The Midnight Lodge
About The Midnight Lodge
TheMidnightLodge's Ren'Py visual novel follows Ethan, a newly out songwriter, after his father leaves him a box with a map, an old ring, and 1950s photographs. He goes to a run-down lodge in Northern California, where the ring throws him into 1955. There he meets three male ghosts linked to his grandfather Johnny Palma's murder: Sasha, a Russian gymnast; Gino, a Vegas performer with mob ties; and Ash, a botanist with dangerous secrets. Ethan investigates the killing while balancing romance across two eras and a dating app full of present-day matches. Its animated AI CG style supports a paranormal story with horror and romance themes.
Development continues in version v0.80, released May 20, 2026, for Windows, Linux, and Mac in English with no censorship. The update adds Ash's complete storyline and explicit scene, a redesigned interface, corrected music video timing, a new MESHie mystery match, improved gallery features, a blackjack mini game, and bug fixes.
Developer's description
When songwriter and recently out of the closet, Ethan's father dies, he doesn't inherit money or property, just a dusty box containing a hand-drawn map, a tarnished ring, and old photographs of striking men from the 1950s. Curiosity leads him to a decaying mountain lodge deep in Northern California. The moment he puts on the ring, everything changes. The lodge transforms. The year is 1955. And three ghosts appear—trapped in the final week before his grandfather's murder. Sasha, a brooding Russian gymnast managing the lodge. Gino, a Vegas headliner with dangerous mob connections. Ash, a volatile botanist with deadly secrets. One of them witnessed the murder. One of them committed it. And Ethan? He's falling for all of them while his dating app MESHie keeps buzzing with matches from over a dozen men back in 2026 including his bar crushes. (Pablo especially, yummy.) To escape the lodge—and uncover the truth about his grandfather, Johnny Palma—Ethan must solve a 70-year-old crime. As he's transported back to 1955 he has to juggle romance across two worlds while hunting a killer. It's a whole new level of complicated.
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