Project Eden's Garden

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Project: Eden's Garden
Title
English	Project: Eden's Garden
Development
Type	Fan Game
Developer(s)	Benjamin "Sweden" Jillson (Lead Programmer)
Director(s)	Current: F. Lim (Tako0mari) Dick “Juvey” Heyne Former: Sean Lusk (2020-2021)
Writer(s)	Sozzay (Lead Writer)
Artists	NifastGreentail (Lead Artist)
Engine	Unity
Music	Robby Good (Composer) Hayden Graves (Composer)
Platforms	Windows MacOS
Release Dates
Release Date:	Prologue: December 16, 2022 Chapter 1: December 20, 2024

Project: Eden's Garden (模倣) is an in-progress English fan game created originally created by the American developer Sean Lusk but is now being directed by F. Lim (Tako0mari) and Dick “Juvey” Heyne. The game contains one playable chapter and a prologue.

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Cast

	Tozu The Host	Damon Maitsu Ultimate Debater	Mara The Enforcer
Cassidy Amber Ultimate Pro Gamer	Desmond Hall Ultimate Marksman	Diana Venicia Ultimate Cosmetologist	Eloise Taulner Ultimate Fencer	Eva Tsunaka Ultimate Liar
Grace Madison Ultimate Golfer	Ingrid Grimwall Ultimate Blacksmith	Jean DeLamer Ultimate Ship Captain	Jett Dawson Ultimate Drag Racer	Kai Monteago Ultimate Influencer
Mark "Mayhem" Berskii Ultimate Music Producer	Toshiko Kayura Ultimate Matchmaker	Ulysses Wilhelm Ultimate Historian	Wenona Ultimate Entrepreneur	Wolfgang Akire Ultimate Lawyer

Additional Info

Additional Cast Info
	Age	Birthday	Height	Weight	Likes	Dislikes	Voice Actor
	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Kevin Gerard
	18	♉ May 8th	5'9"	145lbs	Studies, Spring Season	Oxymorons, Swimming	Carlito Lopez
	19	♊ June 10th	5'4"	156lbs	Revolutions, Energy Drinks	Cheaters, Authority	Sabrina Twyla
	20	♐ December 18th	5'8"	144lbs	Seafood, Morning Walks	Tight Spaces, Rainy Days	Rynako
	17	♍ September 12th	5'7"	145lbs	Movies, Painting	Drama, Competitions	Snow Harbour (snowysnowwish)
	19	♈ April 3rd	5'5"	182lbs	Traveling, Buffets	Homework, Scary Movies	Hannah Magers
	18	♒ January 31st	5'8"	141lbs	Exploitation Films, ARGs	Pop Tarts, Soda	TheLuzical
	20	♈ March 30th	5'9"	138lbs	Working Out, Trash Talk	Sand, Vacations	Lumisau
	18	♌ August 16th	6'0"	218lbs	Combat, Renaissance Fairs	Jewelry, Fast Food	Maddie Goshorn
	21	♋ July 19th	6'0"	230lbs	Night Sky, Group Projects	Shellfish, Reading	D. Hernandez
	20	♊ May 30th	5'11"	272lbs	Parties, Trophies	Rules, Showers	Stan "Stanpai" Morris
	18	♍ November 3rd	5'10"	151lbs	Thrifting, Coffee	Headwear, Apologizing	Dakota Farnsworth
	18	♒ February 6th	5'9"	134lbs	Philosophy, Playing Piano	Live Concerts, Bugs	Fazachm
	14	♐ November 29th	4'9"	103lbs	Reality TV, The Beach	Snow, Vegetables	Aji
	19	♓ March 15th	5'7"	128lbs	Trivia, Puzzles	Sleeping, Computers	Jacob Plourde
	21	♎ October 4th	5'9"	148lbs	Forests, Fundraisers	Suits, Unions	brookuayy
	22	♎ October 22nd	6'2"	156lbs	Daytime TV, Gold	Alcohol, Lies	Dazon

Plot Synopsis

"Eden's Garden Academy, a school designed to find the best and brightest of America's youth, has prepared a special orientation for its very first cohort of Ultimate Students. But things are not so clear when Damon Maitsu, the Ultimate Debater, finds himself waking up in a strange academy. With his 15 other classmates stuck in the same situation, they are told that a killing game will commence. It's up to Damon and his classmates to survive this killing game, and uncover the secrets that lay buried under the mystery that surrounds Eden's Garden Academy." – Official Synopsis

Plot Summary

Prologue: Vows Woven by Stitches and Needles

This plot summary contains major spoilers for Project: Eden's Garden!

Damon Maitsu, the Ultimate Debater, explains the concept of ultimates and their place in society before revealing that he has been invited to attend Eden's Garden Academy, a college for students possessing ultimate talents. Damon joins fifteen of his future classmates on the train, but not long after, a smell coming from a suspicious bag within the train car is noticed. The gas being released by the bag renders the students in the train car unconscious. Damon wakes up inside a boiler room alongside a girl, whom he finds was only pretending to be asleep. She introduces herself as Eva Tsunaka. The two realize they have electronic watches, later referred to as "Tozu Trinkets," attached to their wrists. Damon climbs on the girl's shoulders to look through a vent near the ceiling, where he notices a collapsed man on the other side. Damon and Eva make it to the room they had caught a glimpse of through the vent, which turned out to be the dining room, where they find the unconscious man, who introduces himself as Wolfgang Akire, the Ultimate Laywer. Also present is Grace Madison, the Ultimate Golfer, who woke up inside the nearby pantry. Damon recalls seeing both of them on the train. The four notice a young-looking girl standing in the doorway, who politely introduces herself as Toshiko Kayura, the Ultimate Matchmaker, whom Damon also recalls from earlier in the day. Toshiko offers to introduce the group of four to the remaining eleven students present. Toshiko leads the group to the courtyard, which the group momentarily believes may be a means of escape, before Toshiko points out that the sky is fake and is actually a dome with a sky projected onto it. The five hear a girl crying within the courtyard, who turns out to be Eloise Taulner, the Ultimate Fencer. They also encounter Desmond Hall, the Ultimate Marksman, leaning up against a hedge. Having been introduced to both of the students in the courtyard, they enter the main building situated across from the dormitories. When they enter the second building, the group is greeted by an enormous tree growing in the center of the lobby, which Eva notices is fake. They meet Jean DeLamer, the Ultimate Ship Captain, whom they mistake for a pirate at first, followed by the Ultimate Historian, Ulysses Wilhelm, whom they find fast asleep. Next, they speak to Kai Monteago, the Ultimate Influencer, whom Grace criticizes, before a friendly girl, Diana Venicia, the Ultimate Cosmetologist, comes to Kai's defense. The group then encounters a large man pestering a smaller man for his name, the former introducing himself as Jett Dawson, the Ultimate Drag Racer, and the latter as Mark "Mayhem" Berskii, the Ultimate Music Producer. Cassidy Amber, the Ultimate Pro Gamer, enthusiastically introduces herself, and they move on to the "youngest self-made billionaire," Wenona, the Ultimate Entrepreneur. Finally, they greet a strong-looking woman, Ingrid Grimwall, the Ultimate Blacksmith. The sixteen students reconvene in the courtyard and finish their introductions. Eva reluctantly reveals her talent as the Ultimate Liar, which causes unease among the other students before a voice rings out through the loudspeaker welcoming the class to Eden's Garden Academy and requesting that they enter the dormitories once more. They comply and are immediately faced with the corpse of an unfamiliar girl lying up against a doorframe in the hallway, causing panic. Eva touches the corpse and announces that the body is fake. Jean notices a tablet sitting underneath the dummy. When the tablet is turned on, it displays a body report. The same voice heard earlier makes another announcement, clarifying that the fake crime scene is a reconstruction of the real murder of Cara Koskinen, the Ultimate Teacher's Aide, and tasks the students with uncovering the details of Cara's death. Damon reviews the information provided by the tablet, learning that Cara was stabbed twenty-eight times and suffered chemical burns to her eyes and scalp. Examining the body reveals blood under Cara's fingernails and turns up a loaded assault rifle and a bloodied knife in the surrounding area. In his investigation of the janitor's closet past Cara's body, Damon finds a stepladder, an empty bucket smelling of bleach, and a bottle of bleach on the shelf, which Desmond points out is empty. The same voice makes an announcement, concluding the investigation and instructing the sixteen to find and meet by the elevator for the class trial, found by the "Tree of Ignorance." In the building across the courtyard, they realize that they need to find the missing piece of the statue nearby the tree. Grace finds the missing eye, and after placing it on the statue, the elevator within the tree is revealed. After boarding the elevator, which brings them to the trial room, they assume their places at their podiums. The Class Trial begins with an explanation of the rules and a promise that if the students successfully solve Cara's murder, they will be allowed to leave that place. After Grace interrupts, she is administered an electric shock through her Tozu Trinket, which renders her unable to speak. Discussion of the murder, including questions about the murder weapon and how the items in the janitor's closet were used, led by Damon, confirms that Cara was stabbed with the knife found near her body, while the rifle found at the scene belonged to Cara herself. As she was walking through the hallway, armed, she entered the janitor's closet, where a bucket of bleach was propped above the door, which spilled, blinding her and causing the burns to her eyes and scalp. While Cara was incapacitated, her killer, who was hiding in the closet, stabbed her to death in spite of her fighting back by scratching them, resulting in the blood found underneath her fingernails. Eloise voices her sympathy towards Cara, to which Wenona argues that the killer was acting in self-defense, as Cara was armed, evoking an emotional response from Wolfgang in Cara's defense. Damon chooses to support Wolfgang's argument by either urging the remaining students to trust in Wolfgang's intuition or by forming an argument that the brutality of the killing and the time needed to set up the bucket trap indicate a premeditated crime. After the class comes to an agreement, Grace calls out to the overseer, who reveals they had fallen asleep and asks the class to recount the crime, which they take turns doing together. Following the summary of the case, the voice that had been directing them makes an entrance, referring to himself as Tozu, the host of the Killing Game. After the students remind Tozu of his promise to let them leave, he reminds them that he only said they could leave "this place," referring to the trial room rather than Eden's Garden Academy, and that they will instead be participating in a killing game, to which he explains the rules. Grace strikes Tozu, knocking him to the ground, and repeatedly punches him. As she's beating Tozu, a gunshot rings out, the bullet grazing Grace's cheek. The shooter is a woman, the Killing Game's enforcer, Mara, who enters the room wordlessly. Wolfgang raises the spirits of his classmates by insisting that because they are Ultimate students, they will not succumb to the Killing Game. The others chime in with agreement before Eva interjects, arguing that Ultimates have aspirations that could motivate them to kill more than anyone else. Damon voices his agreement with Eva and expresses his contempt towards everyone else, to which they are disappointed in him. Tozu leaves the trial room with Mara trailing behind him, and Damon realizes that he is trapped in a Killing Game with people who hate him.

Chapter 1: Beneath the Veil of Hypocrisy

This plot summary contains major spoilers for Project: Eden's Garden!

TBA

Killing Game

Rules

Rules and Regulations

All Students, or unwilling participants of the Killing Game, must live at Eden's Garden Academy until the Headmaster grants them release. Students are not allowed to vandalize any official Killing Game property, such as the cameras and the Tozu Trinkets. Exceptions may apply. Students are prohibited from harming Tozu and Mara. Students will not be harmed if they obey the Rules and Regulations. Any Student who is responsible for another Student's death is considered "Blackened". All other Students are considered "Spotless". Once a Student is killed, a Class Trial will begin shortly thereafter. Participation is mandatory for all remaining Students. At the end of the Class Trial, a vote will take place to determine who is the Blackened. All Killing Game participants will have one vote. If the majority vote goes towards a Blackened Student, then they alone will be executed, and the Killing Game will continue for all remaining Students. If the majority vote goes towards a Spotless Student, then all Spotless Students will be executed, and the remaining Blackened will be granted release. Students who violate the Rules and Regulations will be punished accordingly. New rules may be added at any time and will come into effect immediately.

Death Order

Chapter	Victim	Executed
Chapter 1	Wolfgang Akire Electrocuted by Eva Tsunaka	Eva Tsunaka Executed Incinerated

Creation and Development

Pre-Development History

Project: Eden's Garden is a visual novel currently being developed in the Unity engine based on the Danganronpa series but set within a different universe. According to original creator Sean Lusk, the project was originally intended to be a live-action series, but the COVID-19 pandemic broke out early in development, ruling out the possibility of filming in person. Thus, it was ultimately decided to rework it into a visual novel more in line with the original source material instead.

The project was officially announced on YouTube with a cinematic trailer uploaded on January 9th, 2021.

On November 17th, 2021, an update video was uploaded to the project's YouTube channel explaining the vision for the project following Lusk's departure and opening a casting call for voice auditions, the results of which were later revealed in a voice actor trailer on March 26th, 2022.

August 2022's Dev Vlog was uploaded on August 27th, 2022, and outlined the progress made towards completing the Prologue and teased newly created musical tracks and 3D-modeled environments created for the project.

On December 9th, 2022, the official trailer for Chapter 0 announcing its release date was uploaded to the project's YouTube channel.

Release

The Prologue, "Vows Woven by Stitches and Needles," was released on December 17th, 2022, on GameJolt and itch.io, along with a two-part walkthrough released on the series' official YouTube channel.

A demo spanning 15-20 minutes of Chapter 1, "Beneath the Veil of Hypocrisy," was available to play at Project Eden's Garden's booth at San Japan in 2023. On November 22nd, 2024, the official trailer for Chapter 1 announcing its release date was uploaded to the project's YouTube channel, followed by a new and improved version of the game's opening that premiered on December 18th, 2024.

Chapter 1 was officially released on December 20th, 2024, on GameJolt and itch.io, along with a two-part walkthrough that premiered live back to back on the series' official YouTube channel. Compared to the San Japan demo, the official Chapter 1 release featured differences in art assets and soundtrack.

Release Dates and Versions

Chapter	Versions
Prologue December 16, 2022 DOWNLOAD (GameJolt) DOWNLOAD (itch.io)	Version 1.0: First release. Version 1.0.3: Build of the game with lower resolution sprites and various other optimizations for slower machines made available.
Chapter 1 December 20, 2024 DOWNLOAD (GameJolt) DOWNLOAD (itch.io)	Version 2.0: First release.

Videos

Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」- Announcement Trailer

(Released: January 9, 2021)

Official VA-Cast Reveal - Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」

(Released: March 26, 2022)

Prologue Showcase Teaser- "The Banquet of Opulent Dreams" - Project- Eden’s Garden「模倣」

(Released: September 7, 2022)

Official Prologue Trailer- "Vows Woven by Stitches and Needles" - Project- Eden's Garden「模倣」

(Released: December 9, 2022)

Prologue RELEASE Promo- "Blinding Cascade of Crimson" - Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」

(Released: December 16, 2022)

Chapter 1 Reveal Teaser- "Irrevocable Echoes of Impulsion" -60 FPS- - Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」

(Released: August 26, 2023)

Chapter 1 Dorm Hallway Revamp- "Reminiscence of Days Past" - Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」

(Released: May 10, 2024)

Chapter 1 Trailer- "Beneath the Veil of Hypocrisy" - Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」

(Released: November 22, 2024)

Main Title - Project- Eden's Garden「模倣」(Official Cinematic Opening)

(Released: December 18, 2024)

Soundtrack

Warm Body - Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」 (Official Audio)

(Released: November 9, 2020)

Beautiful Creation - Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」 (Official Audio)

(Released: December 4, 2020)

Old World Revival - Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」 (Official Audio)

(Released: January 29, 2021)

To What End? - Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」 (Official Audio)

(Released: March 19, 2021)

A Shoulder To Lean On - Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」 (Official Audio)

(Released: April 30, 2021)

Fractured Mind of the Viceroy - Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」 (Official Audio)

(Released: July 30, 2021)

Final Adjudication - Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」 (Official Audio)

(Released: September 6, 2021)

The Court Jester's Smile - Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」 (Official Audio)

(Released: October 1, 2021)

Tangled Web - Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」 (Official Audio)

(Released: November 26, 2021)

Non-Stop Debate ~ Frenetic Edition - Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」 (Official Audio)

(Released: January 28, 2022)

Tension - Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」 (Official Audio)

(Released: March 4, 2021)

Class Trial ~ Revelation - Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」 (Official Audio)

(Released: February 11, 2021)

Non-Stop Debate - Exigent - Project- Eden's Garden 「模倣」 (Official Audio)

(Released: December 23, 2023)

Credits

Credits
Directing
Director	F. Lim (Tako0mari)	Technical Director	Richard “Juvey” Heyne
Producer	Calvin "Shade" Ringeisen	Creative Lead	Sozzay
Sound
SFX / Sound Mixing	PipedreamDX	Music	Hayden Graves Robby Good Everything Fantasy
Voice Direction	Anthony Clement (Starlight) Sozzay	Voice Implementation	Justin Gilbert / PipedreamDX Sozzay flammableliquid
Planning
Script	Sozzay flammableliquid Rebus Brooke Farnsworth Anthony Clement (Starlight)	Scenario	Rebus Hayden Graves Sozzay flammableliquid Brooke Farnsworth Anthony Clement (Starlight)
Programming
Lead Programmer	Benjamin "Sweden" Jillson	Programmers	LeoTheDev Henry Field stasgrach Aranfumay
CT / NSD Camera Animation	Karl Sandegren Sozzay Benjamin "Sweden" Jillson	NSD Text Animation	Sozzay
2D Art
Character Graphics	NifastGreentail Noel H. (Sera_phiel)	Character Design	NifastGreentail Sean Lusk F. Lim (Tako0mari) Sozzay
2D Character Art	NifastGreentail rewindsable Maytheepicgamer handsometimr Kurokishii Sozzay F. Lim (Tako0mari) Ethan. K Tearri Nyatica Yobu
3D Art
3D Lead	F. Lim (Tako0mari) Zoe Lim UndreamedPanic	Background Design Direction	F. Lim (Tako0mari) Sozzay
Background Design	F. Lim (Tako0mari) Laetus rai-plays NifastGreentail	3D Modelers	Calvin "Shade" Ringeisen Anthony Miele F. Lim (Tako0mari) Lily Alton Edan Pamay UndreamedPanic
Texture Artists	F. Lim (Tako0mari) Zoe Lim UndreamedPanic Anthony Miele Edan Pamay Lily Alton	Light Implementation	Calvin "Shade" Ringeisen Anthony Miele F. Lim (Tako0mari) Lily Alton Edan Pamay UndreamedPanic
Movie	UndreamedPanic Andrew Myers F. Lim (Tako0mari)
UI
UI Design Direction	NifastGreentail Sozzay	UI Design	NifastGreentail Sozzay Will Bee Laetus Bradley "zyreck" Carufel
UI Programmer	Benjamin "Sweden" Jillson	UI Animation	Benjamin "Sweden" Jillson NifastGreentail Sozzay
Other
Voice Casting	Sozzay, F. Lim (Tako0mari) Anthony Clement (Starlight) Rebus Hayden Graves flammableliquid NifastGreentail	Quality Assurance	Sozzay NifastGreentail F. Lim (Tako0mari) flammableliquid Rebus Felix (imboyo) BitesizeBird megrisck Anony_mous The Umlaut
Marketing	Calvin "Shade" Ringeisen F. Lim (Tako0mari)	Video Editors	Steven Long Andrew Myers
Original Concept	Sean Lusk

Trivia

• Each character's design incorporates an animal motif:
  • Tozu has the ram
  • Mara has the panther
  • Damon Maitsu has the snake
  • Cassidy Amber has the spider
  • Desmond Hall has the shark
  • Diana Venicia has the chameleon
  • Eloise Taulner has the swan
  • Eva Tsunaka has the crow
  • Grace Madison has the rabbit
  • Ingrid Grimwall has the lion
  • Jean DeLamer has the dragon
  • Jett Dawson has the coyote
  • Kai Monteago has the butterfly
  • Mark "Mayhem" Berskii has the alligator
  • Toshiko Kayura has the flamingo
  • Ulysses Wilhelm has the owl
  • Wenona has the bear
  • Wolfgang Akire has the sheep
• Cara Koskinen's cause of death involving 28 stab wounds is a reference to 28 stab wounds, a phrase and meme originating from the video game Detroit: Become Human.
  • Cara's given name may be a reference to Kara, a character from the same game.

External Links

• YouTube: @ProjEden'sGarden
• Twitter: @ProjEdensGarden
• Tumblr: @proj-edens-garden
• Gamejolt: Project Eden Garden
• itch.io: Project Edens Garden
• Discord: Project Edens Garden