itch.io

ahhh thank you so much for your kind words and your theories!! it’s so exciting to read through them!

and to your luck, the soundtrack is already available on Spotify 🥰 https://open.spotify.com/album/2XysZopGCgHnPqZxiQ3zuJ?si=223G-ZT_TYyBkOSnCH_pOQ

And thank you for the note about the save slots, I will keep it in mind for future releases 🩵

Some phone systems are unable to run the game properly due to lacking requirements. I advice you to play the web version on the phone, as it’s available and easier to run on your system.

There is only a Demo, the full game isn’t released yet 

Thank you so much for your kind words! They really mean a lot to me! I tried to make her as relatable as possible without her losing her own personality and seeing that I was able to achieve that brings me so much joy!    🩵

And I'm glad to see you enjoyed the rest of the demo as well and hope you look forward to future updates of this project!

There seemed to be an error in the display, but I fixed it now

I’m sorry, the game is not available for Android.

Thank you, haha! 🩵 What did you think of Ravi? Isn't he just the cutest househusband material? 🤭

I think there should be more representation of hijab / muslim characters. Especially muslim woman count to the kindest people I was blessed to meet in my life 🩵

Haha, I love Kayra 🩵 I hope I did her representation as a hijabi woman justice

Thank you so much for your kind words!! 🩵 The team worked so hard on it & the art and soundtrack are truly amazing!!

The composer actually released all soundtracks on YouTube and Spotify, if you want to listen to them outside the game! 🩵

YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P04TQOFJ2sE&list=PLZTvT8bx_9UxOegzmszpWftD0AE2EDoWW


Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/2XysZopGCgHnPqZxiQ3zuJ?si=5e0A84bBRm2HsujGTa6rXA

Thank you for playing the game! 🩵 Actually I only realized after the game's release how many Endings + Alterations of the Endings I actually made.

There are multiple ways to get to each ending: There are Simple Ending A, B, C – the Normal ending and Bad Ending 1 & 2
 The Simple Endings are smaller, more abrupt endings compared to the Normal and Bad Endings

Thank you for enjoying this game! Ravi is a special someone, isn't he? 🤭🩵

The SEELE Series is targeted towards more mature audiences. Due to the heavy subjects discussed within '[RE]:boot | Echoes Linger in Lunar Dust', we advise you to be at least 16+ years old to read this novel.

If you struggle with themes of (child)death, grief, child neglect, insomnia, guilt & murder we advise you to not read this short story of The SEELE Series.

Reader discretion is advised.

This game was made for the O2A2 VN Jam 2025, a micro Visual Novel jam with strict asset limitations and a 1000 word limit.

Underneath the blood red moon, the city burns. And amidst the chaos of the world and your heart, you share one last conversation with the woman you love.

Your choices shape your warped reality in this post-apocalyptic, dystopian Visual Novel. — Will you finally confess or drown in the depth of your own sorrow?

• a story grieving about the world's end & missed opportunities — depicted within 1.000 words

• adaptive protagonist (POV)
• two endings — which one will be your happy ending?
• available in different languages: English, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese

• original soundtrack & sound effects
• beautiful main artwork & custom title screen
• voice acting by the wonderful  Justine Leah Hince

Thank you so much! Hearing that really means a lot — I'm glad we were able to succeed in projecting those vibes and the atmosphere towards the player!

And yes, Vesta is just such a cutie!!

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed our entry! ❤️

Such a beautiful story about leaving the past, your family behind — starting a new chapter in your life by going to another country! And the fear of the unknown, having to leave to find something better... An airport lounge truly makes you reflect on your life.

(The empty airport lounge makes me feel really sad now :( )

The art is absolutely stunning and the writing is so introspective. I love the little camera and sprite animations, they give so much more depth to the scene too!

Ahhh Chimmy! Thank you so so much for taking your time to translate the script into French & for beta testing the game!!

I'm so really happy you liked the outcome of everything! 

Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear, you like the artwork! <3 Our artist worked so hard on both pieces to have them done on time and in such a high quality! <3

Ahhh thank you so much!!! I'm so honored to hear this! 
And Justine did an amazing job embodying VESTA.  ❤

It was such a cute game!! — While I haven't watched the Anime your entry was a fan game of, it wasn't hard to follow along and build a connection between the boys & how they feel toward one another.

So beautifully and poetically written!

Thank you for allowing me to playtest your entry early, Chim! <

Thank you so much for playing and enjoying our O2A2 entry!! Everyone has worked so hard on it, to be able to provide it in such a good quality — from the talented artist, to the composer and the voice actress. ❤️

Thank you so much for playing our O2A2 entry! I hope you've enjoyed it! ❤️

Well that's a good question, isn't it ?  Why indeed is it called delusion 😌

Thank you so much for lending your talent to this project once again — it has been a blast to work with you as always. ❤️

Good morning, I have a few questions regarding the Background & Sprite sections of the rules.

1) Would it be within the rules to have the clouds within the backgrounds move from left to right (the animations are programmed within RenPy)?

2) There will be an object on the sprite, that will be hidden during the story (the cigarette). Would it be within the rules / allowed to animate the smoke in two frames? There won't be any other alterations to the Sprite aside from expression changes & blinking.

3)  Would it be alright to do layers within the background if the background doesn't change within the story? (No new objects, no time alterations etc.) — to create a depth & blur effect during animations within renpy.

Via the Google Drive Link provided below, I added some examples to each of the questions:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gdsWvJXtvrNyw4o4oughF0D-LB9mkfk9?usp=sha...


I would be happy about a swift reply, thank you so much!
Best regard

I'm glad you liked it even with the heartbreak 😂♥️

There is no character customisation— as shown in the „Fate‘s Lovers“ section, the main characters are Asherah (female) and Joseph (male).

No, I've shot these pictures myself and photo edited them with my art program (procreate+ibispaint)

Sure! As long as its narrative driven ♥️

Hiya, we already did that. :)

You only have to click on the "Text vers. of the rules" right above the image version.

No, there aren’t any restrictions. Just keep in your mind that it isn’t AI generated.

good luck!! And I hope you’ll enjoy the development process and participating in the jam! ❤️

Yeah! Sure that’s fine ❤️ We will be checking through the entries at the end of the jam 🥰 Happy game making and good luck on the full release ❤️

I don’t. He got what he deserved.

[Disclaimer: I had the absolute honour of beta-testing this Visual Novel!]

Most of what you're going to read will be spoiler free except for the last section disclaimed as spoiler.

TLDR (Spoiler free)

This is an absolute amazing Visual Novel and will definitely be one of my Top 5 games of 2024! It has a unique story and gameplay, gripping writing, beautiful art that is used in the most emotionally devastating way. The voice actors were cast perfectly for the roles they were embodying.

All in all it was one of the most emotional indie experiences I had in a while! And just like my yapper-in-crime, Chim, had said already; it's an absolute masterpiece.

Chatter, thank you so so much for making this! 

Story 

You are playing from the perspective of Yumeko, an AI, modeled to fit and abide to a lonely & desperate man you're forced to call 'Doctor'.  (He is, what you may call a NEET or ... rather an incel who has never been able to touch another woman before.)

Through choices you are given the chance to alter the course of this story.
Will you be able to break free from his grasp or be carved into the ideal woman he wants you to be?

This story is touching on a lot of heavy subjects, like emotional manipulation, misogyny, (domestic) abuse, so delicately and through a critical lens. 

Writing

This story is so well written; so much details and emotions are conveyed just by letters alone. Yumeko and Doctor are written so distinctively from one another, breathing with personality, emotions, life - but not just the two characters but also the narration. 

The narration especially is intriguing as it is tightly linked to the voice acting in a stylistic manner - but going much more into it might spoiler your experience. I highly encourage you to experience it yourself!

For someone who has trouble paying attention while reading it still had me captivated and invested in the story! I wanted to reach a happy ending so desperately, wanted to help Yumeko...

(The writing forced me to grab my cat for emotional support from time to time.)

Art Work

This Visual Novel's art is so beautiful - Chatter really outdid herself once again. The creative ways the sprite, surroundings and GUI (more on that in the next section) was used to portray Yumeko's desperation, the horror and torment she and you, the reader, are going through amplifies the seemingly futile situation you're put in.

I really can't put it into words how gripping this experience was - All I can say is ... wonderful, breath-taking job.

GUI

As someone who gets hired to design game user-interfaces, this VN's GUI looks absolutely stunning! From the title screen, to the different menu screens and the main screen itself!

I really liked the button designs of the title screen - as well as all the other buttons actually - but the ones in the title screen were especially eye catching and fun to interact with! 

The main screen is set up as though you are having a video chat application opened; on the left is Yumeko and on the right the 'chat', where Yumeko & Doctor are interacting with one another. It is neatly set up and has an almost realistic yet fantastical look to it!

All around; interacting with the user interface was truly an inspiring experience, from which I can take so much knowledge from! Amazing job!

Gameplay

During the gameplay and depending on what choices you pick, a heart parameter fills up and may alter the ending you might get in the end.

Is it a good or a bad thing?
You'll only know by playing the game yourself :D

All I can say (without getting too spoilery in my commentary) is, that it was a unique gameplay experience you see rarely in Visual Novels - jam entries in particular. 

(Especially with how the concept was spun around on how you're supposed to achieve an ending.)

Voice Acting

The voice direction and integration in this was so well done! Every voice actor did an fantastic job conveying their roles. 

(I got especially frustrated with Doctor, so big kudos to his VA Michael Mishkin :'D)

Spoilers

So, we've made it this far in the comment and you really want to read my opinion full of spoilers now, huh?
I hope for the love of God, that you've played the game and were able to make the absolute gripping experience I had yourselves.

Okey, so here I come - please beware that I will let my 'professional mask' slip a bit and speak more freely now.

From the very beginning I absolutely HATED Doctor. He nearly made me vomit (I was gagging) a bunch of times with what nonesense and absolute degen shit he was spouting. All he wants in the end is some obedient doll, that cleans and cooks after him, gives him children, provides for him and tells him what an amazing Chad he is. But all he is, is a filthy loser with an inferior complex.

Of course in all my choices at first I went against him. Which made him angry, turn me off and reprogram me, so that I was only left with the option to agree with him in the end. I felt exactly what Yumeko must have felt (even though 'she's just an AI') - absolutely violated and desperate. I felt violated in my rights to chose, in my rights to be happy and free and this is what this game conveyed so amazingly in its writing and gameplay. 

How the more hearts you got, the more you are actually being manipulated into his 'perfect/ideal woman', how the sprite bugged out of sheer desperation, how the screens changed color the further you progressed and when you've reached the final stage; how everything was pink, how Yumeko was 'dolled up' -- as though she was truly in love but you just knew this wasn't the case. And OH MY GOD THE VOICE ACTING.

A bit more about the voice acting / the narrators (yes, plural). Throughout the entire story there are three female narrators that have a certain narration style to them, indicating the route / progress of manipulation. (Another banger stylistic choice Chatter.)

So in the end it was 'The Statue' (VA: Justine Leah Hince) narrating this story; even rewording stuff that was previously said about Doctor as though he was the best person to ever grace this earth (ew, I know).

And in the end I had reached the first ending, where you end up being his completely manipulated doll, the perfect woman that he wanted you to be.

Afterwards I got the other two endings; those you reach by outright agreeing to him without fighting back / disagreeing with him first. This allows you to not get 'reprogrammed' every time so that you can only answer to what he wants you to answer.

As soon as you are being transferred from a 'program' into a humanoid person; you are presented with the option to either refuse or accept him. - Accepting him would lead you to a life where you KNOW you are just being abused and getting mistreated but you're also scared of the outside, the unknown - since all you know is him and if you refuse him you choke him to death; which in my opinion is VERY deserved. And feels very relieving - especially after all the torment I went through of listening to his degen ass. 

On a serious note: I really think the 2nd ending, where you stay with him without being reprogrammed, is much more devastating than the first one in my opinion. Because you actively know your own values and preferences, yet you stay and let yourself and your dignity get trampled on - while the Yumeko in the 1st ending is much more ... oblivious to it since she has been emotionally manipulated so much to a point that she thinks what Doctor says is gospel and the only truth...

This comment is getting pretty long and my hands and brain are starting to hurt from writing so much BUT all in all this game is an absolute masterpiece and one of the best games I've played in a long long time.
There hasn't been a story that had me this hooked, this emotionally devasted - like this one.

Thank you for blessing us with this, Chatter!

PSA (Spoilers): HAHAHAHAH, eat shit Doctor!!! Get what you deserve!

Sure! It should mainly be story / narrative driven - like the focus should be on that.

You are free to play with any types of atmosphere, but throughout the story there should be a point in time of somberness / melancholy represented. It doesn't have to be the same atmosphere all the time.

Hiya,

I have a quick question (again). Do times displayed like this (displayed a screenshot, don't know if its showing up: its  "08/08/113 - 1:00 AM") count as word count? Since I can't really find it in the rules.

Hiya!! 

Thank you for your reply! ❤️

At first I didn’t quite understand what you meant, but now I do, haha!

 Would it also be possible to crop stuff from the main menu or game menu backgrounds and repurpose them or is it only restricted to the background itself? 👀

Hello everyone ♥️!

I have a question in regards to the O2A2 regulations; especially in regards to the sprites.

I am planning to make a chatsim-esque entry with sequences of where the characters chat and where one of the characters calls in via a video chat. I was thinking of using a sprite and background for those video call sequences.

My question is; Would the icons next to the chatbubbles count to the UI or as a separate sprite? 
In my opinion it belongs to the GUI since it is part of the user interface of the chatsim - but I want to make sure it's within the rules.

Thank you in advance
Anna

This is the first time, I’m making a negative comment / review on somebody else’s project, but I feel like I have to say something after watching this shit show transpire over this past week.

Before I elaborate, a little disclaimer: This is solely against the team leader and creator of this project: Jenny Vi Pham and not directed at any of the team members. For what they were given, the artists and composer did a great job.

This is solely directed at Jenny and I hope she takes to heart what I’m saying, at least tries to reflect and show some form of compassion and understanding.

1) Suicide & character death as a form to emotionally manipulate the player.

I’m starting with my most important and the heaviest topic from the beginning, since - frankly speaking - as a writer myself and someone affected by suicide (personally and through the loss of people close to me) I am disgusted.

The execution of the murder & suicide scenes were absolutely out of place and insensitive, suicide especially is such a sensitive topic and with how the narrative portrayed it, there was no build up to it or the cat “being the main villain”.

But what was worse was: After I reached the (DDLC copycat of a) suicide ending, the cat ending played.

In this ending the cat (loosely introduced in the beginning) reveals themselves as some supernatural / spiritual being - telling the player that they are “powerless in this world” but not “powerless in that world (reality)” and that they can bring him back to life by leaving 5.000 rates on the itchio page.

This (to me and with the hanging ending I got right before this played ) suggests “Oh you can save him from killing himself by leaving 5.000 ratings on the itch page” - which is undisputedly DISGUSTING.

And since the  majority of the fans seem to be minors - proven by the people in the fanserver as well as the comments left on here - of course they would want him back!

2) No age restriction

Moving on right to the next topic: Minors - This (and I can’t believe I have to say this) IS NOT A GAME FOR MINORS. Despite this game being so graphic (especially visually, depicted by the hanging) there is NO age restriction either on this site, nor a disclaimer on the page or within the game. (At least when I played it.)

THIS IS NOT A GAME FOR MINORS.

This is actively going against itch’s terms of service.

3) Support and encouragement in the creation of alt accounts

Jenny has encouraged her fans multiple times over the course of the “full release” to make alt accounts and rating the game.

She has additionally been holding the death of Zilas over her fans’ heads, shown by clips from her VODs as well as the numerous tweets she made about it.

This just more and more feeds into the exploitation of her fans’ emotions and strong will to reach the good ending.

Some examples:

"[holding food into the camera] something Zilas will never ever be able to enjoy again unless it hits 5k"

"watch me make a video with me like 'How I killed my character and became popular out of it'

"If you guys actually make alt accounts, if you really love Zilas that much, I will give you Zilas"

"See, that's a possibility of him coming back to life; so, if you just work hard, you can bring him back to life"

She also tweeted a daily rate counter, showing how many “souls” have to be taken to revive Zilas.

4) Not the first time 

This is not the first time Jenny being criticised for her lack of care when it comes to the insensitive dealings with topics such as suicide.

Within her Otome Jam 2023 entry “Innerlog” she carelessly dealt with the topic of suicide and carelessly mocked it throughout the narrative.

People tried to comment on it, trying to voice their concerns but she blocked any form of criticism. 

5) No accountability 

It’s clearly visible that Jenny has not learned from criticism and has been actively deflecting from criticism she got for her coverage on Going Live.

I feel sorry for the team who has to deal with all this now and I pity all the fans being emotionally manipulated like this and actively feeding into this desire for attention and popularity this creator clearly does not deserve.

Actually she should be glad that with these many ToS violations that this project wasn’t taken off of itch yet - or her entire account at that.