---
title: "Rituals in the Dark"
description: "Six months ago, Aspen Draper’s elderly neighbour, Mrs Leigh, died from a heart attack. Aspen was the last person to see Mrs Leigh alive, and she was the first p"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/60/78260.jpg"
---

# Rituals in the Dark

![Rituals in the Dark](https://t.vndb.org/cv/60/78260.jpg)

**Developer:** ebi-hime

**Release date:** Nov 20, 2019

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS, Android

**Language:** German, English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese (simplified)

**Rating:** 6.9/10 (114 votes)

## Description
Six months ago, Aspen Draper’s elderly neighbour, Mrs Leigh, died from a heart attack. Aspen was the last person to see Mrs Leigh alive, and she was the first person to find the old woman’s body.

After this unfortunate discovery, Aspen becomes something of a celebrity in her dreary seaside home town, Scarborough. She’s bombarded with intrusive questions about Mrs Leigh’s death every day, and her friends are insatiably curious about the incident. Despite Aspen’s best efforts, she’s unable to move on from the past, even as time passes.

The winter months segue into the summer, but Mrs Leigh’s home remains unsold. Eventually, the house is boarded up, and rumours begin to spread that it’s haunted by her restless ghost. Then, during a sleepover with her friends Pippa and Lakhi, Aspen is made to confront her fears all over again. Pippa dares Aspen to break into Mrs Leigh’s home to search for this elusive ghost, and Aspen is too weak-willed and anxious to refuse.

Under the cover of the night, Aspen returns to Mrs Leigh’s home - but she doesn’t find eerie spectres awaiting her arrival. Instead, she meets a strange girl called Althea, who seems to know more about Aspen than any stranger ought. Aspen soon finds herself enchanted by the beautiful Althea, and she resolves to discover who (or, indeed, what) she really is.

[From [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118880/Rituals_in_the_Dark/)]

## Characters
### Aspen Draper
Aspen is the unwilling heroine of this story. She’s an awkward teenage girl, and she has difficulty expressing her true feelings. Shy, and something of a pushover, Aspen caves easily to pressure, and is easily manipulated by her best friend, [url=/c91962/]Pippa[/url].

When she was younger, Aspen studied ballet. She quit before she started secondary school, however, and she hasn’t practised in a long time.

[From [url=https://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=57406&p=521823#p521823]Lemma soft[/url]]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Black, Long, Straight, Spiky Bangs
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale, Medium Breasts
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Pajamas, Headband, T-shirt, Sports Shoes, Short Shorts, Off-The-Shoulder Sweater
- **Eyes:** Hazel, Tsurime
- **Personality:** Shy, Low Self-esteem, Timid, Kind, Clumsy, Naive, Docile, Curious, Flustered, Sensitive
- **Role:** Daughter, Friend, Childhood Friend, Classmate, Homosexual, British, Eleventh Grader
- **Subject of:** Wounding, Teasing, Psychological Trauma, Flirting, Nightmares, Manipulation, Guilt, Child Neglect
- **Items:** Mobile Phone
- **Engages in:** Flirting, Not Sexually Involved, Dancing, Stargazing

### Althea
Althea is a mysterious girl who [url=/c91946/]Aspen[/url] encounters inside Mrs Leigh’s old home.

Aspen has no idea why Althea is so intrigued by Mrs Leigh's home, or what connection she has to the elderly Mrs Leigh… But she has quite the vested interest in Aspen.

Cheerful and irreverent, Althea is quite the charming companion… But she’s fond of twisting the truth to suit her own means, and she always tells lies.

[From [url=https://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=57406&p=521823#p521823]Lemma soft[/url]]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Alias:** Charlotte
- **Hair:** Blond, Ponytail, Waist Length+, Wavy, Spiky Bangs
- **Body:** Teen, Pale, Underweight, Medium Breasts
- **Clothes:** Sweater, Pantyhose, Mary Jane, Sleeveless Dress
- **Eyes:** Blue, Tsurime, Shadowed
- **Personality:** Pretending, Low Self-esteem, Strange, Sly, Mysterious, Dishonest, Moody, Sharp-tongued, Daydreamer, Cheerful
- **Role:** Childhood Friend, Classmate, Ghost, Homosexual, British, Lonely, Runaway, Eleventh Grader
- **Engages in:** Teasing, Flirting, Ballet, Not Sexually Involved, Dancing, Stargazing
- **Items:** Bag
- **Subject of:** Flirting, Domestic Violence, Child Neglect

### Lakhi
Lakhi is Pippa's and Aspen’s friend. She was born in India, though her parents moved to England when she was a young child.

Mature for her age, Lakhi is cool and aloof. She acts like a princess, and expects to be treated as such. She doesn’t always approve of Pippa’s rowdy behaviour, and the two sometimes butt heads.

[From [url=https://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=57406&p=521823#p521823]Lemma soft[/url]]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown, Bob Cut, Short
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Olive, Tall
- **Clothes:** Sweater, Skirt, Nightgown
- **Eyes:** Amber
- **Personality:** Stoic, Reserved, Smart, Serious, Mature
- **Role:** Friend, British, Indian

### Pippa
Pippa is Aspen’s best friend. The pair met in primary school, and they’ve known one another for a decade.

Though Pippa and Aspen are close as can be, they’re polar opposites. Pippa is loud and boisterous where Aspen is quiet and reserved, and Pippa has no qualms about speaking her mind. Though Pippa could be described as the life of a party, she’s also something of a bully,
and she can turn nasty when she doesn’t get her own way.

[From [url=https://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=57406&p=521823#p521823]Lemma soft[/url]]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Red, Wavy, Shoulder-length
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale, Freckles
- **Eyes:** Green, Tareme
- **Clothes:** Pajamas, T-shirt, Overall
- **Personality:** Selfish, Carefree, Immature, Loud
- **Role:** Friend, British
- **Engages in:** Teasing

## Shops
- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118880/)
- [Itch](https://ebihime.itch.io/rituals)

## Releases
### German
- **2019-11-20**: Rituals in the Dark
- **2021-12-01**: Rituals in the Dark
- **2024-11-25**: Rituals in the Dark - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118880/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/1118880/info/), [Itch.io](https://ebihime.itch.io/rituals), [Nutaku](https://www.nutaku.net/games/rituals-in-the-dark/)

### English
- **2019-11-20**: Rituals in the Dark
- **2021-12-01**: Rituals in the Dark
- **2024-11-25**: Rituals in the Dark - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118880/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/1118880/info/), [Itch.io](https://ebihime.itch.io/rituals), [Nutaku](https://www.nutaku.net/games/rituals-in-the-dark/)

### Russian
- **2019-12-03**: Ritualy vo t'me - [Official website](https://anivisual.net/stuff/3-1-0-2232)
- **2020-06-08**: Ritualy vo t'me - [Official website](https://anivisual.net/stuff/3-1-0-2232)
- **2026-06-19**: Ritualy vo tme - [Official website](https://t.me/visual_novels_for_android/2129)

### Chinese (simplified)
- **2021-12-01**: Rituals in the Dark
- **2024-11-25**: Rituals in the Dark - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118880/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/1118880/info/), [Itch.io](https://ebihime.itch.io/rituals), [Nutaku](https://www.nutaku.net/games/rituals-in-the-dark/)

### Spanish
- **2024-11-25**: Rituals in the Dark - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118880/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/1118880/info/), [Itch.io](https://ebihime.itch.io/rituals), [Nutaku](https://www.nutaku.net/games/rituals-in-the-dark/)

## Tags
Mystery, ADV, Female Protagonist, Ghost Heroine, Protagonist's Childhood Friend as a Heroine, No Sexual Content, Only a Single Heroine, Domicile, Brief NVL Scenes, Lesbian Heroine, Kinetic Novel, Protagonist with a Face, Side Portraits, Summer, Dark Skinned Characters, Foreigner Protagonist, Third-person Narrative, High School Student Protagonist, Central Heroine, Few Event CGs, Mischievous Heroine, Female Friend, Protagonist with a Sprite, Girl x Girl Romance Only, French Kiss, Modern Day British Isles, Lesbian Protagonist, Unlockable Gallery, Music Recollection, Unlockable Bonus Content, Staff Commentary, High School Student Heroine, Father Support Character, Mother Support Character, Group of Friends, Horror

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