative Iron & Sand Hotel

Release Date

24 May, 2026

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