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Cardamom : A Musical Visual Novel

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Cardamom : A Musical Visual Novel

gameAppID 3940880Released
Release dateSep 15, 2025

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Details

DeveloperBox of Black Spiders
PublisherBox of Black Spiders
FreeNo
Required ageNone

Cardamom is a visual novel set in a Broadway musical. Play as a cartoon cat and befriend the cat loving residents of the building. Make decisions and listen to their outcomes in song.

Cardamom is a visual novel set inside of a musical. You play as a stray cat investigating their new surroundings and potentially befriending a new owner. Explore and meet the human (and non human) residents. The game is played with mouse and key board. You are able to travel the building and make choices with the mouse. The key board is used to pause and exit the game.  Listen to the human's sing about their problems! Your decisions along the way will change the songs you hear. There's a total of 17 unique songs in the game.

Genres and categories

AdventureCasualIndieSimulationSingle-playerSteam AchievementsAdjustable Text SizeCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputFamily Sharing

Platforms and requirements

windows: yesmac: yeslinux: no
PC
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Ratings and content

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