I expected the hardest part of the move to be over when I was done unpacking the boxes. Sure, I didn't know anyone in Harukawa except Mom, but I'd get to know people at my new school eventually.
But Harukawa is a stranger place than I thought. Why do people run from me like I'm some sort of exotic animal? Why do people keep disappearing or dying? And why do some of my new classmates seem to think I'm a murderer?
Maybe my mom should have wondered why the salary she was offered to move here was so high...
Content warnings: death, suicide, alcohol use, bullying, drug references. The full VN will be more disturbing. As I said, horror.
Download the demo (0.1.7, last updated 17 December 2024):
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This is the first joint project between Spiky Caterpillar and Momo, a new author.
Development status:
The story for the first in-game week is done, though we'll probably wind up changing some things. Character sprites and audio aren't in, so when characters do show onscreen they'll be just the Ren'Py placeholder graphic.
Changes in 0.1.7:
- New dreams added.
- Assorted minor text and transition fixes.
- Crash uploadeder added.
- And, of course, some work on things for the full version (none of which are available yet)
Changes in 0.1.5:
- The first meeting with Hinata's been rewritten.
- More plot, both at the beginning and the end.
- Assorted typo and grammar fixups.
- Save tutorials.
- More flavor options.
- Slightly cleaned up the corners on some dialog boxes.
- Some fiddling around the choice to go outside.
Changes in 0.1.3:
- Added a preliminary rumour tracker (so you can see which rumours you've seen so far) and a character info screen (which will show notable things you've learned about characters. These screens will obviously need expanding and redesign when we've got character art and as more characters and rumours show up in the story.
- Minor UI tweaks.
- Some minor text tweaks.
- Dialog box fades in and out around menus and transitions.
- Fixed the glitchy transition after lunch on the first day.
Changes in 0.1.2:
- Added a couple new scenes.
- Made the protagonist's gender a bit clearer.
- Fixed a line where a character addressed the PC by his default name even if the player had picked something different.
- Cleared up a plot hole around ending 001.
- New ending added.
- New scenes added.
- UI improvements.