FaeTrap
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧Right, magic, the thing that "takes people away"...
But you don't actually believe in it, do you?✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧
There are many beautiful things that come with being led astray~ After getting caught in their trap, you have this unique opportunity to explore the whimsical, alluring realm of the fae!
...But you won't be doing that.
«Content Warnings»
This game contains depictions on non consensual intimacy and drug use, cannibalism, gore, violence, physical domination, gaslighting, harsh language and flashing visuals.
Disclaimer: although erotic at times, the game is not explicit and it does not contain outright smut nor pornography.
«Content»
Fae trap is centered around two characters: Nyxia and Leshi, both on a mission to get familiar with your insides-
It's up to you to decide in what way.
FaeTrap is a primarily character-focused game with high replay value, featuring plenty of routes and an overarching plot, lore and secrets to be found~!
It has customizable naming and pronouns and two ¨ love interests" (a term I use very loosely). This version features Nyxia's route only, containing one "good" ending, two bad endings and many, many in-betweens. Additionally, there are a few Leshi-focused endings and some special routes for you to find~
«What is planned»
* There will be one route for Nyxia, one for Leshi and one shared route. Currently, Leshi's route is the one being developed;
*The game is currently available in English and French, and I plan on adding a PTBR version in the future.
* There is currently no support for mobile (the bazillion shaders make performance reeeally bad), but I'm working on it!
«Notes from the developer»
Hello! I go by Hol, or Faeelure (get it? get it?)
This page, my tumblr blog and bluesky are the only official pages for the game. I am a solo dev, and I kindly ask that you do not upload this game elsewhere without first asking for my permission. Any other fan content is greatly appreciated - fanart, fanfiction, translations, anything at all.
A special thank you for my kind friends who supported me in the development of this game, and I hope you guys like it just as much as me!
| Updated | 20 hours ago |
| Status | In development |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Rating | Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars (99 total ratings) |
| Author | Faeelure |
| Genre | Visual Novel |
| Made with | Ren'Py |
| Tags | Adult, Dark Fantasy, Erotic, Fantasy, Horror, Indie, Psychological Horror, Story Rich, Yandere |
| Average session | About an hour |
| Languages | English |
| Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse |
| Content | No generative AI was used |
Download
Install instructions
Download the .zip file and extract it to any folder on your computer. Open the extracted folder and run the game file (.exe on Windows, .app on macOS, or the corresponding file for Linux).
On macOS, you may need to right-click the app and select Open the first time you run it.
Development log
- French Translation for FaeTrap 1.4.313 days ago
- Fixing the unfinished route17 days ago
- Minor bug fix for Leshi's scene19 days ago
- Fixed the shader bug35 days ago
- General Update - Special Nyxia's POV Route59 days ago
- Revamping the artwork66 days ago
- Optimized spritesJan 11, 2026
- Pronoun updateJan 07, 2026





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Thank you for covering it! I’m glad you enjoyed his character :)
*SPOILER*
love the game, amazing art, love nyxia
but is there no saving laurel at all 😭 for a second there i lowkey thought we were gonna kiss
I didn't expect this game to be so absorbing...
Nyxia's design is very beautiful and visual effects are stunning!
*SPOILERS*
Didn't expect a ?love triangle?
It's interesting that Leshi tried to get in the way of our relationship with Nyxia, but at the same time he was the one who didn't let Nyxia kill us in the 'happy' ending. Honestly, that felt like Nyxia didn't genuinely care about MC because only Leshi could get through to him. Like we are a tool, a distraction to break the toxic attachment between the two of them. Even in the end we see his name in the dialogue along with the question about MC being useful to Nyxia :(
Even though the moment was very touching, I really thought he'd say 'I love you... as a pet' :)
Is it true that 'this is not a love story' after all?
Sorry if I didn't read it carefully but whose grave is next to ours? :D
Esse jogo tem um potencial enorme, ansiosa para a tradução em português :)
Obrigada, Bia! Eu planejo traduzir o jogo depois de terminá-lo, mas realmente não sei dizer quanto tempo isso irá levar. Torcendo pra que você esteja aqui pra jogar quando eu fizer :3
this game is soo good the good end had me crine at the end
Can you please make android version please
Hii!
Yes, I plan to tackle mobile support and translations and all once I’m done with the story
Cool can't wait to play game
I loved this game so much, GREAT PLOT AND ARTSTYLE 10/10
A question for the creator and a spoiler for view
At the ending of Nyxia's route I'm actually curious as to what Leshi's relationship is, When the mc was still in their drugged state Leshi said that Nyxia traded him for mc and he thought they were companions but at appears Nyxia didn't think of that.
And then Nyxia suddenly said you need to work better than that to away me??
Like at first I thought it was him Leshi being manipulative but now I really can't ignore it since my mind keeps playing this question.
Does Leshi hold some feelings for Nyxia or is it just the bond they have accompanying each other while they were in the forest?
Hii sorry for taking a while to answer, was busy with life
Leshi does hold feelings for Nyxia, and Nyxia does the same for him. It's not exaaactly romantic for either side, they're in a situationship. But what Leshi was doing there *was* manipulation: he was reminding Nyxia of all the time they spent together so Nyxia would either 1. drop you on the stop or 2. get mad at Leshi for doing exactly this, keep you (but drugged up) and, when you died, he (Nyxia) would realize that he (Leshi) was right all along, and go back to him. This is what happens in the bad ending. Nyxia keeps drugging you up and you die. In the good ending, Nyxia breaks free from this cycle Leshi had him in, and actually treats you like a partner, and you two live happily ever after. I hope this clears things up :D
Hi, Faeelure. Just to say that I have finished the French translation of the game. But since I don't know where to share the patch, I will share it here. If it bothers you, don't worry, I will delete it at your request.
Here is the French patch for those who want it: Patch Français 1.4.3
That's great! If you don't mind, I'd like to add it as an official translation. I requested access in an account named gymnothorax
okay I hope you were able to access it because the sharing link has changed
I did, thank you :)
How would you like to be credited for the translation/ what name would you like me to credit you by?
Credit me by calling me Liu. And one last thing: for the pronouns, I was afraid of breaking the game so I didn't touch them too much in the files, but now I realize that certain dialogues are a bit in English/French. I will try to modify that.
Okay, just notify me if you change something and I will update it in the game's page :) Feel free to add to it whenever you'd like. Thanks again for the translation!
this was so sad bro
Hi! Love the game but i was wondering if this is an error?
wait… it might be. Can you tell me what route this is/ what was happening in the story?
It's Nyxia's route in the beginning still, when you enter the cave and you don't look at the books but look at the other things, you find a picture with Nyxia and Leshi and then i got this
Sheesh thanks for telling me. Apparently I deleted the image from the files and I didnt even notice it...
I uploaded a new version called 1.4.3 that should hopefully contain the image! I'm not gonna make a new devlog just for that, so just telling ya :D
Thanks again for letting me know
Came for the naga love interest and left crying AHHH I cant wait to replay some more <3 you did amazing at writting the ending im not exactly how to feel about Nyxia as a ML though
stop im gonna cry, DONT LEAVE ME NYXIA :sob
Hey. Is it okay if I do a French translation?
Omg that would be amazing!! Please feel free to! I believe I have included a pronoun dictionary in the game files to make translation into gendered languages easier, I hope it helps :3
Thank you very much. This will allow French people and my friends to be able to play it properly. Thanks again
Okay I tried Nxyia's Route first. It broke me but I loved it Gosh I have to try Leshi's now but I'm scared
Thank you <3 I hope you like Leshi's route when it comes out
Looking Forward to It !!!
Made me cry. 10/10 Thank you to the developer for making this game
Spoilers and a question for the author
It seemed a bit out of character for me when Nyxia killed mc after mc stated something like "I thought he would treat me like an equal" or "I didnt think he would do this to me". In the other instances Nyxia killed mc or hurt them, it was always when they didnt obey and therefore displeased him. But in this case nothing like that happened, they just spoke a sentence. Nyxia even admits its a fair assumption or wish based on the option chosen. So why would he instantly kill them after Leshi leaves? It doesnt really make sense to me. Mc didnt do anything bad and he instantly reacts like that. After he already chose them, aka poisoned them.
Even when mc declines Nyxias companionship, he doesnt outright kill or hurt them. Instead, he actually takes the time to talk to them about it, even waits till they are sobered up, recognising that theyre are too 'valuable' to kill without a second thought. They are the *first* human to obey him among so many other failed ones, which is why he talks to them first.
But in the case where mc states their wish or assumption, he disregards all of that in an instance. He could literally talk to them about it or in the worse case poison them again so that they forget about it. Its also confusing because he stated that its a fair wish or assumption, he recognises that its fair to state such a thing. But he doesnt do anything of what I just listed, he just kills them. It feels like an irrational response and hes always shown to be rational, even know to dislike irrational behaviour.
Why does he kill them in that scene? Is there an explanation for this? It just feels out of character for me but I hope that can get cleared up with an answer.
Hello :3
Great question! I can totally see where you're coming from and why it would feel out of character, so let me explain my thought process for that specific scene:
It starts with them talking, and Leshi specifically asks the MC if they "understand the price of being with (Nyxia)". What Leshi is trying to do here is to call Nyxia out on his behavior to make him lash out at either the MC (most obvious way to get rid of them, because that's what Leshi wants: to get rid of you so that Nyxia will stay with him) or himself, so that he can guilt trip Nyxia later like he does in the scene leading up to either the good or bad ending. The logic here is not obvious: Leshi knows that Nyxia knows that he (Leshi) is trying to manipulate him (Nyxia), so he's trying to perpetuate Nyxia's toxic behavior through challenging him on it so that he doubles down (as Nyxia doesn't want to do as Leshi says, even if he ends up doing just that in the end) and ends up killing the MC from neglect later on (what happens in the bad ending). When they are talking, Leshi keeps calling Nyxia out: the line that get's cut off by Nyxia would have been "It is that, for your whole life, you will be swindled by him (regarding the "price" of staying with Nyxia)". He later states that Nyxia is "scared of being sincere" and, when Nyxia tries to sympathize with the MC by saying it's a fair wish to have (and do just what you described, try and talk it out with them), Leshi immediately cuts him off by saying that "Nyxia is acting on impulse" and "will say anything to get on this human's good side". He is doing this to get under Nyxia's skin. Nyxia retorts by saying "You will not throw me off with this haphazard ramble", referencing the fact that he knows Leshi is trying to manipulate him, to which Leshi replies that he (Nyxia) is just trying to justify his behavior by putting the blame on him (Leshi), as he always does. Leshi then leaves, giving Nyxia no room to explain himself.
The reason Nyxia kills you is because Leshi's bs worked: Nyxia is pissed off at Leshi for calling him out, but he can't deny his words in his mind. Nyxia is conflicted because he is only doing that to the MC (drugging them so they can't leave) because he has severe abandonment issues that Leshi encourages (he tries to make Nyxia kill every human he comes across in one way or another), and Nyxia knows this behavior is unjustifiable. He is torn because he does genuinely feel bad for all of this, thus his insane mental gymnastics throughout the rest of the game. When Leshi calls him out not only on this but also on blaming him (Leshi) for everything he does wrong, Nyxia feels hopeless, because he knows it's true but can't seem to stop (the reason he can't stop doing all of this to the humans is because he fears they will leave him and so must keep them there by all means necessary, and Leshi is allowing all of this to happen precisely to have Nyxia on this position in which he is depressed that he has no companions [because he killed all of them] so that he can be the one that get's to be there for Nyxia. Nyxia won't cut leshi off because he likes Leshi).
And so, since he can't bring himself to blame Leshi and he has to deal with the MC anyway, he lashes out at them instead. He tries to find a reason for it, that's why he ends up saying "I thought you had some sense left within you", as he is now trying to shift the blame on the MC 'not comprehending' their "deal" (that they are meant to put up with anything Nyxia does to them). Nyxia's throught process is that, because the MC spoke up that must mean they don't want to be with him, and because Leshi has 'tilled the ground' so to speak, Nyxia momentarily feels like there is nothing he can do to change the situation. He can't let you leave, because you'd get killed anyway, and he doesn't want to keep you around right now because it would remind him of all that Leshi has said and all that he's done in the past, so he ends up killing you instead.
I agree with you that it's irrational, but it's meant to be. This sequence is meant to show how deep into Nyxia's mind Leshi is, but I can see how that wouldn't be quite clear! I suppose I could work on improving it at some later time, but for now I hope you got the gist of what's going on in that scene (or at least what I tried to write) :3
I hope this all made sense (?) I am. quite eepy. Feel free to inquire more lol
SPOILERS AHEAD PLEASE SKIP !!
woah, this is honestly quite traumatizing :0.. in the best way possible !! nyxia's character is so well written (especially since the topics are so heavy in this one), I felt like crying when i saw the ending of him crying on our tombstone.. </3 I can't wait to see what you have in store for the other routes !!
Ok ok I know it's toxic not-quite-love but the Nyxia's ending broke mee! How could u authorr
LOVED IT SM! SPOILER AHEAD
I really thought he was going to eat me after I died ngl sorry Nyxia baby, I wouldnt have been mad though.
spoilers for those who havent played the game yet!!
STOPPPP WHEN I FOUND THIS VISUAL NOVEL I WAS LIKE "ooooo another visual novel! i hope this isnt depressing or anythin!" BOOM BRO FOUND MY OWN GRAVE WHILE NYXIA IS CLINGING INTO IT LIKE HES CRYING STOP this made me cry so bad, i love this visual novel so much!!! omg im crying so bad, this is so beautiful and such a good visual novel ive ever seen, i hope this gets a fandom and get popular soon, I LOVE THIS 😭😭❤️🩹❤️🩹
aww, thanks for covering it! I don’t mind at all, in fact I’m very grateful!!
WAIT I FORGOT TO CHANGE THE ROUTE FOR THE RIGHT PATH THE ENDING SCENE W LESHI IS NOT READY YET SJDGSHSK
Oops you guys saw unfinished content oopsies
wahhh first novel game i cried, the story is so well writen And the ending..man i love nyxia
bruh... I just finished the game... EMOTIONAL DAMAGE UGH but it was so good... 10/10 dont ever make me cry like that again.
oh you motherfucker! i just finished the game.. all the pictures were so beautiful and the story was amazing. BUT- YOU DO NOT GET THE RIGHT TO MAKE ME CRY OVER A DAMN VISUAL NOVEL
Oh my god I just finished playing... And that ending was beautful.
This was AMAZING! Absolutely BREATH TAKING! The ART is BREATHTAKING and the tension is just *chef's kiss*!!!! You had my interest at lonely snake man, but you have my attention at the world building/relationship building between Nyxia and Leshi! I...can't stop thinking about these two...send help! Can't wait to see more (though I can because a great game is never rushed!) Did I miss anything? I hope not!!
(edit: one small bug I think I ran into is the ending where you beg Nyxia to just let you go and you go out outside his house and get jumped by Leshi, it kept crashing. But that's all)
aaa thank you so much for covering it!! I watched the entire video, it was sooo entertaining to watch you play, it makes me very happy to see other people enjoy my content! I’m very glad you covered the special routes and the minor ones, really, thank you so so much <3
Edit: I fixed the bug everyone (because I’m cool like that)
Anyways, thank you again! I loved every sec of your video <3
I think you said you fixed it but if it helps here's one of the error messages that popped up. I just pressed ignore and was still able yo move past it but it kept popping up. THANK YOU AGAIN for watching!!
This is the best visual novel I've ever played.. I LOOOOOOVEED IT.. I NEEED MOREEEE
im so glad that your game is now getting more popular! :)
I am glad too <3
wowie, i dont ever write comments here but i need to let u know im now depressed and need compensation for therapy </3
jkjk
this was absolutely beautiful. nyxias ending was actually heart aching for me and the art is stunning !! i look forward to more of content <3
omg hearing the "sorry" whisper while playing this in the dark of my room at the dead of night scared me SO BAD BRO 😭😭
"it must be difficult for you to see in here..."
FLASHBANG
LMAO RIGHT
This made me so sad to the pint were i am in my head saying it didn't end like that T-T (we turned immortal and lived together forever i say as they drag me into a white room)
Shuddupppp!
SPOILERS!!
I got Nyxia's route and OMGGGG I almost cried so hard when MC was already of old age and and and annnnddd SOBBBB THE GRAVESSS! MY BBY CRYING ON TOP OF MINE STOPPPP IM DYIN'!! Def' worth playing even tho I work in 3 hours and havent slept.
Curse you for making me this saaaaad >:'C
!!! SPOILERS !!!

Okay, I replayed it to get the bad ending and
This actually broke me.
I love how hard you leaned into the horror aspect of the MC's situation (with the hallucinations and them imagining Nyxia saying what they wanted to hear but reality slipping through and aaaahhgg this is so well written??) and also how conflicted Nyxia's character becomes, him crying while offing the MC genuinely made me feel bad. And the ending with Leshi?? In which Nyxia runs back to him (and his time skip sprite is so tasty)??? GIRL that is so fucked up. Their relationship is SO toxic I loved every moment of it. The hell. Pls feed us the other routes.
yesss hAHAH YESSS I was dying to see someone get this ending!! Glad the themes were clear here >:)
I teared up at the end and that is rare for me. The image alone is just UGHHGH.. Ikept thinking I had made the wrong choices and was going to get a bad end, but alas! First time playing and I got exactly what I wanted. Thank you for the lovely game!
got curious about this game, first post I saw it on Pinterest and decide to check it out but turns out I can't play it on mobile huuhuuu 🥲 so I watched a gameplay on yt to read the story and OH MY GOD I CRIED 😭😭😭😭
Aw, I’m glad you were able to enjoy the story <3
Once I get more of it done, I will definitely be focusing on porting the game to mobile tho!! Ik a lot of people don’t have desktop privileges :’)
WAHHH THANKK YOUU SOMUCHH!! 🥹🥹🩷🩷🩷🩷
What a fantastic game, Nyxia's route was so well written and I'm so excited to experience Leshi's route and the twos dual route as well. The art style is to die for, and my 2 fave things things, the fae and 'yandere', god, i love how you also portrayed the decent for MC and Nyxia as well as their rebuilding to become true equals. MY HEART
I'm so curious for what was the in-between like as they both reevaluated the power dynamic and to see a ELDER MC just I wonder what their life was like but also I love how the game sits in the horror for what Nyxia has done to MC.
I would love to know so much more about the world you have crafted and just sit in it. A million times kudos to you, I'm so excited to see you continue this story and I'm so excited for whatever you create next will be.
Aww, that’s super sweet of you to say <3
I wanted to leave the aftermath up to interpretation, yea, but im glad the horror aspects still show through! Especially since this route is the sweeter of the bunch, really, I think the psychological horror part of the game really shines in the bad ending.
I hope you stick around to see the rest of it when I’m done with the routes :3
Thank you for the support!!
well shit..... this... was really good. I honestly wasnt expecting to have that ending