What happens when an Otome game starts with an execution instead of a meet-cute? In this episode, we sit down with Esha and Kohi to talk about building a romance story in the afterlife, crafting a found family of reapers, and asking whether a second chance at existence is really what you want.

We dive into Aina’s journey from death row to purgatory paperwork, the dynamics between Valafar, Zephon, Kaim, Seir, and Orias, the realities of running a huge VN project, and how their Kickstarter, DLC plans, and Rune’s upcoming ASMR all fit into the Salvus universe. Esha also shares exclusive cut content .

In this episode:

• Creating a “slice-of-death” Otome in a bureaucratic afterlife

• Character deep dives: Ina & the reaper squad

• Balancing romance, trauma, humor, and redemption

• Behind the scenes of the Salvus: Aries demo & Kickstarter

• Exclusive scrapped route + future game teases

🎧 Stick around if you love Otome, visual novels, cozy-but-haunting worlds, and unhinged dev stories and don’t forget to check the show notes to wishlist Salvus: Aries and follow the devs!