Sea of Leaves
A young girl disappears from her hometown, leaving friends and family.
After many years, she returns to her place.
What was behind her vanishing?
Sea of Leaves is a contemplative game set in the Gargano, a remote region in southern Italy.
Half drama, half mistery, the story of Sea of Leaves revolves aound a disappearance from the perspective of the missing one.
In Sea of Leaves you will explore the story through the stream of consciousness, which will reveal thoughts, memories, feelings and sensation.
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IRENE.HOUSE
IRENE.HOUSE is a creative exhibition featuring the sculptor, Irene June. Based on a series of conversations with June, this project explores their relationships to home, ancestry and dreams.
IRENE.HOUSE features a HUD-less design and no playable or NPC characters for an immersive, spatial experience. This project also features performances made in collaboration with Irene, conversation snippets, and camera roll footage.
ABOUT IRENE JUNE
Irene June engages in sculpture and ritual to create sites of generational healing and spiritual reverence. Using culturally specific materials such as incense, and funerary joss papers, June’s work often invokes animal and geologic forms in relation to the landscape of their personal human experience.
Please visit our Online Manual for game instructions and to learn more about Irene’s art practice!
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Nowhere New
TLDR: If you like indies, play this game. Its story and atmosphere are well worth a few hours of your time.
This is not a full size game. It was created by a small group of students on no budget, and it shows. However, for that size and scope, it is impressively complete. I greatly enjoyed the couple hours I spent playing.
Narrative:
The writing is very strong. The mystery is intriguing, the characters are likable and complex, and the story is well constructed. There are several emotionally impactful story beats; at various points I felt shock, anger, suspense, horror, compassion, etc. I enjoyed the prevailing theme of identity, trust, and how our experiences shape who we are. Also, LGBT rep is a plus!
– Real player with 3.2 hrs in game
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Even though the game has unappealing visuals, I thought that the writing was very strong and I liked most of the characters. However, I ultimately was disappointed with the experience because the ending felt very anticlimactic, a big exposition dump to what otherwise was a mysterious story that could have gone in many ways. We play as a character that crashlands on a mysterious world where inhabitants lose their memories as they share them with other people. The game presents memory share as a mechanic but it’s somewhat cosmetic, for the most part, the story is pretty linear and you can only trade a few memories for a couple of hints, although I cannot confirm that as I decided to keep them. I wouldn’t say that it has any puzzles, you just have to talk to the characters in the right order, it’s not too convoluted. If anyone cares you can complete the game in about 90 minutes.
– Real player with 2.3 hrs in game
Survive In Russia
Gameplay 1/10
Story 2/10
Controls 3/10
Graphics 4/10
Difficulty 1/10
Positive Aspects
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Runs smoothly and stable. No crashes, bugs, or other major errors.
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Is exactly what it’s advertised as, no more, no less.
Negative Aspects
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The music will fade whenever there is a sound cue playing. Very annoying and had me mute the entire game.
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The stories are a bit dull.
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The difficulty. You can finish each of the 3 stories in about 10 minutes. You just have to click a few times and make some choices and you’re done.
– Real player with 1.0 hrs in game
I kind wish there was more chapters and dlc help support game?? hint to developers.
I played it as far I could stay sitting comfortably by computer.
Like: Doctor story was interesting. I have yet play third time around teacher or rich kid roles yet.
Dislike: one chance encounters end up giving negative influences in your life is dice roll effect, there no character customization/ if characters were different sex?
Doctor character story last time I played it was unfinished. Teacher not sure how finished that was.
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
LoveSick Darlings
LoveSick Darlings is a grounded, realistic, emotional story about a close group of friends at school growing up and trying to understand their own feelings - as well as the feelings of those around them. You play as Syd, a sixteen-year old boy who goes to Foster Hill High - a school in a quiet Australian town. The school year is coming to a close and Syd has to decide whether he confesses his feelings to his crush - all this while juggling the several other friendships and potential love interests in his life.
Such as Maisy, the wild and outgoing girl who lives on the same street as Syd and calls him her “best friend.”
Jayda, the sweet and awkward artsy weeb who loves anime and video games and thinks the world of Syd.
And of course the cool and intellectual Steph, who loves books and music… and who happens to be the person that Syd has been crushing on all year.
Spend time with these characters in a close-knit friendship group over the last four weeks of school, developing your friendships potentially into something more! But be careful, each decision you make can affect the entire friendship group. Spend too much time with one character, and another may get jealous. Or say something mean to someone, and someone else may think less of you for it. Or alternatively: maybe if you say something mean, another character might like you more for it! LoveSick Darlings is packed with group conversations where you get to know characters by watching how they interact with others as well as yourself.
Determine the fate of Syd and all his friends as you help him make some of the hardest decisions in his life. Choose whether to confess your feelings, accept or deny the feelings of others, sabotage or repair broken friendships, and get to know Syd’s friends in a way that he never did before. Enjoy these last few weeks of the school year while they last, and make your limited time count to the fullest!
And ultimately decide: who will you ask out to the school dance?
Game Features:
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An engaging and emotional story rooted in reality and real relationships
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Gorgeous original sprite artwork
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Romance multiple different characters
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Characters with agency and who react in natural ways to your decisions, giving them more impact
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Week and day system where you choose how you spend your limited free time!
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Original soundtrack with 25+ songs
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30+ CG artworks
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Develop close relationships bit-by-bit with each character as you spend more and more time with them!
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No set “routes.” The game seamlessly flows between events and scenarios based off of your decisions in a natural way
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Multiple unique outfits for each heroine
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Highly customized playthroughs featuring dozens of variables that make each “ending” unique
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15 hours of gameplay per run - with dozens more hours in alternate endings and scenarios!
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Comprehensive “Player Review” system that assesses your relationships at the end of each play-through! It also tells you what each character thinks of you by the end, how to get other results, and maybe even hints at a few secrets!
And not to mention an increible cast of artists and creatives working on this game!
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Ippers: Original character design and sprite artist. They’ve done so much work for this game. You will notice their distinct style has given LoveSick Darlings its completely unique visual identity. This game simply wouldn’t be here without them.
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Phiphi: CG artist. Phi has done a great job of showing the characters in LoveSick Darlings in all kinds of situations and bringing their personalities to life in their artwork.
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Edhelsen: Colouring. They’re responsible for all the vibrant colours and little touches you can see on the sprites for LoveSick Darlings. Their work is amazing, and they’re an amazing person too.
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Maddy: UI and misc asset artist. She did several UI and text box elements. Made the logo, and did original art for sections of the story and various icons!
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Awan: Promotional artist. Has done a ton of additional promotional art for LoveSick Darlings!
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Tim Reichert: The offiicial composer for LoveSick Darlings and countless other VN hits!
Voice Actors:
LoveSick Darlings also features an all-Australian all-star voice cast! This game features partial voice acting from all these talents.
Voice of Maisy Anderson: Aimee Smith. The energy and passion Aimee brings to a character as big as Maisy is unmatched!
Voice of Jayda Silvestri: Emily Goeman. Her performance as Jayda is filled with so much love and care.
Voice of Stephanie Azoulai: Sarah Kennedy . The cool and kind Steph comes to life with Sarah’s wonderful and considered take on her troubled character.
Voice of Sydney Ivankovic: Alec Shea. Last but not least, Alec brings it home voicing our young and hesitant hero.
… Oh, um, and also me I guess! I am the writer, director, producer, and pretty much everything else you can think of for this game!
NOTE:
The game is still in production you encounter any bugs or issues in the demo at all, let me know ASAP. Contact me over Twitter (@LoveSickDarling) or via Steam, and I will make sure that it gets fixed :)
Bio Crisis: Evil Hazard
It’s a Classic Survival Horror game with modern vibes,
I’ve mixed the best of classic Resident Evil and DinoCrisis games and put in on a modern trails like the Remakes does.
Features:
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Take a deep breath of a thick survival horror atmosphere!
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Smash nasty zombie’s heads off!
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Solve the puzzles!
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Read the notes!
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Collect the Collectables!
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Escape the town by three ways!
Controlls:
WASD - Movement
Mouse - Look
RMB - Aim
LMB - Fire/Kick
Shift - Sprint
Mouse Scroll Wheel - Change Weapons
R - Reload
E - Interaction
Q - Use the First aid kit
M - Map
Tab - Inventory
ESC - Main Menu
Summer Meetings
the visuals are amazing and the way they built up the atmosphere with its dialogue/option is amazing as well, i really feel at home playin this game all the time. and uhmm yeahh it is worth playing it has such an amazing route. can’t wait to buy the bundle pack from its developer… looking forward to it
– Real player with 28.4 hrs in game
This was… Pretty nice. Summer Meetings is the fourth game by this author and definitely their best work s far. It’s a very simple romantic visual novel, with five love interests and a very standard, but decently written and well-paced story. It gets a little weird sometimes with the fourth wall breaking and with how it deals with sexual themes (there’s only implied sex, it’s definitely not an eroge), but I honestly didn’t have too many issues with it. The English script is also better than in any of the previous games by this author, without any obvious mistakes or awkward translation that would catch my attention. There’s also the usual gimmick of Mikołaj’s VNs, that is the ability to date a few girls at once and intentionally create all kinds of cheating drama (and it even includes characters that are somewhat OK with not having the protagonist just for themselves). The ability to test various, often really weird scenarios and maybe simply mess with everyone and enjoy seeing the world burn is pretty unique and probably the biggest perk of the game.
– Real player with 6.1 hrs in game
Curiosity
“Curiosity killed the cat …” - says the main character of this story and “come between the bark and the tree”, because he knows that “… satisfaction brought it back.” He knows a lot of idioms and doesn’t believe in omens. He don’t gift you adversity or failure, when he crosses your road, but just living its life.
Curiosity can bring you back … or not. Would you like to check it?
This story is full of funny and sad moments. In some places, it is able to bring a smile or tears.
Deep Therapy
Deep Therapy is a pixel art platform game, where you take control of a psychologist.
As a psychologist you will deal with hostile minds that will try to “disconnect” you from it.
The design, the mechanics, the music … Always pay attention, because every detail has a meaning!
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Explore the patients minds
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The more levels you advance, the more difficult it becomes
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Collect lost memories
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Interpret their minds and memories
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Give the final diagnosis
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Precise controls
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Challenging Levels
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Unlockable hard mode
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Puzzles
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Gamepad and Keyboard compatibility
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Achievements
Paper Shakespeare: To Date or Not To Date? 2
King Alexander XI is dead, and without heir.
Your parents want you to be that heir. Luckily for you, there’s totally an ancient tradition for electing a new ruler in times like these: simply lock eight children of royal blood (or the closest thing) in Castle Elsinore, complete with the ghosts of past rulers, and let them manipulate the living heck out of each other and the local population! Two shall rise above the rest: King and Queen (or Queen/Queen, King/King, King/Nobody, Queen/Nobody)! Everyone else that is still alive gets to go home! It’s a win-win for everyone (except those that died)!
Features
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Interact with eight different potential royal candidates! Sabotage or help them!
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Decide what skills you want to learn as a potential ruler!
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Part strategy, part dating sim, all royal bloodbath! This is more a dating sim than an election sim, though.
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A variety of paths to go down, depending on what you do in the game! Who do you romance? Who do you backstab? Who do you romance and then backstab?
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Invading armies? Political debates? It’s all in here!
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Direct continuation of the story started in Paper Shakespeare: To Date Or Not To Date?, but completely separate from Furry Shakespeare and Dinosaur Shakespeare! Telling you why would be spoilers. Also, just a perfectly good stand-alone story!