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The Seventh Shadow of the Moon

FantasyMysteryWhimsicalDarkPuzzle Library Pass
The Seventh Shadow of the Moon — cover art

Every seven years, the moon casts a literal seventh shadow, which grants temporary sentience to one inanimate object. This cycle's chosen is a chipped porcelain doll who must convince her skeptical owner that she holds the key to breaking a generational curse.

At a glance

Genre
Fantasy · Mystery · Whimsical · Dark · Puzzle
Format
Playable interactive novel — narrated live by an AI dungeon master
Length
4 chapters
Players
Solo or 2–6 player multiplayer party (multiplayer hosting requires Library Pass)
Difficulty
Adaptive — survival mechanics tighten or relax based on your actions. Hardcore permadeath available.
Access
$12.00 (or free with Library Pass)
Platforms
Web (dovorite.com) and native iOS / Android apps
Language
English

What awaits you

The Seventh Shadow of the Moon unfolds across 4 chapters. Chapter titles only — the AI dungeon master narrates the rest in real time as you play.

  1. Chapter 1: Awakening Fragile
  2. Chapter 2: Speaking Without Words
  3. Chapter 3: Truth in Sorrow
  4. Chapter 4: Shadow's Choice

How it plays

In The Seventh Shadow of the Moon, you create a character with a point-buy stat spread, then question witnesses, piece together clues, and call for Wisdom or Intelligence checks at decisive moments; manage rising dread, hunger, and injury while the narrative tightens around you; cast spells, wield enchanted gear, and shape the world with your choices. The AI dungeon master (GPT-4o, with Gemini 2.5 Flash as a fast fallback) narrates each scene, reacts to your typed or spoken actions, and calls for dice rolls when the outcome is uncertain.

Your inventory, gold, health, and 15 equipment slots update automatically from the narrative — pick up a sword in chapter one and the AI remembers you have it in chapter four. Food, rest, potions, and healing magic each affect survival in distinct ways, and difficulty adapts to how aggressively you play. In hardcore mode death is permanent; in standard mode you can rejoin the story through the Resurrection system.

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