AN IOU

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AN IOU

Short description

AN IOU is the debut visual novel by Davey Cadaver. The music, backgrounds, & characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. The user takes the POV of the protagonist to experience a memorable story with an incredible soundtrack and multiple endings.

Developer
Red Room Games
Publisher
Red Room Games
Release
Sun, Nov 13, 2022
Price
$9.99
Reviews
12
Positive
100%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
0 – 20K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie
Features
Partial Controller Support
Tags
Indie Story Rich Dark Visual Novel Emotional Interactive Fiction Choices Matter Multiple Endings Conversation Choose Your Own Adventure Soundtrack Psychological Hand-drawn Dark Humor Romance Surreal Singleplayer Casual Adventure Comic Book
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$5ksomewhere between $2k and $10k · roughly 240–960 copies

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History

Tracking started Aug 13, 2026. Charts appear once there is more than one data point — nothing has changed since.

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