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 itch.io on 2.02.2025
Dawn Chorus v0.45 (Devon&?) - released on Patreon on 5.02, to be released on itch.io on 5.03
Broken Harbours (Rune & Devon side story) - for now available only 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 v0.44 - Mikko update17 days ago
- Update delay :(18 days ago
- Dawn Chorus v0.43 - Lake update49 days ago
- Dawn Chorus soundtrack vol.263 days ago
- Halloween 2024Oct 31, 2024
- Dawn Chorus v0.42 - RuneOct 12, 2024
- Dawn Chorus v0.41 - Bjørn & Torulf:SnoutsAug 23, 2024
- August 2024 devlogAug 17, 2024
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Hi i l.ove s.e.x my contact here https://come.ac/Y8-7g
are there any other routes on torulf aside of snouts and saliva? i have played those and found something that may not be complete yet
There are three! You haven't found Dogtooth.
okay! thank you
Well i never read it,but My boys told a little about it,dont really remember who but it said is depression mood to him?,i gott a check this out when i got the money
this visual novel is free :p
That's not the final aim of the VN, definitely, but it's still a bit until the end and there are some heavier moments along the way on some of the routes. There's a lot of cosy and wholesome vibes too! Especially if you stick with Lake, Jørgen or Rune.
Just finished mikko’s route and my heart is now broken 😭😭😭
There are two different paths available at the moment, so you might've seen one of two only!
I'm very grateful for making Lake a non-binary character, I identified with they from the beginning, in fact, every stressful and happy situation in this game is written with so much love, Lake's phrases about how to dress, and what it's like to go out with guys, simply made me think a lot about a stage in my life that I'm going through now, it made me feel more valid. I very recently discovered myself as a non-binary person (less then 1 year), so everything is still very new, and in a way, scary. I wish I had a safer space to talk about this, because I don't know any people who are also non-binary, this game gave me the comfort I needed. Anyway, I'm still very scared, but thank you for this representation, know that you helped me a lot.
I'm bi, and maybe this is stupid but this game made me come out to my friends. My friend group is just boys and I haven't had any feelings for them, but it still felt like I betrayed them or something? Like I put forth a version of myself that wasn't actually true. I relate with Devon a lot, and his route made me realise that staying closeted forever will only bring more pain. So yeah this game definitely did a lot for me aswell.
I recognise the fear that you feel, it used to be paralising. But know that it's gonna be alright. If not in your current situation, maybe somewhere in the future.
I just finished all the routes in the game so far, and they are all incredible, this game is magnificent. I really value this journey of your life, and nothing you've been through is invalid. If you feel like you have no one to talk to, send me a DM on Twitter! @ElPotatoh
sure, will do!
Damn its almost been five years and you still aint done this vn, i know that its creative process and everything, but since 2022 when i found this game i nearly forgot about it. And oh man, no way im gonna call Lake “them”, im straight gay i see only “him”, but thats not the point. I hope you guys know what you’re doing, cause not just me but everyone here wants to see the end of this vn someday.
Oh yeah and another thing, i think you forgot someone, like Claus and Travis, i can understand Travis but Claus was on this game page since 2022 as i remember along with everyone, but still has a few dialoges in the game (again as i can remember) and still no route at all.
Iam just a stupid fan, but even i managed to make my fully own vn (dont check it, its trash) and you still aint got day 5 for… anyone… back on the track, im not knowing everything that you’ve been through, but even i see thats something just not right with this. Maybe that passive piece of tigah bottom named Arvo has skill issue and cant say just 4 words “I loved you too” or whatever.
Im not hater or anything, im a big fan of this game and i want it to be good too, but im not blind, not lying in Lake’s mane too much, and not accepting Mikko’s invitation means die is hilarious
You saying that you're not a hater at the end is just hypocritical...
There's a clear line between constructive feedback and just plain hating, and I think you realise very well that you've crossed it.
You're criticizing an amazing piece of art (I think everyone agrees DawnChorus is fantastic <3) so you better give some valid points, Which you failed abismally.
This VN is not just another regular smut story, so there will be actual character development and some characters might not even be gay at all (Travis?? idk though). And if you can't handle that Arvo and Mikko have a heartbreaking history, met eachother after YEARS and Arvo can't say "I still love you" after 3 days..? Then just get out.
Also don't go at Lake like that. If you can't accept that someone in your life identifies as non-binary, then you definitely do not deserve them.
To summarize;
If you have actual feedback, tell the DawnChorus team!
If you only came here to be a total dick, then just shut it.
Thank you for saying everything I didn't have the courage to say <3
Call me a hater if you want im just saying thing no one else can say. Of course i crossed the line because i wasnt writing feedback. I aint said good things about this vn because there’s already 1300 comments saying that, so i thought there’s no point for saying good thing and then saying bad (because everybody knows good things about this game).
Yeah, Travis may not be gay (Cause no one cares about him), but everyone else is gay, so yeah, this is GAY novel. About Mikko and Arvo, if i remember correctly Arvo said that this these 5 days in science camp maybe his only chance to open up truth to Mikko… so yeah, im waiting for Arvo to say “I loved you too” (or “I still love you” (doenst mind for now cause he aint said that anyway :P),BECAUSE, if Arvo aint gonna say that to Mikko… then we all be waiting Dawn Chorus 2? (Another five years)
Now i must tell you why im so bad to Lake, its my personal actually… just, well, i’ve been playing this game from 2022 to 2024 and i really waited for any Lake updates because i loved this guy. I was glad when i saw new sprites… but then, well Lake that i’ve been knowing for two years as him, my beloved fella who cant cook became “them”, its was like Lake that i know gone, there no more my boy, maybe not like alien, but they just stole him from me. For your understanding i wasnt grow in lgbtq culture, so i just cant understand non-binary people, i can with mind, but cant with my soul. So if my word about Lake make you feel bad im sorry, i really am. But again, it was my opinion, it was what i felt.
And one more thing, DutchFurryteen, you said that i should get out because i cant handle that Arvo cant say 4 words, but he really must say them, or there will be no Mikko and Arvo together. You said that i dont deserve Lake and you really right. You call me a dick and said me to shut up. But im not gonna say anything bad to you, im here not to do that.
Honestly thanks for this reply, shines light on the situation.
I think we all get emotionally invested in this game, and of course I also hope that Arvo can just say "I love you too".
I'm not gonna tell you what your opinions should be, but just remember that when you share them, you should not do it like you did 3 days ago...
Sorry if I got a bit mad, I should have read it again before posting the reply.
Lake is the type of guy i am currently looking for :3 he's so cute
Hey does somebody know how to move my saves from pc to mobile and if it's even possible?
My heart hurts but i can't stopppppp, I just wish we get T in the end
I. LOVE. Jørgen.
he's like the ultimate cute trans bat boi :3
Samee
Why do you keep making me cry qwq (I love it make more please)
I'm not sure why, but I randomly get inspiration to write things. And that happened after reading an hour of the new update. I don't know if it's any good but it's specifically talking about a very short frame that really spoke to me
Completely thrown into a new realty You are getting somewhere after leaving some place, but that journey never truly starts. The part of you day you seem to forget, almost as if it didn't happen.
But how else would you have gotten there and back?
It did happen, more so then the place you started and left.
Why do we seem to forget the things we do the most?
Life seems short when you only think of the highlights, whether those are good or bad ones. But this has no feeling, it just happens. Those I feel are the most important parts of life.
lmk what u think! (I love this VN so much I can't even express it)
Me when you're updating every character but Jørgen
look forward to Jorgen too but the green cat might need help more. I don't think he even got day 3
he indeed did not. We need more Klaus!
Klaus has day 3 (it's in the Jørgen path)
What? How do you do it?
Klaus appears there, but it's not his day 3 😭 possibly there was some Klaus day 3 included in the last Patreon update, though? 😶🌫️
Alright, thank you for clarifying!
When will travis get a path? (Also don't worry Devs im not gonna spoil more of Klaus to anybody :))
Cried my eyes out while reading thr new Mikko update, I'm completely out of words, they did such a good job with it i feel stunned after finishing it
is there any good ending to it 😭😭
Aghhhhhhhhh I feel like we got some resolution in this update, but...
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I want them back where they belong. 🥺 I feel like we are so close.
Yo, when eill be the next Jørgen update? (Approximately)
Ur a jørgen kisser aren't u >:3
Aren't we all? :3
yus, bat
yes we are :3
Props to you for posting this while sick!
Drowned under the ice... 10/10
what? what route can you just up and die in tf
refuse mikkos invitation to hang out
Wait, you actually drown under the ice in Mikko's route? I though that the MC, just barely gets himself out or something. (I didn't play Mikko's route and i don't think i will.)
it's only if u refuse his invitation, if u accept the route starts and u get to live lol
Ah yes, "Thy fate should be decided by this choice." moment.
yep :3
Does Klaus even have a route lol? If so how do I continue it after the nightmare?
Trying not to be too specific but spoilering anyway just in case
Choose Devon, don't help, follow. Stay with Klaus to lock in his route
chatgpt got me but thankies:3
chatgpt rly knows anything now
Finish day 4 of mikkos route, leads you to the end credit,no little Haku saying they will see us in the next update? Is this the end of Miklos route?
Little Haku have been gone since like v0.22 😭 this is far from the end of the route!
Thanks for the update. I read Mikko's route a couple of days ago and it temporarily fucked me up mentally, had me questioning everything I thought I knew about myself.
I Like the new update. BUT WHERE IS KLAUS??? IS HE DEAD??
I'm not sure he was ever real
He was lol, everyone remembered him + spoiler
He's jørgens ex
ahhh! Right...but idk there's something up with that Bat, out of all the routes he's the one I'm most wanting to understand.
that bat is breedable >:3
thats crazy💀
After 10 months of waiting, I finally get a new Mikko's update and it's far better than I thought a lot. Although I felt a little bit down after finishing the game to be frank, because I kinda expected something more than that, it's a great built anyway. And finally, I think I can rest assured that their relationship is healing and maybe no more conflicts could happen from now on.
As far as I know all the routes will have 5 days, so miko still has one more day of history, I think. By the way, I haven't read the update yet
i'm so excited for v0.45! i suspect we're gonna finally get "that" in the (Devon&?) update, after all this time :))
edit: yeeeeeee
Hope you get well soon!! Wishing the best 💜💜
Hope you get better!
waiting for klaus update :( otherwise great game! love the stories
This game is life changing.
Waiting for more days on The bjørn's route
need more of Jørgen’s route.
Hi! Just wondering, is bjorn route day 5 in development? I love his route so much
Love it. Played all 4 days of Lake. It was awesome. One slight minus in this game - when exposition tells you story from others character perspective it's don't state his name and it's get confusing. There are moment in Lake root where you, Lake and Mikko exchange point of view and I was super confused which one thoughts I'm reading
Fyi discription mentions devon in update 42 released on 12/10 which im quite sure is an error (not trying to be rude) anyways love the work the characters are unique and i love reading everyones route and the various art styles really bring this game together cant wait to see this project to the end<3
Whens Jorgens next update coming?
Unsure if i had to guess it would probably be after devons but its all up to what route the devs feel like working on
Aiming for mid-to-late March!
Is day 4 of Mikko over yet?
For patrons, yes. On itch, it'll be on 31.01.
Lake is cool very yes i like them
life changer vn
real. Rune's route made me legitimately reassess my priorities in life
same, plus it absolutely broke me
Can relate. In my opinion all the routes are good, with all of them touching on different subjects. Rune's route just happened to be a bit too close to home
Mikko's route did aswell for me
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! ✨🩵