A cup of eternity
What is A cup of eternity?
A cup of eternity is a visual novel and interactive fiction survival story about a bride who dies from poisoned bridal wine and returns to the same wedding table. To survive the night, the player must change her husband's mind through calculated moves and sweet talking, or try poisoning him instead.
A cup of eternity is a visual novel and interactive fiction survival story. The bride meets her husband on their wedding night, drinks bridal wine, dies, and returns to the same table. To survive, the player must change his mind through calculated moves and sweet talking, or consider poisoning him. The game was made for O2A2 2025 with limits of 1 sprite, 1 background, 1000 words, 1 SFX, and 1 original music track. An enhanced version adds voice acting, Chinese and Ukrainian translations, new SFX, and menu music on hover; later translations add French and Spanish.
A cup of eternity controls
The developer does not list specific controls on the game page. Click the play frame above and try the keyboard, mouse, or touch; most jam games show their controls on the first screen.
Tips for A cup of eternity
- To survive the night, use calculated moves and sweet talking to change the husband's mind.
- The story also presents the option to try poisoning him.
- After death, the bride returns to the same table, so the confrontation repeats.
A cup of eternity FAQ
What happens on the wedding night?
The bride meets her husband, drinks bridal wine, drops dead, and then returns to the same table.
How can the bride survive?
By changing her husband's mind through calculated moves and sweet talking, or by trying to poison him.
Which platforms are supported?
HTML5, Windows, macOS, and Linux.
What translations are included?
Chinese, Ukrainian, French, and Spanish translations are included.
Does the game include voice acting?
The enhanced version adds voice acting.
About this game
Read the full developer description
This game was made for O2A2 2025, a jam made with limitations of 1 sprite, 1 background, 1000 words, 1 SFX and 1 original music track.
Download and Play with for best experience!
02/09/25: v1.1.0 => Enhanced version of the original O2A2 game (1k words), with added VA, translation in Chinese & Ukrainian, new SFX and bug fixes. Also, you can now have fun playing music with the menu buttons when hovering over them :)
19/08/26: v1.1.2 => French and Spanish translation added!
Extended script version on the way, to be updated in 2026! This one will feature new endings and achievements.
Tonight marks your wedding night and the first meeting with your husband. You don't lament it though. Fate gave you an absolutely alluring and seemingly gentle groom. When he serves you a cup of bridal wine, you happily comply…only to drop dead on the floor.
The next time you open your eyes, you find yourself back at the same table. Your murderer once again smilingly offers you a cup of poisoned wine.
Change his mind to survive the night! A few calculated moves and sweet talking might do the trick. Unless you try to…poison him?
✦ Project lead, concept, background, programming: Arghbulous
✦ Writer: Yuno
✦ Character designer: Charlee
✦ Sprite & cover artist, programming, itch page: Calnite
✦ GUI & logo designer: GlasswingGames
✦ Composer: Eric Jeffrey Tan (Bluesky, Spotify)
✦ SFX, Audio designer: Comet
✦ Voice actor: ParadoxVA
✦ Translators: Yun (Simplified Chinese), Shrimpo (Ukrainian), Floramisu (Spanish), Sesame (French)
(Game Uploaded for Arghbulous.
A note from Arghbulous:
Yes, because I was so tired in the last hours of the jam that I fell asleep without knowing T.T Thankfully I have such wonderful teammates to save the day!
If you liked this game, please leave us a rating or a comment below!
We hope that you'll have as much fun as we did making it ^^)
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Description from A cup of eternity on itch.io, by Arghbulous.
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