(Not) a Love Story
A downloadable horror game for Windows
Work in progress, stay tunned
"We do not remember days, we remember moments."
Cesare Pavese
PLOT
A creepy house and a misterious loop. Find the key and leave your home... but where's the "real" key?
ABOUT THE GAME
- 2D horror game in pixel art
- Gameplay consists of exploration and puzzle-solving
- Creepy and macabre atmosphere
CREDITS
Concept, Coding and Art by Simone "SempliceAgrodolce"
https://bittersweetgames.itch.io/
https://www.youtube.com/user/SempliceAgrodolce
Sound effect and music from freesound.org and http://soundjay.com/
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Questo gioco mi riporta alla mente il vecchissimo Dark Seed per Amiga....Un ottimo lavoro davvero. Solo l'enigma dei quadri, al momento, non riesco a comprenderlo, non ci sono indicazioni che possano farti avvicinare alla soluzione
this is such a cute game, but the little game-machine thingy where you have to avoid the monsters to get the hearts fucking sucks. please delete that shit smh. this is an amazing game but i literally cannot finish that part. i wanna progress in the game to the scary part, but i cant :/ please give me some mf option to skip it or sumn... seriously :[
This was really really good. We found ourselves being stuck in puzzles a lil bit but managed to get through. The atmosphere and the jumpscares where good. Played this in a random games
I love it. Really wish it could be longer😭❤
Thank you! :D
Show post...
cool creepy
:D Thank you! :D
I'm going to be completely honest, I hadn't a CLUE what was going on, but it left me excited for more!! I can't wait to see more and what else you guys got up your sleeves!
Thank you! :D
I really love this game, honestly. However, I didn't understand some thing. I also ran into a game breaking bug. First, the picture puzzle. I wasn't the only one that didn't understand it so, we all had to come here to look it up. I'm almost sure it's the channels you find on the TV before this level but, I'm not positive. The walking mechanic gets stuck sometimes but, not too bad, just a minor annoyance. Now, the bug I mentioned. I was going around the house collecting the puzzle pieces from the locked cabinets. I was able to collect the puzzle piece in the living room twice, (not sure if that's how it was supposed to be) but, I went back to the kitchen and nothing happened after interacting with the beast on the table. I paused to look for the answer on here but ended up accidentally quitting to the title screen. I tried the "Continue" but, it wasn't working. I closed and reopened the game, nothing. I had to start from the beginning, sadly... Like I said though, it was a great game and I want to finish it but, I figured I should let you know about this, as it's under development still. Keep it up! Can't wait to check the full product.
Thank you for bugs report! Yeah, I know...save system is buggy and it doesn't work, I will fix it. Second bug is very strenge. I need to check why some people solve the puzzle twice. Thank you! ;)
This was pretty dope. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for playing! :D
I really like the atmosphere, the little jumpscares and the game. Can't wait to see more!
Here's my walkthrough video:
Thank you! :) stay tuned!
I gotta say LOVE THE GAME however there are a few things I ran into that should be seen to in the gameplay of the game. However I want to see more. Loved the style etc If you want to see more check out the vid. But also I hope you get more peeps playing your game keep it up!
Thank you! :D :D
Keep at it!!!!
yeessss ;)
Discovering this game a little late, anyway the game was very interesting, I love the style and the puzzles where interesting.
Here is the video:
Thank you for playing! :D
Hello! Thank you for making this game!
We appreciate its whole aura and the air of mystery surrounding it. The puzzles were challenging to say the least. Would love to see more of this (not) love story! Keep it up :D
Thank you! :D
The art is beautiful and the atmosphere is very creepy, but I found the puzzles so pixel perfect it gets frustrating. With both the ladders in the arcade section and the channels in the lock picking, half the time it wouldn't let me move forward. Even when angled perfectly centre to the channel, it wouldn't accept it (it needed to be slightly to the right). It's a shame. They were cool ideas for puzzles and I liked the game overall, but it got to me after a while!
Thank you very much for playing and your advices :)
A strange and depressing tale, told with deliciously gloomy pixel art. What's there not to love?
I would probably prefer if it was slightly more comprehensible - even if it is a teaser or meant to be confusing, it'd be nice to get at least one thing or two set in stone, but eh. It helps the experience. I certainly enjoyed my time with it!
Thank you! I would like to expand the story in the next chapter :)
Was a lovely little game with lots of great puzzles however I wish there was more information on the story/plot behind it! Overall it was great fun to play!
Thank you! :) This is a a playable teaser, i'm working on a definitive edition with more information about lore ;)
I played through the game and actually uploaded my gameplay to my channel. I had a lot of fun with this one, the art was unique and the story was intriguing. I do wish that it was longer, however, as I was left with more questions than I had answers to. I can not wait to see where you go from here, you have my interest!
Thank you! :) I'm working on a sequel ;)
I honestly can't wait, my friend! Will it be a continuation of this story or more of a spin-off? Also, I apologize for the low volume!
a spin off :)
Take your time, my friend, even if it is just half as intriguing as the first one, we're in for a great time. I'm looking forward to seeing your art and stories some more!
Great game and the puzzles where pretty hard but fun. Here's my gameplay of it enjoy.
Thank you! :D
Thank you! :D
Jumpscare festival 👏
:D
I frustratingly believe to have run into a bug that ruined my run, since collecting all the pieces of the Lockpick-puzzle never let me continue progression, so I had to stop
Oh! i'm sorry for the inconvenience :( thank you for the bug report, i'll try to fix it!
- says autosave
- game doesn't save at all
Like, what the heck.
mmm, the save game works fine. Did you find the save.ini file in game folder?
I adore this game! The pixel art aesthetics, the slowly changing environment, disturbing imagery and the undeniable scares that come with it!
What I also like is that game isn’t merely a loop, but one that comes with puzzles to solve along the way. They’re challenging without being impossible.
I’d love to see this expanded! I look forward to seeing more!
Thank you so much! :D stay tuned for future update ;)
It's a good game. Perfect consistency between the duration, creepiness, audio, and art. Could I have you people social media account to tag in the description? Or should I just tag your YouTube channel?
thank you for your feedback! :D You can tag my youtube channel or my itch.io page :)
Okay then, I'll tag it later. First, I've gotta eat and do some other morning stuff.
Done! Taking my time and being a lil bit lazy hahaha.
Hello, I played this game and it was a cool little game, I liked it, Good work :)
thank you so much! :D
Amazing game dev :D i hope you enjoy my gameplay
Thank you! I had fun with your gameplay! :)
Thank you :)