C/L/E/A/V/E
Although this game was created for Battle Action Fantasy jam, it's closer to magical girl (gender neutral) toxic yaoi than shounen. In my opinion, that is what shounen could be if the people involved weren't cowards.
- 5k words and 5 endings, for around 20-30 minutes of playtime depending on reading speed
- 10+ pieces of cut-in art
- A tense dark fantasy atmosphere with steampunk elements
- A romance and rescue mission that can go very wrong (or maybe it will go right)
A self-serving vampire who has few qualms about betraying people whenever it suits him. But when a former companion/paramour is captured by a vampire clan whose downfall he orchestrated, he feels incapable of letting it slide.
A member of a now-defunct vampire-fighting covenant. He ended up in a declining vampire clan's dungeon due to a brief connection with Xiomara.
Content Warnings
- The main characters have a fraught relationship that (partially depending on player choices) includes degrading language, coercion, manipulation, and physical harm
- Discussion of sexual subjects and strong language
- Major character death in certain endings
- Use of gunshot and sword slashing sound effects (can be disabled by muting the sound effects channel)
Credits
- Art, Writing, Scripting: Glueblade (itch, ko-fi, mastodon)
- UI Design: Laby (itch)
- Original Music: Les Beaux Plastiques (linktree)
- Royalty-free music: Nancy_Sinclair, Universfield, ViraMiller
- Sound effects: Department64, CogFireStudios, J8054, Vrymaa
- Playtesting&Proofreading: Amara Taylor (itch, bluesky), Ley Klussyn (itch), RafaAnimations (carrd)
- Coding Help: SolarProtag (itch), Ley Klussyn (itch)
Download
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Development log
- Endings Guide52 days ago
- BAF Postmortem in which I get philosophical about past projects and the gamedev...56 days ago
Comments
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VERY GOOD WORK!!! THIS WAS SPICY AND GOOD!!! I LOVE THE TOXICITY!!!1 MY BABES
I'm really intrigued by this world of vampires and steampunk! The battle descriptions with the spell keep telling me more about its (?) makeup so I thought that was really cool.
My favorite end is Ending 1, if only because I'm a sucker for all things toxic yaoi (: Forcing my companion to stay with me forever? Doesn't get better than that~
The beautiful thing about having multiple endings is that you can appeal to both the toxic yaoi lovers and the ones who want a somewhat happy if slightly ill-advised ending, so there are only winners.
Happy to hear you enjoyed the worldbuilding as well >:D
I enjoyed the dynamics between the characters and discovering the ways your choices impact the ending. I especially had a fun time trying to figure out how to get (spoiler in ROT13) na raqvat jurer lbh qvr.
It's very fun to learn which endings people are the most excited by, haha
I really enjoyed trying to get all the endings. I especially liked the small difference in ending 4 and 5. Wasn't sure how
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the choice of doubling down or not would effect the ending but it felt very satisfying when I figured it out.I'm glad you took the time to find them all :D The impact of that one choice is one of my favourite bits in the game, I think.
the story is really interesting! i like the battle with the girl, and how the choices affect how it’s played out. the designs are so pretty too, i love all of the characters.
I'm glad you enjoyed it and that the battle scene turned out well since it was my first time incorporating action into a VN :D