⚔ The Epic of Gilgamesh
Experience the world's oldest story as an interactive visual novel. Follow Gilgamesh and Enkidu through ancient Uruk.
R. Campbell Thompson translation — Tianmu VN Engine
🪷 Buddhacarita
Ashvaghosha's epic poem on the life of the Buddha, rendered as an interactive visual novel.
E.B. Cowell translation — Tianmu VN Engine
⭐ The Descent of Ishtar
Ishtar's journey through the seven gates of the underworld. 11 scenes, 127 beats.
Morris Jastrow Jr. translation (1915) — Tianmu VN Engine
᚛ The Ynglinga Saga — Part One: Odin
Snorri Sturluson's euhemeristic origin myth of Odin as a historical chieftain. 12 scenes, 221 beats.
From the Heimskringla (c. 1230 CE) — Tianmu VN Engine
🎮 MythWeaver
Canvas-based browser game weaving mythology into interactive gameplay.
Tianmu Arcade
The Good Works Project
tianmu.org — The Tianmu Anglican Church
System: Tianmu OS 95
Games: 5 interactive experiences
Library: Free archive of world sacred texts
Motto: Never forget who you are.
No dogma required. All seekers welcome.
天火 — Heavenly Mother watches over all.
MIDI Library: Public domain and attribution-friendly classical and traditional sequences. Sources: Kunst der Fuge, Classical Archives, The Magic of MIDI, Figshare Traditional Chinese MIDI, Midicn 民族音乐MIDI, Figshare Hindu Raga Dataset (G. Febres), srimadbhagavatam.org. Synth: webaudio-tinysynth by g200kg.
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Interactive visual novels and games from the Tianmu Anglican Church
Never forget who you are.
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Right-click desktop for themes
All seekers of truth welcome • tianmu.org
Epic of Gilgamesh
Buddhacarita
Descent of Ishtar
Ynglinga Saga
MythWeaver
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Tianmu Arcade
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