i made an account just to comment here. I got hooked like, instantly. the art is gorgeous, the vibes are perfect, the writing is great... I'll be keeping an eye out for any future updates!!! Good luck and take care, I'm rooting for you!! ( ˶ˆᗜˆ˵ )
Out of curiosity, the player character is i think implied to be female based on the photo on the ID, right? Do you plan to expand on that at all, keep it ambiguous, maybe add options for masc players, etc? Or will it be mostly unmentioned in the rest of the game?
omg tysm for making an account just to comment that ( ; ω ; ) that seriously means a lot!! yep, since this is my first game and the player’s gender doesn’t really affect the story, i’m keeping it mostly unmentioned for now! other than the ID photo it’ll stay pretty neutral for the rest of the game (i mighttt redraw the ID for the final release? maybe) i'll definitely try to be more considerate about this for future projects tho!
:0 awesome to hear!! I of course would still play even if the PC had a confirmed gender, but it's always nice to find stuff that allows for ambiguity. especially because I am.... down so bad for Ilya. legit couldnt sleep for a sec last night bc i was thinking of this game lol >w<. thanks so much for replying!!
aaaa this is amazing!! i love that it feels like your choices really do matter. the atmosphere of the game sucks you right in and keeps you there, i love it. Ilya is such an interesting character and i cant wait to see more of him <3!!!!!
POTENTIAL CHOICES SPOILER WARNING IF PEOPLE WANT TO FIGURE IT OUT THEMSELVES!!
I got the 3rd bad ending/all endings, if I remember correctly, the best way to get it is to act neutral. Not nice, or overly suspicious, just SUPER neutral towards him.
Before you let him in the car, ask more questions and THEN let him get in. Once he’s inside, don’t pry or ask him about his family AT ALL or try to “confirm his car problems”. When there’s an option to change/divert the topic, always change it. Just focus on the college life and road isolation questions only, even if you have to choose and re-ask them multiple times.
Options I chose:
“Pays the bills”
“yeah, it sucks”
“someone would”
All college life questions are safeIlya “this kind of weather” question
Choose: “Annoyance”
For isolation of the road Always choose: “Like we’re the last people on earth”
Once you finally get to the MC saying: “So, Oakhaven” Ilya will mention “Car troubles. Out of nowhere.” choose the “hesitate” option. Once he tries to explain the “inside joke” about maple street, choose “stay silent”. After the interaction, immediately try messing with the radio.
Once you get to the green sign, take the exit, head into the gas station to ask for help or rethink in order to ask for help. DO NOT PLAY IT COOL OR COMPLY WITH ILYA, grab the cashier’s wrist, and then try to run.
That’s how you’ll get the 3rd bad ending. It’s the saddest ending IMO T_T
(´｡• ᵕ •｡`) thank u sm for helping each other out! i will have to fix the 3rd bad ending though since its kind of buggy + i want to illustrate another CG for it, but i hope you both enjoyed the game!
This game literally eats! The 3rd bad ending and all of it is so well-written and realistic, I love this game and the art/CGs so much its so addicting! Plus Ilya is so fine ( ◡̀_◡́)ᕤ. Its super rare to see a red haired guy with freckles FINALLY get portrayed as a yandere. This game is legit a dream game for me (cuz hawt guy…and freckles). 16/10 because he’s fine, red-hair, and is a craycray yandere. I super can’t wait to see more!
Hi, I don’t want to be too spoilery, but just be suspicious of him and choose to be super adamant about meeting his parents/family. It will lock you in the sequence to that ending, just make sure not to choose the “apologize” options when asking about them. Once you get to Oakhaven, there will be a choice you can make that leads most people right into danger…Fail to fight him off and you will get the 2nd bad ending.
Just responded for 2nd bad ending, but for #1 out of the first 2 bad endings, just be mean, hyper-aware/inquisitive, and CLOCK HIS TEA ALOT! T_T Focus mainly on “Confirming his car troubles”, Observing him, and playing with the radio. Don’t ask about his family or pry too much about his college life. Just create an overall negative tone/atmosphere with him and you will get that specific ending.
The art style of this game has me hooked! Ilya is super duper cute!! I really want to see the full version! Also, I’m curious if this game will have a relationship system in the future?
aaaa thank u so much (⸝⸝ᵕᴗᵕ⸝⸝)!! ilya would be so pleased LOL and yep!! there’ll be a relationship point system in the full version but i’m still deciding if i want it to be invisible, or if players should see when they gain/lose points. i think i might lean into just making it invisible so players don't feel pressured(?) if that makes sense
Made an account just to tell you that I am absolutely in love with your game! Went in suspicious of ilya(and I still am lmao) but now I love him so much! I can’t wait for the full game! Is there any way I can keep up with the progress and updates? :)
omg thank u sm ( ˘͈ ᵕ ˘͈♡) ilya would be so smug if he heard that LOL i’ll be posting updates here on the itch devlogs + tumblr, so feel free to follow if u want! so glad u enjoyed the game ♡
Omg I love this, ive never played a visual novel with so much interactivity. I love how the different choices so obviously affect the gameplay and results, I feel like other visual novels ive played felt like what I choose didnt really matter anyway. Ive been playing for 5 hours its insane how im still entertained! Ive gotten all the endings but the 3rd bad ending, if I could get some kind of hint it would be really helpful because im struggling lol. But I love the game and look forward to the full release!
AHHH ᡣ • . • 𐭩 ♡ i’m so so grateful for the support!! even though a lot of the intro is spent in the truck, i really want to flesh the story out more in future routes, so knowing people are still this invested means the world to me,, i was a little nervous about keeping it engaging haha so i’m really grateful you stuck with it !!
tysm for letting me know about the bad ending! i just double-checked and realized that there’s a bug that’s been blocking access to it </3 i needed to work on the pacing on that one anyway, so i’ll fix it for the full release and it’ll be properly included then!
OMGGGG JAN HELLO AJsdkasjd IM SO GLAD U LIKE IT i was honestly so inspired by all the stuff you've been working on so i kinda pushed myself to start creating things too THANKU
wait why is this game never talked about????its one of the best vn i've played and i like how the mc in this game actually feels like me and not a self insert for the creator. So much cool art, so many choices, and such a cool concept overall 11/10 girl!(bonus points because i think ilya is fine :3)
yesss there will be, don’t worry! just depends on how you begin the captivity route(s)! the story might take more darker turns though, more often than not, but ill try to implement a lot of agency with the choices! 🫶
Love the art and the story is really interesting so far. Can't wait for the next update, you're already doing really good if this is your first visual novel :)
I loved Ilya and the story writing much . Specially the description of small chunks of atmosphere and feelings...And you know quite deep about med school studies. Are you a med student !? 🥺💖
im so glad that he's resonating with you!! <3 omg no, actually! i originally wanted to go down a healthcare path/field but things happened financially, so now i'm currently pursuing information systems instead :)
made an account just to comment!! i've been playing this for two hours and my friends are concerned
i adore this game so much. just finished all the available endings, and the writing truly puts you inside of the game, along with the beautiful art--which i genuinely couldn't stop obsessing over. it makes ilya look very cutie toots despite his not exactly sane nature.
i don't usually find myself replaying routes in games just to read other dialogue options, but i did with this game! i didn't even find some of the endings until i forced myself to start over because i was too busy going through all the dialogue. neutral ending 3 did definitely become a favorite, though, merely because of the absolute chills i got from it.
definitely looking forward to the full release! no rush at all im sooo totally normal about this game. thank you for the demo!
WHATTT?! thank you for making an account just to comment that’s so sweet omg 😭 i’m seriously honored you spent that much time with the demo (sincere apologies to your friends from me HAHA)
it makes me so happy to hear that the writing and art pulled you in, especially that you replayed for different dialogue! knowing that it was worth going back for makes me so happyyyyy
thank you again for such a thoughtful and funny comment, it genuinely means a lot to me. i’m so excited to share more when the time comes!! ( ,, ︵ ‿ ︵ ,, )
Your talent for crafting horror atmosphere is incredible!!!😭
snowy day? midnight almost isolated highway? our adorable stranger avoid question or even make up answers? So many times, my sense of danger spikes—like this is it, like is a calling 911/ghost hunter/detective situation, but in NE nothing happens.That eerie stillness somehow makes it even scarier, like we narrowly escaped something dangerous.
Then when I reached the captivity ending, it gave me relief to find our friend was just a friendly kidnapper <3（jk) your art is so beautiful btw, thank you for this demo!
i appreciate your words a lot, thank you!! <3 the way you describe the atmosphere is so wonderful and descriptive, definitely hit the nail on the head! i’m so glad you enjoyed the demo ♡
Oh my God, I LOVE THIS! The art, the story, many multiple endings despite the fact it's a demo... Thank you so much for an amazing game! Ilya is my little baby fox that makes me want to hug him to death :D And yes, I did get the bad ending first LOL
art is jawdropping, ambience and pacing are fantastic, i love the story telling and atmosphere. literally amazing!! for a first project this is spectacular!! excited for everything u make. love4eva <3
hi hi! nope, the mc isn’t gendered in the game. i was originally planning to write from a more feminine pov, but since it didn’t really affect the story or choices, i ended up keeping it neutral! ദ്ദി ( ᵔ ᗜ ᵔ )
oh okay! Thank you for such quick answer!! Loved the game, can't wait for more! The art and choice of music is incredible, and I really loved all the dialogues! Oh, one last thing, would it be okay to ask for a hint for ending 5 (captive, I think?)
thank you so much for all the praise!! <3 hmm, as for the ending, there are actually 3 different choices that can lead into the captivity routes / the end of the demo! i haven’t officially numbered the endings yet (right now there’s 3 bad endings and 6 neutral ones), so it can be a little tricky to track.
i’m planning to add either a walkthrough or an endings/achievements label in the full release so players can keep better track of what they’ve unlocked, so hopefully that helps down the line! :D
i’m saving the true ending for the full release since it’s gonna be pretty long and ties closely into other future endings! i didn’t want anything to clash narratively. sorry for the confusion, and i hope you’re enjoying the game so far! :)
oh, okay, thank you!! the game is amazing, i love the art and ilya's character design and the game has a perfectly eerie vibe and overall i really enjoyed playing it and i can't wait for the full release!!
HJDSDH i dont usually comment on itchio but, even though its just the demo this game is so beautifully written!!!! and the arts so cool, honestly im confident to say this is by far already one of my favorite visual novels already (ps I hope u have an amazing day today :D)
AWW that’s so incredibly sweet!! 😭 thank you sm for taking the time to comment, it really means a lot and makes me feel incredibly warm 🫶 also makes me so excited (and a lil emotional LOL) to keep going with the game! hope you have an amazing day too!! (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ
Wow! The atmosphere, sprites and CG's of this game are gorgeous! I love the feeling that this game gives me I can't wait to see more of the story. Gotta say Ilya is an interesting fella can't want to see more of this!!
ahhh thank you so much! i’m so glad the visuals hit for you <3 and hehe ilya is… definitely something LOL i can’t wait to share more of the story and his character soon, esp some concept sketches :) tysm for playing!!
Hello, mair! I’m one of your fans from China, and I really love your game. May I create a Chinese version of your game’s translation?That's my video sharing site:https://space.bilibili.com/647965937?spm_id_from=333.1007.0.0, If you agree, I will also send you the Chinese translation files once it's done! I hope to receive your permission.🥺🤲❤️🌹
hello!! thank you so much for your kind words and support, it means a lot to me (｡•́‿•̀｡)♡ and yes, i’d be honored if you translated the game into chinese as long as there's credit, thank you so much for offering to do that, i’d be really happy to receive the files once you're done. <3🌷
I found that if you want to display Chinese in the game, you need to move the text in the game/tl/None folder to the game folder. Could you please adjust the position of the text?🥺
This was incredible! I loved the premise, the prose and the art and GUI were all so well done and suited each other perfectly!
I loved how when the game started it made me feel so cozy and warm. The outside is cold and unforgiving but the truck was warm and safe but that changed up very quickly once I allowed Ilya into my truck.
I adored how subtle it was at first like a warm sleep gently lulling you into a dream. You open up to him, chat to him and think he's lovely. But something is so wrong as you catch little hints here and there.
The art itself was beautiful! I adore your art style and the colour palette you chose for the CGs. And I loved how cute Jax and his girlfriend was too!
I'm so excited to see the continuation of the motel and captive routes and how you'll develop Ilya's character as more of his obsessive behaviour shows! Thank you for such a wonderful experience! I spent the afternoon playing this and adored every moment and hunted for every ending! I uploaded my playthrough to youtube here as well to introduce it to my community!
Thank you again! I'm excited to keep supporting you and your work!
ahhh this is so incredibly sweet and thoughtful, thank you so much for taking the time to write all of this!! reading your comment genuinely made my day (´；ω；`)
i just finished watching playthrough and it was honestly such a treat, i was smiling the entire time!! it’s so surreal (in the best way) seeing someone fully experience what was just an idea in my head for so long. your reactions were so thoughtful and observant too, it made me feel really seen as a creator, and i can't express how much i appreciate that. and waah i’m so happy you liked the art and gui!! jax and his gf really are so cute i hope in a future update i can somehow add easter eggs of them in some routes LMAO so i’m really glad they stood out to you too!
it means so much that you’re excited for the motel and captive routes too… i’m so hyped to dive deeper into ilya’s character and kind of slowly explain his backstory lol thank you for hunting down the endings omg. that kind of support is just so generous and encouraging. <3
thank you again, sincerely, for playing, sharing, and saying such kind things. i’m really excited to keep working on this!! (｡•́︿•̀｡)♡
You're so welcome! I genuinely had such a lovely time playing this and you should be so proud of your work! You have a wonderful way of worldbuilding that's so incredibly unique and it's such a joy that you've kindly shared it with us to experience!
Thank you for watching as well! I really appreciate it and honestly, my community seems to really love him too! I hope sometime next week I'll be able to share some clips on Tiktok as well so I can help bring some other of my community members in to support the game!
I adored Jax and his gf so much! Our time with them was so brief but you could discern their personalities immediately and how much Jax cared about her. And I think adding them to the game was wonderful! Because it sort of gave a bit of a reprieve to the mounting anxiety of having Ilya in the car. It gave me the same feeling as a resting spot when playing an intense game like Hades xD very well done!
I'm so excited to see the future of this game! Definitely take your time, get some well deserved rest and look after yourself! <3
WOW omg, It was all so comforting at the start, very cosy; the ambience and writing are so good! And of course the art is stunning. It's delightfully mysterious; I'm sure the full game will be just as much of a treat. I hope you're happy and healthy. Congrats on your demo release.
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i made an account just to comment here. I got hooked like, instantly. the art is gorgeous, the vibes are perfect, the writing is great... I'll be keeping an eye out for any future updates!!! Good luck and take care, I'm rooting for you!! ( ˶ˆᗜˆ˵ )
Out of curiosity, the player character is i think implied to be female based on the photo on the ID, right? Do you plan to expand on that at all, keep it ambiguous, maybe add options for masc players, etc? Or will it be mostly unmentioned in the rest of the game?
omg tysm for making an account just to comment that ( ; ω ; ) that seriously means a lot!! yep, since this is my first game and the player’s gender doesn’t really affect the story, i’m keeping it mostly unmentioned for now! other than the ID photo it’ll stay pretty neutral for the rest of the game (i mighttt redraw the ID for the final release? maybe) i'll definitely try to be more considerate about this for future projects tho!
:0 awesome to hear!! I of course would still play even if the PC had a confirmed gender, but it's always nice to find stuff that allows for ambiguity. especially because I am.... down so bad for Ilya. legit couldnt sleep for a sec last night bc i was thinking of this game lol >w<. thanks so much for replying!!
omg stop that’s so kind of you + i totally get that feeling (´｡• ᵕ •｡`) thank you for playing and leaving such lovely comments!!
this game is so coool! ill be waiting
aaa tysm!! so glad u liked it, i'll get to work ✧
the vibes is everything? This is such a cozy game to play through despite the well...what the game is about. Can't wait for the full version!!!
thank you (｡•́︿•̀｡) i truly appreciate your support!
aaaa this is amazing!! i love that it feels like your choices really do matter. the atmosphere of the game sucks you right in and keeps you there, i love it. Ilya is such an interesting character and i cant wait to see more of him <3!!!!!
thank u so much ( ; ω ; ) that means a lot!! ilya’s definitely got more in store, he’s just getting started ( ´•̥ ﹏ •̥ `)
Has anybody managed to get the third bad ending yet? If so, could you please help me get it? I'm so immersed in this game!!! I NEED MOREEE
POTENTIAL CHOICES SPOILER WARNING IF PEOPLE WANT TO FIGURE IT OUT THEMSELVES!!
I got the 3rd bad ending/all endings, if I remember correctly, the best way to get it is to act neutral. Not nice, or overly suspicious, just SUPER neutral towards him.
Before you let him in the car, ask more questions and THEN let him get in. Once he’s inside, don’t pry or ask him about his family AT ALL or try to “confirm his car problems”. When there’s an option to change/divert the topic, always change it. Just focus on the college life and road isolation questions only, even if you have to choose and re-ask them multiple times.
Options I chose:
“Pays the bills” “yeah, it sucks” “someone would” All college life questions are safe Ilya “this kind of weather” question Choose: “Annoyance” For isolation of the road Always choose: “Like we’re the last people on earth”
Once you finally get to the MC saying: “So, Oakhaven” Ilya will mention “Car troubles. Out of nowhere.” choose the “hesitate” option. Once he tries to explain the “inside joke” about maple street, choose “stay silent”. After the interaction, immediately try messing with the radio.
Once you get to the green sign, take the exit, head into the gas station to ask for help or rethink in order to ask for help. DO NOT PLAY IT COOL OR COMPLY WITH ILYA, grab the cashier’s wrist, and then try to run.
That’s how you’ll get the 3rd bad ending. It’s the saddest ending IMO T_T
THANK YOUUUU
(´｡• ᵕ •｡`) thank u sm for helping each other out! i will have to fix the 3rd bad ending though since its kind of buggy + i want to illustrate another CG for it, but i hope you both enjoyed the game!
This game literally eats! The 3rd bad ending and all of it is so well-written and realistic, I love this game and the art/CGs so much its so addicting! Plus Ilya is so fine ( ◡̀_◡́)ᕤ. Its super rare to see a red haired guy with freckles FINALLY get portrayed as a yandere. This game is legit a dream game for me (cuz hawt guy…and freckles). 16/10 because he’s fine, red-hair, and is a craycray yandere. I super can’t wait to see more!
plspls tell me how to get bad end 2? T-T
Hi, I don’t want to be too spoilery, but just be suspicious of him and choose to be super adamant about meeting his parents/family. It will lock you in the sequence to that ending, just make sure not to choose the “apologize” options when asking about them. Once you get to Oakhaven, there will be a choice you can make that leads most people right into danger…Fail to fight him off and you will get the 2nd bad ending.
thank u my savior YAYY
can you plspls help me with getting the first 2 bad endings those are the only ones im missing T0T
Just responded for 2nd bad ending, but for #1 out of the first 2 bad endings, just be mean, hyper-aware/inquisitive, and CLOCK HIS TEA ALOT! T_T Focus mainly on “Confirming his car troubles”, Observing him, and playing with the radio. Don’t ask about his family or pry too much about his college life. Just create an overall negative tone/atmosphere with him and you will get that specific ending.
THANK YOU SO MUCH I JUST UNLOCKED ALL THE ENDINGS YAYYYY
The art style of this game has me hooked! Ilya is super duper cute!! I really want to see the full version! Also, I’m curious if this game will have a relationship system in the future?
aaaa thank u so much (⸝⸝ᵕᴗᵕ⸝⸝)!! ilya would be so pleased LOL and yep!! there’ll be a relationship point system in the full version but i’m still deciding if i want it to be invisible, or if players should see when they gain/lose points. i think i might lean into just making it invisible so players don't feel pressured(?) if that makes sense
Made an account just to tell you that I am absolutely in love with your game! Went in suspicious of ilya(and I still am lmao) but now I love him so much! I can’t wait for the full game! Is there any way I can keep up with the progress and updates? :)
omg thank u sm ( ˘͈ ᵕ ˘͈♡) ilya would be so smug if he heard that LOL i’ll be posting updates here on the itch devlogs + tumblr, so feel free to follow if u want! so glad u enjoyed the game ♡
Omg I love this, ive never played a visual novel with so much interactivity. I love how the different choices so obviously affect the gameplay and results, I feel like other visual novels ive played felt like what I choose didnt really matter anyway. Ive been playing for 5 hours its insane how im still entertained! Ive gotten all the endings but the 3rd bad ending, if I could get some kind of hint it would be really helpful because im struggling lol. But I love the game and look forward to the full release!
AHHH ᡣ • . • 𐭩 ♡ i’m so so grateful for the support!! even though a lot of the intro is spent in the truck, i really want to flesh the story out more in future routes, so knowing people are still this invested means the world to me,, i was a little nervous about keeping it engaging haha so i’m really grateful you stuck with it !!
tysm for letting me know about the bad ending! i just double-checked and realized that there’s a bug that’s been blocking access to it </3 i needed to work on the pacing on that one anyway, so i’ll fix it for the full release and it’ll be properly included then!
OMG THIS IS ACTUALLY SO AMAZING 🫶🫶🫶🫶 I CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT U MAKE NEXT THIS IS SO COMPELLING!!!
OMGGGG JAN HELLO AJsdkasjd IM SO GLAD U LIKE IT i was honestly so inspired by all the stuff you've been working on so i kinda pushed myself to start creating things too THANKU
will be playing this asap but OMG IT LOOKS SO GOOD!!! sososo proud of u mari that's my vn president guys
KIE.... MY KIE... bro once i'm done w this we have to start working on our otome chatsim immediately
YESSS i'm playing rn and this is so fire amen. i will send u a ramble of my review later but ya!! hmu anytime i got u
thank u my goat!! i appreciate you sm
omg this game is super good KEEP GOINGGGG :3
AHHH thank you very much!!!!
YWWW :3
Hope to have an Android mobile version. Thank you!>_<
once it's finished, i'll try my best to make a android vers ദ്ദി(˘‿˘)
wait why is this game never talked about????its one of the best vn i've played and i like how the mc in this game actually feels like me and not a self insert for the creator. So much cool art, so many choices, and such a cool concept overall 11/10 girl!(bonus points because i think ilya is fine :3)
omg thank you so much for this comment 😭 i’m glad that the mc felt natural to you!!
this is so compelling so far, i love it. gotta say too that i have a weakness for cute boys with freckles lol
ahh thank you so much!! i’m so glad you’re enjoying it so far and YESS EXACTLY we need more mls with freckles tbh ( ๑‾̀◡‾́)
YAYAY I CANT WAITTT
YAYAYY
he's such a cutie patootie. can't wait for the captivity route ><
yessss ilya for the win! <3
I CAN'T WAIT FOR MORE UPTDATES, WHAT. Please someone let me know when the whole game is released cus I just got obsessed with it in one route :')
AHHH im so happy you like the game so far!!
I really hope that we can be nice to Ilya in the captivity route...without any negative consequences. He seems really interesting despite his actions.
yesss there will be, don’t worry! just depends on how you begin the captivity route(s)! the story might take more darker turns though, more often than not, but ill try to implement a lot of agency with the choices! 🫶
You can be nice to Ilya, and still get into the captivity route? Now, I need a walkthrough. I tried to be nice to him, and kept getting killed.
ill try to compile one after the full game gets released 🙂↕️
Thank you!
I'm so excited to play this, I got the captivity route so I need to see it 👅 (be honest will this game hurt me)
im excited to work on the captivity route(s) (๑*ᗜ*) mmmmaaaaybe...
Love the art and the story is really interesting so far. Can't wait for the next update, you're already doing really good if this is your first visual novel :)
ahhh that means so much! i have so many projects and ideas i’d love to bring to life, so i really hope i can keep it up. thanks for the support!! <3
I'm so excited to see where this goes. The art and writing is amazing!
i'm so grateful for your support! (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)
THIS IS SO GOOD AHH!! cant wait for the next update
THANK YOU SO MUCHHHhhh !! ill probably start posting mini devlogs once a week to update w/ my progress ♡
I loved Ilya and the story writing much . Specially the description of small chunks of atmosphere and feelings...And you know quite deep about med school studies. Are you a med student !? 🥺💖
im so glad that he's resonating with you!! <3 omg no, actually! i originally wanted to go down a healthcare path/field but things happened financially, so now i'm currently pursuing information systems instead :)
made an account just to comment!! i've been playing this for two hours and my friends are concerned
i adore this game so much. just finished all the available endings, and the writing truly puts you inside of the game, along with the beautiful art--which i genuinely couldn't stop obsessing over. it makes ilya look very cutie toots despite his not exactly sane nature.
i don't usually find myself replaying routes in games just to read other dialogue options, but i did with this game! i didn't even find some of the endings until i forced myself to start over because i was too busy going through all the dialogue. neutral ending 3 did definitely become a favorite, though, merely because of the absolute chills i got from it.
definitely looking forward to the full release! no rush at all im sooo totally normal about this game. thank you for the demo!
WHATTT?! thank you for making an account just to comment that’s so sweet omg 😭 i’m seriously honored you spent that much time with the demo (sincere apologies to your friends from me HAHA)
it makes me so happy to hear that the writing and art pulled you in, especially that you replayed for different dialogue! knowing that it was worth going back for makes me so happyyyyy
thank you again for such a thoughtful and funny comment, it genuinely means a lot to me. i’m so excited to share more when the time comes!! ( ,, ︵ ‿ ︵ ,, )
wait also i forgot to mention, is that sam in your icon?? omggg taste!! im watching supernatural right now, currently on s3 LOL its really really good
YEEESSS wait that’s actually so cool omg. im like stuck on s4 because i have so many other shows to watch but i love sam sooo much
Your talent for crafting horror atmosphere is incredible!!!😭
snowy day? midnight almost isolated highway? our adorable stranger avoid question or even make up answers? So many times, my sense of danger spikes—like this is it, like is a calling 911/ghost hunter/detective situation, but in NE nothing happens.That eerie stillness somehow makes it even scarier, like we narrowly escaped something dangerous.
Then when I reached the captivity ending, it gave me relief to find our friend was just a friendly kidnapper <3（jk) your art is so beautiful btw, thank you for this demo!
i appreciate your words a lot, thank you!! <3 the way you describe the atmosphere is so wonderful and descriptive, definitely hit the nail on the head! i’m so glad you enjoyed the demo ♡
such a cool demo. you are so talented fr fr , can't wait for the full release ^^
thank you smmm 😭 i really appreciate it, i’m so happy you liked it! hope you’ll enjoy the full version too when it’s ready ♡
Oh my God, I LOVE THIS! The art, the story, many multiple endings despite the fact it's a demo... Thank you so much for an amazing game! Ilya is my little baby fox that makes me want to hug him to death :D And yes, I did get the bad ending first LOL
AAA TYSM!! and LMAOO waittt he does resemble a fox thats such a cute comparison 😭😭 thank you for playing <3
art is jawdropping, ambience and pacing are fantastic, i love the story telling and atmosphere. literally amazing!! for a first project this is spectacular!! excited for everything u make. love4eva <3
is this... my darlingest nhi... AGH i love you so so much thank you for ur encouraging words!!! <3
ooh wow! i just finished watching this while i was sketching, your voice is so incredibly soothing. thank you so so much! <3
thanks. I love your art btw.
Hi! Is MC gendered in the game? Can't find info on the description and tags
hi hi! nope, the mc isn’t gendered in the game. i was originally planning to write from a more feminine pov, but since it didn’t really affect the story or choices, i ended up keeping it neutral! ദ്ദി ( ᵔ ᗜ ᵔ )
oh okay! Thank you for such quick answer!! Loved the game, can't wait for more! The art and choice of music is incredible, and I really loved all the dialogues!
Oh, one last thing, would it be okay to ask for a hint for ending 5 (captive, I think?)
thank you so much for all the praise!! <3 hmm, as for the ending, there are actually 3 different choices that can lead into the captivity routes / the end of the demo! i haven’t officially numbered the endings yet (right now there’s 3 bad endings and 6 neutral ones), so it can be a little tricky to track.
i’m planning to add either a walkthrough or an endings/achievements label in the full release so players can keep better track of what they’ve unlocked, so hopefully that helps down the line! :D
how do i get the true ending? so far i've managed to get endings 1 and 6
i’m saving the true ending for the full release since it’s gonna be pretty long and ties closely into other future endings! i didn’t want anything to clash narratively. sorry for the confusion, and i hope you’re enjoying the game so far! :)
oh, okay, thank you!! the game is amazing, i love the art and ilya's character design and the game has a perfectly eerie vibe and overall i really enjoyed playing it and i can't wait for the full release!!
unbelievable to think this is a first time project, became one of my faves to look forward to in an instant!!
oh my gosh, i’m genuinely so flattered 🫶 hearing that means the world to me, i’m so glad you’re looking forward to it!! ⸜(*ˊᗜˋ*)⸝
HJDSDH i dont usually comment on itchio but, even though its just the demo this game is so beautifully written!!!! and the arts so cool, honestly im confident to say this is by far already one of my favorite visual novels already (ps I hope u have an amazing day today :D)
AWW that’s so incredibly sweet!! 😭 thank you sm for taking the time to comment, it really means a lot and makes me feel incredibly warm 🫶 also makes me so excited (and a lil emotional LOL) to keep going with the game! hope you have an amazing day too!! (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ
Wow! The atmosphere, sprites and CG's of this game are gorgeous! I love the feeling that this game gives me I can't wait to see more of the story. Gotta say Ilya is an interesting fella can't want to see more of this!!
ahhh thank you so much! i’m so glad the visuals hit for you <3 and hehe ilya is… definitely something LOL i can’t wait to share more of the story and his character soon, esp some concept sketches :) tysm for playing!!
Hello, mair! I’m one of your fans from China, and I really love your game. May I create a Chinese version of your game’s translation?That's my video sharing site:https://space.bilibili.com/647965937?spm_id_from=333.1007.0.0, If you agree, I will also send you the Chinese translation files once it's done! I hope to receive your permission.🥺🤲❤️🌹
hello!! thank you so much for your kind words and support, it means a lot to me (｡•́‿•̀｡)♡ and yes, i’d be honored if you translated the game into chinese as long as there's credit, thank you so much for offering to do that, i’d be really happy to receive the files once you're done. <3🌷
Thanks so much for giving me the goahead to localize!Would you mind sharing an email address I can use?🥰❤️
of course! you can send files or reach out through this email mirawakestudios@gmail.com (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶) .ᐟ.ᐟ
I found that if you want to display Chinese in the game, you need to move the text in the game/tl/None folder to the game folder. Could you please adjust the position of the text?🥺
oh yes ofc!! if you don’t mind sending the translation to my email, that’d help a ton ♡ thank you sm in advance!!
awesome
im glad you liked it !!
This was incredible! I loved the premise, the prose and the art and GUI were all so well done and suited each other perfectly!
I loved how when the game started it made me feel so cozy and warm. The outside is cold and unforgiving but the truck was warm and safe but that changed up very quickly once I allowed Ilya into my truck.
I adored how subtle it was at first like a warm sleep gently lulling you into a dream. You open up to him, chat to him and think he's lovely. But something is so wrong as you catch little hints here and there.
The art itself was beautiful! I adore your art style and the colour palette you chose for the CGs. And I loved how cute Jax and his girlfriend was too!
I'm so excited to see the continuation of the motel and captive routes and how you'll develop Ilya's character as more of his obsessive behaviour shows! Thank you for such a wonderful experience! I spent the afternoon playing this and adored every moment and hunted for every ending! I uploaded my playthrough to youtube here as well to introduce it to my community!
Thank you again! I'm excited to keep supporting you and your work!
ahhh this is so incredibly sweet and thoughtful, thank you so much for taking the time to write all of this!! reading your comment genuinely made my day (´；ω；`)
i just finished watching playthrough and it was honestly such a treat, i was smiling the entire time!! it’s so surreal (in the best way) seeing someone fully experience what was just an idea in my head for so long. your reactions were so thoughtful and observant too, it made me feel really seen as a creator, and i can't express how much i appreciate that. and waah i’m so happy you liked the art and gui!! jax and his gf really are so cute i hope in a future update i can somehow add easter eggs of them in some routes LMAO so i’m really glad they stood out to you too!
it means so much that you’re excited for the motel and captive routes too… i’m so hyped to dive deeper into ilya’s character and kind of slowly explain his backstory lol thank you for hunting down the endings omg. that kind of support is just so generous and encouraging. <3
thank you again, sincerely, for playing, sharing, and saying such kind things. i’m really excited to keep working on this!! (｡•́︿•̀｡)♡
You're so welcome! I genuinely had such a lovely time playing this and you should be so proud of your work! You have a wonderful way of worldbuilding that's so incredibly unique and it's such a joy that you've kindly shared it with us to experience!
Thank you for watching as well! I really appreciate it and honestly, my community seems to really love him too! I hope sometime next week I'll be able to share some clips on Tiktok as well so I can help bring some other of my community members in to support the game!
I adored Jax and his gf so much! Our time with them was so brief but you could discern their personalities immediately and how much Jax cared about her. And I think adding them to the game was wonderful! Because it sort of gave a bit of a reprieve to the mounting anxiety of having Ilya in the car. It gave me the same feeling as a resting spot when playing an intense game like Hades xD very well done!
I'm so excited to see the future of this game! Definitely take your time, get some well deserved rest and look after yourself! <3
this is so cool!! the art is so good and brings the story together so well
appreciate it sm!! i’m really happy the art + story felt cohesive ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡
Super cool game so far! excited for full game, Ilya seems really unsettling and im curious to learn more about the character
thank you very much! so happy to hear that <3 . and yesss, can’t wait to share more of him in the full game!
I’m so excited to play this! I’ll edit it later and say my thoughts. (Also wow the art looks so amazing!)
yaaay tysm!! take your time and i’m so glad that you like the art hehe 🫶 can’t wait to hear what you think!!
WOW omg, It was all so comforting at the start, very cosy; the ambience and writing are so good! And of course the art is stunning. It's delightfully mysterious; I'm sure the full game will be just as much of a treat. I hope you're happy and healthy. Congrats on your demo release.
omg thank u sm, that means a lot !! i’m really glad the vibes came through!! thanks for the kind words and well wishes <3 hope you’re doing well too!