Dead End Aegis
Dead End Aegis tells the story of Minori as she joins the United Earth Forces to defend Earth from alien invaders. The game plays out in a visual novel style format, with fully-voiced characters and beautiful 2D artwork from artist Ueda Metawo. Depending on your choices at key moments of the story, you’ll be able to experience different story arcs and endings. This game contains graphic, uncensored adult material intended for mature audiences only.Story
In the distant reaches of space, a war for the fate of humanity is being waged. We learned early that traditional weapons were useless against this extraterrestrial threat, and in our darkest hour we found a savior that could push these monsters back… girls with magical powers!
These soldiers bravely head to the front lines to defend Earth from the vermin who seek to exterminate the human race! By transplanting alien tissue into their bodies, our heroes are able to achieve superhuman abilities. This stolen power manifests itself differently in each individual, allowing our defenders to specialize in roles that optimize their natural abilities. However, this new power by itself will not win our liberation. The strength of the alien invaders push our magical troops to the limit with every battle, and survival is not guaranteed.
With the bodies of your allies strewn at your feet and the maw of an unimaginable horror at your throat, will you falter? Or will you find the strength to stand and fight?Features
- Kickass soundtrack
- Dark story with adult themes
- Beautiful art by the masterful Ueda Metawo
- Multiple endings based on your choices
- Unlockable mini puzzle games after completing the main storyline game
Steam User 11
This is going to live rent free in my head for months, perhaps years on down the line. The primary emotion I felt during this experience was Anger, followed by Sadness, followed by Disgust. If someone put a gun to my head an asked me to summarize the plot, I could do so by simply saying "and then things got worse". At times, it felt like Dead End Aegis was looking me in the eye and saying "Isn't this what you wanted? This is why you bought the game, right?" As some of the most heinous and gruesome things I've ever seen play out on screen. And make no mistake, this game is a dark, harrowing, soul crushing one that had me hoping against hope that our main girls would make it through the hell they found themselves in with at least *some* shred of dignity, and failing that at least their sanity. I won't spoil anything beyond the obvious fact that this is a game where very, very, VERY awful things happen to people that don't deserve them... and both despite and because of that, I can comfortably say Dead End Aegis is one of my favorite media experiences ever.
I don't know if I should recommend this game, if only because I genuinely don't think it's the kind of game many people could sit through and actually get something out of. But I could. And at the end of the day all I have to go off of is my own experiences. If you are squeamish, react poorly to tragedy, or have a bad history with mental and physical abuse, I can honestly say that it shouldn't be played. But if you think you can handle that, then you should, and witness one of the most bleak, but emotionally compelling stories I have ever seen.
And if you somehow managed to play this game and NOT find yourself feeling empathy for the Main girls, I recommend you seek mental help.
Steam User 7
Being meguca is suffering.