Medieval visual novel backgrounds
Welcome, fellow creators!
Are you ready to infuse your visual novel or storytelling project with a sprinkle of magic and medieval charm? 🏰✨
Welcome to Selavi's medieval backgrounds pack, crafted with love by yours truly. Since 2019, I've been consistently updating this pack with new scenes and the best part? If you buy it once, you will have access to any new updates in the future.
Contents
This backgrounds pack currently contains 60 backgrounds as follows:
- Town (day, evening, 2 x night versions) - introduced in version 1.0
- Tavern - introduced in version 1.0
- Prison Cell (day, night) - introduced in version 1.0
- Potion Shop (day, night) - introduced in version 1.2, night in version 2.1
- Archery Range (day, night) - introduced in version 1.3
- Castle (day, evening, 2 x night versions) - introduced in version 1.4
- Arcade - Simple (day, evening, night) - introduced in version 1.5
- Arcade - Windows (day, evening, 2 x night versions) - introduced in version 1.5
- Fancy Bedroom with Balcony (day, evening, night) - introduced in version 1.6
- Simple Bedroom with Two Single Beds (day, evening, night) - introduced in version 1.6
- Castle Kitchen (day, evening, night) - introduced in version 1.6
- Blacksmith (day, night) - introduced in version 1.7, night in version 2.1
- Fancy Bedroom with Bookcase (day, evening, night) - introduced in version 1.7
- Garden with Fountain (day, evening, night) - introduced in version 1.7
- Store (day, evening, night) - introduced in version 1.7
- Modest Living Room (day, evening, 2 x night versions) - introduced in version 1.8
- Residential Street (day, evening, 3 x night versions) - introduced in version 1.8
- Inn Outside (day, evening, night versions) - introduced in version 1.9
- Castle Hallway (day, evening, 2 x night versions) - introduced in version 1.9
- Throne Room (day, evening, 2 x night versions) - introduced in version 2.0
All backgrounds are 1920x1080, in a PNG format.
Terms
If you decide to purchase and use my backgrounds, you are free to use them in free or commercial projects but do not resell or redistribute them on their own. Crediting if possible would be appreciated.
Purchase
In order to download this asset pack you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $20 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Download demo
Development log
Comments
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Entered a game jam using your (edited) backgrounds, here's a link to the demo:
https://cid331.itch.io/trails-of-tranquility
Thanks for crediting me and congrats on your demo release! ^^
Anytime, and thanks!
I've left a rating as thanks for making this excellent asset pack!
If I could make a request for a future asset; I'm in need of an arcane/magician's study. Nothing too fancy, but something with bookshelves and maybe a pile of tomes or two. I'd greatly appreciate it!
Oh, and a suggestion for the potion shop: could you make an alternate version without the candles/orb that includes a cauldron, mortar and pestle, alembic and retort? Right now it feels more like a shop for magic users rather than potions. You don't have to, this is just something that my ADHD mind won't leave alone unless I ask. Thanks for humoring me!
Thank you for purchasing my pack and leaving a review! I will try to add a magician's study in the next update, although I'm not sure when that will be exactly.
As for modifying existing assets, unfortunately that's not possible as they were made quite a while ago and it would be impossible to recreate exactly. They are made using 3d modelling so it is pretty difficult to make changes to already rendered scenes. Sorry about that.
Nono, it's totally understandable! I had a feeling your were placing each element by hand with models but I figured it was at least worth asking. Your asset pack contains so much already that I can make do with what's there.
Thanks for taking the time to reply and I look forward to future updates!
I'll be sure to credit your work and leave a link once I've got my demo in a presentable state. 👍
Well, you could make backgrounds with forest themes and palace environments for the theme of elf and dungeons :)
Thanks for the idea, I will keep it in mind!
Nice background images that shows the amount of love that went into creating them, unlike the mindless AI generated assets flooding everywhere.
One pretty please request - night versions of blacksmith & potion shop. It will help me greatly as I have day and night cycle in my game.
Thanks a lot!
Thank you so much for your support and feedback! I didn't have access to all the original files, but I did my best and I've added the versions you wanted to the background pack (download v2.1 that includes them). I hope you enjoy the new additions, and if you have any more ideas or requests, feel free to share. Happy storytelling!
Thank you so much! You rock!!
One more screen that would be great is a camp site for resting (day/night). But no pressure, I am using another asset, not a perfect fit but does the job.
I'll make that the next background that I add to the pack, although I can't say when it will be done, depends on when I have some free time. Good luck with your project!
These are perfect for the game I'm making, if I purchase am I free to edit them to better fit the tone of my game?
Sure, you are free to edit them, so long as you do not redistribute the edits by themselves or take sole credit for them in your game's credits, etc.
These are awesome! Looking forward to using these in my game, Next in Line. Are you going to be taking commissions this year? I couldn't tell from your website.
Thank you so much. More are incoming. Your project looks interesting, I wish you good luck!
As for commissions, right now I have projects I'm working on, but maybe later in the year I will be opening them again.
Okay, thanks for the response. If you do open up commissions later on, I would definitely be interested. You are very talented. I'll stay tuned for your upcoming work.
Thank you!! Exactly what I needed!
May I be greedy and ask for a medieval corner store or a blacksmith's? *puppy eyes* They are incredibly difficult to find, and so far I've only found some... but not allowed to use with Renpy.
(Or can I commission them from you? Are you available?)
Hi! I just released 9 new pieces so I wasn't planning on adding anything else to this pack for now, but I do commissions. Send me a mail at selavi.games@gmail.com to discuss
I have been pulling my hair out for assets and you delivered. Will be sure to include links to my projects for ya!
Needed the Taverns
Nice! I look forward to more castle BGs in future! But is there a way for me to only purchase the additional BGs as I already bought one of the previous packs?
If you bought it once, you should be able to download it again. Try clicking buy and then "I've already paid for this" at the bottom of the popup.
Oh, thank you, I did not know that! Love your work ^_^
Looks great! Nice having a castle BG added
Thanks! I'll be adding more castle-related backgrounds in the future.
These are really clean and great! I'd love to see more medieval type stuff :P
Great work, and keep it up!
Thank you! More are in the making!
well you’ve got my follow :)