It...wow it truly is a sort of loveletter to VN's maybe its just me a simple bookworm who loves being devoured (pun intended) by the books i read and the worlds they make but i loved it from start to its soul binding finish. A story with a adoring character s who in the end love you even after your departure if your reading this and have a few hours to spare take your time and experience this wondrously VN
i'm starting a readthrough of the game! i've been meaning to play for ages, and i decided to record it as an excuse to sit down and actually make myself play it
I also wrote Rituals in the Dark, which is a creepy yuri VN with a similar-ish atmosphere... Though the story and general writing style aren't quite the same. And thank you; I'm glad you enjoyed Lonely!
I commission a lot of different artists for my projects, yes! I don't do any of the art for my projects myself; I work with other people to bring my stories to life!
That's pretty awesome! I'll understand if you turn down my proposal, but I'd absolutely love to be part of one of your VNs as an artist! I'm in the discord server, if you prefer (in case you are interested, of course) I can contact you there. I go by Fishy, just like here
Feel free to DM me first if you're in my server! I'm not looking for any artists for any current projects, but I'm always open to looking at people's portfolios!
Overall a really nice experience. Personally, I feel like a lot of text could be cut and overall improve the experience. Besides that, great stories, great music, great art.
Oh my god. This game may have taken me 2 days to finish (I'm lazy) but WOW that twist was worth it! This game is amazing, and I'm so shocked at how good this game's plot/story is! I hope everybody ever, plays this game!
nevermind this was not what i expected it to be and i am eternally grateful to you for making this game. my heart was brutally torn out of my body and ripped to shreds 10/10
Holy crap, this was so good. The twist at the ending completely caught me off guard. I have to agree with many of the others and say the gravedigger was my favorite. I love how the memories from the conservatoire all link to the demise of the main character.
Just finished the game and I think it was really good, great atmosphere and a good soundtrack, especially enjoyed the gravedigger story.
Also really interesting the final ending, got me a lot of Lambdadelta and Bernkastel from umineko vibes.
Also the seemingly IRL background images + some sound effects brought me back to when I first read the Higurashi VN, the feeling of being immersed in the atmosphere while reading something its great.
Just finished 100% percent, this was really good, the art is wonderful, really enjoyed the character themes and the writing was very entrancing. It might be dumb of me to say this after finishing the game, but damn it, I need to make the grave digger happy!! I believe it's possible!!!
first of all I loved the narrative, the soundtrack and the atmosphere in general, at the beginning I was a little lost, but I enjoyed it very much, I hope to find more visual novels like this in the future, very good work❤️😊.
I finished the game yesterday late at night, and this was an absolute masterpiece of a VN. The writing is some of the best literarily that I've seen in the genre, and the development of the characters within each of the choices you make draws you into each story. I can't begin to describe how much I enjoyed the 2nd person narrative and its deep dive into the protagonist's troubled psyche. Her description of affluous flirtations with the characters she meets is endearing and beautiful to read. The artwork was pretty and underlined what the writing expressed about the characters. I've rarely been drawn into a VN like this one.
just finished the game!! i am so in love with the theme of the game and the way it portrays certain types of characters. i can't really describe it but it's so genius ahh😭
This game is so atmospheric, and I love all of the stories and especially the characters! There was a lot more reading than I expected (I did not check before downloading haha), but that kind of helped the story feel more fantasy-like, it really was like reading a book of fairy tales ! The art is so gorgeous too, I love the style.
Spoilers?
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I liked having a different ending with the witch after playing through (skipping through) the story again. Like her resetting the game and all, super cool!
I kind of wish there were good endings too, but I totally understand why there aren't since it doesn't really fit the theme? I just like the characters and feel bad haha. But I liked the game a lot in any case <3
anyway, the fairy tale vibe of this game was just -- BEAUTIFUL!
i was just looking through the yandere jams of this year and found this masterpiece. damn, i knew it was dark, but not that it was THIS dark!
----spoilers, i guess?----
the second person narrative of this game was so unsettling, yet so fascinating! when it expressed it own opinions, i had a slight hint of who it could be! i also wondered why the characters did not have their own names and waiting for them to introduce themselves T_T
but the notes made the whole game crystal clear!
again, the game's fairytale vibes were right on point! especially the princess and the mermaid's route (as you wrote in the notes, the gravedigger is not one of the archetypes)!
my favourite was the mermaid, because of her character design, soundtrack and...character design! (i like yanderes with the 'it has to be her' vibes, that's why, i won't mention her or any other character's love for rosette) but their character designs and soundtracks were really unique and intriguing !
i loved rosette at the end when she spoke with her own 'voice' but i REALLY hate it when the yanderes get bad end...but well, this game turned out REALLY good and enjoyable as a result, so i won't criticize it! :)
overall, as a conclusion, i found a masterpiece by coincidence: and i'm really satisfied with the results!
Loved the game, particularly the gravedigger route, but a question: How is the soundtrack .zip bigger than the entire game? Some of the tracks in it are over 100MB
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the game! The OST is larger than the game because the OST includes the files in FLAC format, which is a lossless high res file format. The tracks were exported into OGG for the actual game, to cut down on file space, but the tracks in the OST should sound a little crisper.
I had suspected that at first, so was surprised when I found that the files were all .wavs. So, after reading your response I did some research though and apparantly it's possible for flacs and wavs to be the same. I made a copy of one and changed it to a .flac and it could still play just fine.
Oh, the files could just be in .wav format haha. I didn't remember the file format used for the OST off the top of my head. I know the tracks in the OST are higher quality than they are in the actual VN, though.
Sorry I'm a little late to the party. Currently finished this game at almost 2 in the morning. Was completely worth it. Thank you for this amazing visual novel.
Found this through tumblr (thank u tumblr). Great game! I know nothing about art but I really liked the paintings(?) in this and everything else. I like that the protagonist is kind of judgemental at times (in her head) lol. I wish these 3 would betray me IRL!!! You are a great writer. Loved the ending.
Made an account to comment on this game - beautifully haunting and atmospheric. I didn't read the description before I started playing, and was pleasantly surprised by all the gruesome content. This game provides a unique and artful take on your typical fairy-tale premise. All of the illustrations are impeccable, and though it took me a while to get used to the writing style, it works really well for the (gorgeous) narrative tone!
I thoroughly enjoyed each route; all of the characters - including the protagonist and the narrator - are lovable, disturbing, and tragic in their own right (btw I can fix the mermaid). Delivers a poignant message about love and loneliness with the prettiest, most horrifying girls. 10/10
GAH I meant to post this earlier, but I did a playthrough of the Princess's route. I'm excited to get to the others eventually... beautiful writing and skin-crawling horror. Really enjoyed this experience so far!
I understand your comment perfectly; don't worry about it! I will consider adding a Chinese translation, though I can't guarantee I'll be able to make it happen. Thank you for showing an interest in the game!
Its My luck to see you guys chatting,actually im willing to translate it into Chinese(for free)
But the thing is im to busy with My study recently, so I wanna say is once Imfree,Iwill help u make it😄️,Don't worry about my skill,my language skill is well enough to fan translation,I also have some rpy translation experience too😉️
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I’m sorry to bother, but may I ask what program or game engine was used to create this? Love the game btw, your writing is beautifully haunting.
The game was coded in Ren'py! Thank you; I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I still want to ask, when will the Chinese translation come out?
I hired a company to translate the game into Chinese, but I don't know how long it will take them.
I knew what she would do to me in the end but I couldn't accept it. What a game, love the visuals and the music, and especially the story!
It...wow it truly is a sort of loveletter to VN's maybe its just me a simple bookworm who loves being devoured (pun intended) by the books i read and the worlds they make but i loved it from start to its soul binding finish. A story with a adoring character s who in the end love you even after your departure if your reading this and have a few hours to spare take your time and experience this wondrously VN
beautiful
Really great story, I've been looking for yuri VNs that sorta capture the same vibe this one did, but so far, nada...
I also wrote Rituals in the Dark, which is a creepy yuri VN with a similar-ish atmosphere... Though the story and general writing style aren't quite the same.
And thank you; I'm glad you enjoyed Lonely!
Oooooh, thank you so much!!! I'll definitely give this one a try
Also, one more question: I took a look at the games you've created and noticed the artstyle changes a lot, do you commission different artists?
I commission a lot of different artists for my projects, yes! I don't do any of the art for my projects myself; I work with other people to bring my stories to life!
That's pretty awesome! I'll understand if you turn down my proposal, but I'd absolutely love to be part of one of your VNs as an artist! I'm in the discord server, if you prefer (in case you are interested, of course) I can contact you there. I go by Fishy, just like here
Feel free to DM me first if you're in my server! I'm not looking for any artists for any current projects, but I'm always open to looking at people's portfolios!
Overall a really nice experience. Personally, I feel like a lot of text could be cut and overall improve the experience. Besides that, great stories, great music, great art.
AMAZING backstories! Extremely dark, purely because it is labelled as a yandere game. Retro aesthetic, LOVE IT!
Its soooooooo good man!
Just finished the Gravedigger's story on stream, and I'm planning to finish the rest of the game on my days off! Very atmospheric and spooky.
Thank you very much! I'm glad you've been enjoying it!
Hey, I could add a Polish translation if that's something that you'd be interested in!
Thank you very much for showing an interest!
For translation offers, you can email me at ebihimes@gmail.com!
Amazing game.
Thank you!
dang bro, its a pity this is only for girls cause that's my kinda thing
This VN wasn't 'made for girls'; anybody can read it and enjoy it.
Oh my god. This game may have taken me 2 days to finish (I'm lazy) but WOW that twist was worth it! This game is amazing, and I'm so shocked at how good this game's plot/story is! I hope everybody ever, plays this game!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! ♡
No problem! I can't wait to play more of your games!
nevermind this was not what i expected it to be and i am eternally grateful to you for making this game. my heart was brutally torn out of my body and ripped to shreds 10/10
waiter! waiter! more toxic yuri please!!
Holy crap, this was so good. The twist at the ending completely caught me off guard. I have to agree with many of the others and say the gravedigger was my favorite. I love how the memories from the conservatoire all link to the demise of the main character.
Just finished the game and I think it was really good, great atmosphere and a good soundtrack, especially enjoyed the gravedigger story.
Also really interesting the final ending, got me a lot of Lambdadelta and Bernkastel from umineko vibes.
Also the seemingly IRL background images + some sound effects brought me back to when I first read the Higurashi VN, the feeling of being immersed in the atmosphere while reading something its great.
Just finished 100% percent, this was really good, the art is wonderful, really enjoyed the character themes and the writing was very entrancing. It might be dumb of me to say this after finishing the game, but damn it, I need to make the grave digger happy!! I believe it's possible!!!
first of all I loved the narrative, the soundtrack and the atmosphere in general, at the beginning I was a little lost, but I enjoyed it very much, I hope to find more visual novels like this in the future, very good work❤️😊.
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it! <3
I finished the game yesterday late at night, and this was an absolute masterpiece of a VN. The writing is some of the best literarily that I've seen in the genre, and the development of the characters within each of the choices you make draws you into each story. I can't begin to describe how much I enjoyed the 2nd person narrative and its deep dive into the protagonist's troubled psyche. Her description of affluous flirtations with the characters she meets is endearing and beautiful to read. The artwork was pretty and underlined what the writing expressed about the characters. I've rarely been drawn into a VN like this one.
just finished the game!! i am so in love with the theme of the game and the way it portrays certain types of characters. i can't really describe it but it's so genius ahh😭
It's a pity that game haven't portuguese subtitles, he looks very interesting. Unfortaly my english it's bad yet!
This game is so atmospheric, and I love all of the stories and especially the characters! There was a lot more reading than I expected (I did not check before downloading haha), but that kind of helped the story feel more fantasy-like, it really was like reading a book of fairy tales ! The art is so gorgeous too, I love the style.
Spoilers?
.
.
.
I liked having a different ending with the witch after playing through (skipping through) the story again. Like her resetting the game and all, super cool!
I kind of wish there were good endings too, but I totally understand why there aren't since it doesn't really fit the theme? I just like the characters and feel bad haha. But I liked the game a lot in any case <3
omfg i love this game! The story, the characters, the art, the everything 10/10!!
medea my beloved...</3
anyway, the fairy tale vibe of this game was just -- BEAUTIFUL!
i was just looking through the yandere jams of this year and found this masterpiece. damn, i knew it was dark, but not that it was THIS dark!
----spoilers, i guess?----
the second person narrative of this game was so unsettling, yet so fascinating! when it expressed it own opinions, i had a slight hint of who it could be! i also wondered why the characters did not have their own names and waiting for them to introduce themselves T_T
but the notes made the whole game crystal clear!
again, the game's fairytale vibes were right on point! especially the princess and the mermaid's route (as you wrote in the notes, the gravedigger is not one of the archetypes)!
my favourite was the mermaid, because of her character design, soundtrack and...character design! (i like yanderes with the 'it has to be her' vibes, that's why, i won't mention her or any other character's love for rosette) but their character designs and soundtracks were really unique and intriguing !
i loved rosette at the end when she spoke with her own 'voice' but i REALLY hate it when the yanderes get bad end...but well, this game turned out REALLY good and enjoyable as a result, so i won't criticize it! :)
overall, as a conclusion, i found a masterpiece by coincidence: and i'm really satisfied with the results!
she is very meow meow...
have this in response >w<
i need these gifs asap
i cant get over this gameeeeee (says I, who only finished playing today)
but its so beautiful!
my favorite was the princess, so charminggg (and i guess i didnt look when i downloaded this because i was SURPRISED (plesently tho) when it got dark)
love them all<3, love the witch<3, amazing experience
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it! <3
Loving it So far, Gonna Find time to do More
Loved the game, particularly the gravedigger route, but a question: How is the soundtrack .zip bigger than the entire game? Some of the tracks in it are over 100MB
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
The OST is larger than the game because the OST includes the files in FLAC format, which is a lossless high res file format. The tracks were exported into OGG for the actual game, to cut down on file space, but the tracks in the OST should sound a little crisper.
I had suspected that at first, so was surprised when I found that the files were all .wavs. So, after reading your response I did some research though and apparantly it's possible for flacs and wavs to be the same. I made a copy of one and changed it to a .flac and it could still play just fine.
Well, I accidentally learned something! Thanks.
Oh, the files could just be in .wav format haha. I didn't remember the file format used for the OST off the top of my head. I know the tracks in the OST are higher quality than they are in the actual VN, though.
Sorry I'm a little late to the party. Currently finished this game at almost 2 in the morning. Was completely worth it. Thank you for this amazing visual novel.
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
期待游戏的中文版呀。作者加油！！
你这个加油，估计作者看不懂
Found this through tumblr (thank u tumblr). Great game! I know nothing about art but I really liked the paintings(?) in this and everything else. I like that the protagonist is kind of judgemental at times (in her head) lol. I wish these 3 would betray me IRL!!! You are a great writer. Loved the ending.
The artist did a really great job! I'd wanted to work with them on a project for a while, so I'm very happy they agreed!
And thank you very much; I'm glad you enjoyed it! ♡
Made an account to comment on this game - beautifully haunting and atmospheric. I didn't read the description before I started playing, and was pleasantly surprised by all the gruesome content. This game provides a unique and artful take on your typical fairy-tale premise. All of the illustrations are impeccable, and though it took me a while to get used to the writing style, it works really well for the (gorgeous) narrative tone!
I thoroughly enjoyed each route; all of the characters - including the protagonist and the narrator - are lovable, disturbing, and tragic in their own right (btw I can fix the mermaid). Delivers a poignant message about love and loneliness with the prettiest, most horrifying girls. 10/10
edit: also the soundtrack is everything
Thank you very much for checking it out! I'm glad you've been enjoying it!
Good game, felt betrayed thrice 👍
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I really hope you can get a Chinese for the game.Ican't read English, German and Spanish.I've broken down！π_π
I hope you can understand my broken English.
I understand your comment perfectly; don't worry about it!
I will consider adding a Chinese translation, though I can't guarantee I'll be able to make it happen.
Thank you for showing an interest in the game!
It's all Right. I can see your reply to my message, and I am very touched.
Hiiii dev.
Its My luck to see you guys chatting,actually im willing to translate it into Chinese(for free)
But the thing is im to busy with My study recently, so I wanna say is once Imfree,Iwill help u make it😄️,Don't worry about my skill,my language skill is well enough to fan translation,I also have some rpy translation experience too😉️
Once I m free I will contact u😁️
Already moved to tears.😭
so dude do u still need translation?
This is beautiful and cruel.
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it! ♡
I have downloaded and extracted the .zip file.
When I go to open the game, it just doesn't, its acting like I didn't even click it.
I tried opening the .exe file directly, didn't work, I tried opening it with administrator, didn't work.
P.S. I'm working with Windows 10. 64-bit.
You need to open the file called Itgetssolonelyhere.exe.
If it's not opening, then your download of the game was either corrupted and it's missing some files, or your Antivirus software is wrongfully flagging it and is preventing the game from being launched.
i cant find the exe file
You need to unzip the .zip file the game comes in. The .exe file is located inside the .zip file.