Gravity House Demo
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Like a punk split 7" or a classic cinematic double feature, we are proud to present the Gravity House Demo, a double threat of short stories from the team of Joyce Celeste Silvia Fisher and Ophelia Cassandra Green.
First, examine the tense, dangerous double-bind between a cynical social media figure and a teenage runaway in, "Prisoners in the Mirror," co-written by Joyce Fisher and Ophelia C. Green. Then, venture into the far, far future and experience the final chapter of life as we know it in, "Colony-Organism: Microbes of Love and Pain," written by Ophelia C. Green.
Assembled in six weeks for the Toxic Yuri VN Jam of 2025, this duo of stories, vastly different in subject matter yet intimately interwoven in theme, exploring love, pain, and the myriad ways they are invoked and misused, serves as Gravity House's triumphant introduction to the world.
While this demo is and will always remain free to read, we offer it on a "pay what you want" basis, so that if you have nothing better to spend your money on, you can give it to two queer creatives who do.
Technical Details
Gravity House Demo is a kinetic visual novel, and contains two stories totaling roughly 12,000 words (estimated 40-60 minutes of reading). The stories contain mature themes, but feature no explicit imagery.
Content Disclaimers
"Prisoners in the Mirror" contains themes of child abuse, domestic violence, grooming, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia, as well as a brief reference to Nazism, Nazi ideology, and neo-Nazi imagery. "Colony-Organism: Microbes of Love and Pain" contains themes of ecological collapse. A full list of content warnings, which may be construed to contain spoilers, is included within the game folder.
All material in this work is presented for artistic purposes only. Neither author endorses or condones any criminal activity described within. This work is not intended for children, and may not be appropriate for sensitive audiences. Reader discretion is advised.
Copyright Details
The text of the stories contained in this program is published under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license, meaning you are free to redistribute the text or produce derivatives of it for non-commercial purposes (basically, don't sell our writing), with attribution to Gravity House.
Assets (background, sound effects, music) are pre-existing materials, lightly modified (if at all), and are generally available for use under CC BY-SA and various compatible licenses, and free to reuse for any purpose, including commercial uses, with attribution to their original author(s).
Cover adapted from photo by Arne and Bent Larsen
Banner adapted from photo by Jared White
Background by Denisng
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Development log
- We made a visual novel!3 days ago
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I'm kind of stunned. After reading the first story I wasn't really expecting to like the second one. What a beautiful meditation on love and pain.
"prisoners in the mirror" made me think love was disgusting. "colony-organism" reminded me why it didn't have to be. the first story is disgusting and uncomfortable and so so compelling. the second story may not seem like a perfect compliment at first, but they fit well together. i won't be able to get these two out of my mind for a while.