Near-Mage by Stuck In Attic is a narrative adventure game and, after Gibbous – A Cthulhu Adventure, the second installment in the Kittehverse series. You take on the role of Illy, a young witch who enrolls at the Transylvanian Institute of Magic, learns spells, and uncovers conspiracies.
The game is now available on Steam and includes my German text translation. You don’t necessarily have to have played Gibbous to follow the story. However, the predecessor is also highly recommended, and you will discover some connections.
Story
“You’re Illy Vraja, a teenager at a crossroads in her life who gets invited to Transylvania by her mysterious Great-Aunt, Domnica, only to find out she comes from a long line of witches, and is entitled to enroll in the Transylvanian Institute for Magick!
As a Near-Mage, you are entering a summer preparatory school, hoping to graduate into a full-fledged spell caster. You’ll take classes in different types of Magick and see how you can use your growing powers to affect the lives of those you come across.”