Vault of Vermillion
Descend. The vault rearranges itself while you do.
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Nightmarket
The market closes at dawn. So does everything else.
PCSwitch
Published by Vermillion Row · PC · Switch
Storyline & Lore
One night in a market that exists only between dusk and dawn, and a debt that has to be settled before it closes. Three endings, all written before production started, none added afterwards to pad a marketing bullet.
Gameplay & Core Systems
Conversation, movement and a clock. Every exchange costs time, the market shuts at dawn whatever you have done, and the branching is written in Ink so every path was playable from the commit that introduced it.
Key Game Mechanics
The clock
Time is the only currency. A conversation you take is a stall you do not reach.
Three endings, written first
All outlined before production. None of them is the good one.
Hand-animated cast
Fourteen characters, frame by frame, in a game where you mostly stand still and listen.
Controls & Game Modes
Hover cards to test visual controls
Movement Binds
Binds for character navigation and positioning.
Combat Controls
Attack triggers, secondary aim, and weapon reloads.
Abilities Trigger
Skill activations, ultimate execution, and utility binds.
Interface Binds
Scoreboards, mapping widgets, and overlay displays.
Virtual Input Map
ESC
Q
W
E
R
I
TAB
A
S
D
F
M
SHIFT
Z
X
C
V
SPACE
L-CLICK
R-CLICK
Highlighted buttons indicate mapping for the selected control category.
Available Game Modes
UNRATED
Standard match without rank pressure.
COMPETITIVE
Ranked, skill-based lobbies.
SPIKE RUSH
Fast matches with random power-ups.
DEATHMATCH
Free-for-all aim training.
System Specifications
Optimized Recommended Settings
Performance Target: 60+ FPS @ 1080p/4KOperating System-
Processor (CPU)-
Memory (RAM)-
Graphics Card (GPU)-
Required Storage-
Critic Reviews
Written by verified critics on GzoneSphere. Player reviews live in their own section below.
Critic Reviews
"The clock turns a conversation system into a resource system without ever saying so in a tutorial."
3/9/26
"Three hours long and I have thought about it for three weeks, which is the trade I would make every time."
2/7/26
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