Celestial Crowns

A fantasy VN where your choices have universal consequences

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Celestial Crowns Master Post

Celestial Crowns is a fantasy/romance visual novel. Customize your character, go to war, start a coup, learn magic, and so much more! 👑

Celestial Crowns is for you if you like: 

🌈 More happy endings than bad endings

🎭 Customizing your protag

💖 Spicy scenes

📖 Equal amount of romance and plot

Download the demo now!

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Set in a world where they worship the stars, play as the newly crowned Ruling Monarch of the kingdom of Lauté. In ancient times, the Royals were masters of the elements that made people believe they were gods. Nowadays, the ability has faded with misuse, and the only Royal left known to have this ability is King Aalam of Andromeda. With your kingdom on unsteady ground after your father's recent assassination, this dangerous King with magic beyond comprehension has an offer you can’t ignore:

Accept his hand in marriage, or go to war.

THE HOPELESS TSUNDERE

Lune is the Royal Advisor. He believes you should accept King Aalam's offer of marriage before irreparable damage is done to both countries. Lune doesn't think you're fit to rule and isn't afraid to tell you. It's not like he likes you or anything.

THE CHILDHOOD FRIEND

Sahi is the general of the Lauté army. He is very much against both options and feels that there has to be a middle ground, somewhere. But his aversion to the marriage option may have something to do with the fact that he's been hopelessly in love with you for years.

SHAMELESS FLIRT

Aalam is the King of Andromeda. Upon first meeting him, he disguises himself as ambassador “Rift” Karim. For unknown reasons, he is determined to have your hand in marriage. But no one knows anything about him, not even what he looks like. Can you really accept stepping down from your throne to join him in Andromeda?

A story-driven narrative with stat-building aspects that allows a unique experience in each playthrough.

Create your character

The default player name is "Terra," but you can adjust the main character's name and choose their body type and pronouns.

Choose your personality

Your choices will add stats to the MCs personality. Mix and match different traits to shape different scenes and find your ending. Players will have choices based on 9 different traits. There can be as many as 9 different options for every choice encountered.  More stats in certain traits will unlock more choices down the road for endless replayability!

Find your affinity! 

Your spellcrafting element will be determined by the choices you make in the common route. Throughout the game, you can master ice, fire, earth, or lightning. Spellcrafting is featured more heavily in some routes than others.

📖 275K words 🎨 25 CGs 💖 3 love interests 🎭 Customizable MC (pronouns, skin tone) 🎬 10 endings

Sprites, Design, Writing - Harlevin (@CapMinyan)

BGs - UltarDynaMika (@UltraDynaMika)

Music - FaeFeld Productions (@Faefield_P)

Sound design - Slaleky (@Slaleky)

[celestialcrownsvn]

Download problem anon here. I'm on Chrome, trying to download from itch.

I'm so sorry, I never got a notification for this. I hope the problem was resolved 😅😭

[celestialcrownsvn]

Hello! I'd just like to say that I love your game! (I've yet to complete it </3) At the moment I am in Aalam's route and oh boy. How does he manage to resist Ishaya??? Props to him for wanting to stay loyalto our marriage but I'd pick Ishaya over him in a HEARTBEAT (JOKES haha.. Fr though why is Ishaya a baddie through and through??)

Hi there! I'm so happy you're enjoying it!

This comment almost made me spit out my tea 😂

I had a lot of fun with Ishaya. But he's constantly holding back a lot of himself due to the class barrier between them and Aalam can sense that. He likes Terra's authenticity. 💖

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Celestial Crowns Steam Release

Celestial Crowns is now live on Steam!

I DID it! It's OVER! AHHHHH

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Thanks everyone for your support and if you were a Kickstarter backer, look forward to the rest of the rewards coming soon. What's next for me, I'm gonna go back to my roots and finally finish Arena Circus.

In the meantime, I hope you all enjoy Celestial Crowns. If you play and have a favorite part, it would make my day if you let me know what it is ☺️

If you do enjoy the game and feel so inclined, please leave a review on Steam or itch.io! It really helps get the game in front of more people.

[celestialcrownsvn]

Hello, Is there any updates for steam release?

Hello, the game is now available on Steam. I haven't made a big announcement yet because I'm waiting for the Shining Star version page to be approved though!

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Celestial Crowns is out on Itch.io!

Hello all! I decided to release the game on itch since I don't want to keep everyone waiting for the Steam review. I did submit another build today, so hopefully that one will go through. Thanks for all your support, and backers, you should be receiving your keys today!

Celestial Crowns by Harlevin

A fantasy romance VN where you have the throne.

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Steam Review Issue

Hello all, I’m having trouble with the steam review, they keep asking me to verify the explicit content by providing a separate build but when I did they said it was behind too much content despite only including those scenes. I’ve asked for help with support but they haven’t gotten back to me, so I’m stuck until I figure out what they need. I’m going to reach out to some other devs to see if they have any advice as well. Thanks for your patience!

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December Update - Steam Review, Early Access

First of all, thanks to everyone who's supported me on this wild ride. I can't believe it's finally over! The game is in steam review, but I am opening up Early Access as promised to everyone who pledged at the Black Hole tier. If that's you, you should have already gotten an email notification. 

Itch.io users will have a key (the game page will be down for the next two weeks to make this work)

Steam users will have access to a download of the beta build.

If you should have gotten early access and did not, please DM me here and I will look into it.

Fingers crossed the Steam review goes smoothly!

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October Update - CG Sketches

Hey guys, so... before Erupan left she finished a bunch of NSFW sketches for Sahi's route. I ended up commissioning a new CG to use instead, but because I was out of budget by that point I couldn't do as many variations as I originally wanted. 

WELL

I've decided that I'm going to use Erupan's sketches (along with the new CG as well), because even though they're not finished they're still beautiful and deserve to be seen. So please don't play the game and see these and think it's incomplete, consider them a bonus.

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October Update 2025

Good news everyone! I will definitely be able to release Celestial Crowns by December of this year. When in December I'm not exactly sure yet, but the early access folks WILL have it this year! 

I don't have any other updates since I'm really just working on polishing and testing, but I'm posting screenshots in the Discord so join if you'd like to follow along! 

Hopefully by next month I'll have a more concrete deadline in mind. 

I will say everytime I have to test the NSFW scenes I shock myself. I've never released a NSFW game before so I'm constantly torn between wondering if it's TOO spicy but I refuse to edit anymore so I guess you all will be the judges. 

Don't forget to wishlist the game on Steam/itch.io to be notified as soon as it's released!

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Celestial Crowns by Harlevin

You have the crown. What happens next is up to you!

Wishlisting on Steam also helps give the game more visibility, so if you haven't already please do so!

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September Update 2025

Hello everyone, some bad news this month--well, good and bad. I was struggling with some personal stuff regarding my job but I finally was able to get a new one and quit. That's the good news, the bad news is that dealing with that left me with zero bandwith for CC. So I'm behind where I want to be, but I'm hoping I can play catch up in October. I'll let you guys know if there will be a delay in the planned December release in the November update, but if there are I don't anticipate it being pushed past January.

Other good news, all the CGs are done! So the only thing holding up this project now is officially me. I'll keep working at it 💪🏾

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i've been trying to download the demo and it keeps failing, saying it's forbidden. i've downloaded the game before but this version just refuses.

Oh no, I’m sorry! Thanks for letting me know! What OS are you using? I can help you troubleshot.

[harlevin]

April Update

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Hey guys! Got some great news this go round!

Programming

Sahi's route is pretty much done! I just have a few finishing touches to put on the endings, and of course when the CGs are done I'll need to go back and add those. 

May will be for Lune's route and then... gosh, I can't even believe I'm saying this, the game will be...done? Well, ready for alpha testing anyway! 

Speaking of, Aalam's route is already in final testing.

Once I have all the obvious kinks worked out I'll just be going back through for a final polish, adding some animations here and there, and just generally doing what I can to make the game the best it can be...

This is happening guys!

Music

Sahi's theme is nearly ready! The composers have been sending me some great updates. Check out a little sample below!

I am hoping to have the rest of the themes ready by May so that I can make an update to the demo on Steam.

Steam

Steam sent me a scary email that CC had been removed from the Steam Next Fest...considering that will be a big boost in advertising I was a bit bummed, but it turned out to just be an accident! So... if you see CC during the Steam Next Fest and haven't wishlisted it yet, give it a wishlist! It greatly helps the game's visibility.

CGs

The CGs are going GREAT! I ended up going with just one artist to keep a more consistent style, though there are some "Guest" CGs that will be in the game as my budget is dwindling.

Conclusion

I'm super pumped for what's to come! Thanks you guys for all your support despite the setbacks I've had, I really appreciate it!

[celestialcrownsvn]

*I posted this to the wrong tumblr too I'm so sorry*

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June Update

Hello all! Thank you for your patience with last month's update. Here's what's been going on:

Music

The music is finally done, though unfortunately not in time to make Steam next fest, I still got about 200 new wishlists, which is not insignificant. I still plan on releasing a new build sometime soon to show off the new route system, music, and CG. Here's a look:

Aalam's Song

Aalam's Sample

Listen to Aalam's Sample by Minyan #np on #SoundCloud

Sahi's Song

Sahi's sample

Listen to Sahi's sample by Minyan #np on #SoundCloud

Lune's Song

Lune's sample

Listen to Lune's sample by Minyan #np on #SoundCloud

Programming

Lune's route is pretty much done save for a few voice lines for the endings. Which means... the game is pretty much done! 

CGs

There are only 5 CGs left for the artist to draw! I've been posting WIPs in the sneak peeks channel on discord.

From here: 

I will be going through to do my final polish, adding in the new songs, squashing any remaining bugs, and just generally finalizing the game. My tester got through Aalam's route, and I'm going to have him play Sahi and Lune's over the summer. 

Conclusion

In July I'll be away for a writing workshop, which means I won't be working on Celestial Crowns, but there will still be testing, so progress is being made. My work will resume once I return in August. Because of this, there will not be a July update, just a heads up! 

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I accidentally posted this to the wrong Tumblr!

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March Update

Hello all! Let's jump in.

Voice Lines

I started using snippets to make inserting the voice lines easier, which took a bit to set up but streamlined the workflow. I also have my boyfriend helping me insert lines now as well, so that I can focus on camera animations and coding in the new CGs.

Programming

I'm at scene 12/22 for Sahi's main route, things got a bit busy at work for me and slowed me down. But I don't anticipate it taking much longer now that I'm getting help with the voice lines!

CGs

I wasn't happy with the first CG from one of the new artists, so I decided to just use one instead of the two. It will make the CGs take a little longer, but they should still be finished in time. It will also allow for a more consistent CG style. 

Two new CGs have been completed, I've posted some WIPs in the discord.

Writing

I don't think I'll be adding much to Sahi's route, I was much happier with it compared to Aalam's. But there are a few things I want to adjust or add to, mostly in the endings. Another reason why programming the main part of the route shouldn't take that long.

Music

I'm poking the composers, I hope to have an update on the three new songs soon.

Conclusion

That's it for me! Not much to say but that progress marches steadily onwards.

[celestialcrownsvn]

February Update

Happy February!

Lots of progress guys! I have new CG stuff at the bottom, so spoiler alert if you don't want previews!

Programming

It's happening!! 

Aalam's route is fully programmed, all it's missing are the last CGs. I'm currently working on Sahi's route with 1/30 scenes done. February was hella busy for me so I didn't get as much done as I wanted, but here's hoping I'll finish Sahi's by mid March. I don't plan on adding nearly as much as I did to Aalam's route. Sahi's route has always felt more "complete" to me, probably because the childhood friends to lovers romance is an easier one for me to write.

Yay programming! 

Once Lune's route is done, I want to go back through the whole game and just add some polish and things like more animations, effects, etc. I sprinkled in some of that for the spellcrafting in Aalam's route, but there's always room for improvement. First though, I need to get a finished product. 

Voice Acting

Voice lines are in for all the mains, I'm just missing one side character. Hopefully I'll be able to get in touch with them soon. But for the time being, all the lines I have are in the game and I just need to code them in!

CGs

Most of February was spent on this, and I have found new CG artists! I have one currently working on the new CGs, and one finishing up the one's Erupan was sketching. Here are some previews! I'm super excited for how they're turning out.

SPOILER ALERT

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Conclusion

I'm still pretty happy with my progress, and now that I've found CG artists and the voice lines are mostly taken care of things are back to smooth sailing. Next month I should have some updates for you about the music, and hopefully I'll have more news about Sahi's route. I have still been uploading testing previews in the Discord for those who want more sneak peeks!

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December Update

Hello all! A short update while I recover from the holiday, all the VA scripts have been given out and I already have some lines in! From now I'll be focusing all my attention on programming and testing the routes.

I found a new tester! So hopefully I'll be able to beat out all the bugs before release for minimal patches afterwards.

I am still looking for a new CG artist, but there are only a few left so I'm not too concerned, I'm focusing on programming for now and once I have a better stock of what I need I'll begin that search again. I originally had a backup already but that fell through. No worries though, I'll find someone to finish strong!