Awayuki Tasogare
A downloadable dream for Windows and Linux
What is death for the lifeless, and what is life for the deathless?
Matsushita Yuki, a cheerful girl meeting her untimely demise. Nagumo Yuu, a recluse with an unknown past and an even more uncertain future. The Reaper, who had long forgotten his name. Under the dusty sky of this forlorn town, their paths crossed.
An excerpt from the game, "Twilight on the Cloudless Hill", is now available as a demo release for Spooktober 2024. This jam version is kinetic, but the full game will have branches. Currently featuring:
- 3k+ words (~25 minutes on Highest Speed Auto)
- partially-skinned UI
a cat (welp, looks like someone screws up)
Spooktober attributions:
script and programming by Requiem, placeholder sprites by wataobi, patterns by flower&clover, SFX by Sound Effect Lab, BG by ayaemo, music and theme song by kamatamago, photo by Jerry Zhang, icon by popo2021, clip art from IllustAC and SilhouetteAC, created with Light.VN, playtested by OmTivi
Support me!
The demo is free, but the full game will likely be paid. The price is still a placeholder. We will figure out the correct price closer to release. In the meantime, you can support me on Ko-Fi, Trakteer, or by checking out my other games!
Download demo
Development log
- Devlog #9: The Dying Year and The Newborn Light8 days ago
- Devlog #8: A Sweet Send-off82 days ago
- Devlog #7: The Dawn We Cannot SeeOct 02, 2024
- Devlog #6: Spooktober SpectacularSep 28, 2024
- Devlog #5: Spooky BugSep 27, 2024
- Devlog #4: The Road AheadSep 25, 2024
- Devlog (?): Much Ado About NothingSep 24, 2024
- Devlog #2: It's a Long, Long JourneySep 22, 2024
Comments
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This is a nice, peaceful read that I need after reading some scary suspenseful entries. The story was well writen, the light VN transition was nicely done. I feel like the choice of using silhouette and patterned sprite suited better with the narrative than actual drawn sprites with visible face. It added a mysterious, dream-like atmosphere which is nice.
Thank you for reading! I agree, the silhouettes and patterned sprites were initially placeholders, but I grew to like it and would keep the aesthetics for the full game (though I would have them properly designed and drawn by then).
Did you have trouble reading the text?
An amazing VN, I love the stylistic choices made for the way characters are represented, the story really gets ya. Animations are very smooth and gives the game great charm!
Wow, this was incredibly written! The visuals are also amazing (my favorite effect is the skyline moving past the open window), though I had some trouble with the pink and red text on the often pinkish or reddish backgrounds (or the yellowish text on the sepia background). The white text in the backlog against the red was also sometimes difficult as well. Both characters are fantastic. They have great chemistry and some really good moments (VERY MINOR SPOILER: like Yuki slowly rising into view when Yuu tries to ignore her and go hide in the apartment or talking about the dog), and the ending is so touching. I'm excited to play some more of your works and see the finished game!
Yeah, I’m still struggling with color balance so hopefully next time I’ll have figured it out. Sorry for the eyestrain and thank you for pulling it through!
I’m glad you like the moments. I had to cut a lot of things for Spooktober scope knife chop chop so I’m happy folks don’t find it too jarring after all.