i just started playing this game so i dont have much to say about the actual story of it, but i can say that the art is absolutely gorgeous and i love that the very beginning of the game (unsure if this theme continues) is literally just going around stealing everything you can get your hands on
Hi, good game that I really enjoyed great story line and characters. Typically I don't play these RPG styled games but this is a reason to start. I believe I got the good ending but feel I need to play through it again and pay more attention to the dialogue and scenes to fully understand it. Sorry my bird brain is pretty smooth :D
This is such a lovely game! Nika is so well written and as somebody with kind of bad depression, a couple of moments with Lera hit close with me. they are the most sincere characters I've seen in a game in a long time <3
Literally created an account just to comment! I absolutely LOVED this game! The colors, the atmosphere, the art, the relatable protagonist, the though-provoking and interesting dialogue, the nostalgic and familiar environment with an unsettling twist.. It was all very comforting and inspiring! I'm from Ukraine, and haven't been home for months now, I miss my home dearly. This brought me back a bit, so to say. I am very grateful! It was a very beautiful experience. Thank you so much for creating this masterpiece!
i already wrote a raiting but i just wanted to comment to say how much i loved this game, i got the happy ending and it was really nice, i really felt a connection to lera
This was way too real for me. Growing up in the Ukraine for a while and having kept visiting my family, I know EXACTLY what these rooms and surroundings and everything is like... I loved the game, but I cant say it didnt make me sob multiple times. Incredible.
this was absolutely stunning, would love the ost as an alternative download or a bonus if we donate 1$ or more, the ending/piano room theme is especially touching but I can’t find it on yt, if u could upload it I would love u 2 bits
This was a well-made, masterpiece of a game. I enjoyed every twist and turn presented to me. It is calming and comforting, yet frightful and horrifying all one package and that is hard to come by in a game. The atmosphere, pacing, writing, and visuals were all really well done. Congratulations and great job!
That was one fine game! Really love the story (though pardon me but I don't think I 100% understand it), the ambience, and the artworks! Trully something I look up to as I'm also working my way to improve my coming games. Oh yeah, I'd be more than happy to translate the script to Indonesian if I may, I'm available at discord (Abeljo #2850). Again, well done!
Loved this! It's so eerie; the storyline, the music, and the art--but at times really pretty. And I love how both the true ending and happy ending are both a little bittersweet in my opinion. It was really beautiful
Did the protagonist grow up during the Great Famine? The empty store shelves, Slavic setting, and abundance of, well, meat brought it to mind... Regardless, this was an interesting play! It's very sentimental and sweet. Looking forward to your future work!
It's a personal interpretation but I felt a really special atmosphere.
In the portrait gallery for example, I had this discomfort that we can feel when a certain form of nihilism takes hold of us and makes us see humanity more than as a piece of meat without a goal.
By contrast, Nika made me feel this part of humanity that can sometimes disappear after childhood, or when diseases like depression eat away at us.
But Mika is part of this universe. All this made me think of a sort of giant Yin Yang mixing the coldness of concrete and the warmth of the flesh.
love this game for its plot and painting styles^ ^!to be honest,i'm wondering whether lera wanted to embrace nika when she created a way for lera to escape.>_<
I'd really love to know the author's thought process on this. As someone who's struggled with suicidal thoughts and existential dread for pretty much my entire life, I really related with a lot of this, from both Lera and Nika's perspectives. But it just feels so... vague? I got the happy end and I'm just not really sure what happened at the end. I suppose that's kind of the entire point, but I'm curious what it all led to.
**SPOILERS**
Like for example, did Lera actually *die* (from our viewpoint anyways) or did he become like Nika? Lera was treating Nika as if she *was* the building at some points, how true is that? What was the buildings intention when letting Lera find gasoline and leave and then just not actually following through on that? And what was Nika's "I thought you'd be angry with me..." comment at the very end about?
But yeah, I really like this game. It makes me feel at peace.
hi! first of all, i'm glad that you liked it. i'm sorry for how vague my answers will be, but i hope they provide some sort of closure.
it is intentionally vague, but i realize that's an unfulfilling answer. originally, it was intended to be fairly clear-cut that lera died at the end, but some things happened in my personal life, my viewpoint shifted, and i decided that i didn't want to release such a hopeless story into the world. i'm much happier having it be up to the player, and i hope that there is ample evidence for the view that she survived and was amalgamated into the building to lead a happier life, fully loved and part of something. i don't want her descent into the pit to be read as a suicide, at the very least.
i've always refered to nika as the "child" of the buildings-- she is a part of that family, and thus, as synecdoche, the building itself. yet, she still has independent thoughts and a seemingly human form-- she is not quite a puppet, but she's a mediator of sorts between lera and the family.
the gasoline is just a trap. the real answer to this is extremely boring, which is that i needed some sort of justification to lead lera into the building and have her stay there, and there is no deeper signifigance.
i guess the "i thought you'd be angry with me" comment doesn't make much sense in the context of the happy ending-- i wrote it after writing the true ending, to be honest. i can understand why it would be a bit confusing after the other ending.
I really appreciate you taking the time to reply/explain. Going through the game, it was really clear that it was made by someone who *got it*. It's not often I come across a piece of media that holds my same view/relationship with existentialism/mental illnesses, ya know? So hearing some extra clarification means a lot to me. And tbh I never even considered that Lera didn't become a part of the building! I like to think Nika can distinguish the parts of Lera in the building and they still interact in a sense ^^
Hey. Just to let you know I really love your game, it made me cry with the true ending, and that damn beautiful soundtrack. I'm really happy that i got to know your game.
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such a really great game:)
rlly cool game i got the good ending <3
this ussr atmosphere... i miss something that never happened to me.
if only my house was made of flesh, I CAN DREAM!!!!
i just started playing this game so i dont have much to say about the actual story of it, but i can say that the art is absolutely gorgeous and i love that the very beginning of the game (unsure if this theme continues) is literally just going around stealing everything you can get your hands on
Hi, good game that I really enjoyed great story line and characters. Typically I don't play these RPG styled games but this is a reason to start. I believe I got the good ending but feel I need to play through it again and pay more attention to the dialogue and scenes to fully understand it. Sorry my bird brain is pretty smooth :D
谢谢你带来这部作品，它的美术风格真的太棒了！我已经等不及把它来介绍给更多朋友了...！
Thank you for bringing this game. Its artistic style is really great!!!! I can't wait to introduce it to more friends!
This is such a lovely game! Nika is so well written and as somebody with kind of bad depression, a couple of moments with Lera hit close with me. they are the most sincere characters I've seen in a game in a long time <3
This game is absolute GOLD. Nika was the sweetest little girl ever. I got the "good" and "true" endings, not sure if there were more or not.
Lovely!
Literally created an account just to comment!
I absolutely LOVED this game!
The colors, the atmosphere, the art, the relatable protagonist, the though-provoking and interesting dialogue, the nostalgic and familiar environment with an unsettling twist.. It was all very comforting and inspiring! I'm from Ukraine, and haven't been home for months now, I miss my home dearly. This brought me back a bit, so to say. I am very grateful! It was a very beautiful experience. Thank you so much for creating this masterpiece!
i already wrote a raiting but i just wanted to comment to say how much i loved this game, i got the happy ending and it was really nice, i really felt a connection to lera
this game was such a beautiful experience to play. nika is so sweet too <3, happy ending.
i literally made an account to comment. what a beautiful game. i teared up.
This is an awesome game, i loved it, ill definitley play it a few more times!!
Бесспорно лучшая игра в этом стиле !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Автор спасибо за игру и за перевод
A really really great game, I just got the happy ending
This was way too real for me. Growing up in the Ukraine for a while and having kept visiting my family, I know EXACTLY what these rooms and surroundings and everything is like... I loved the game, but I cant say it didnt make me sob multiple times. Incredible.
I got good ending and the game was really created with much imagination and bizarre creativity. I liked it. And I loved Nika she was so sweet. :)
I just picked everything up like my pockets had hands and made the girl feel nice.
I got true end. Great game it made me cry at the end, I'm gonna miss nika too (T＿T)
I like cheese
i like this feeling，feel like mango put on the raw meet
A tour in a beautiful world for 1 hour,thx for creating.Love you.
btw the music is excellent,thx*2
this game is so beautiful yet depressing and horrifying in a good way<3333 thank you for creating this
i cry every time
this was absolutely stunning, would love the ost as an alternative download or a bonus if we donate 1$ or more, the ending/piano room theme is especially touching but I can’t find it on yt, if u could upload it I would love u 2 bits
yeah,we all love the wonderful music!
this game is amazing! thak you for making it
Can you make it as an APK download, please 🥺
Because I really want to play this again
I think you can play it mobile. Through the web.
This was a well-made, masterpiece of a game. I enjoyed every twist and turn presented to me. It is calming and comforting, yet frightful and horrifying all one package and that is hard to come by in a game. The atmosphere, pacing, writing, and visuals were all really well done. Congratulations and great job!
That was one fine game! Really love the story (though pardon me but I don't think I 100% understand it), the ambience, and the artworks! Trully something I look up to as I'm also working my way to improve my coming games. Oh yeah, I'd be more than happy to translate the script to Indonesian if I may, I'm available at discord (Abeljo #2850). Again, well done!
Loved this! It's so eerie; the storyline, the music, and the art--but at times really pretty. And I love how both the true ending and happy ending are both a little bittersweet in my opinion. It was really beautiful
equal parts charming and disgusting, thought provoking game
Did the protagonist grow up during the Great Famine? The empty store shelves, Slavic setting, and abundance of, well, meat brought it to mind... Regardless, this was an interesting play! It's very sentimental and sweet. Looking forward to your future work!
What a masterpiece! The atmosphere, the score, the story, the feel..it's just a phenomenal work! Loved it! :)
(sorry for my english i'm french ^^)
Thank you very much for this game!
It's a personal interpretation but I felt a really special atmosphere.
In the portrait gallery for example, I had this discomfort that we can feel when a certain form of nihilism takes hold of us and makes us see humanity more than as a piece of meat without a goal.
By contrast, Nika made me feel this part of humanity that can sometimes disappear after childhood, or when diseases like depression eat away at us.
But Mika is part of this universe. All this made me think of a sort of giant Yin Yang mixing the coldness of concrete and the warmth of the flesh.
Bravo pour ce jeu ! 5/5
hello julien! i am a fan of your game invitationem and i really enjoyed playing your game! :)
oh :3 Thank you so much koizu
love this game for its plot and painting styles^ ^!to be honest,i'm wondering whether lera wanted to embrace nika when she created a way for lera to escape.>_<
I'd really love to know the author's thought process on this. As someone who's struggled with suicidal thoughts and existential dread for pretty much my entire life, I really related with a lot of this, from both Lera and Nika's perspectives. But it just feels so... vague? I got the happy end and I'm just not really sure what happened at the end. I suppose that's kind of the entire point, but I'm curious what it all led to.
**SPOILERS**
Like for example, did Lera actually *die* (from our viewpoint anyways) or did he become like Nika? Lera was treating Nika as if she *was* the building at some points, how true is that? What was the buildings intention when letting Lera find gasoline and leave and then just not actually following through on that? And what was Nika's "I thought you'd be angry with me..." comment at the very end about?
But yeah, I really like this game. It makes me feel at peace.
hi! first of all, i'm glad that you liked it. i'm sorry for how vague my answers will be, but i hope they provide some sort of closure.
it is intentionally vague, but i realize that's an unfulfilling answer. originally, it was intended to be fairly clear-cut that lera died at the end, but some things happened in my personal life, my viewpoint shifted, and i decided that i didn't want to release such a hopeless story into the world. i'm much happier having it be up to the player, and i hope that there is ample evidence for the view that she survived and was amalgamated into the building to lead a happier life, fully loved and part of something. i don't want her descent into the pit to be read as a suicide, at the very least.
i've always refered to nika as the "child" of the buildings-- she is a part of that family, and thus, as synecdoche, the building itself. yet, she still has independent thoughts and a seemingly human form-- she is not quite a puppet, but she's a mediator of sorts between lera and the family.
the gasoline is just a trap. the real answer to this is extremely boring, which is that i needed some sort of justification to lead lera into the building and have her stay there, and there is no deeper signifigance.
i guess the "i thought you'd be angry with me" comment doesn't make much sense in the context of the happy ending-- i wrote it after writing the true ending, to be honest. i can understand why it would be a bit confusing after the other ending.
I really appreciate you taking the time to reply/explain. Going through the game, it was really clear that it was made by someone who *got it*. It's not often I come across a piece of media that holds my same view/relationship with existentialism/mental illnesses, ya know? So hearing some extra clarification means a lot to me. And tbh I never even considered that Lera didn't become a part of the building! I like to think Nika can distinguish the parts of Lera in the building and they still interact in a sense ^^
Hey. Just to let you know I really love your game, it made me cry with the true ending, and that damn beautiful soundtrack. I'm really happy that i got to know your game.
wish to play it on Android