Crime Opera: The Butterfly Effect

Devlog

• Sale
  September 29, 2023 by Crime Opera Studios

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  Hey all, Get the whole series at 50% off for the next few days!... Continue reading
• Crime Opera 2 Released! Grab CO1 Free this week!
  January 19, 2023 by Crime Opera Studios

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  Hi all. Grab Crime Opera 1 and its fandisks for free this week only as we celebrate Crime Opera 2 finally being released for PC! The brand new CO2 page is up and you can grab a copy of the game for ju... Continue reading

  
• Crime Opera II Demo Released
  October 11, 2022 by Crime Opera Studios

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  Alright, so we're over a month behind on the release date I had hoped for, and as a result I am caving and releasing a demo version for CO2 (for those who can't wait any longer to dive in). Updates ar... Continue reading

  
• CO2 Release + CO1 Price Drop
  July 26, 2022 by Crime Opera Studios

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  Hey all! I just want to post a brief update regarding the series. CO2 is completely edited (kinetic route), and I am just working on the false ends now to be implemented over this month. JT is working... Continue reading
• Fandisk #2 now available!
  February 08, 2022 by Crime Opera Studios

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  Hi everyone! While I begin the final scene placements for Crime Opera 2, I am releasing the short stories fandisk for the first game, "Crime Opera: The Caterpillar Candids". The 3 stories featured tak... Continue reading

  
• Crime Opera 2's Kickstarter is now LIVE!
  November 06, 2021 by Crime Opera Studios

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  #kickstarter, #sequel, #campaign, #thriller, #crime, #visual novel, #vn, #indie, #oelvn

  We're now LIVE! Help us out getting the last remaining funds needed to finish off this awesome sequel and we promise we will deliver like never before! Visit the page here: Kickstarter Page As an adde... Continue reading

  
• Crime Opera II Kickstarter launches Nov. 6!
  October 16, 2021 by Crime Opera Studios

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  #trailer, #announcement, #video, #vn, #visualnovel, #indie, #indiedev, #launch, #kickstarter

  Here's the trailer for the new game! Thanks so much to all of you who have supported me up til now. I can't wait to get this thing up and running!... Continue reading
• Been a while, here's what's new!
  September 21, 2021 by Crime Opera Studios

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  #visualnovel, #vn, #kinetic, #crime, #thriller, #story, #rpg, #art, #preview

  Alright, so we missed the Summer kickstarter launch we'd hoped for. I do apologize for that, but we're making huge strides and it won't be long now! So here' the updated title screen we'll be using. A... Continue reading

  
• Now Available on Nintendo Switch and XBox!
  April 28, 2021 by Crime Opera Studios

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  ##release, #visualnovel, #vn, #thriller, #crime, #mafia, #action

  Hey everyone! It is with great pride that we've had Crime Opera as an itch.io exclusive for a little over a year now. But we are always taking steps to try and get the game to a wider audience, and so... Continue reading

  
• Xbox and Switch ports releasing April 28th!
  April 02, 2021 by Crime Opera Studios

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  I've been holding onto this news for quite some time, as I didn't want to get anyone's hopes up (my own, especially). But we've done it! Crime Opera is heading to consoles for the very first time! Eas... Continue reading
• More previews!
  March 05, 2021 by Crime Opera Studios

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  #visual novel, #graphic novel, #sequel, #vn, #preview, #new

  Hey, everyone! Just in case you haven't been following us on social media, I figured it best to post some of the latest work that's been done on Crime Opera 2. Here are some more characters from JTske... Continue reading

  
• Up for some previews?
  December 22, 2020 by Crime Opera Studios

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  #news, #screenshots, #visualnovel, #indiegame, #sequel

  Happy holidays! Crime Opera is on sale again, as an FYI. I just wanted to show you guys some of what we're working on. The black and white screen is from the upcoming fandisk featuring short stories i... Continue reading

  
• 3 Day Sale
  November 27, 2020 by Crime Opera Studios#sale, #visual novel, #news

  Hey everyone, We're participating in the Black Friday Sale this weekend. 40% off the bundle, so grab it while it's hot! Er... cheap :P... Continue reading
• Censored Version Available again
  November 13, 2020 by Crime Opera Studios

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  Sorry that it took me a while to get this back up, finally realized what I was doing wrong. The censored version is available again for anyone who has purchased the game, so you have the choice betwee... Continue reading
• Updated Download
  September 20, 2020 by Crime Opera Studios

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  Hey all! I've upgraded the game to the newest version. I am having issues with the uploads though, so the Steam version is temporarily unavailable now. I'll have to try again later, or maybe just incl... Continue reading

  
• Preview
  July 12, 2020 by Crime Opera Studios

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  Alright, everyone! Here's a first look at 5/6 of the main protagonists for Crime Opera 2. As you can see, they've been aged 9 whole years since the first game :) The Steam version edits are done, and... Continue reading

  
• More Big News Coming Soon!
  July 10, 2020 by Crime Opera Studios

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  Hey all! Hope you're all doing well during this crazy time in the world. As always, our silence means we're hard at work on things here at Crime Opera Studios. The sequel project is still being develo... Continue reading
• Crime Opera Bundle on SALE!
  March 06, 2020 by Crime Opera Studios

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  #sale, #bundle, #visual novel, #vn

  We have packaged the complete visual novel along with the fandisk and soundtrack for a week-long sale, starting TODAY! For just $12 USD, you can get all currently released material for Crime Opera: Th... Continue reading

  
• Let's Plays
  March 02, 2020 by Crime Opera Studios

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  #video, #lets play, #visualnovel, #oelvn, #vndev, #vn, #kinetic

  Still not sure if Crime Opera is right for you? Check out some of the Let's Plays that have been going on recently. Far2close For the most straight forward playthrough, F2c reads through the game with... Continue reading
• Crime Opera II is Officially in Production!
  February 20, 2020 by Crime Opera Studios

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  #sequel, #news, #visualnovel, #announcement, #vn, #kinetic, #choose, #crime, #mafia, #thriller, #action

  There's never been a better time to jump into Crime Opera! We have officially begun production on the sequel, Crime Opera II: The Floodgate Effect. To be honest, the script has been written for over 3... Continue reading

  
• Soundtrack + Fandisk Released Today!
  January 12, 2020 by Crime Opera Studios#release, #announcement, #soundtrack, #fandisk, #visual novel, #oelvn

  Surprise! We're so excited to finally be releasing the full length soundtrack for Crime Opera: The Butterfly Effect (in both mp3 and ogg formats, along with some additional bonus tracks as well). As w... Continue reading

  
• 15% off for Holiday Sale!
  December 19, 2019 by Crime Opera Studios#announcement, #news, #sale, #holiday

  Here's our first sale we're taking part of! As we're still pretty new, we've marked it down 15% off. We have a lot of other cool things brewing and will be in touch soon with updates!... Continue reading

  
• RELEASED!
  December 07, 2019 by Crime Opera Studios#announcement, #release, #launch, #news, #oelvn, #nv, #visual novel, #kinetic novel, #crime thriller, #mystery

  We're finally here! Crime Opera: The Butterfly Effect has officially launched on itch.io and is available for purchase! This is a huge win for us after the years of craziness. We've gone through numer... Continue reading

  
• Release Date and Future Plans
  November 27, 2019 by Crime Opera Studios#news, #release date, #launch, #plans, #update, #future, #anouncement, #visual novel, #oelvn

  We're launching on December 7th, 2019! This project has been through absolute hell, but it's finally ready and we couldn't be more proud of it. With that said, we're forging ahead with plans for our n... Continue reading