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Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning is now available on MangaGamer


Liar-soft, a Japanese developer and publisher of all things visual novel, have teamed up with MangaGamer to bring Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning to the West.

Liar-soft are no stranger to eroge. Just one quick look at their VNDB page shows that. Based in Japan, Liar-soft work primarily in their home market, but have recently been looking westward. They’re not the only publisher to start doing this, as the digital age has brought with it ease of access to foreigners and allowing companies to branch out. Of course, branching out requires some work with translations and localization, but it’s always welcome to see another publisher taking an interest in our neck of the woods.

Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning will be Liar-soft’s first foray into the Western market, releasing the title on MangaGamer on December 23rd, i.e. today. As a visual novel, the story of Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning focuses on a pseudo-historical Nikola Tesla as he fights to free his homeland. The game takes place on an artificial island known as The Academia, a cruel place ruled over by ghastly shadows known as The Council. These shadows seek to control the students that reside on the island, casting them into darkness. Nikola has no choice but to overthrow these cruel beings, rescuing those under their spell and releasing them from the polluted night.


The world of Gahkthun experienced the 19th century very differently from us, with a steampunk empire rising up in its place. This alternate retelling of our own history has plunged the world into a dingy dystopia, with polluted grey skies and dark murky waters. The world has seen better days, as the rapid adoption of these steam powered machines has caused damage to the natural order. The nation is ruled by an iron fist, with corporate interests taking precedent over the needs and rights of humanity. People are powerless to expose those in control, but in 1908, a man appears within its walls. Good old Nikola Tesla.

Of course, this isn’t just a tale of corporatism gone too far – it’s also an eroge novel. That’s right, Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning not only portrays Nikola Tesla as a badass, but a guy who gets the chicks. Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning is an 18+ VN, and will contain CGs and adult scenes to tickle your pickle. Gahkthun is set to be an epic adventure, with a little sex on the side, and as such should last anywhere from 10 to 30 hours. That’s quite the length when you consider things, though that’s only fair when you check out the price.


Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning also features full voice acting, with a number of cast members spanning each character. It’s always nice to have some additional sound to go along with things, and it tends to add some immersion to the experience. That should certainly extend to the eroge scenes, so fans of moaning should be well catered for.

Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning is available now on MangaGamer, where it’s on sale for $44.95 at the time of this writing. Gahkthun is only available for Windows, but that does span all the way back to Windows XP if you don’t like upgrading. The system specs, as expected, are quite paltry, so if you do have an older machine you’ll be fine. The game seems fairly large at 4.4GB, so there should be plenty in there to justify the price. At least, we would hope so. There is a trial version available if you want to give it a test run, or you can find more info on MangaGamer or Liar-soft’s website. Check out the trailer below, and see if an ass-kicking, booty-fucking Nikola Tesla is for you.


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