Stagger through the First Lassallian War and find love amongst doomed youth. ‘Because We’re Here’ is a plot-driven otome visual novel in an unforgiving WW1-inspired setting. Don’t worry – it’ll all be over by Christmas.

is a story-driven otome dating sim in an unforgiving First World War-inspired conflict. It’s an episodic visual novel in four acts.
1915, Wesslinger National Calendar. The Great War rages on.
As neurotic Postal Corps volunteer Elfriede Rauss, you walk the trenches with the men of a lost generation. And amidst the chaos and brutality of the front lines, you encounter an obstacle that you are absolutely and categorically not prepared for: love.
However. Love can be a difficult thing to hold on to at the best of times. And these are not the best of times…
– Act I sets in motion a twisting trench opera of conflicted loyalties and life-changing decisions. The events of the first act are brought to life by 20 pieces of original CG artwork.
– Pick your love interest from a large and varied cast, spanning childhood friends, aristocrats, corporals and cowards. Act I introduces 11 main characters; Act II introduces an additional 8. (A total of 16 are available as love interests.)
– Investigate a grave turning point in the continent’s history as you journey across the towns and battlefronts of the First Lassallian War.
– Argumentative boss battles that pit your emotional literacy and persuasive power against enemies and allies alike.
Estimated playthrough time for Act I () is roughly 3 hours.
Act I is a significantly-updated version of the early WIP demos from 2015 and 2016.

is a story-driven otome dating sim in an unforgiving First World War-inspired conflict. It’s an episodic visual novel in four acts.
1915, Wesslinger National Calendar. The Great War rages on.
As neurotic Postal Corps volunteer Elfriede Rauss, you walk the trenches with the men of a lost generation. And amidst the chaos and brutality of the front lines, you encounter an obstacle that you are absolutely and categorically not prepared for: love.
However. Love can be a difficult thing to hold on to at the best of times. And these are not the best of times…
– Act I sets in motion a twisting trench opera of conflicted loyalties and life-changing decisions. The events of the first act are brought to life by 20 pieces of original CG artwork.
– Pick your love interest from a large and varied cast, spanning childhood friends, aristocrats, corporals and cowards. Act I introduces 11 main characters; Act II introduces an additional 8. (A total of 16 are available as love interests.)
– Investigate a grave turning point in the continent’s history as you journey across the towns and battlefronts of the First Lassallian War.
– Argumentative boss battles that pit your emotional literacy and persuasive power against enemies and allies alike.
Estimated playthrough time for Act I () is roughly 3 hours.
Act I is a significantly-updated version of the early WIP demos from 2015 and 2016.