The Sound of the Conch in the Age of Declining Dharma: War of the Last Buddha's Relic
About this game
Our Codependency, Until We Reach the Shore of Nirvana
To protect the world's last Buddha Relic, Ketumati State has endured centuries of relentless bombardment.
Two war orphans──Gesang and Udum──both lost their memories in an air raid.
Supporting each other through hardship, they faintly sense a past connection and choose to face the escalating war together.
However, the strange illness known as "Gestalt Collapse" and a chain of inexplicable mysteries all but doom the people of the Age of Declining Dharma to a tragic fate.
Game Overview
The Sound of the Conch in the Age of Declining Dharma is a visual novel themed around Buddhist philosophy and mythology.
Set in the Age of Declining Dharma, when the Dharma has grown scattered and lost, you will witness Gesang and Udum's karmic bond and their fate.
Through story rather than doctrine, you will come to understand Buddhist practice.
Game Features
Customizable Protagonist Genders
Players can freely choose the genders of both Gesang and Udum.


Rich Buddhist World-building
From the laws of the world to its history, from cultural institutions to future technology—the Buddhist worldview permeates everything.
Evocative Yet Accessible Prose
12 chapters, around 100,000 words. The demo includes Chapter 1.
Comprehensive Glossary System
Review key information and explore additional lore details through the glossary system.
Extensive Gallery
24 illustrations included, with switchable gender variants for both protagonists.
Sanskrit Ending Theme
Features an ending song composed in Sanskrit.

War erupted over the last Buddha Relic. In the land where Maitreya Bodhisattva is destined to descend and attain Buddhahood, Gesang lost all memory in an air raid. Doubting salvation itself, Gesang met Udum—same fate, rare disease, yet utter faith. They became inseparable as cruel reality closed in—