I feel compelled to comment 'cuz I got this game with the itch.io blm bundle and popped it open for stress relief purposes and then cried like three times while playing (in a good way lmao). Extremely well-written with super cute art, hit me right in the trans, thank you for this experience
Finally got around to playing this game and it was absolutely wonderful. I really love how fleshed out the entire forum community is and how much attention to detail there is, heck, sometimes I almost forget I'm not actually talking on a real chat server! Also I teared up a little at the end ;v;
aaaa i just finished the game and i'm all choked up and i love it so hecking much ;_; and then i go and find you and twitter and realise i've been liking your tweets for months!! from one trans girl to another, thank you so much for this game :")
I have been telling everyone I know to play this game. Constantly. It's just that good (although the puzzles aren't always obvious.)
This game managed to skewer a moment in time perfectly, simulating the illicit thrill of the early 2000s internet, where identities were less connected; more fluid, situational.
Wow, I loved playing through this game!!!! I got a bit stuck on the password bit but I looked at the forums...lol. But gosh. So many feelings. So good. You clearly put a lot of heart into this game.
From a story perspective it delivered everything with a bit much in terms of naive optimism and predictability, which I felt dampened the experience significantly for me. Not to mention the side content isn't particularly enticing, as the game's pacing combined with a lack of any skip mechanics make it a slog to replay after the first time.
Other than that though, this game has a ton of heart put into it, and I greatly admire the attention-to-detail put in every corner here. I enjoy it not as a particularly inspiring or compelling story, but as an example of truly impressive storytelling and worldbuilding.
Strong 6/10 EDIT: I forgot to mention, the characters represent their different stereotypes very effectively, which makes Alex's interactions with them all the more compelling. Just thought I'd bring it up. Plot itself isn't very interesting in my opinion and the game still has a pacing problem when replaying, but I do still like most of the characters.
Thank you for making this game. It's such a comfort to me and I adore it so much. If I had a MAC rather than a Windows I would make my computer look exactly like the one in the game. It was such a wonderful experience and it means so much to be as a trans person.
Thank you so much for making this game. This game means so much to me on a deeply emotional level. The ending is cathartic and satisfying, it puts you through a lot and can be intense at times but I adore it all the same. I'm probably going to play it again sometime, but I'm going to wait a while, so I can experience it with fresh eyes again.
Every character is so real, and every single one matches people I've met online when I was a dumb teen figuring myself out.
Thank you for making this game. It's a deeply cathartic experience, and I hope to see more of your work soon.
I really love this game, it's so emotional and definitely worth the price. I'm currently trying to find the password but i can't find it anywhere D: does anyone know where it is...?
Help! how am I supposed to play? I had conversations with people in the chat window, then used the friendly reminder to get some dates. I'm stuck there. I try to logout and all I get is a weird sound and nothing happens, I close and open the game and the chat resets, ony documents and the reminders are saved
I haven't talked to my spawners properly in well over 8 years.
I sent them this game, because they've said pretty much word for word everything that Alex's dad did. Or well, the equivalent in a language that constantly misgenders me but w/e you get the point.
They apologized to me for the first time in 8 years.
I don't know what to say other than thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
I'm not good at reviews, but i started this game blind, not realizing it was about a trans girl. This game is beautiful, and brought me to tears several times. this was such an adventure, and im still actually crying over it. there were a lot of feelings put into this, and im thankful i came across this game.
That's correct, you can only save at the end of the day. The reasoning behind this is that it would have required a significantly more complex save system able to account for saving each individual dialog choice and repopulating each of them every time the game loads in, which could create a good deal of technical issues given it loads everything in at a scene's construction.
Super busted game ): was super excited to play it and then I really REALLY loved it... up until day 5/14. The terminal doesn't work and I can't figure out how to restart the game (perhaps corrupted save file?). I deleted the physical files, I deleted the game files, I restarted my computer, redownloaded the physical files, and it keeps loading up at my last save on 5/14. Huge bummer, I was really excited to play this to the end. Can someone help me? Where tf are these files saving on my comp and HOW do I get them off so I can start again?
(hate to ask this but i was having a similar issue and missed the obvious solution) have you tried deleting your save file from within the in-game menu on startup?
i rly hope you get to play this (if u havent already solved ur problem)!! honestly its a huge mystery where the save file is, i spent a good half an hour looking through recent files 😔
(edit, your pc should have a 'hummingwarp' folder somewhere, the save files in there!)
fantastic. even as a cis-male, with easygoing parents, this still hit me hard, and i cried a couple times. there's always a commonality in coming out. love this. thank you.
This was absolutely incredible. I played it over a number of days and genuinely was looking forward to logging in each night. The story really brought up a lot of emotions for me, in a way that is rare for games. Will stay with me. Well done on an outstanding piece of work, look forward to seeing what else you make!
Gosh... really.. just pulled my heart out in the best way. My experience growing up was... different from Alex. But it's shocking how true-to-life the emotional roller coaster of a through line is.
Thank you for making this game. Thank you for telling this story.
At the end of the game you can exit the chat window which breaks the game. You cant quit or open a new chat window. I ended up watching a video of the last few min of the game.
I have been questioning my gender for years, but have always been too scared to really confront what these feelings may mean. This game broke my heart and mended it a thousand times over, and now that I've finished it....
I think I'm finally ready to start searching within myself for my own identity.
Victoria Dominowski, you are a godsend. Thank you for a beautifully nostalgic and heart-wrenching game.
Probably the coolest and sweetest game I have played in a very long time. It really captures so much emotion and just helps you understand where Alex's head is at. I found myself multiple times frustrated at the chat responses to choose from as there wasn't a "perfect" option but I had to remind myself, Alex is a teenager and emotions run so strong, so of course there is going to be conflict and not perfect responses, makes the game real and I love that. Definitely had me in tears at the end, this is just such a great game, and even though I am no longer a teen it really made me feel heard in so many areas, wonderful game seriously.
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This is an emotional blender of a video game. if you're trans or traumatized or god forbid both, bring tissues
I broke down completely on day 2 and cried in the good way on day 4. Game is VERY good, and the OST is wonderful
I'd normally end something like this with like a "Play SLH" joke but you're on the itch page so
Buy and then play secret little haven
This game didn't start my crisis with gender identity, but it definitely through some gas on it. 10/10. Will play again.
how do i use the unlock code
a very well-written, very necessary game. thank you for it.
I feel compelled to comment 'cuz I got this game with the itch.io blm bundle and popped it open for stress relief purposes and then cried like three times while playing (in a good way lmao). Extremely well-written with super cute art, hit me right in the trans, thank you for this experience
Finally got around to playing this game and it was absolutely wonderful. I really love how fleshed out the entire forum community is and how much attention to detail there is, heck, sometimes I almost forget I'm not actually talking on a real chat server! Also I teared up a little at the end ;v;
Loved this game thank you so much for making it <3
This game is so amazing, I hope another game comes out soon! <3 Thank you for making this for the little peeps!
aaaa i just finished the game and i'm all choked up and i love it so hecking much ;_;
and then i go and find you and twitter and realise i've been liking your tweets for months!!
from one trans girl to another, thank you so much for this game :")
laguna deserves the world and more
I have been telling everyone I know to play this game. Constantly. It's just that good (although the puzzles aren't always obvious.)
This game managed to skewer a moment in time perfectly, simulating the illicit thrill of the early 2000s internet, where identities were less connected; more fluid, situational.
Oh, and it'll crack your eggs, for sure.
Wow, I loved playing through this game!!!! I got a bit stuck on the password bit but I looked at the forums...lol. But gosh. So many feelings. So good. You clearly put a lot of heart into this game.
From a story perspective it delivered everything with a bit much in terms of naive optimism and predictability, which I felt dampened the experience significantly for me. Not to mention the side content isn't particularly enticing, as the game's pacing combined with a lack of any skip mechanics make it a slog to replay after the first time.
Other than that though, this game has a ton of heart put into it, and I greatly admire the attention-to-detail put in every corner here. I enjoy it not as a particularly inspiring or compelling story, but as an example of truly impressive storytelling and worldbuilding.
Strong 6/10
EDIT: I forgot to mention, the characters represent their different stereotypes very effectively, which makes Alex's interactions with them all the more compelling. Just thought I'd bring it up. Plot itself isn't very interesting in my opinion and the game still has a pacing problem when replaying, but I do still like most of the characters.
the message in this game is beautiful, and means so much to me as a trans person. thank you so much for this.
if i hadnt played this game i wouldve never started questioning my gender and i honestly dont know if thats a good or a bad thing
Thank you for making this game. It's such a comfort to me and I adore it so much. If I had a MAC rather than a Windows I would make my computer look exactly like the one in the game. It was such a wonderful experience and it means so much to be as a trans person.
This game literally inspired me to finally come out to my friends. Thank you so much for making it.
Thank you so much for making this game. This game means so much to me on a deeply emotional level. The ending is cathartic and satisfying, it puts you through a lot and can be intense at times but I adore it all the same. I'm probably going to play it again sometime, but I'm going to wait a while, so I can experience it with fresh eyes again.
Every character is so real, and every single one matches people I've met online when I was a dumb teen figuring myself out.
Thank you for making this game. It's a deeply cathartic experience, and I hope to see more of your work soon.
I really love this game, it's so emotional and definitely worth the price. I'm currently trying to find the password but i can't find it anywhere D: does anyone know where it is...?
Help! how am I supposed to play? I had conversations with people in the chat window, then used the friendly reminder to get some dates. I'm stuck there. I try to logout and all I get is a weird sound and nothing happens, I close and open the game and the chat resets, ony documents and the reminders are saved
I haven't talked to my spawners properly in well over 8 years.
I sent them this game, because they've said pretty much word for word everything that Alex's dad did.
Or well, the equivalent in a language that constantly misgenders me but w/e you get the point.They apologized to me for the first time in 8 years.
I don't know what to say other than thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
I'm not good at reviews, but i started this game blind, not realizing it was about a trans girl. This game is beautiful, and brought me to tears several times. this was such an adventure, and im still actually crying over it. there were a lot of feelings put into this, and im thankful i came across this game.
I can't seem to find the "PGLF.jpg" image I've seen in a few Steam screenshots, am I missing something?
oh shoot, I must have forgotten to include that I the latest Itch update of the game >.>
In the meantime, here's the image uploaded elsewhere! https://imgur.com/sQYrjJE
Oh wow now it made sense, thanks for the heads up!
AUGH I LOVE IT ;_; thank you for making this beautiful work, Victoria!! Also the soundtrack is STUNNING!
is there really no way to save partway through a day? not everyone can finish a play session when the game wants you to?
That's correct, you can only save at the end of the day. The reasoning behind this is that it would have required a significantly more complex save system able to account for saving each individual dialog choice and repopulating each of them every time the game loads in, which could create a good deal of technical issues given it loads everything in at a scene's construction.
Super busted game ): was super excited to play it and then I really REALLY loved it... up until day 5/14. The terminal doesn't work and I can't figure out how to restart the game (perhaps corrupted save file?). I deleted the physical files, I deleted the game files, I restarted my computer, redownloaded the physical files, and it keeps loading up at my last save on 5/14. Huge bummer, I was really excited to play this to the end. Can someone help me? Where tf are these files saving on my comp and HOW do I get them off so I can start again?
What seems to be the exact issue you are having?
(hate to ask this but i was having a similar issue and missed the obvious solution) have you tried deleting your save file from within the in-game menu on startup?
i rly hope you get to play this (if u havent already solved ur problem)!! honestly its a huge mystery where the save file is, i spent a good half an hour looking through recent files 😔
(edit, your pc should have a 'hummingwarp' folder somewhere, the save files in there!)
fantastic. even as a cis-male, with easygoing parents, this still hit me hard, and i cried a couple times. there's always a commonality in coming out. love this. thank you.
I cried a lot. I wish I'd had this as a kid.
I am stuck on a bit with Laguna she is telling me about using is to locate and stuff and I dont know what the fuck she is talking about please help
so I found out you have to use ls not is but the command still isnt working
ok ive done it but she said more and I dont understand what she means by more
This was absolutely incredible. I played it over a number of days and genuinely was looking forward to logging in each night. The story really brought up a lot of emotions for me, in a way that is rare for games. Will stay with me. Well done on an outstanding piece of work, look forward to seeing what else you make!
Gosh... really.. just pulled my heart out in the best way.
My experience growing up was... different from Alex. But it's shocking how true-to-life the emotional roller coaster of a through line is.
Thank you for making this game. Thank you for telling this story.
At the end of the game you can exit the chat window which breaks the game. You cant quit or open a new chat window. I ended up watching a video of the last few min of the game.
Oh. My. God.
I have been questioning my gender for years, but have always been too scared to really confront what these feelings may mean. This game broke my heart and mended it a thousand times over, and now that I've finished it....
I think I'm finally ready to start searching within myself for my own identity.
Victoria Dominowski, you are a godsend. Thank you for a beautifully nostalgic and heart-wrenching game.
cis-spicious
one of my favorite games I have played recently, it brought me to tears.
I can`t type in the ~ thing on the terminal to acess the gem write thing? I can do it outside the game but in the game. I use the ascii code thing.
button on far left end of keyboard, under the escape key
Doesn`t work, all i get is º+++++++++++ when i press it
Probably the coolest and sweetest game I have played in a very long time. It really captures so much emotion and just helps you understand where Alex's head is at. I found myself multiple times frustrated at the chat responses to choose from as there wasn't a "perfect" option but I had to remind myself, Alex is a teenager and emotions run so strong, so of course there is going to be conflict and not perfect responses, makes the game real and I love that. Definitely had me in tears at the end, this is just such a great game, and even though I am no longer a teen it really made me feel heard in so many areas, wonderful game seriously.