HOW TO PLAY
Controls and goals
- How to operate
- Advance the text by clicking, Spacebar, or Enter key. You can read back, auto-forward, save, and set settings from Back, History, Skip, Auto, Save, and Prefs at the top of the screen.
- Goal
- Read on through a story with no choices and witness the events surrounding Jonas, the ghost Lazar, and the two novels ``La Llorona.''
ABOUT THE GAME
A young man sees a ghost,
Read novels written by dead people.
The Beauty Marks of Aquarius is an English gothic horror kinetic novel by Chimériquement. Jonas Youngblood, who experiences ghostly presences due to past trauma, is asked by the humanoid ghost Lazar de Saint-Flo to read two novels, ``La Llorona.''
A PRESENCE IN THE ROOM
To the presence that remains in the bedroom,
Jonas calls out.
In the published screen, Jonas is calling out to an invisible presence against the backdrop of a bedroom surrounded by blue light. Read the scene in the center, the facial expression of the person in the lower left, and the text at the bottom all on one screen.

Actual play photography: Detour Playlist Editorial Department / Production: Chimériquement
Read one story without choices
The official description states that it is a kinetic novel with no branches or choices. Send text by clicking or typing and read the story surrounding Jonas and Lazar in order.
Written with 35,000 words and over 30 illustrations
According to the official accessibility description, the story is approximately 35,000 words long and includes over 30 illustrations. The foreground and background of the characters, which change with each scene, develops in unison with the text.
Includes font settings to change readability
In addition to the normal font, you can choose between OpenDyslexic and Atkinson Hyperlegible on the settings screen. Basic functions for reading long texts such as History, Auto, Save, and Prefs are also available at the top of the screen.
PLAY NOTES
Play notes
- Required time and scale
- The average session on the itch.io official page is several hours long, and the official description contains approximately 35,000 words and over 30 illustrations.
- Language
- In-game text, dialogue, and menus are in English, and English reading comprehension is required to understand the story.
- Fees/Support environment
- In addition to playing the free HTML5 version in your browser, we also distribute versions for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. The author recommends the PC version for the best experience
- Caution
- For adults only. It deals with sexual abuse, torture, religious trauma, mental health, psychological and physical violence, and includes flashing and headache-inducing images, jump scares, and loud audio. Please check the author's detailed warnings before playing
Two books entrusted to you by a ghost,
Start reading.
We checked the author's itch.io official distribution page, official profile, and official explanation/warning document on August 29, 2026. The two published images were taken by the editorial department using the official HTML5 version. Sources: The Beauty Marks of Aquarius — itch.io official distribution page, Chimériquement — itch.io official profile, The Beauty Marks of Aquarius — Official Accessibility Description, The Beauty Marks of Aquarius — Official Detailed Content Warning
STREAMING INFO
Streaming and video uploads
We could not confirm the public policy regarding distribution, video posting, and monetization on the author's official page, official profile, game description for accessibility, and detailed content warning. Please check with the rights holder before implementation.
“Unconfirmed” does not mean streaming is prohibited. We have not confirmed an official policy for the general public.




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