---
title: "Dead Wishes"
description: "In this chaotic world, you must adapt - either to forgive or survive.   Dead Wishes embarks on a journey of humanity and horrific romance. We build each other u"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/91/128791.jpg"
---

# Dead Wishes

![Dead Wishes](https://t.vndb.org/cv/91/128791.jpg)

**Developer:** VIOLET

**Release date:** Dec 27, 2018

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS

**Language:** English

**Rating:** 7.1/10 (76 votes)

## Description
In this chaotic world, you must adapt - either to forgive or survive. 

Dead Wishes embarks on a journey of humanity and horrific romance. We build each other up. We tear each other down. Give and take. How much will you endure? At what point will you declare it enough?

Stricken with long-term depression over the death of your parents, you are on the verge of eviction and bankruptcy. Without any prospects for the future, you're desperate, so much so that you might even...

    ... join the mafia and uncover a heated love affair gone terribly wrong.
    ... become a criminal allied with a team of murderers.
    ... suck it up and make an honest person of yourself.
    ... serve as the caretaker for two dysfunctional sisters.
    ... end up destitute on the streets.
    ... join the church and repent your sin.

But mostly, you're either going to find love and happiness or die a terrible death.

[From [itch.io](https://vi0let.itch.io/dead-wishes)]

## Characters
### Dante
- **Gender:** Unknown
- **Engages in:** Cooking, Cannibalism, Avoidable Murder, Job Hunting
- **Subject of:** Molesting, Clinical Depression, Torture, Confinement, Amputation, Kidnapping, Sexual Harassment, Reincarnation, Domestic Violence, Grief, Forced Marriage, Manipulation, Completely Avoidable Death, Pre-Story Death, Gaslighting
- **Role:** Employee, Waitstaff, Poor, Nameable, Non-blood-related Mother, Homeless, Housewife, Shop Clerk, Bartender, Receptionist, No Visual Appearance
- **Personality:** Non-Binary

### Allegra Campana
Allegra is a character who uses anger to build a wall between herself and the MC. Because she is so accustomed to her (self-inflicted) isolation, she isn’t used to working around other people. This contributes to her clumsy interactions with the MC, most of which result in emotional strife.

When given the opportunity to teach MC new skills, Allegra has little to base her teaching style upon, aside from the unpleasant memories of her parents and their disappointment in her skills. On top of this, Allegra was bullied out of design school, and returned home to yet more of her parents' disappointment. This bullying contributes to slight trust issues, although she easily opens up to the MC when approached gently and with kindness.

[From strategy guide]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Birthday:** 11 March
- **Hair:** Black, Waist Length+, Wavy
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult, Nail Polish, Makeup
- **Clothes:** Sweater, Shirt, Beret, Cravat, Bracelet, Slit Skirt
- **Personality:** Hard Worker, Yandere, Low Self-esteem, Short-tempered
- **Eyes:** Green
- **Subject of:** Bullying, Reincarnation, Pre-Story Death
- **Role:** Friend, Employer, Shopkeeper, Dropout, Fashion Designer
- **Engages in:** Murder, Fashion Design, Confinement, Sewing
- **Voiced by:** Anairis Quiñones

### Anise
Birthday: ???
Age: ???

Anise loves to tease everyone around her and watch for the reactions she can elicit. She frequently undermines the efforts of those around her who want to support and help the community, writing this off as a wasted effort. She believes that the world is cruel and does not care about anyone.

[From strategy guide]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Blond, Pink, Long, Waist Length+, Braid
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult, Unnatural Skin Tone, Younger Appearance, Horns, Claw, Bat Wings
- **Eyes:** Blue, Pink, Unnatural Sclera
- **Clothes:** Dress, Clothing with Ribbons
- **Engages in:** Teasing, Sexual Harassment
- **Role:** Demon, Immortal, Sex Friend, Christian Nun
- **Personality:** Mysterious, Promiscuous, Manipulative
- **Voiced by:** Sabrina Marie

### Clement Michel
Clement is a stable man who is very easy-going… other than at work. As a boss, he has no patience for incompetence among the trained professionals in his kitchen. However, as a teacher he is kind and willing to help through MC’s mistakes. This is easy to understand when you consider the circumstances: people working in the kitchen have been trained and know better than to make foolish mistakes. The MC, however, has no experience in a kitchen, and thus their mistakes are inevitable as they learn.

Clement loves his dog and his little sister more than life itself. After the death of their single mother, Clement took it upon himself to raise his little sister and help put her through school. As he freely admits, she is much more intelligent than him, and he doesn't want her to miss any opportunities in life, so he works as hard as he can to help her.

[From strategy guide]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Birthday:** 21 April
- **Hair:** Short, Stubble, Claret
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Personality:** Hard Worker, Friendly, Short-tempered, Kind, Mature, Family Oriented
- **Eyes:** Violet
- **Engages in:** Smoking, Flirting
- **Role:** Employer, Cook, Pet Owner, Older Brother
- **Subject of:** Unavoidable Other Route Death, Reincarnation, Pre-Story Death
- **Items:** Cigarette
- **Clothes:** Chef's Uniform
- **Voiced by:** Phil Avalos

### Eira Merlo
Eira is a woman trying to thrive in a world of men. She can’t show any weakness, and she protects herself with a chilly exterior. She is already a very serious woman, but her line of work has pushed her into a stoic, silent presence.

As the MC gets to know Eira, she opens up to them. Her route begins with a tumultuous relationship between her and the MC, who feels that Eira doesn’t disclose enough information to them and that she makes decisions for others without considering their feelings or circumstances. As the route continues, MC begins to learn why Eira operates this way and (hopefully) understand that she means well.

[From strategy guide]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Birthday:** 1 October
- **Hair:** White, Short, Parted to Side
- **Body:** Slim, Young-adult, Dark, Makeup
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Clothes:** Jacket, Jeans
- **Items:** Handgun
- **Personality:** Stoic, Loyal, Serious
- **Role:** Mafia, Bodyguard, Gang Member
- **Engages in:** Murder
- **Subject of:** Pregnancy, Avoidable Death (obsolete), Unavoidable Other Route Death, Reincarnation, Pre-Story Death
- **Voiced by:** Hannah Hellwig

### Festus
Festus is a former priest who spends his time divided between serving the community and spending time with his friend, Anise. Festus is very cheerful and always cracking jokes, but is still (surprisingly?) good at giving advice. Of course, he always has to pepper the serious moments with a few jokes to dissipate the tension.

His relationship with Anise is inappropriate in the eyes of the Church, but Festus feels that his sexual activities have nothing to do with his abilities to serve the community. Whether or not the player agrees, the MC in Festus’ route will see the tension between Festus’ private and professional life.

[From strategy guide]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Birthday:** 13 February
- **Hair:** Red, Short, Parted to Side
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult, Tattoo
- **Eyes:** Amber
- **Clothes:** Cross Necklace, Bracelet, Cross Earrings
- **Personality:** Carefree, Friendly, Kind, Funny, Insightful, Eccentric
- **Engages in:** Teasing, Flirting
- **Subject of:** Reincarnation, Manipulation, Pre-Story Death
- **Role:** Sex Friend, Christian Priest
- **Voiced by:** Alexander Hanly

### Kazue Saitou
Kazue suffers from lupus, a chronic auto-immune disease that is debilitating and difficult to manage, and her physical illness takes a toll on her mental state. Often she is upset by small things because of underlying pain and fatigue. She hides these hardships from others with a smile and doesn’t want people to worry about her. She desperately wants to be useful and will work even when having a flare-up.

Do not be fooled: underneath her sweet smile, Kazue is manipulative, using sexual favors as a bargaining chip to get what she wants. Pushing her away may cause more harm than good, so tread carefully. She can be very aggressive with her affection and will not accept “no” for an answer.

[From strategy guide]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Birthday:** 5 July
- **Hair:** Brown, Twin Tails, Long
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** Sweater, Blanket
- **Personality:** Hard Worker, Yandere, Emotional, Sensitive, Manipulative
- **Engages in:** Cooking, Molesting, Murder, Sexual Harassment, Sororicide
- **Eyes:** Green
- **Role:** Widow, Older Sister
- **Subject of:** Illness, Pregnancy, Unavoidable Other Route Death, Reincarnation, Pre-Story Death
- **Voiced by:** Kelly Couto

### Lucien
Lucien uses his words in order to manipulate people through flirting, flattering, and appealing to a person’s self-confidence. He is a friendly man, but this trait should not be misconstrued as a positive aspect of his personality. Lucien has an agenda and manipulates people in order to get what he wants. He is skilled at reading people, but less skilled at understanding the consequences of his manipulation. Because of this, he runs into trouble when his misdeeds begin to compound.

Lucien does not freely share information about his past with the MC. In fact, he is so protective of his past that he drops his friendly façade when personal information is unwittingly uncovered. Do not attempt to claw your way into his heart, as you will be forced out.

[From strategy guide]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Birthday:** 3 June
- **Hair:** Blond, Ponytail, Long, Parted to Side
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult, Mole
- **Eyes:** Violet
- **Clothes:** Robe, Necklace, Ring, Hair Tie
- **Personality:** Secretive, Selfish, Refined, Promiscuous, Manipulative, Flamboyant
- **Subject of:** Unavoidable Other Route Death, Homicide, Reincarnation, Sexual Child Abuse, Skinning, Pre-Story Death
- **Engages in:** Flirting, Sexual Harassment, Seduction, Matricide
- **Role:** Bisexual, Ex-boyfriend, Pimp
- **Voiced by:** Richard Shin

### Mateo
Mateo is friendly, but this friendliness only masks an erratic personality. He does not understand the pain and suffering of others, and in fact believes that his rough treatment of others somehow helps them (or that they enjoy this treatment). He is childishly happy, but also can cause upset when he is angered.

He detests Sergio and the rest of the mafia, speaking about their feuds as selfish squabbles and categorizing them all as vermin. He is the most connected to all of the other characters, tying together multiple subplots into a cohesive narrative.

[From strategy guide]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Birthday:** 7 April
- **Hair:** Red, Ponytail, Shoulder-length
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale
- **Eyes:** Grey
- **Clothes:** Scarf, Hair Tie
- **Personality:** Yandere, Immature, Cruel, Cheerful, Sadist
- **Role:** Mafia, Gang Member
- **Engages in:** Blackmail, Murder, Torture, Kidnapping, Sexual Harassment
- **Subject of:** Unavoidable Other Route Death, Reincarnation, Pre-Story Death
- **Voiced by:** Siddhartha Minhas

### Nanako Ueno
Nanako is a very private person who lacks the maturity of similarly private characters. Nanako charges into situations, sometimes recklessly. She is firm in her personal beliefs and will behave selfishly if upset, never considering the consequences of her words until it is too late.

In order to navigate through her route, the MC becomes as much Nanako’s caretaker as Kazue’s caretaker. While MC’s expectations are more straightforward when taking care of Kazue, they must navigate Nanako’s moody, childish behavior in order to repair the relationship between the sisters.

[From strategy guide]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Birthday:** 1 September
- **Hair:** Brown, Short
- **Body:** Slim, Young-adult, Olive, Freckles
- **Eyes:** Green
- **Personality:** Secretive, Immature, Envious, Moody, Sharp-tongued
- **Clothes:** Shorts, Tank Top
- **Engages in:** Justifiable Homicide, Gardening, Working Out
- **Subject of:** Unavoidable Other Route Death, Homicide, Reincarnation, Pre-Story Death
- **Role:** Younger Sister
- **Voiced by:** Haley Parsley

### Ophelia
Ophelia’s honesty is almost a fault. Her delivery completely lacks tact, and she really doesn’t care. In fact, she cares so little about what others think about her behavior that often she comes across as mean and nasty. Still, while working with Lucien, she speaks her mind to the MC, and makes sure to note that her coworker does not give anyone this same courtesy. In this way, Ophelia is meant to be a foil to Lucien’s behavior.

Ophelia’s past is shrouded in mystery, and she doesn’t offer much information about her personal life to the MC. She holds her job in very high esteem and doesn’t bother to muddle her work with emotional turmoil or sappy personal stories.

[From strategy guide]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Birthday:** 30 October
- **Hair:** Pink, Twin Tails, Waist Length+
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult, Nail Polish, Makeup
- **Eyes:** Red
- **Clothes:** Dress, Lolita, Lolita Hairband
- **Engages in:** Suicide, Murder, Torture
- **Role:** Friend, Beautician, Pimp, Serial Killer
- **Personality:** Refined, Rude, Vindictive, Money Lover, Sweets Lover, Sharp-tongued, Blunt, Sadist
- **Subject of:** Reincarnation, Pre-Story Death
- **Voiced by:** AO

### Sergio Drucci
Sergio does all he can to build up a persona of a tough, hard man, but he fails miserably in the face of someone he possibly likes. Although he has been burned in the past, he is surprisingly open and vulnerable, willing to trust most people. Sergio gives the MC (and others) the benefit of the doubt, perhaps stupidly.

Sergio would like to pretend that he is a private person, but the truth is that he runs his mouth and is very bad at censoring his thoughts. He’s an open book to most people. Some may wonder how he rose to his position as the leader of the mafia, and it has to do with his charisma and previous relationship with Lucien. Lucien assisted Sergio in rising to power, hence the increased bitterness about their parting.

[From strategy guide]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Birthday:** 12 August
- **Hair:** Brown, Short, Spiky
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Slim, Young-adult, Olive, Tattoo, Mole, Shark-like Teeth
- **Clothes:** Suit, Earrings, Necktie
- **Personality:** Pretending, Sweets Lover, Emotional, Flustered, Sharp-tongued
- **Engages in:** Drinking, Murder
- **Role:** Mafia, Gang Leader, Bisexual, Ex-boyfriend
- **Subject of:** Unavoidable Other Route Death, Reincarnation, Discrimination, Pre-Story Death
- **Voiced by:** Tyler Sampsonis

### Vincent Pait
Reserved and highly rational, Vincent is almost robotic in his rules of living. Of course, not everyone understands (nor appreciates) his rules of living, and plenty of discord ensues when Vincent clashes with the MC. Despite how horrifying the MC might find Vincent, since his rules have kept him prosperous thus far in life, he sees little reason to change his ways.

Vincent is more upfront with his feelings than one might assume. He shares with the MC when he feels lonely, expresses his exact desires, and is predictable once you understand rules of living. In fact, he warns the MC about the impending punishment should they disappoint him.

[From strategy guide]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Birthday:** 4 January
- **Hair:** Black, Parted to Side
- **Body:** Slim, Young-adult, Dark
- **Personality:** Hard Worker, Yandere, Strict, Serious
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Clothes:** Suit, Glasses, Necktie
- **Engages in:** Domestic Violence, Kidnapping, Drugging, Confinement, Avoidable Murder, Gaslighting
- **Role:** Husband, Employer, Non-blood-related Father, Management, Indian, Lonely
- **Subject of:** Reincarnation, Pre-Story Death
- **Voiced by:** Dante

### Antoine
One of the children who lives in Mateo's shanty town.

In Vincent's route, [spoiler]Vincent picks him and his sister up from the streets and "adopts" them.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Andy
- **Hair:** Red, Short, Parted to Side
- **Body:** Slim, Kid, Olive, Mole
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Role:** Twin Brother, Non-blood-related Son, Homeless
- **Clothes:** Hoodie, Baseball Cap
- **Subject of:** Homicide, Completely Avoidable Death

### Eden
A customer at Allegra's boutique. She is deaf and cannot lip read well.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Black, Waist Length+, Wavy, Parted to Side
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Eyes:** Red
- **Clothes:** Necktie, Shirt, Skirt
- **Subject of:** Homicide, Deafness

### Eloise
One of the children who lives in Mateo's shanty town.

In Vincent's route, [spoiler]Vincent picks her and her brother up from the streets and "adopts" them.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Alias:** Ellie
- **Hair:** Red, Waist Length+, Braid
- **Body:** Slim, Kid, Olive, Freckles
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Clothes:** Dress, Jacket
- **Role:** Twin Sister, Non-blood-related Daughter, Homeless
- **Subject of:** Homicide, Completely Avoidable Death

### Miss Cake
A woman who arrives at the church to ask Festus for advice.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown, Waist Length+, Parted to Side
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Eyes:** Amber
- **Clothes:** Dress, Necklace, Lolita, Mini Hat
- **Role:** Mother

### Mrs. H
The protagonist's landlady. She is on the verge of kicking them out due to non-payment of rent.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Violet, White, Shoulder-length, Gradient Colored Hair
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult, Mole
- **Clothes:** Dress, Pendant Necklace
- **Eyes:** Itome
- **Role:** Landlord

### Olive
An escort at Lucien's agency.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown, Bun, Curtained, Parted to Side
- **Body:** Slim, Young-adult, Olive, Mole, Makeup
- **Eyes:** Amber
- **Clothes:** Dress, Bracelet
- **Role:** Prostitute

## Shops
- [Official Website](http://violetstudiogames.com/dead-wishes/)
- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1010970/)
- [Itch](https://vi0let.itch.io/dead-wishes)

## Releases
### English
- **2017-12-01**: Dead Wishes - Demo - [Itch.io](https://vi0let.itch.io/dead-wishes-beta)
- **2018-12-27**: Dead Wishes - [Official website](http://violetstudiogames.com/dead-wishes/), [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1010970/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/1010970/info/), [Itch.io](https://vi0let.itch.io/dead-wishes)

## Tags
Horror, ADV, Nun Heroine, Adult Protagonist, Enforced Playing Order, Descriptions of Violence, Bloody Scenes, Suicide, Early Branching Plot, Yandere Heroine, Sickly Heroine, Nameable Protagonist, Demon Heroine, Crime Family, Confinement, Reincarnation, Widow Heroine, Multiple Route Mystery, Dark Skinned Heroine, Unique Routes, Tsundere Heroine, Bodyguard Heroine, Blackmail, Flashback, Ponytail Heroine, Alcoholism, Thriller, Cannibalism, Timed Choices, Heroine with Shorts, Heroine with Jeans, Twin Tail Heroine, Bad Endings with Story, Torture, Lots of Choices, Hero with Glasses, Poor Protagonist, Yandere Hero, Tsundere Hero, Protagonist's Boss as a Heroine, Religious Hero, High Amount of Bad Endings, Dark Skinned Hero, More Than Seven Endings, Sexual Innuendo, Kidnapping, Protagonist's Boss as Hero, Child Support Character, Athlete Heroine, Ponytail Hero, Hero with Beauty Mark, Wealthy Hero, Priest Hero, Bisexual Heroine, Jealousy, Cook Hero, Italian Mafia, Bisexual Hero, Smoker Hero, Hero with Tattoo, Ending Scene Recollection, Gangster Hero, Cheerful Hero, Flirtatious Hero, Both Male and Female Love Interests, Correct Choice Indicator, Unlockable Hero(ine), Disappearance, Non-Binary Protagonist, Only Adult Heroines, Only Adult Heroes, Non-Japanese Voice Acting, Shopkeeper Heroine, Domestic Violence, Unlockable Epilogue, Unlockable Prologue, Restart from Chapter Index, Non-sexual Child Abuse, Non-twin Heroine Sisters, Heroine with Freckles, More Than Seven Love Interests, Pimp Hero, Madam Heroine, Completely Avoidable Protagonist Death, Clinical Depression

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