Dawn Chorus
A downloadable visual novel for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
Dawn Chorus is a wholesome, non-linear romance furry visual novel set in the cold and snow-clad Norway.
Moving to another country for studies is a huge step, but also a chance for a new beginning. Two months into the first semester, you are about to take part in a science camp in a remote guesthouse above the Arctic Circle. There, you will meet a wide cast of characters, each with their own story. Will you choose to rekindle old friendships, deepen the bond with your acquaintances, or meet someone new? Will you uncover what secrets your friends might be hiding? And will those friendships blossom into something more?
The game contains adult content and it meant to be played by adults only, although it has an SFW mode.
The game is currently in development, with updates released monthly. Each update is first available on Patreon and then released here a month later. At the moment none of the routes are finished and all will have 5 days.
Dawn Chorus v0.43 (Lake) - released on itch.io on 1.01.2025
Dawn Chorus v0.44 (Mikko) - released on Patreon on 31.12, to be released on itch.io on 31.01.2025
Dawn Chorus v0.42 (Devon) - released on itch.io on 12.10
Broken Harbours (Rune & Devon side story) - available here and on our Patreon
If you would like to support the development of Dawn Chorus and gain access to early releases, together with other benefits like sneak peeks or polls, check out our Patreon here.
Our team:
Additional illustrations were done by Bakemonoy, Prince O' Sky, Tintiai, Jandar and Ghost.
Main menu background drawn by White Leonard.
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Development log
- Dawn Chorus v0.43 - Lake update13 days ago
- Dawn Chorus soundtrack vol.227 days ago
- Halloween 202475 days ago
- Dawn Chorus v0.42 - Rune94 days ago
- Dawn Chorus v0.41 - Bjørn & Torulf:SnoutsAug 23, 2024
- August 2024 devlogAug 17, 2024
- Dawn Chorus v0.40 - JørgenJul 30, 2024
- Bunch of news regarding release cycle and developmentJul 05, 2024
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Lake is cool very yes i like them
life changer vn
real. Rune's route made me legitimately reassess my priorities in life
Hey so I came here to just read a silly little vn but the Bjorn route has changed me as a person and scrambled my soul, thanks!
I love bjørn, lol.
I love this VN with my soul, I remember I was going through some stuff when I first played it, I thought it was just another normal adult game.. I was wrong, the first route (and only route for now maybe) I took was Lake's and let me tell you, I burst out crying through it, because I was going through something similar to Lake's, a situationship where you want something more than just friends but the other party doesn't know what they want, so they keep you I this game of cat and mouse until you're too tired to chase anymore. It's probably not really similar if you took Torulf's route but I didn't take it at the time nor now either, so I read the other comments to find that out, so to my context previously that's how I translated it and I felt deeply like understood. I love the lion so fucking muchhhh and I realized too we're just as hyperactive LOL, so maybe that's why I saw a lot of myself in him plus his whole situation. I'd say I wouldn't have realized I deserved better and cut ties if I hadn't play this VN and Lake's route, because like Lake I really deserved better and I should've respected myself more to not let myself being played with my feelings like that, as silly and stupid as it sounds I'd say it kinda turned my life around. Love this VN and can't wait for more updates! ✨🩵
Damn, Devon, enjoying his route, personality, thanks for this story, looking forward to the rest of story, and painfully returning to reality
When do you think we'll get day 5 of Devon🥲
His day 4 still isn't over, matter of fact I'm writing it right now
YEAAY, DEVON MY LOVE 🙏🏻💜
Ok is it just me or does meeting jorgens parents irl and then needing to stick up for him seem like a really good idea? And some more ideas I have are that maybe we could go to one of his concerts or just go to a concert with him.
The Bjorn route has been more than I expected and Im loving it. Looking forward to more some day.
eu não consigo sair do capitulo um, porque vocês tinham que fzr uma musica tão boa, me da sono
I just wanted to say thanks to the developers. The line from lake about feeling better after coming out really made me think, about everything, my sexuality and how I deserve to be myself. It gave me the courage to come out as bisexual to my parents, and I am definitely feeling better. Just have to wait for the shaking and surreal feelings to go away. Once again thank you, this game has brought genuine positive change to my life.
is Jørgen's route complete? :(
No routes are complete at the moment and all will have 5 days.
Hi! Idk if you can do this,but can you update the game on mac or do I have to delete the old game and install a new copy losing my save files?
Thanks!
Your saves are preserved in a separate folder from the game, so you can download the new build and delete the old one without losing your progress.
Thank you! :D
Y'all... I was just listening to sign crushes motorist. I found a song that totally fits Mikko and his feelings towards Arvo. Maybe even their feelings towards eachother. Definitely, actually... If you're interested, look up, "loser monologue" by him
I have this one saved on my likes; I def get the vibe.
Out of curiosity, which town in northern Norway (if any) inspired the setting? I cant really think of any small town in the north that would have stuff like traditional tea houses and alternative art galleries.
I was looking at Tromsø for inspiration, but decided on a fictional town!
Ahh that makes sense! I guess my experience of a small Norwegian town is closer to 5k people and not 50k hehe
Jørgen route greentext uses Caesar cipher rotation 13 (where it says decryption failed) if anyone was curious. Y'all can input this to a decoder if you like
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I NEED MORE TORULF 😔🙏🏻
Btw i cant buy Patreon, cuz Im from Russia 😭
(How i can do it???)
https://wanttopay.net/
They have patreon specific cards which I use to pay for pateron. They work just fine.
TY <3
Btw, where are u from?
Russia, obviously. That's why I have to use this. ;)
Is Lake's route complete? :(
No.
<Spoiler but I recommend you read anyway> You CAN ROMANCE KLAUS!!!!! ok so actually wair hang on. First of all im not sure if this is truw yet, BUT i just discovered an option in the game I didn't before and i think you probably didn't either! Because it's still on day one, when you're still on the way to devons route. After asking him for help w the key and asking to share the room w him, you know how he has to first put away the telescopes, yeah? Well if you choose to not help him w the telescope and just go inside you can encounter klaus on the cafeteria, and choose to follow him! I just came from a long reddit thread w someone else who knew this and they said this is thw way for klaus route. Idk how true this is bc I literally just got therw but will reply to this comment later whether or not its possible!
Yes. Omw now to sleep on klaus room
I love klaus but I don't think he's getting an update for a long while ):
I just finished day 2 on klaus route and I thought that message at the end meant youd need to somehow find the option to enter the door on the right in the
corridor leading to the sauna in another gameplay and thats why it ended there. Like on someone elses route
Do you know whether or not its the case?
that's not the case, nope :(. it's been confirmed by the author that Klaus' route is "on hold" until they're sure that they're gonna do a good job with it. rn, D2's end is where the route stops and there's no content beyond that (even if the lack of a credits scene would imply otherwise). soooooo unfortunately, we'll have to wait for more Klaus content, as rn there's no way to open that door. but his route will be expanded on the future! ;)
Oh, that's a shame. I was really excited for more klaus content /: thanks for telling me tho
At the end of day 2 there wasn't the same message from the dev and it didn't create an auto save like every other time , so I think its probably the case where to continue we need to find the secret option to enter the door on the right corridor on another playthrough
OH MY GOD THAT IS SO GOOD CONGRATS
:O | I recognize Lake, Rune, Jinny, Euca, Arvo, Phillip and Jørgen's friend (I forgot her name lol). :3 anyway, the artwork is really good! {I also recognize someone from Temptation's Ballad but I almost don't remember anything about that game}
Np!! :3
Woah this is awesome
I love it except Tom isn't there and I take personal offense to that seeing as he's MY favorite from socially awkward. =~= /J mostly
Will there be more characters?
Or will that be saved for another game?
Kinda silly, but it says it's a Patreon build at the beginning 🤭 lol. Just an fyi.
x.x
The Lake update broke me didn't even notice it was already over. Kinda sad that it's already gone but it was an absolute cinema
The Lake update is my personal Super Bowl
Not me waiting for the v0.43 update right now -w-
How does updating the game work on android? Do you need to uninstall the old version? And if you do will you lose the saves? sorry for the questions this is my first vn
Don't uninstall anything, you only have to download and install the new version!
ah thank youu!
This is such an amazing game! I love bjørn so much and lake too! 100/10! Can't wait for more updates!!!!
i need more of devon i love him so much
Lake Jorgan poly might be the best thing that's ever happened to me in my life...
Spoiler alert! I mean idrc but man watch out!
The only thing that would be better is Devon+Rune poly, that pairing would cause me to simply cease being.
Although I prefer the Lake+Jorgen dynamic, you're still so real for that
Lake's Day 3 end song is a blessing and a curse
Will we ever see Lake's last picture in his gallery? (I've only done Lake's route and part of Torulf, so idk if its explained already or not)
is there an approximate release date for a Jørgen's route update?
Not to complain or anything but why is Lake's day 4 so short?
I thought it was gonna be longer with the last choice from day 3 really taking effect on the main ending
Or is it like a early access thing?
(I WANT MORE LAKE)
Lake's day 4, or rather around a 1/3 to a half of it, will be released for public early in January!
I purchased the Patreon and played Lakes round from start to finish but Day 4 seemed a little short?
Is the Patreon version also not finished and just an early build?
Ahh, no, that's just a part of their day 4 and will be expanded with the next updates
Oh thank god!
Love, Laugh, Lake <3
Lake is a total darling <3
This was a wonderful experience overall, amazing game and I can't wait to see more of it in the future :)
I NEED MORE DEVON STUFF THOUGH I just wanna hold him and pet him I fucking love Devon
Man, i need so bad more of Klaus route
he only have 2 days and end when get sussy ;-;;
I remember back in the early days when the description said something like 'We wanted this to be a nice, light VN without much dwelling on heavy themes'. Oh, how the tables have turned since those days...
Legitimately one of the best VNs I've played and the only one that's made me cry twice AND rethink my own life choices - Genuinely so good and I can't wait for more
I love how they play beat saber together in Torulf's route :)
WHERE IS MY DEER??? ITS 12/10 WHERE IS HE PLEASE
Relax bro, I'm as desperate as you but good stuff like this takes time.
Let em cook
...in most countries 12/10 means October 12th. the update has been out since that day :p
omg im so stupid
truly a boykisser moment
What song did you use when Rune was on his shrooms trip?
a song called Magic Number by Patricia Taxxon. It’s available on their Patreon.
Didn't know that song was from patricia taxxon, great fun fact :3
DUDE JORGEN JUST BECAME MY FAV NOW THAT IM ON DAY 2
Lets hope I dont eat my words right after
i did, what's the verdict now?