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Deadly Desires: LOVESTARVED - [a dark fantasy horror romance] - (demo)
A downloadable stalker for Windows, macOS, and Linux
"Do you have any idea what it's like to be so deprived of love that you literally starve?"
Erys does, and he's hunting for a heart that will satisfy his hunger...
Could yours be the salvation he seeks, or are you merely another sheep stumbling blindly to slaughter?
PROJECT SALVATION
As a volunteer for Limbo's pioneering 'Project Salvation' program, you have been assigned a struggling soul to supervise & steer towards a suitable plane of existence.
Loni Yaretzi (renameable + pick your pronouns), a lonely human lost in Limbo, has failed to achieve enlightenment alone, but with your souls synchronised, you can explore all possible outcomes together.
Will you guide Loni to the light or lead you both down a darker path?
There are no wrong answers. Exploration is within the spirit of the exercise, and the administrators will be monitoring your progress...
WELCOME TO ARCADIA
Step into the neon-soaked streets of Arcadia, a dystopian district of Limbo home to the notorious escort service, Deadly Desires.
Like many in Limbo, Loni is a regular client of the service, though has only ever hired performers for the sake of company. Fake friends are better than being alone, after all.
But when Loni's favourite escort is unavailable, a snap decision to book a surprise package leaves Loni with much more than she bargained for.
DEMO FEATURES
- Around 17k Words -
(roughly 2 hours of playtime to experience all demo content)
- Various Choices & 7 Different Endings -
(6 'bad' ends & 1 'good' end)
- Beautiful Original Sprite, Background & CG Art -
(including gallery with 6 CGs (+1 bonus CG sketch to unlock)
- A Full Original Soundtrack -
(with 18 tracks including 1 vocal track)
- Full English Voice Acting -
- Pick the Protagonist's Name & Pronouns -
(she/her & they/them available)
- Choose A Narration Style -
(Self-Insert: Alone in your apartment, you sigh at the thought of the week ahead of you.)
OR
(Detached Observer: Alone in [pronoun choice] apartment, [name choice] sighs at the thought of the week ahead of [pronoun choice].)
- An Unlockable Extras Section -
(with music player, & more to come)
FULL GAME FEATURES
- Roughly 55k words
- More choices & 31 endings
- More beautiful background, sprite, and CG art
- An expanded OST (5 more instrumental tracks + 3 more vocal tracks)
- An expanded extras section (with bloopers & more)
- Additional customisation of Loni & Erys (pick a masculine or feminine version of both)
Please note that this is a horror romance game containing the following:
ASSAULT
BAD LANGUAGE
BLOOD & INJURY
BRIGHT LIGHTS
DISTURBING BEHAVIOUR
DEATH
DUBIOUS CONSENT
FLASHING / SHAKING IMAGES
MINOR GORE
SOME SUGGESTIVE (but visually SFW) SCENES
PLEASE NOTE: There is 1 scene in the demo which features sexually suggestive content. However, it is represented in written word & audio only, genitalia are not referenced, and specifics are left to each individual's imagination, so how you experience the scene will depend on you. For more information on this scene (containing spoilers) + how to avoid it, please download the Warnings/Triggers document from the game page or view the walkthrough guide here.
More info
I wouldn't personally say it's an R18 scene due to the vagueness of how it's worded and lack of visuals, but the last thing I want is for anyone to be harmed by what I create, so while the nature of the scene in question is debatable, I realise it could be considered disturbing by some. The scene can be avoided entirely by selecting choices that decline its initiation or can be ended prematurely with further choices. However, there is a point of no return where things will escalate if prompted. See the walkthrough or download the Triggers & Warnings document for a more detailed description of what occurs.
For more specific triggers, click the content warning below, but please be aware that some of the things mentioned contain spoilers!
CONTENT WARNING (contains spoilers)
ADDICTION [mentioned briefly]
ANXIETY [mentioned briefly]
ASPHYXIA/STRANGULATION/SUFFOCATION [by Erys to MC (consensual & non-consensual) in various scenes]
BLACKMAIL [by Erys to MC]
BLOOD [visual]
BODY HORROR [Erys has tendrils/tentacles]
CANNIBALISM [by Erys to MC in 1 bad end]
CAPTIVITY & CONFINEMENT [by Erys to MC]
DEATH [of MC in various endings]
DEPRESSION [mentioned briefly]
DRUGGING [Erys can pump paralytics into MC using tendrils - (consensual & non-consensual)]
DUBIOUS CONSENT [by Erys & MC to each other in various scenes]
EMOTIONAL ABUSE [by Erys to MC]
GORE [visual (of a heart being punctured)]
HALLUCINATIONS [audio & mentioned in 1 bad ending]
HOME INVASION [by Erys to MC in 1 ending]
HOSTAGE SITUATION [by Erys to MC]
IMPRISONMENT & INCARCERATION [by Erys to MC]
KNIFE VIOLENCE [by MC to Erys in 1 ending]
LOSS OF AUTONOMY [Erys inflicts on MC (consensual & non-consensual) in various scenes]
LOSS OF VISION [mentioned (wearing a blindfold)]
MASSACRES & MASS MURDER [mentioned in news reports]
MURDER & ATTEMPTED MURDER [by Erys & MC to each other in various scenes]
MUTILATION [by Erys & MC to each other in various scenes]
PARALYSIS [by Erys to MC]
PHYSICAL ASSAULT [by Erys & MC to each other in various scenes]
PHYSICAL INJURIES [mentioned & depicted by Erys & MC to each other in various scenes]
POISONING [Erys can pump chemicals into people using tendrils]
RAPE [by Erys to MC in 1 scene if a particular path is pursued via multiple choices (AVOIDABLE & NON-VISUAL)]
SEXUAL ASSAULT [by Erys to MC in 1 scene if a particular path is pursued via multiple choices (AVOIDABLE & NON-VISUAL)]
SEX WORK [Erys briefly discusses working as an escort]
STALKING [by Erys to MC]
TORTURE [by Erys to MC (AVOIDABLE & NON-VISUAL]
Need a walkthrough guide for the demo to help you find all the endings/unlock all the CGs? Head here :D
If you happen to come across any bugs, feel free to post about them here, and I will do my best to fix them if possible :3
There are a few small things I'm already aware of, such as minor text errors and a randomly occurring issue with displaying an incorrect background when loading a save (this is a weird bug with Naninovel's save/load system, but is easily fixed by simply rewinding 1 line of text or by reloading the save again!)
[TEAM]
Writing + OST + Sound Design + Testing + Directing + Created by
Melancholy Marionette
YouTube - X - Tumblr
Sprite + CG + Background + Logo Art by
Lazy Polar Bear
Website - X - Tumblr
[CAST]
- Loni -
- Erys -
- Administrator Epsilon -
(feminine voice)
(masculine voice)
- Nico -
- Calysta -
- Thallo -
- Amaya & PSC -
- Additional Voices -
(For a more detailed version of the credits, please download the text document from the downloads section of this game page.)
- Opening the game on Mac -
I personally don't own a Mac, so I can't even test my Mac builds (or Linux ones, for that matter!) but over the years, various Mac users have helped me compile a list of suggestions on how to get itch.io games for Mac working :3 You can find that list in a downloadable text document on this page.
The most common solution seems to be to download the itch.io app and launch all itch games via that :3
- Video Version & Non-Video Version for Windows -
There are 2 versions of the demo uploaded for Windows systems. The first one is a version that contains video backgrounds for the title screens. The non-video version is named as such and is exactly the same besides the fact that it doesn't contain any video files at all. The different title screens still feature, but they are static PNG backgrounds rather than video backgrounds.
It doesn't really matter which version you download cos it's just personal preference :3 The video backgrounds look funky, but they are of lower image quality than the still PNG backgrounds.
Technically, you should be able to download one version, and if you want to check out the other, still be able to use your save data! (but I haven't tested that, so don't quote me on it x3)
The Mac & Linux versions only have still PNG backgrounds (sorry >.<) This is because the video backgrounds are MP4 files, and I read that those systems don't deal well with MP4 files in games. Heck, some Windows systems even have a problem playing them, which is why I made a separate version for Windows without those video files.
- Controls -
Advance Text - Left mouse click, mouse scroll wheel down, spacebar
Rewind Text - Mouse scroll wheel up, left arrow key
(text cannot be rewound after making a choice, so please save the game if you want to pick a different choice faster - rewinding text can also sometimes cause errors)
Skip Mode (fast) - Right arrow key, right control
Skip Mode (toggle) - Down arrow key
Auto Mode - Up arrow key
Open Backlog - L key
Toggle/Hide UI - H key
Open/Close Command Console - Tab Key (to find out how to use the command console, head here)
- Other -
If you had fun with LOVESTARVED, feel free to check out Limbo Line if you haven't already! It's set in the same universe following events at SSL that are set around the same time as Loni & Erys' adventures in Arcadia :D
If you need help with anything, enjoyed the game and want to talk about it, or just want to tell me something in general, please either use the comments section (and don't forget to rate 5 stars too if you had fun because it helps a lot :3) or feel free to message me here:
melancholicmarionette@gmail.com
Thanks for checking out the game! <3
Download
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Development log
- Progress Update [or lack of >.<]14 days ago
- LOVESTARVED OST Spotify & Other Release!Aug 02, 2024
- Thank You & 1st OST Track Uploaded To YouTube! :3Jul 09, 2024
- Deadly Desires: LOVESTARVED - Demo Release!Jul 01, 2024
- Demo Walkthrough GuideJul 01, 2024
- Bugs & StuffJul 01, 2024
Comments
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This game is fenomenal! The story, the characters and the VA is a cherry on top. I can't wait to see the final game. This game had me hooked right away. Congrats on your creativity! Keeping my fingers crossed for you and the final game!
Thanks so much for checking it out! I’m so glad you had fun with the demo so far ^-^
I’m quite behind on the game’s development because of impersonal problems >.< but I’m hoping to be able to release the full version sometime in 2025 :3
Thanks so much for the kind words & support <3
the visual design is super inmersive, the art is impeccable and the VA's are crazy good!!!! been a while since i've been so invested in a VN!
So glad you feel that way after the demo ^-^ Development has fallen somewhat behind the original schedule cos my PC died and it took ages to sort a new one out, then I wound up just making music in September for a few Spooktober teams once I managed to get a new computer.
And now it's October, which is my busiest month of the year for irl outings cos scare attractions are an obsession of mine x3 buuut I'm also ill at the same time, so it's left me with virtually no energy to go on my PC in between outings >.<
I'm hoping to get back to the project in November sometime though, and with any luck, be able release the full game sometime next year :3
Thanks so much for checking it out!!
issoke! good things take time!!!! and in the end., if you push out a game without enjoying the process it won't be worth it, so take your time :)
I haven't play it yet, I just checked in today and saw what I missed for couple of months. Im so glad you made new one again. Rooting for you ᯓᡣ𐭩 I will come back after playing it (๑˃́ꇴ˂̀๑)
I am always missing things myself x3 I am forever behind, not just on my own projects, but on everyone else's projects that I'm following and want to play, haha.
I haven't even been at my PC at all since the end of September cos October is my super busy month for irl spooky stuff x3 but I am also ill, so I have no energy to go on my PC when I'm home >.<
Hope you are well and having an awesome October so far though :3
OooOoo i can't wait to play this game!! i've played a few of your games before like tunnel vision, the hostage, yandere heaven and daring duality:3 i'm sure this demo will be as good as the games you've made in the past have been, although i sorta wish there was masc pronouns (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
Sadly, development has been delayed by a couple of months because the PC I made the demo on died (even though it was new T_T), so I had to try and get a new one, which took a while >.< But I am hoping to get working on the project again sometime in October/November at least :3
The good news is, there will be masc pronouns eventually :D Along with the option to pick a masc portrait/appareance for Loni (alongside the existing feminine one), aaaand the option to pick a fem version of Erys (alongside the existing masc one) ^-^
The only reason there is no masc pronoun option in the current demo is because LPB and I made it for otome/josei jam. We knew we wouldn’t have time to add any of the masc option stuff, so our goal was to finish the otome version of the game first, then work on adding the extra pronoun & romance options after :3
I’m really glad you like the look of the game anyhow :D And thank you so much for playing so many of my other games <3 That really means a lot! I hope you will enjoy Lovestarved when the full version is eventually released ^-^
damn youre going that direction
finally 💀
What direction are we talking? x3 I’m not very good at reading between the lines, haha. But if it’s a good thing, then yay :D
nsfw direction lmao
May I ask when the full game will be available to play?
Sure! :3
Unfortunately, I can’t give an exact date because every time I make plans, things always happen that mess them up somehow xD
LPB and I were originally intending to try and have the full otome version of the game finished by the end of October this year, but that’s definitely not going to be possible now. My PC died shortly after we finished & released Lovestarved’s demo T_T haha.
I’ve been without a PC to work on since then, so it means I have made zero progress on the project since the demo release. I’m hoping that I will be able to have a new PC up and running ASAP though.
If it’s possible to finish the otome version by the end of 2024 then we will possibly release that version on its own first, but it’s more likely it will end up being early 2025 or something >.<
I will be able to make better estimates on the release date once I’m able to get more work done on the project :3 As an example though, the demo release took roughly 2 months to make, and the content that is left to complete is about double the length of the content in the demo, so should take around 4-5 months I guess!
The thing is, I worked crazy hours each day to get the demo finished in time for the end of otome/josei jam, and I can’t sustain working like that because I was only getting like 4-5 hours of sleep per night during most of the jam x3 So at a slowed down pace, it’s potentially more like 6+ months.
Once we have finished the otome version, we will proceed to add the additional options such as masculine Loni & feminine Erys :3
Thanks for your interest in the game! ^-^
Yay! I am just in bliss knowing that the game is still in progress, since your games are truly addictive! Your health should be prioritized above all else so I am also glad that you take sleep hours into consideration too, games shouldn’t be made at the cost of health after all.
So, all the best to you! Sleep and eat, sleep and eat, and take leisure time to make the game later :3
I LOVE IT SO MUCHH SO EXCITED FOR THE FULL RELEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EVERYONE MUST GO PLAY THIS BEAUTIFUL HIDDEN GEM 💎
That’s so awesome to hear :D I appreciate the amazing feedback! Hopefully, people will read your comment and choose to check out the project :3
Thanks for playing the demo & taking the time to leave such a nice comment ^-^ <3
after playing most of your games i was ready to find another hidden gem in deadly desires and i got exactly what i expected <3
the pacing of the narrative is great, the intro really sets the tone of the story and allows the player to immerse themselves in the story and the main character's situation, the dialogues are interesting and mature without coming across as too heavy or silly, the music and art really accompany every scene with accuracy, the mc is allowed to be cold or gentle depending on the type of relationship the player wants to build, when erys gets mean the mc reacts accordingly without tolerating any bs.. the only downside i find is that the demo is too short and i need more of the story and erys 😭 (also, i haven't gotten all the endings yet but i think it'd be nice to have one where the mc sort of fights back if erys tries to steal their emotions maybe, it could add a lot of drama and spice 👀)
the demo was a super pleasant experience so i will be eagerly waiting for new updates 💕
For starters, thank you so much for playing most of my games <3 I’m glad the demo for this wasn’t a disappointment :D
I’m so glad you think the music and art work so well with the project as a whole :3 LPB and I are generally on the same wavelength when we work together, but I felt as though we really managed to nail the atmosphere we were going for in this, so it’s nice to have that confirmed from an outside perspective!
Hopefully, the full game will end up being satisfying :3
I’m not sure exactly when we will manage to finish the full otome version because I currently don’t have a PC to work on and won’t be getting on until the end of August >.< so that’s already gone and put a big dent in my personal schedule and plans, haha. And LPB is very busy with stuff herself. As soon as I get a new PC though, it’s what I’ll be working on ^-^
I don’t know if you will have gotten more endings by now or not, and I don’t wanna say too much in case of accidental spoilers, but there’s 1 in the demo that (sort of but not exactly) goes along those lines, haha. And what I will say is that in the full game, there are definitely paths that show more of Loni’s feisty side :D
So glad you had fun with the demo anyhow! Thanks so much for checking it out & for leaving such a sweet comment!! :3
Awww yeah! Okay, where do I start? World building! The world in Deadly Desires is fascinating. It's so deep. The more I read, the more I want to read more. The opening is just quality! I love Epsilon and everything comes together so fluidly - the music, sound design, voice acting , visuals and writing is on point and I'm here for it!
Then we move into the world of Limbo and we see a much more human (and at times dark) story of Loni just getting through this stage of their existence. So far I've got the main story arc done which was endearing and a great taster, as well as two of the more sinister endings (05 and 07). There is an amazing range between the different outcomes here. Your games have a great balance of quality, creativity and intrigue that is delightful to play.
Also going to check out Limbo Line now as I just need to know more about this world!
Thanks to you and the whole team for all of this!
Ahh, man, you’re too kind x3 And honestly, reading this was like a little oasis of light in what was otherwise one hell of a miserable day yesterday, haha.
Basically, my PC is buggered AGAIN T_T Infinite BSOD loops >.> Seems to be an issue with the RAM, but it’s only like a month old T_T I spent all of yesterday trying to get it to work, but to no avail. Customer support looked over my photos & logs, but they just want me to send it in for repair. Now I’m gonna have to fight with the company for a refund cos this is the 2nd one they’ve sent me after the 1st was faulty and returned, I don’t really trust them to repair/replace it. I just want my money back at this point >.<
I naively thought maybe the issues with the 2nd one they sent would improve, but they've only gotten worse. They tried to tell me at one point that it was normal for it to hang/freeze while browsing Windows Explorer because having lots of RAM can sometimes mean processes like that are slower... that sounds kinda suspicious to me :(
But anyways, thank you for leaving such a nice comment that genuinely brightened up my day! :3
It means a heck of a lot to have such high praise from you x3 My brain kinda wants to refuse to accept that it’s real, haha.
I’m so glad you described the main story arc as endearing as well. Sometimes, I feel like I focus so much on the bad ends and the darker side of things that I worry if I’ve forgotten to include the more tender & sweet elements that I intended to xD
I swear I might actually explode from all the nice things you’ve said, haha.
If you do end up checking out Limbo Line, I really hope it’s not broken somehow x3 I know back when it was first made, there were some issues that needed fixing, but afaik, everything worked after that, it’s just some of the loading times are insanely slow on some systems and I still don’t know why :(
I also worry that some of the elements outside of the game may have become defunct, haha. I know I used Twitter for something, and I’m guessing the profile has probably been deleted by now for inactivity >.< That’s only a teeny tiiiny part of a side quest type thingy though, haha.
Oh, and if you happen to know Inside No.9 well enough, you will probably recognise parts of plot in Limbo Line xD
Thank YOU for always being so awesome!! :3
Ahhh BSOD! Windows is getting to be a right pain in the bum! That sucks - I hope they give you a refund so you can move on to a better machine. That business about the RAM sounds sketchy. I'm tempted to go off and use Linux with the amount of maintenance Windows takes these days.
Glad to brighten up the day. Your games brighten up mine :) I've already downloaded Limbo Loop and am looking forward to trying it out :) It looks really good!
Fingers crossed for your PC problems and great job on Deadly Desires!
hellooo ı just ended up finding the ''main story end'' XD and actually ım soooo happy that this story takes place in A Limbo !! ı already played Limbo game and ıt was amazing!! ^^ and once ı noticed there is a second game coming from same place ı immediately wanted to try the game ^^ !
ı guess saying spoiler alert from here for safety is a good choice so whoever wants to play this game with no tiny spoiler shouldn't really read under this writing :3
spoileerr!
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as for my thoughts ıts interesting that ım technically being ''myself'' and somehow affecting choices of someone else thanks to the project (ıf ı understood this right) same goes for Loni of course she is someone who has their own personality yet somehow ım ''helping'' her (in which she seems unaware?)
as for the Erys. To be honest ı do feel bad for him since things he just said was awful. being an ''escort'' seems like a nightmare to me since there is some type people who goes like ''ı pay you money so you have to do what ı say''.... It İS HORRİBLE so ı wanted to support him even tho ıt wont simply erase the things he had to endure. btw ı couldnt help but tried to get into the story little bit soo here comes my weird brain storm comes here
ı may be right or not but ı noticed that in the end of the game someone who was close to Loni's home was killed and Erys told Loni to not give him his name since ıt pays him more with ''suprise package '' at first ıt made sense but then ı remembered how Loni was actually suprised to see Erys in the Deadly desires company's escorts and Erys explanation was waaay too simple he didnt even say something like an explanation or he didnt show any proof of him being really the worker of deadly desires. he simply covered himself with ''well because ım THAT good'' which was a sus for me perhaps ı read into too much in this but then ı came up with an theory doting the two facts about him somehow seemingly hiding himself or his name also not very explaining his situation that how did he became an escort or how did he got permission and someone who was killed near to Loni's house which seems like their existance there wasnt too suprising?
so there is few theories ı had (they may have loopholes unfortunalety ı cant say ı actually collected everytihng to support them haha ;W;)
1- the person who just got killed by the Erys has perhaps died because of his somehow lack of self control of his.... hm power? ıdk or perhaps they were someone Erys know like perhaps they were Erys' next customer and perhaps Erys did kill them knowingly or because of they couldnt control the power they had ım not too sure
2- secondly maybe Erys wasnt the suprise package but he was looking for a way to see other possible canditates for him since for so long the ''customers'' he met didnt matched his wishes so perhaps whoever was coming ended up killed by him so he can replace himself on their behalf and meet the new person hoping that maybe he can get what he looks for.
both of them makes sense in their own way to me but since ı havent played all the ending ı can only assume things but ı dont think ı did a bad job trying to figure out everything with only one ending XD anyway ı will try to figure out other ways to get information about this game's story :3
and thank you so much for making this game ıt does have very interesting vibe (ı can actually feel how lonely and boring ıt can be just by looking at the place XD) Have a great daay ^^
It's awesome to see you again ^-^ Thanks so much for playing this one too :3
Hehe, that's cool you ended up finding the end of the demo first rather than running into a 'bad' end :D
Yep, you absolutely understood correctly that as a participant in Project Salvation, you are making choices that influence Loni's behaviour and outcomes without Loni really being aware of your guiding hands :3
And yeah, Erys doesn't exactly have the nicest of existences x3 The poor fella has had it rough >.< I'm glad you feel sorry for him somewhat for everything that he's been through cos I'm sure not everyone would feel bad for him considering some of the things he can end up doing x3 And it's debatable whether his circumstances can really excuse some of his behaviour, haha. But if you're on his good side, you don't have to worry about that stuff xD
I wish I could say more under a spoiler alert about your theories and stuff, but I better keep my mouth shut to avoid potentially giving anything away, haha. So I will keep my lips sealed for now x3 But hopefully, I'll be able to discuss more once the full game is out ^-^
Thank YOU for playing the demo :3 and also just for always being so incredibly sweet and supportive in general <3
Hellooo ım very happy to play and comments on your games ıf ı can (well there few games ı still couldnt finish yet :') ) ı also really like your games so ı want to thank you to making great games ^^
well about Erys's behaviour.... XD ı guess ı was lucky to see his kind side and ım guessing he can be quiet dangerous ıf ı get in a bad ending ;w; oof. ı guess calling him a good guy is difficult yet ı do not find him horrible since he is at least not harmful to people who are nice to him (ıt can be seen as bare minimum kindness but yea ım still glad XD ) yet of course that doesnt justify his actions ıf he is choosing it with his will. well hopefully in the game ı can somehow find a way to get best ending since they are my favorite ones x3 ı still do like other ones too since they usually gives alot more deepness into the story.
I hope you are resting well and having a great time while continuing life :3 thanks for the reply also ^^
<3 <3 <3
Yeeeeah x3 I mean, if you stay on his good side, he’s adorable, haha. But yeah, you don’t wanna be on his bad side x3 Well, I mean, really, he hates violence, it’s just sometimes it’s unavoidable >.< and being mean to him or taunting him is just a bad idea xD
In the full game, I don’t know if any single ending could be considered the best one, but there are a handful that are on the cute/cosy/sweet side :3 So in a sense, there are multiple ‘good’ endings at least, haha. I guess there are probably a higher number of bad ones though x3 And some are just kinda neutral!
I was going to rest, but then I decided to join O2A2 Jam to make something quickly, which I’m hoping to release later tonight :D
Unfortunately, my PC is broken now :( Went to power it on yesterday and just got a cycle of different blue screens of death >.< I’ve had issues with it since it was delivered, so I’m just hoping I can get a refund! I don’t really want a repair/replacement, as this is already the 2nd one the company sent me cos the first one was faulty!!
So yeah, much stress was had yesterday x3 Now I’m just trying to get the O2A2 page together on the old potato laptop >.< But I’m guessing it’s gonna be a battle to get my money back for the broken PC :(
Hope you are having better luck than me at least :3
nooo ;w; dead pc is one of my worst nightmares since ı really use it all day. thankfully you finished both games! but ı really hope your pc either becomes repaired or you can get a new one ;-;
ım mostly melting in my 32-33 Celsius room (91.4 Fahrenheit) but spending time with games is fun so ı can bear it ^^ so ım think ım good thank you. I also hope everything will go better for you :3
Yeah, same T_T I can’t really do much work on my projects without a PC :( On the potato, I can at least type out replies and even some code, but I can’t test any project stuff in Unity because the potato can’t handle opening Unity projects >.<
Even typing on the potato is hard though cos the keyboard sucks x3 I guess I could try to set the potato up on my desk & plug in my USB keyboard, but I’d have to take my monitors off of the desk for the laptop to fit on it, and I don’t really have anywhere to put the monitors because of how tiny my room is, so it wouldn’t really work, haha.
Still engaging with customer support about the PC atm >.< Probably gonna be weeks before I get anywhere :(
Oh boy, yeah, that’s too hot >.< haha. I feel for you cos I cannot stand hot weather! I hope it will cool down for you at least :3
I just... want to say something... but please forgive my words. However holy cow shit. I really fall love in the story and Erys character. I really want full game to read full stories about the characters as I am very curious about them too.
Ahh, well, I’m glad you decided to say it :D I’m super happy you enjoyed the demo!! :3
I’m working on a micro-game for this year’s O2A2 jam right now (but the jam only lasts 10 days, and submissions are due at the end of the week), but as soon as that’s done, I’ll be straight back to working on Lovestarved ^-^
Hopefully, you will have fun with the full game once it’s out :D
Thanks so much for checking out the demo and leaving such a nice comment <3
I have some stuff that makes me kindaaaa suffering throughout the gameplay though, the loading time between each stage and the clunky skip function OTL
Other than that it's truly an experience~
That’s awesome to hear :D Thanks so much for checking out the demo, making a video, and taking the time to leave such a lovely comment ^-^
I’m sorry you suffered through some quality-of-life issues though >.<
I WISH I knew how to make my games run better on all different kinds of systems, but sadly, I just don’t have the technical know-how at the moment :(
Everything seems to run fine on the PC that I make stuff on, no issues with load times and stuff whatsoever and it’s all nice and smooth, BUT… when I go to test my exported builds on the old family potato laptop which has pretty awful specs, most of my games take over 1 full minute just to reach the title screen after hitting the exe >.<”
What loads instantly on my PC can take over 2 minutes to load on the potato laptop T_T Like with the Lovestarved demo, it takes around 1 minute 40 just to load the title screen after backing out of the extras menu… and when load screens are reached during gameplay, it takes around 1 minute 20 to load the scene, then everything is smooth once it’s actually FINALLY loaded :(
One thing I definitely need to do is add an extra loading screen for backing out of the ‘extras’ & ‘credits’ menus, cos otherwise, it just makes it look like the game has frozen like it did in your video x3 It’s technically loading, but because I didn’t code it to actually display the loading screen since I didn’t know until it was too late that backing out of menus was gonna be so slow, it makes it look like it's frozen T_T I found out a few hours before launching the demo, so it was too late to update, haha. It won’t solve the fact that it’s so slow, but it will at least let players know that the game is loading xD
It’s super frustrating. I think I’m gonna have to ask some folks who are more knowledgeable than me what on earth I can do to improve how it runs on slower systems. Hopefully, someone will be able to give me some suggestions x3
With the skip function though, there might not be anything I can do at all about it cos all the code for how it works is built into the software I used to make the game (Naninovel), so I’m kinda just relying on it working >.<
But despite the clunkiness and slow loading, I’m glad you persevered and enjoyed the demo :D It still sucks that the issues are there in the first place though T_T haha.
Thanks again for playing <3
PS. I laughed out loud at the thought of farting in public being considered potentially disturbing behaviour xD I guess you're right there, haha. It is a pretty vague warning that's open to interpretation >.< I mainly use it to cover yandere behaviour, but leave it up to people whether or not they wanna check out the more detailed warnings x3
Haha, I really have high expectation for the game future, I love the story ^-^
THIS WAS SO GOOD AND I LOVE HIM SO MUCH OMG
Glad to hear it :D Thanks so much for playing the demo!! :3
of course!! :)
This was so good! the art was beautiful and the story was really interesting, also props to all the va's! cant wait for an update! XX
So glad you enjoyed the demo :D Thanks so much for checking it out & also taking the time to write such a sweet comment <3
I’m currently working on something super small for this year’s O2A2 Jam (it only lasts 10 days, submissions due by the end of this week!), but as soon as I’ve finished that, I’ll be straight back to working on finishing Lovestarved :D
really enjoyed this!! the atmosphere is great, the framing is super interesting, and the world is intriguing. the ost is also FIRE 🔥🔥🔥 is there anyway to stream/download/purchase it outside of the game?
definitely invested and looking forward to updates!
I'm super glad to hear it! Thanks so much for taking the time to play the demo & leave such an awesome comment <3
That means a lot that you enjoyed the OST ^-^ Making music for my projects has very rapidly become my favourite aspect of game dev even though I’m self-taught and kinda just muddling along with it, haha. It would be a dream come true to be able to make soundtracks for other people’s projects someday!
And it means even more to me that you’d want to listen to the tracks outside of the game ^-^
There will be a few ways to stream or download the OST fairly soon, but right now, it’s only available in-game >.<
I plan to upload all the tracks currently in the game to my YouTube channel as soon as I can :3 It’s just I kinda neglected a lot of irl stuff while participating in the jam, so now I’m buried by it all, haha. I’m hoping to have them all uploaded by the end of the month though!
Once they’re all on YouTube, I plan to release the downloadable version, which will be free to download for all Ko-Fi & Patreon supporters + also available here on the project page as an additional download for a donation of $5 :3
In the future, I’m hoping I can get all of my music on Spotify. It’s just the cost is off-putting (though I will probably subscribe to FL Cloud or something since you get free distribution as part of the subscription!), and also a lot of my old tracks could do with remaking if I can find the original project files because I had no clue whatsoever how to master stuff back then, and so some of em are pretty rough, haha.
But yeah, with any luck, I’ll have all the current tracks on the OST uploaded to YouTube & available to download from here by the end of July :3
Thanks again for all your kind words <3
Where can I listen to the music of this game please?
Firstly, I just wanna say that it’s awesome you’re interested in listening to the soundtrack :3 Thanks so much for checking out the demo!
I made all of the music specifically for this project during otome/josei jam, so I haven't had a chance to upload the tracks anywhere just yet.
Buuuut, I plan to upload the OST to my YouTube channel when I get a chance! It just might take me a little bit because I’m swamped with other stuff to do at the moment so I can’t work on it right away >.<
With any luck, I’ll have all of the tracks I made for the game uploaded to YouTube before the end of the month :3 Once I’ve uploaded all the videos, I’ll be making the soundtrack available to download for supporters on Ko-Fi & Patreon + adding it as an extra download here on the project page for a donation of $5.
I’m also hoping to eventually have all of my soundtracks on Spotify for streaming sometime later this year :3 That’s a longer-term goal though because of the cost of hosting music on the service >.<
Of course, I'm not a fan of such games, but I liked this game visually. You are a great developer!
I’m so glad you decided to check out the demo even if you’re not a fan of this type of game, and the fact that you liked it visually is even more awesome :D I hope Lazy Polar Bear sees your comment since she’s the one who drew all the art for the game :3
Thanks so much for your kind words ^-^
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Holy moly, that was speedy!! :o Thanks so much for checking out this one too <3
I really liked how, at least when controlled by the operator/me, Loni is very warm and gentle and Erys is very calm and melancholic. It gives their interactions a sweet and relaxed feel, despite the constant threat of Erys. So excited for the full game, I'm ready to give Erys all of my/Loni's love <3
Ahh, that means so much that their interactions came across that way under those circumstances :3 That’s exactly the sort of atmosphere I was hoping to achieve, but I didn’t really have a way of knowing if I actually managed to get it across in the writing, haha. I’m so glad it turned out that way! I wanted to try and make a big distinction between their dynamic depending on who’s in control :D
And that’s awesome that you’re excited for the full game ^-^ I’m super excited to work on it, haha. I’m tempted to make something really quick for this year’s O2A2 jam since it’s a really brief 10-day jam and won’t take up much time, and then it’ll be right back to working on Lovestarved!
Thanks so much for checking out the demo & leaving such a lovely comment <3
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hello!! im so happy to see another game from u!!
i havent played the game tho! cause i wanted to ask if i could record it and upload on youtube- only if u allow it of course ^^
Hey hey! It’s awesome to see you again ^-^
Absolutely go for it if you want to :D I don’t mind at all :3 Heck, if you do end up making a video, feel free to come and post it here!
I hope you have fun if/when you do play it :3
I wish I could somehow work faster to get the full game out sooner, haha. It feels like it took forever to make the demo even though it was only really around 2 months x3
thank u very much- dont push urself - rushing it will be no use! take ur time. it will work out and come Togeather and be amazing like anything u make!! i will make sure to post the link once i get to it
take care <<333 i cant wait to see more (i can wait no rush!!!
That’s very true! I’m gonna try my best to pace myself :3 It’s just hard when I’m still so hyper about it all, haha. It’s like my brain is stuck in permanent crunch mode and doesn’t know how to stop x3
Thank you though :3 You’re so sweet as always! <3
Oh, I guess I should probably mention this since I don’t know how strict YouTube is with sensitive content x3 Even though there is no nudity or anything, there are some sound effects accompanying the writing that could potentially make it sound like porn >.< haha. You can turn them down/off by muting both Loni and SFX in the settings though, haha.
You take care too! Hope your week is going great so far + that the rest of the month is awesome in general ^-^
thanks for the heads up! <3
ur too kind
Yaaahooo i finally finished recording For deadly desires!! It was very fun- i enjoyed every single moment of it!!
You know exactly how to make ur stuff and u never fail to deliver melancholy!
[ the voice Acting always on point also saved me from having to read my ass off [would have done it but its nice to be spoiled here and there xD]Anyway I hope ya like it :]
Congrats on the video! I love the thumbnail :D Now I’m just imagining Erys wandering around with you as a a lil chibi plushie on his shoulder all the time x3 haha.
So happy you had fun with it :3 and I’m really glad you think it was decent in general ^-^
Hehe, I’m glad the voice acting could save you some reading :D Not gonna lie, that’s a small part of the reason I only tend to play VNs with VA these days x3 Even though I love reading, haha. Everything feels more cinematic with voices :3
Unfortunately, I’m gonna be away from home from tonight for a few days >.< but with any luck, I will have a chance to watch when I get back :3
Hope you get to have an awesome rest of the week + a fabulous month in general ^-^ Thanks for always being so sweet & supportive <3 It means a lot!
no stress!! <<3 - thanks for taking the time of ur day for responding! i means alot - i wish u an amazing month <<3
also feel free to leave a comment once u watched it! (if u feel like it!!) would make my day- till then take careeeee
YOOO!! the Ost is fireee :D love this game already!
So happy you like the OST :D Making music is pretty much my favourite part of working on projects nowadays, so it always gets me hyped and happy :3
Making game soundtracks would kind of be a dream job, but I have literally no idea how you get hired for stuff like that if you’re like me and have no qualifications or industry experience in music >.< I used to dream of having a track in a cool rhythm game like Cytus someday, but I doubt that will ever happen x3
Thanks so much for checking it out & for your kind words!!
This is so cute so far! I can't wait for the full game! I always love your games, you're so talented!
Thank you so much for always being so supportive <3 It means a lot :3 And I’m really glad you like it so far!!
Heck, I’m actually super relieved that you would describe it as “cute” because I’ve been panicking a bit that with all the warnings/triggers and the fact that I’ve said it’s horror/romance, that it might be seen the wrong way >.< or as though it’s a lot worse than it actually is!
Cos I feel like it’s hard to really show the sweet/cute side of a game that also has darker elements :(
I worry sometimes that it gets lost when I’m trying to describe a game, and that sucks because at the end of the day, it’s still a love story with sweet stuff in x3 It’s just there’s also some twisted stuff in there too, haha. And what you end up seeing is always gonna depend on each individual and the choices they make while playing.
In both the demo & the full game, it will be possible to have a completely cute and cosy romance with Erys without coming across much in the way of horror elements, haha. Heck, it’ll even be possible for the level of yandere-ness to be pretty low/soft depending on choices x3 But I have to put the warnings and stuff there because other choices can lead to some messed up stuff xD And the last thing I wanna do is accidentally hurt anyone >.<