Forebears is a game for those who love both Visual Novel and Adventure games. It combines elements of both genres of games to create an engaging world for you as the player to explore.  🌸

This game is a visual novel style adventure about forest spirits, corrupt businesses, family heritage and a story of undying love. Some of the biggest inspirations for this title are game's like To The Moon and Phoenix Wright that feature unique adaptations of the classic VN genre. Forebears is inspired by the art direction and storytelling of the studio Ghibli films as well as that of other narrative driven adventure games such as Ori and The Blind Forest and Night In The Woods.



  This game has something for everyone featuring a story involving the main character Rowan's struggle to find her place in the world after a tragic accident. When she feels hopeless and lost, the spirits of her ancestors help guide her back to finding herself. Rowan meets new friends and finds new hobbies. Along her journey, Rowan finds she's gained a mysterious power to talk to the dead.

  -2D Side scrolling exploration segments featuring hand drawn art and tons of unique locations to see.
  -A diverse cast of characters and NPCs to meet as you venture through the town of Udosa.

 The town of Udosa is small and quiet. It's thought to be the perfect place for anyone wanting to start a new life. But, what happens at night unbeknownst to those who live there could change it forever. 🌸

 The story of Forebears, follows Rowan, after experiencing a traumatic event that leaves her feeling depressed and defeated. When she has a run in with the ghost of her great grandpa Gin and a mysterious forest spirit, life for Rowan changes forever as she goes on an adventure to reinvent herself and reunite with old friends and family.

Keizu features a diverse cast of characters that help bring it's world to life. As you go through your adventure as Rowan you'll get to know more about these friendly ( and not so friendly ) faces.  🌸

 Rowan Handa

Rowan is the game's lead protagonist and who you will be playing as during your adventure through Udosa. At first you don't know much about her, but as time goes on you'll learn more about her troubled past. 

Tala Johnson

Tala is an energetic, enthusiastic and supportive girl. She's a theater student and an aspiring play writer with dreams of making a performance that  celebrates her Filipino heritage. 

Phillip "Pip" 

Pip is usually quiet and sticks to himself, but has a huge heart. He's always found with a big cup of coffee after he stays up too late working on his Computer Science projects. Pip loves his dog Ness more than anything else in the world.

Gin Handa

After a mysterious turn of events, Rowan comes to meet her great grandfather Gin, but, not in the way you'd expect. Gin guides Rowan through her journey to start a new future for herself.

Ms. Addison Nelson

Rowan's English professor. She's a single mom working as a teacher at the local university to help support her sons. She's hardworking and the go to person when you need philosophical advice. 

The game is in an early stage of development and should be fully completed by this time next year. This game is a passion project and we work on it in our free time. As college students working jobs when we're not in class or studying, though, this isn't always often. Though, we're dedicated to making this game the best it can be.

Bearly Entertainment Studios is an indie game studio dedicated to making games that bring unique experiences and teach valuable lessons to their players. We are a small team of solo indie developers working hard with our diverse cast of talent to make our work the best it can be.

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