I have spent the past 17 HOURS HYPERFIXATING ON THIS PLEASE SEND HELP
I'd like to type out a very wordy review of how this is exceptionally good for being able to pay anything you like or even just in general and the characters are yes and the 18+ scene is chefs kiss but I don't think I can stop scrolling through random facts about Ren on Tumblr for long enough to do so.
Hopefully this will make do: I bought it because I really like horror despite not being a fan of Yandere characters at all. Fully expected that I'd have a fun time creeping myself out and that I'd stay far away from the NSFW scene. Whoops turns out the Yandere guy is great and made me discover that I have a praise kink.
You could not have paid me enough money to even pretend to believe that would happen when I downloaded the game.
Okay, I never wrote a comment here because my stupid ADHD brain is usually doing what it does best and I just forget to leave thanks and feedback on games...
BUT THIS GAME! - THIS!! - GAME!!!
(---is actually living rentfree in my brain now---)
This is just so good! The writing, the art, the characters, the ambience, the choices, the pacing... it just WORKS!
I´m very much looking forward for updates on this. Thank you so much for putting all this work and effort in this project. <3
Edit: After reading some more comments, I wanted to add that I personally liked the (percived) personality of MC. It´s more in line with my own and therefore felt more natural for me than the usuall "I´m a adorable cute slice of toast" or "Ima girlboss bisch baby, plz rescue me nevertheless now" type of (fem)MC (-male MC are slightly better but as AFAB NB I hardly find any good rep lol).
I also really apprecciated that the choices gave me options to play more pragmatic (e.g. nope away from the creep) but also made sure to let me climb on every red flag pole I could find. Sure, Ren is indisputably weird, even creepy and no one in their right mind would just invite someone so noticable unhinged in their home BUT
a) I actually did most of that stuff in real life (although ofc not with so obvious obsessive stalker guys - that said, please take care of yourselfs and don´t be a careless dum-dum like me.) so it didn´t feel too unnatural or out there for me and
b) I highly enjoy when games just let me make glaringly bad decisions AND let me see where it could lead to. That´s half of the fun in these type of games: to make the wrong decisions in a save enviroment and see what will happen. And by that I mean, let me play out the scenario (like in this game) and don´t just kill MC off within three sentences after making a "bad" decision (like in so many other games, IF you even get an option for a "bad" decision at all).
I can somewhat understand where people are comming from when they percive the MC as a bit unlikable and/or feel that the choices are somewhat unrealistic given that Ren is the walking, talking embodiment of a restraining order waiting to happen.
But personally I have to hardly disagree with that. For me everything worked very well inside the games own universe and I feel that trying for a more pragmatic or subtle approach would robb the game of a lot of charme and fun. I mean I get enough reality in reality, I don´t need all that much reality in my games tbh. I also disagree that every MC has to be as neutral as possible so they could function as a propper self insert. I played through so many games where the MC is as opposite of me as it gets and still managed to get entertained but the least fun where always the ones that tried to be as neutral and characterless as possible, so please let her have some personality.
Well, that got longer than intended... Sorry for the text dump but I´m just so captivated by the demo that I wanted to describe my personal opinion here as well. ~
Holy crap, that was amazing. Like, this game ticked so many of my boxes that when I finished I just kinda paced around in a pleasant daze, lost in thought like a lovelorn schoolgirl. I can't wait for more; I'm burning for it.
(sorry for leaving such a lowkey creepy comment. lmao)
I don't know why the idea of Ren thinking he knows everything about the way Mc dresses, and then Mc showing up wearing the exact opposite is hilarious to me.
I played the visual novel and it definitively is my favorite thing ever now! It is such a serotonin boost, from the artstyle to the aesthetic, also had a blast reading the curious cat, can't wait to keep playing :DDD
when i first opened the game, i was amazed at how good it looked. the whole ui as well as the art looks AMAZING!! all the effects and the entire set up just thoroughly impressed me. i'm so excited to see how this will turn out, esp since i went down the route of "get out of my life, don't talk to me". ren's cute and i'm struggling to resist knowing that he's, well, a yandere. i can't wait for more!
i finally logged into my acc just to comment on this dear LORD i am addicted, and the smut scene is chefs kiss!! looking forward to more! kinda want to draw some fanart of ren
Hi I'm OBSESSED with Ren asdfghjklmnbvcxz I really enjoyed playing this and am now gonna replay it cuz I have 14DWY brainrot and will be keeping up with your content and updates through your socials! Thank you so much for making this game and having us play it. I look forward to more!!! ♡ ♡ ♡
Hi! Thank you for the amazing game, I am a huge fan and I cannot wait to see what it will look like when it is finished! Is there anyway we can know a date that you estimate day 2 will be finished by? I’d really like to download that as soon as you finish it! The script and characterization is awesome, and I’m a huge fan- keep up the good work!
Okay, wow. Just finished the demo and what a ride that was! I'm loving Ren so far! He tries so hard to appeal to the MC's fancies that you can't even tell when he's being genuine or not. He's so infatuated that he even gets upset when Violet and Elanor get near us. Can't wait to see how far he'll go once the other love interests have been implemented.
After all.. Jealousy is an ugly beast.
--Major Spoiler--
I'm also already really curious about the tattoo on his neck. He seems adamant to keep us from seeing it.
a submissive n breedable yandere who doesn’t hesitate to moan?? yea sign me tf up !!
((spoilers ahead kinda))
for real though i loved ren’s personality and how you can never know if he's being honest and genuinely cute or just trying to win you over :'D also in some scenes he's somewhat dominant but not rude and that's the perfect balance to avoid making him plain annoying. it's hard to write a compelling yandere but ren seems to be a 10/10 so far!
and HELLOO the segment where you text/call him and hear his footsteps outside ur room was soooo creepy without the need to show anything explicit omggg I LOVED IT we need more scenes like that one 🛐
edit: i've been reading some comments regarding the MC and i'd like to say that i personally like their sort of "judgy" personality (i wouldn't even consider it that depending on how you act and the choices you make, since 2 comments don't define a whole personality) because it makes them seem more human to me. most of the otomes i've played had this sweet, compassionate and understanding MC who hardly complained or acted recklessly, and for me it's more realistic to maybe misjudge someone you don't fully know because of prejudices/fear, or to come off as rude when you don't intend to because you had a bad day, than to be constantly smiling and replying in a sweet manner, especially considering someone broke into your house and your mood mustn't be extremely positive. like, there's this weird dude who is constantly staring at you, seems to fake his cute mannerisms and blurts out remarks that are out of line or very specific info that you never shared. ofc it's realistic to be like 'wtf leave me alone weirdo?' even if you don't completely know him or why he acts that way. maybe he's just extremely socially awkward but has good intentions. maybe not. it would be bad if the MC was judgy ALL the time or sweet ALL the time, but i didn't get that impression while playing the demo. (also we need more MCs who are kinda weirded out by the creepy obsessive behavior but still attracted and dominant towards the yandere, so i welcome every "unpleasant" personality thank u very much)
Yeah, same here! I agree with mostly everything that you are saying. So far, MC feels the most unique to every other MC, most human like, and I absolutly love it.
The only thing is I, personally, really don’t want to be “dominating” Ren. I am only into the other way around (the soft dom energy from Ren is all I need in life :P)
But I hope for people like me and you there would an option to be as intimate with Ren as we want, to fit both of our separate preferences 👏
yeaaah! the sub part is definitely my personal taste but tbh ren’s personality is so intriguing and compelling that it’s hard not to love his soft dom attitude 😩 (also the +18 scene was so well written?!)
it would be nice to have both a sub and dom route but i don’t know if that would be “ooc” for him or too hard to program, so we’ll see how it turns out :)
Sorry for butting in but If you go to the creator's Tumblr, you can see that they've actually spoken a lot about topping/bottoming with ren in the game! (it's a bit of a scroll though so you might need to search for it through the 18+ tag)
[SPOILERS!] [SPOILERS!] [SPOILERS!]
So Ren has two sides to him: his "Haruko" side and his "True" side. The creator has said that his "Haruko" side is much more attentive and submissive while his "True" side is much more assured and dominant. So essentially you can get "the best of both worlds" with Ren depending on which side he shows XD The creator has also mentioned that the game will mainly involve Ren being the one to top/dom the MC, but there will eventually be one optional scene (for now) where the MC can be the one to top/dom Ren instead :D
They've also talked about adding the option to choose between being the top/bottom (instead of having the one optional scene mentioned before), but they haven't implemented this idea yet because other game-related things need their attention.
TBH I'm so glad the creator decided to do this (and for free too?!), especially since the 18+ scene is completely optional/skippable. I personally like domming Ren (and whiney men in general) but having the option to switch the roles is very nice to have XD
ohhh thank you sm for sharing this info, i had no idea about the tumblr but i’ll definitely check it out!
i’m curious though, if the “true” ren is dominant, does that mean him subbing is just play pretend, like adopting that fake “haruko” personality? it’s probably because we don’t know much about him yet but i still don’t get if he genuinely enjoys being attentive and pleasing or it’s just a façade, or a mix of both maybe. such an interesting character for real :)
and i agree with u whiney men (especially with the yandere addition) are just 👌
Thank you so much for the info! That was very useful 👍 And you are right, its so amazing that we a getting such game for free. I wish all the luck to the creator on such a big project!
OMG- THIS GAME IS AWESOME:0 ^^ I will be patiently waiting for the whole game. I like your style, art. ✨Perfection✨. And can I ask when’s the second day will be available? I’m just so excited so I needed to ask😂
I played the demo and really liked it. I'm sure the full version of the game will be quite fun.
spoiler
In the demo version we get a bad ending if we ignore Ren. Then some numbers appeared on the screen. I was sure these numbers meant something, and I was right.
I think this detail was pretty good, I hope the full version of the game will be released as soon as possible. I'm looking forward to it<3
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I have spent the past 17 HOURS HYPERFIXATING ON THIS PLEASE SEND HELP
I'd like to type out a very wordy review of how this is exceptionally good for being able to pay anything you like or even just in general and the characters are yes and the 18+ scene is chefs kiss but I don't think I can stop scrolling through random facts about Ren on Tumblr for long enough to do so.
Hopefully this will make do: I bought it because I really like horror despite not being a fan of Yandere characters at all. Fully expected that I'd have a fun time creeping myself out and that I'd stay far away from the NSFW scene. Whoops turns out the Yandere guy is great and made me discover that I have a praise kink.
You could not have paid me enough money to even pretend to believe that would happen when I downloaded the game.
11/10 Day 2 when???
Love it! Ren has me hooked already, I can't wait until it's fully out!
My goodness this game is GORGEOUS! I love the main screen layout and just *chefs kiss* amazing work!
Okay, I never wrote a comment here because my stupid ADHD brain is usually doing what it does best and I just forget to leave thanks and feedback on games...
BUT THIS GAME! - THIS!! - GAME!!!
(---is actually living rentfree in my brain now---)
This is just so good! The writing, the art, the characters, the ambience, the choices, the pacing... it just WORKS!
I´m very much looking forward for updates on this. Thank you so much for putting all this work and effort in this project. <3
Edit: After reading some more comments, I wanted to add that I personally liked the (percived) personality of MC. It´s more in line with my own and therefore felt more natural for me than the usuall "I´m a adorable cute slice of toast" or "Ima girlboss bisch baby, plz rescue me nevertheless now" type of (fem)MC (-male MC are slightly better but as AFAB NB I hardly find any good rep lol).
I also really apprecciated that the choices gave me options to play more pragmatic (e.g. nope away from the creep) but also made sure to let me climb on every red flag pole I could find. Sure, Ren is indisputably weird, even creepy and no one in their right mind would just invite someone so noticable unhinged in their home BUT
a) I actually did most of that stuff in real life (although ofc not with so obvious obsessive stalker guys - that said, please take care of yourselfs and don´t be a careless dum-dum like me.) so it didn´t feel too unnatural or out there for me and
b) I highly enjoy when games just let me make glaringly bad decisions AND let me see where it could lead to. That´s half of the fun in these type of games: to make the wrong decisions in a save enviroment and see what will happen. And by that I mean, let me play out the scenario (like in this game) and don´t just kill MC off within three sentences after making a "bad" decision (like in so many other games, IF you even get an option for a "bad" decision at all).
I can somewhat understand where people are comming from when they percive the MC as a bit unlikable and/or feel that the choices are somewhat unrealistic given that Ren is the walking, talking embodiment of a restraining order waiting to happen.
But personally I have to hardly disagree with that. For me everything worked very well inside the games own universe and I feel that trying for a more pragmatic or subtle approach would robb the game of a lot of charme and fun. I mean I get enough reality in reality, I don´t need all that much reality in my games tbh. I also disagree that every MC has to be as neutral as possible so they could function as a propper self insert. I played through so many games where the MC is as opposite of me as it gets and still managed to get entertained but the least fun where always the ones that tried to be as neutral and characterless as possible, so please let her have some personality.
Well, that got longer than intended... Sorry for the text dump but I´m just so captivated by the demo that I wanted to describe my personal opinion here as well. ~
I LOVE THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!! I can't WAIT till the full version comes out!
This game is just... just... I am now waiting for the full version, this game is AMAZING! 💜QwQ
BRUH someone on reddit recommended this and I'm so happy I downloaded this. T_T
Please make a patreon and take my money (@_@)
Holy crap, that was amazing. Like, this game ticked so many of my boxes that when I finished I just kinda paced around in a pleasant daze, lost in thought like a lovelorn schoolgirl. I can't wait for more; I'm burning for it.
(sorry for leaving such a lowkey creepy comment. lmao)
I don't know why the idea of Ren thinking he knows everything about the way Mc dresses, and then Mc showing up wearing the exact opposite is hilarious to me.
Well, well, well, that surely was something. Thank you for Ren. I can't wait to find more about him and his methods.
Also, thank you a lot for making it free for us. Your work is truly appreciated. (I am down bad for REDACTED)
I dont leave comments often but this was so good omg
It Very good.
I love this game
Omg I love this boy so much!!!o(╥﹏╥)o
(///- . -///)♥ this is a very good game (♡´𓋰`♡)
>3< re playing it again. absolutely love it
I played the visual novel and it definitively is my favorite thing ever now! It is such a serotonin boost, from the artstyle to the aesthetic, also had a blast reading the curious cat, can't wait to keep playing :DDD
💘
GET THIS GAME !! It is so good and I enjoyed the Demo so much. All of it is SO good.
when i first opened the game, i was amazed at how good it looked. the whole ui as well as the art looks AMAZING!! all the effects and the entire set up just thoroughly impressed me. i'm so excited to see how this will turn out, esp since i went down the route of "get out of my life, don't talk to me". ren's cute and i'm struggling to resist knowing that he's, well, a yandere. i can't wait for more!
i finally logged into my acc just to comment on this dear LORD i am addicted, and the smut scene is chefs kiss!! looking forward to more! kinda want to draw some fanart of ren
I went for the horny route and ohhh my god ren is the best hes also super cute
oh my god i'm down so bad for ren already??? this is such an amazing demo, i had such a great time playing it!! i can't wait for more!!
Hi I'm OBSESSED with Ren asdfghjklmnbvcxz I really enjoyed playing this and am now gonna replay it cuz I have 14DWY brainrot and will be keeping up with your content and updates through your socials! Thank you so much for making this game and having us play it. I look forward to more!!! ♡ ♡ ♡
i finally know why people obsess and love fictional characters. Ren my beloved. let me know when the game updates please
ik this is a late reply but welcome to my world XD
i am sorry i just noticed the 2 hours ago XD i read that as 2 years ago XD
i loved it, will be waiting for updates..
thanks for this masterpiece >-<!
Ty for your amazing work.
The art is a masterpiece.
Can't wait for more, dev!
Hi! Thank you for the amazing game, I am a huge fan and I cannot wait to see what it will look like when it is finished! Is there anyway we can know a date that you estimate day 2 will be finished by? I’d really like to download that as soon as you finish it! The script and characterization is awesome, and I’m a huge fan- keep up the good work!
Okay, wow. Just finished the demo and what a ride that was! I'm loving Ren so far! He tries so hard to appeal to the MC's fancies that you can't even tell when he's being genuine or not. He's so infatuated that he even gets upset when Violet and Elanor get near us. Can't wait to see how far he'll go once the other love interests have been implemented.
After all.. Jealousy is an ugly beast.
--Major Spoiler--
I'm also already really curious about the tattoo on his neck. He seems adamant to keep us from seeing it.
AAH so excited! can't wait for more!
I really liked the demo! Is there an estimate for the full release?
a submissive n breedable yandere who doesn’t hesitate to moan?? yea sign me tf up !!
((spoilers ahead kinda))
for real though i loved ren’s personality and how you can never know if he's being honest and genuinely cute or just trying to win you over :'D also in some scenes he's somewhat dominant but not rude and that's the perfect balance to avoid making him plain annoying. it's hard to write a compelling yandere but ren seems to be a 10/10 so far!
and HELLOO the segment where you text/call him and hear his footsteps outside ur room was soooo creepy without the need to show anything explicit omggg I LOVED IT we need more scenes like that one 🛐
edit: i've been reading some comments regarding the MC and i'd like to say that i personally like their sort of "judgy" personality (i wouldn't even consider it that depending on how you act and the choices you make, since 2 comments don't define a whole personality) because it makes them seem more human to me. most of the otomes i've played had this sweet, compassionate and understanding MC who hardly complained or acted recklessly, and for me it's more realistic to maybe misjudge someone you don't fully know because of prejudices/fear, or to come off as rude when you don't intend to because you had a bad day, than to be constantly smiling and replying in a sweet manner, especially considering someone broke into your house and your mood mustn't be extremely positive.
like, there's this weird dude who is constantly staring at you, seems to fake his cute mannerisms and blurts out remarks that are out of line or very specific info that you never shared. ofc it's realistic to be like 'wtf leave me alone weirdo?' even if you don't completely know him or why he acts that way. maybe he's just extremely socially awkward but has good intentions. maybe not.
it would be bad if the MC was judgy ALL the time or sweet ALL the time, but i didn't get that impression while playing the demo. (also we need more MCs who are kinda weirded out by the creepy obsessive behavior but still attracted and dominant towards the yandere, so i welcome every "unpleasant" personality thank u very much)
Yeah, same here! I agree with mostly everything that you are saying. So far, MC feels the most unique to every other MC, most human like, and I absolutly love it.
The only thing is I, personally, really don’t want to be “dominating” Ren. I am only into the other way around (the soft dom energy from Ren is all I need in life :P) But I hope for people like me and you there would an option to be as intimate with Ren as we want, to fit both of our separate preferences 👏
yeaaah! the sub part is definitely my personal taste but tbh ren’s personality is so intriguing and compelling that it’s hard not to love his soft dom attitude 😩 (also the +18 scene was so well written?!)
it would be nice to have both a sub and dom route but i don’t know if that would be “ooc” for him or too hard to program, so we’ll see how it turns out :)
Sorry for butting in but If you go to the creator's Tumblr, you can see that they've actually spoken a lot about topping/bottoming with ren in the game! (it's a bit of a scroll though so you might need to search for it through the 18+ tag)
[SPOILERS!]
[SPOILERS!]
[SPOILERS!]
So Ren has two sides to him: his "Haruko" side and his "True" side. The creator has said that his "Haruko" side is much more attentive and submissive while his "True" side is much more assured and dominant. So essentially you can get "the best of both worlds" with Ren depending on which side he shows XD The creator has also mentioned that the game will mainly involve Ren being the one to top/dom the MC, but there will eventually be one optional scene (for now) where the MC can be the one to top/dom Ren instead :D
They've also talked about adding the option to choose between being the top/bottom (instead of having the one optional scene mentioned before), but they haven't implemented this idea yet because other game-related things need their attention.
TBH I'm so glad the creator decided to do this (and for free too?!), especially since the 18+ scene is completely optional/skippable. I personally like domming Ren (and whiney men in general) but having the option to switch the roles is very nice to have XD
ohhh thank you sm for sharing this info, i had no idea about the tumblr but i’ll definitely check it out!
i’m curious though, if the “true” ren is dominant, does that mean him subbing is just play pretend, like adopting that fake “haruko” personality? it’s probably because we don’t know much about him yet but i still don’t get if he genuinely enjoys being attentive and pleasing or it’s just a façade, or a mix of both maybe. such an interesting character for real :)
and i agree with u whiney men (especially with the yandere addition) are just 👌
Thank you so much for the info! That was very useful 👍 And you are right, its so amazing that we a getting such game for free. I wish all the luck to the creator on such a big project!
OMG- THIS GAME IS AWESOME:0 ^^ I will be patiently waiting for the whole game. I like your style, art. ✨Perfection✨. And can I ask when’s the second day will be available? I’m just so excited so I needed to ask😂
AA IMA PLAY IT NOW
it suprised me when he said my irl name
WAAAAAAH I LOVE THIS <3 I cant wait for the full game to be completed !!!!
I played the demo and really liked it. I'm sure the full version of the game will be quite fun.
spoiler
In the demo version we get a bad ending if we ignore Ren. Then some numbers appeared on the screen. I was sure these numbers meant something, and I was right.
I think this detail was pretty good, I hope the full version of the game will be released as soon as possible. I'm looking forward to it<3
this game is soooo goooodd aaaaaa i keep replaying the demo over and over again! best of luck to the development! <3
This is amazing! Very much looking forward to the complete 14 days <3 <3
Do you have a discord or patreon for support that I can follow?
^^
A lot of people have requested a 14DWY discord server, so I might look into creating one!
Thank you for the suggestion! ^^