The New Moon Fades: People's Story
New Moon Fades
A People's Story
The war is nearing its end, and the empire will fall.
The Allied forces' artillery is closing in. In the final thirty days before the fall of the Imperial capital, Hesingsger, you are among the citizens—reporters, workers, soldiers, students, and more—as your fates intertwine in the moments closest to war. You will become a part of the city, quietly awaiting judgment amidst the crumbling prosperity.
Fixed Characters
Aldona Schlager
Aldona Schlager
Blonde and sharp, she faithfully reports and photographs the truth, making her a target for the Allied forces. Her camera is her only weapon against lies.
Maximilian von Ahrensberg
Maximilian von Ahrensberg
Blonde hair etched with wrinkles, his brow perpetually furrowed, clad in a field-grey uniform. He reports to the Imperial Building daily to update on the war situation.
Hans Schmidt
Hans Schmidt
Brown hair, green eyes, a gaunt body clad in a sleeveless undershirt. Despair seeps into his bones as he toils day after day amidst the factory's roar, just to survive.
Anna Weber
Anna Weber
Short brown hair, a traditional mid-length dress paired with white ankle socks and leather Mary Janes. She struggles under the shadow of ideological censorship, her family having left one by one during the war. Loneliness envelops her, but has not broken her.
Hesingsger
Canals run north to south through the city, dividing the Imperial capital into western and eastern districts. Every street is about to be renamed by the fires of history.
New Moon Square
Halbmond Platz CoreCenter of the city · West of the canal
The Imperial Building, the Imperial Daily newspaper office, the Imperial Propaganda Ministry building. The heart of power, the source of lies and autocratic rule.
Wilhelmshöhe
Wilhelmshöhe Administrative and Upper Class DistrictNorthwest suburbs · Elevated terrain
The Royal Opera House, City Hall, residences of high-ranking officials, former embassies. The former prosperity is now marked by drawn curtains and the tracks of fleeing vehicles. The elite have abandoned the city, leaving behind empty colonnades.
Ironworks District
Eisenviertel Industrial and Working-Class DistrictSouthwest suburbs · Near the South Mountain Railway
Hessensg's First Munitions Factory, the waterworks, densely packed workers' tenements, the tram depot. A territory of coal smoke and sweat.
Canal Docks
Alter Hafen Commercial and Black Market DistrictAlong the canal · Southern central area
Old brick warehouses, arched bridges, dense small shops and taverns.
Osterlitz District
Osterlitz East Bank Residential DistrictEast of the canal · Central area
Middle-class terraced houses, church spires, small market squares. Once a peaceful haven for teachers, clerks, and small shop owners.
St. Katharina Hospital
St. Katharina Hospital IslandNortheast suburbs · Frontline junction
The city's largest medical facility, now an island surrounded on three sides by the ravages of war. Medicine has long run out, the corridors are filled with the wounded, yet the Red Cross flag still flutters on the ruins.
"This simulator aims to reflect on war and does not advocate any extremism."
Creator's comments
Welcome to Hesingsger, to stand alongside the people under the crumbling rule of the empire. You will be...
— An ordinary citizen struggling to survive as the bombardment of the capital gradually erodes their normal life.
— A beneficiary of the existing system, unable to escape its clutches, choosing to remain a lackey of the dictator despite the people's suffering.
— A republican or underground resistance fighter reflecting on why the war should never have happened?
Please feel free to use your creativity.
Due to the complex setting and worldview,
it is recommended to play with Claude sonnet 4.6 / Gemini 3.1 Pro or above.