...is like tragedy without tears.
ART WITHOUT BLOOD
A fantasy universe about demons, decay, and everything in-between. Created by Catsket.
WHAT IS ART WITHOUT BLOOD?
Art Without Blood is a universe of surreal, dream-like video games, loosely strung by the heartstrings of visual novels, interactive fiction, and other narrative mediums. In each game, you are an outsider to magic, mystery, and malevolence. You are thrust into a world of demons due to an eldritch parasite. You have fallen into the den of centipedes and their human spawn. You are subjected to whatever you are drawn to.
an eldritch disease, settling under the skin. a galleria of demons, each dying to rip you apart...
ART WITHOUT BLOOD
A trip to the art museum has gone completely wrong, Now, you're under the watchful eye of three demons as a rare disease threatens to cut off your life in three days. Will you let yourself succumb to the disease or the hands of the inhuman, or will you take matters into your own hands?
To get to heaven, you must climb the Nine Circles of Hell. But you might never make it to the depths.
10:16
You are the Fallen, and to get to heaven, you must beg for forgiveness from Satan, settled deep into the Ninth Circle of Hell. As you travel, the Circle's Keepers are kind. Too kind, maybe. Especially the Keeper of Heresy, the Sixth Circle. In the confines of his space while an ash storm rages outside, the two of you pry each other open. But he might break you first.
HIS LOVE IS ETERNAL. HIS LIGHT IS ETERNAL.
GOD IS IN THE RADIO
You are Death, one of 22 members of the Arcana, a cult dedicated to some far-off god. The night is Halloween, and you watch in scorn as the unknowing dance among devils and dress to indulge in sin. The High Priestess receives a message from the all-mighty himself: The Arcana must gather in an abandoned house and find His song on an old radio receiver. By finding His gift, He will grant you the Life, Eternal, and the world will finally be able to hear his light.
ADOPTED BY YOUR ONCE-DEITY FOR PANCAKES AND PANTS
MY GOD IS THE SUN
You are Death, and you were once one of the 22 members of the Arcana, a cult dedicated to some far-off god. You are the last survivor, the rest gulfed in inferno. You just didn't expect the first person you met once you reached the outside world again to be the "deity" you once worshipped. The fanfare and love is gone, though, and he's glad it is.
the only way out is to become prey.
INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM ATROPHY
You are a hunter who has found themselves in a bear trap. Your only chance of survival is someone - no, something. It craves what's under your skin. Will you resist the stranger with bloodied hands, or will you give in to the one sliver of hope that you have?
A CONVERSATION OVER DINNER
LIMERENCE
a short story of a captive and a captor chatting over dinner. not so much horror but more a tense, uneasy atmosphere and an imbalance of power.
this snapshot could be your last.
FATAL FOCUS
You have recently moved into a small town in Pennsylvania. In your lonesome, you sign up for a photography walk through town, hoping to meet some new friends. The only patrons are you and Adonis, a mysterious photographer, whose fingers are deep in the town's soil, digging up its history and its ghosts.
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You can view the whole Art Without Blood series in this itch.io collection.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Catsket is a 20-something alien catgirl, residing deep in a mausoleum belonging to some extinct family. They graduated with a degree in Game Design from New York University in 2023.
WHAT IS ART WITHOUT BLOOD'S BASE GAME ABOUT?
You are the Afflicted, and you have the Parasight, a disease inflicted upon you by the Demon of Delusion. In three days' time, you will find eyes crusted into every inch of muscle and skin that you have left. Can you, with the help of one of three people, escape the disease before it envelops you?Art Without Blood's full release will contain over 45 death endings, 100k words, and three routes.
AERON
demon of delusion
A painter and sculptor by trade, Aeron is the giver of the Parasight. They are stuck in their own head, switching freely and rapidly between thoughts and desires. Inside them, though, there is a lover, one that destroys anything it ever touches.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Blood, nonsexual nudity, body/corpse mutilation, gaslighting and manipulation, more to come.
GENESIS
demon of dissonance
A traveling rock musician by trade, Genesis is the most carefree and irresponsible man you'll ever meet. Despite this, he still makes time to father a stray daughter every now and then, protecting them at all costs. Don't expect VIP tickets to any of his shows.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Blood, more to come.
EREBUS
demon of delirium
While he may be the Head Archivist of the Severin Archives today, he was only a sickly human being 500 years ago. He has been rotting in his human body since, refusing to lose the last part of him that was not a monster. Until then, he writes, and he writes often, holed up in his dust-ridden library.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Blood, gaslighting, body horror, suicide, implied abuse, more to come.
