Night Ferry

Your reflection smiles first.

Night Ferry is an urban supernatural horror visual novel set in a rainy Chinese city. Police won’t take these cases. Someone else will.

Chapter 1 — The Face in the Mirror
After a late livestream, streamer Lin Yue sits down to remove her makeup. In the vanity mirror, “she” is still fully made up. The reflection no longer syncs. It learns. It waits. And if you follow its hands… you don’t come back.

When there is no one else to seek for help. She will meet Gu Wanqing, a private investigator who handles the cases that never make the report.

Features

• Urban psychological horror. Mirrors, doppelgängers, sealed rooms
• Branching investigation choices and fail states
• Cinematic CGs, tense ambience, and atmospheric SFX
• Bilingual: English & 中文
• Short chapter length.  Easy to finish in one sitting

Content warnings

Psychological horror, doppelgänger / identity dread, jump-scare imagery, mild violence implication, anxiety / paranoia themes. No gore focus.

Controls

Mouse click / tap to advance. Choose options when prompted.

AI disclosure

This project uses generative AI tools for some art and audio assets, then curated and integrated by hand. Story direction and game systems are human-authored.

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