Cadets Stories: Year One

About the Game

Cadets Stories: Year One...

Is a story-driven visual novel set in the early 2000s at a Ukrainian artillery institute.

Six adult cadets share the same barracks, drills, and strict routines - but each of them carries a different past. Through conversations, memories, and personal confessions, they reveal their life stories: friendships, rivalries, ambitions, and romantic affairs that shape who they are becoming.

Follow their daily lives as they face discipline, loyalty, temptation, and difficult choices. Your performance during training and personal challenges directly influences relationships and determines how each character’s story will end.

Gameplay & Progression

• Around 32,000 words of narrative content across 25+ story scenes

• Story progression is regularly interrupted by gameplay segments that reflect training, decisions, and personal struggles

• Skill-based progression - your performance truly matters

Minigames

The game features 4 distinct minigame types, each appearing multiple times with modifiers, difficulty variations, and evolving mechanics:

• Arkanoid-inspired arcade game
  Featuring 10 lives, no bottom pit, enemies, an in-game shop, and boss fights.

• Classic card game “Durak” (The Fool)
  A traditional Russian card game adapted for competitive matches.

• Domino - reimagined
  A fresh take on the classic game with stacking modifiers that change winning strategies.

• Memory game
  Themed sets with 600+ images, randomly selected for each match, ensuring variety and replayability.

Characters & Replayability

• 3 + 6 main characters, each with a unique personality and background

• 2 endings per character - good or bad - unlocked through gameplay performance

• Different minigames reward different point types, influencing which endings become available

• Replay the game to improve results, unlock better outcomes, and discover new story details

With multiple characters, skill-based outcomes, and performance-driven endings, Cadets Stories: Year One is designed for replayability and discovery beyond a single playthrough.

Mature Content Notice

This game contains nudity and sexual content intended for mature audiences.
All characters depicted are 18+ adults.

Adult scenes are not the primary focus of the game. They are integrated into character-driven narratives and serve to support story development rather than replace it.

Not suitable for all ages or for viewing in a workplace environment.