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Mayday Trials

by VAINSANE

2025
88% positive
17
$1.59
Steam

About This Game

Sora has 24 hours to live.

In Mayday Trials, a dark and intense psychological visual novel, you play as Sora as he is forced to undergo five psychological trials. Each room represents a stage of grief. Each trial confronts him with twisted simulations of his past, brutal revelations about his family, and moral dilemmas with no easy answers.

Your Past is a Trap.

Wake up in a cold interrogation room with a countdown in your head. Sora Halbeth, tech prodigy and CEO. As the voice of Mayday mocks and manipulates him, Sora must confront the truth behind his origins and his choices. Was his success ever truly his? Or was it all a carefully designed trap? Under the trials of Mayday, Sora gets closer to the answers.

 

Face the Five Trials

Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. Each psychological gauntlet forces Sora to confront manipulated memories and impossible choices—while the clock runs out.

Every decision matters. The trials you guide Sora through will lead to one of three highly consequential endings. Accept the truth, or maybe rewrite it? Maybe there's another path entirely. 

Key Features:

  • Short but impactful story with a full playthrough lasting around one hour.

  • Deeply psychological narrative with dark philosophical themes.

  • Choice-driven gameplay with three unique and meaningful endings.

  • Grunge-inspired visuals and atmospheric original soundtrack.

  • Moral dilemmas that explore free will, trauma, and identity.

Can you uncover the truth before the clock runs out?

Your choices decide how Sora confronts his final hours. 

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Overall88% positive

Game Details

Release Date: 6/17/2025
Developer: VAINSANE
Publisher: VAINSANE
Price: $1.59

Platform Support

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