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After years of wishing for a girlfriend, you've landed a date with a cute girl! Can you earn her love, and more importantly... can you handle it? 

LOVERGIRL LIV is a short dating sim made for NaNoRenO/Yandere Game Jam 2024.

CONTENT WARNINGS (SPOILERS) flashing images, loud noises, screenshake, graphic violence/death,  strong language

DEMO FEATURES

  • 9k words
  • Multiple endings
  • Nameable MC
  • Achievements 

[Note: due to time constraints this demo has many placeholder assets, but the game is in active development and will be updated eventually.

Also, the comments may contain spoilers, so read at your own risk!]

PLANNED FEATURES

  • Character creator
  • More CGs
  • Accessibility options
  • Gallery Music Room

CREDITS

Art, Writing, and Programming: nihomi 

Background Art: Noraneko Games , BlueRoseSonata

GUI: Siyokoy

Music: SENTIVE , MusMus , Eric Matyas

Sound: zapsplat.com , freesound.org

(see in-game credits for detailed attribution)

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LOVERGIRLLIV-1.0.3-win.zip 127 MB
LOVERGIRLLIV-1.0.3-mac.zip 132 MB
LOVERGIRLLIV-1.0.3-linux.tar.bz2 120 MB

Development log

Comments

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Really enjoyed this game, it honestly caught me off guard cuz the itch page didn't show off the vibes and the surprise was so goooood. Really underrated game, wish I could play more endings!! Still struggling to get 2 of em but I won't be defeated to use the walkthrough, less goooooo

Thank you, I’m really glad you enjoyed it!!

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Oh my gosh the game got me in a chockehold- I didn't know what I was getting into and it turned out so much better ?! Like- I'm amazed the fourth wall breaking is good and it's trully horrific when you start to understand what is happening to Liv. I can't wait for the final version of this game because it's so good !!!! Shoutout to everyone who worked on the project because it's good !!!!!


I just have one thing to say, I got stuck at the third ending and don't know how to get out of it. I would love to get the other ones I missed T-T

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Wow thank you so much!! I’m glad you enjoyed it despite running into a bug… I’ll update the game ASAP to address the issue, but in the meantime if you load any old save from before you got ending 3 you should be able to get the other endings. I’m truly sorry for the inconvenience and hope that helps for now!

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I was so caught up playing I didn't saved anywhere T-T 

That alright, i'll be eager to play the other endings once it's fixed ! In the meantime know I liked the game so much I ended up making a lil fanart so boop ! Have a great continuation, it's truly a really good game.

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OH MY GOD?? THANK YOU SO MUCH I LOVE THIS!! I don’t know if I should be happy or sad because of her expression LOL but really this is so sweet and she looks lovely in your style ;-; ♥♥

Also I just updated the game so you should be able to get the other endings now. Again, sorry for the trouble and please let me know if you run into any other bugs!

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So... I just played through a bunch of the endings and...

SPOILER

Trying to restart after completing Ending 4 left me feeling horrible, LMAOOOOOO that was a huge mistake.  That bad ending was extremely well done though, some genuinely unsettling meta horror stuff (like, not allowing me to skip, or access the UI, or even to close the game window??? Omfg. That part gave me  CHILLS).

Aside from that, this game is so cool! I love that  the options menu plays a key part in progressing the story,  and that the game itself reacts to you doing standard VN things (e.g. skipping, loading older saves).

I also really like  that Liv (her design and name are so cute!) subverts the expectations  of being a docile love interest in a romance VN.  That you're encouraged to essentially set her free from the game (and that you're punished dearly for trying to replay it afterwards... How I wish I never reopened the game after Ending 4 T-T).

The MC is... so painfully awkward, yet so painfully relatable.  Sometimes you just can't click with someone no matter how you try!

I look forward to seeing your future updates! Especially if they involve a permanent happy ending for Liv... Dear God... 

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OMG thank you so much for playing my game!! I’m a big fan of yours as well so I really appreciate the kind words :,)

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By "graphic violence/death" do you mean depicted or in text form - or both?

In the current version it’s just text and sound, but the full game will have accompanying CGs. Hope that helps!

It does! Thank you! ^-^

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I'm like so invested in this game. I love the quirky narrator, the enigmatic Liv (her design is so cute!), and our tryhard self. But, man was I struggling to find the other endings besides the bad one lol. I can't be that bad at dating, can I?

I did stumbled on some of other endings somehow lol. But, I am becoming lowkey obsessed as I try to find the others (for the lore!) -- putting in any name imaginable to unlock it haha. So, yeah you got me hooked to put it lightly. Can't wait for the full game (and hopefully a walkthrough lmao) <33

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First, thank you so much, I’m really glad you liked it!! Second, I’m sorry for putting you through the wringer LOL, I wanted the solutions to be a bit unorthodox but not impossible… so I just posted a short guide that’ll hopefully steer you towards the other endings!

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Ah! Very much appreciate it!!

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Omg, thank you so much for the guide! I just finished finding the rest of the endings and like oh my gosh, you're like a coding wizard! This was such a fun and clever game! I'm very excited now abt full game. I desperately need Liv to forgive me lmao

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I’m happy to hear that, and thank you I really appreciate it!! :)

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This is so good, I am loving this. I haven't figured out how to get all of the endings yet, but I've gotten enough where I understand what's going on with the game. You've done a really good job of creating a frustrating situation for the player and making me question whether I actually am just doing things wrong, or whether the 'difficulty' is intentional, and I love the meta aspects and the 'outside the box' things you have to do to actually progress the game. I went into this expecting something relatively simple but charming, and I was very pleasantly surprised to find much more meat to the story than I was expecting!

Also, the narrator is very fun and I love the back and forth banter allowed between the narrator and the player, it's a very nice touch.

I'm not sure if this is ACTUALLY a demo, or if that is part of the set dressing, but I'm definitely excited to keep trying and get a better ending for Liv! I will find your weakness somehow... I MEAN... don't worry about it >.>

Wow, thank you so much for checking out my game and for the kind words, it really means a lot to me!! Honestly, I was worried the gameplay loop would be too frustrating, so I’m glad you think it works.

Also, if you don’t mind just a little bit of handholding: not all names are created equal…

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Of course! I saw it on reddit and the art really piqued my interest! But I think it's the perfect amount of frustrating, where it pushes you to figure out what you're doing wrong, and makes it feel more rewarding when you do figure out how to progress things!

But ooooh >.> Very intriguing, I'll have to play around more with the names...