Strong recommendation for
Shards of the Past. I was already intrigued by the first chapter, but chapter 2 was surprising in a way I didn't see coming, and now I'm properly invested.
It's a medieval looking fantasy adventure that's written beautifully. The dev has lofty goals and has his head on straight. He's
NOT making a harem game and seems pretty confident in his plans (see my comment
here).
If you are interested, you should know that the game blocks rollback after choices. This is intended to encourage a natural gameplay where you make choices that
feel right, without worrying about points and variables. The choices have
dramatic effects, so this is an admirable decision by the developer.
That said, if you play with the script open, you'll see how extensive the branching is and how much the game keeps track of your every move, even things that seem so narratively minor. I
always have the script open with Ren'Py games, but for the first time, I wish I hadn't. It would have made the mystery a lot more delicious. I think I'll skip the script with the next chapter.
Anyway, the OP has been updated