ugh I adore this game. I think I played every possible route but I'm probably gonna keep playing tbh. I wish I could go back to the day I played it for the first time cause it was such an experience and it genuinely had me crying at the end. are we gonna get the romance other characters like Derek or baxter? also, Derek x baxter maybe? idk can't wait till I can get the dlcs.
I have never written a review for a game until now. I downloaded this game back in March and was really excited to play it. I had been waiting for the addition of Step 4 since then and only today did I decide to play through it. There really is no way for me to fully express my feelings for this game and how amazing it really is. All I can really say is thank you. Thank you for making this game. There's a lot of memorable moments and quotes from this game and I'm sure I won't ever forget my experience with it. I'm not sure if the developers will see this comment but if so, I have to thank you once again.
I've played this through two times now and some how the second play through was even more emotional to me. This game is so soft with such gentle feelings about real things. I'll never get over this game- thank you so much for sharing it!!
I have a question. Who says the voiced name? Because neither the Moms, Cove's Dad, Shiloh or Lizzie seem to voice it even though I clicked on the name Stella (Which is voiced)
This VN is beautiful. It's such a kind story, and playing through it gives me the feeling of being really loved. While it's a stark difference from the abuse and trauma that many of us have suffered, the story has genuinely helped me with processing change in life and not having a panic attack at everything tiny that happens. It's spectacularly written, and the art is so captivating.
I'm not entirely sure whether I've managed to convey my point through this, but I just want to say that the developers have my sincere admiration. xx
THIS IS THE BEST VISUAL NOVEL I'VE EVER PLAYED. It brought back too many memories, and the fact that the main character can be a trans man like me and have my skin tone is perfect with Cove's (SPOILER AHEAD) autism diagnosis, which I also have. It's just wonderful, I can't wait for the wedding DLC. I will support buying every DLC as soon as I can. Thank you so much, team! I'm looking forward to what you guys will do next.
Hello, I have downloaded the mac version but only the name Jamie is voiced, is there a specific link I have to download for the mac voiced name version?
Today is my birthday, and this visual novel is honestly just the best gift ever. I can't put it down and its just so good its addicting. Thank you so much for making this game for free, I wouldn't have discovered this absolute unit of a game otherwise. May your pillows be soft and your food be delicious forever.
Dear god... this one hit me hard. So glad I stumbled across this VN, it is incredibly well written and the characters are so well realised. I don't understand how games like Dream Daddy get mainstream recognition but an absolute gem like this is relatively unknown.
Despite my own childhood being, relatively, idyllic, some of the scenes had me absolutely bawling. The one that still makes me tear up even after going through it several times is the adoption discussion and the subsequent talk with Cove. I think that was what cemented the relationship in my mind as a true relationship, with Cove supporting the MC just as much as I supported him.
While I am sad that the story of Cove is basically over (I will get the wedding DLC as soon as it arrives, don't you worry about that) I am looking forward to what this team does next. I am not as personally invested in a female or NB love interest, but given the quality of writing and characterisation in this game I trust it to be an amazing story anyway.
Oh also forgot to add that I am super impressed that they managed to walk the line between under and over sexualising a teen romance. Most teen romance either has them screwing like bunnies at the drop of a hat or seemingly being completely chaste until they are legally adults. Both scenarios are completely unrealistic. The awkward fumbling and growing confidence we see between Cove and the main character are perhaps the most honest depiction of a teen romance I have ever seen.
i've spent the last three days doing nothing but playing after i initially started a play through with my friends. i'm so happy that this visual novel came into my life at just the right moment. it has been more comforting than i ever could have thought. gosh this game even gave me the opportunity to come out to my sister as nonbinary through being able to choose my pronouns which means a lot to me. this has already become one of my fav games and i can't wait to begin my second play through. i hope one day i can have a love as sweet and supportive as the one portrayed in this game <3.
I just wanted to thank you guys for making this game
I didn't have a "Normal" childhood, much less a good one, and I have always felt bad about not having experinced what is considered the base line of life, I didn't go to school, and I have never had an IRL friend (Among other things), but, not only does playing this game make me feel like, for a short time, that I had a good childhood, but it helps me feel better about the fact I will never have those experinces, all the little bits about wishing and holding on to things you can't get back or change, just, really helps me let go of the things I had no say over that makes me like an outcast among people who had something closer to "normal" (Setting aside the fact I feel like an outcast with my siblings who had the same childhood), so thanks for making this game, I am sure I will play it for years to come, and buy the DLC once I have money.
Also, I am just a little upset that I can't make my character talk less, I basically don't vocallize unless needed when I am comfortable with who I am near, the only time I talk as much as MC is when I really don't want to be there, honestly, if it wasn't for having more say over MC, I porbolly would've just pertended I was Cove, but that is littually my only complaint.
It's a good game, great game to be honest and honestly, I've fallen in love with Cove. But I have some issues with the android version. It feels slow and even though i "tapped" the screen to go on the next dialogue and it sometimes acts on it's own (on my experience) that I can't catch up, and it doesn't respond very well (for me ig) I hope you show the minimum requirements on the android version because I think my phone is the problem lolol.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm sorry it's running slow. Sometimes the game struggles if there's limited space on the device. We can also see if we can optimize it more in the upcoming update, though.
I love this game !! I used to have this game on my old computer, but that broke. I've made it quite far in the game and its probably one of my favorite games on Itch! <3
This is probably my favorite story game of all time. T.T
It feels like you have relationships with all of the characters. Sure there's the schtick where Cove actually grows and changes depending on your interactions and relationship, and that's super cool, but I feel like I have meaningful interactions with all of the characters. I remember them so fondly, and I love feeling like I'm actually interacting with them.~ I legitimately cried when I opened the game again recently and heard the music. xD
I guess, there's a sort of distance in Otome games because the situations, people, etc. tend to be kind of far-fetched and out there. There's also the understanding that you will get with one of the characters. In this game, it's not like that. You don't even have to be romantic if you don't want to, or if the character you're interested in doesn't like you that way. It's not a given. It feels... realistic in a way that other games don't, and not just because of the slice of life. If you set this game on a spaceship during an alien invasion between firefights, but still had all the choices, variable relationships and interactions, memory system... it would still be amazing.
That being said, I'm super curious about all of the things that can happen in the game! Is there somewhere where all of the different branches and differences are listed? I feel like I don't want to replay making different choices because that wouldn't be MY life. xD
Thank you very much for the kind words! There was a doc going arounf in our Discord that kept track of alterations between Moments. But I didn't make it and don't have the link myself, unfortunately.
Really adore this game! I bought all DLCs and even got a patreon account just so I could witness the NSFW moment too, lol. It's definitely one of the best VNs I ever played and I just love everything about it. It's also super fun to replay the game from time to time since it never gets boring!
I've got a little question tho: I know you wrote on your release structure that the next one will be Step 4 Cove Wedding DLC with estimate release on Fall 2021. Unless I missed out big time, I think that's not up-to-date anymore? Could we get a newer release structure or is it all still too difficult to pinpoint a time span? No worries if you can't or don't want to say any specific dates, I'm just curious and keep on checking every few days whether there are any news lol
so i bought the DLC's awhile ago but im trying to play the step 2 DLC's but it wont let me, its saying "im sorry but an unexpected error occurred, script error could not find label 'reflection'" and it does that to all of the other days/"rpyc" i try to click on, how can i fix this??
The error sounds like the Step 3 DLC isn't properly installed any more. Maybe something happened to that part. Downloading the all the DLCs again to be safe and adding them back might be for the best.
A very well written and animated visual novel to be honest, the flexibility for character costumization, choices and routes are wide that let the game replayable unlike others with on way route(not saying those vn arent good enough) it also gives you freedom whether how you will act with so much choices letting you feel you're actually making realistic actions and not limited by few answers that sometimes feels like you're controlled. Play it guys and you won't regret
I'm sorry for that. Can you tell me what the error says? And you can potentially just close the error report screen by hitting "Ignore" and then continue to play from there.
I would but it won't let me into the game anymore, it crashes every time I hit continue and I can't rlly remember what it said, I had pressed ignore at first and once it popped up again my game started crashing
"Continue" means you're booting up the most recent save, which sounds like is the one with the error. Using the "load" option to choose a different save file could help or you might want to try a making new game. It sounds like that save might be corrupted or broken rather than it being a normal error. I'm really sorry that happened.
Did you downloaded the voiced name version? Some Android types just can't run it because of font issues, but the non-voiced version works in those cases.
I playd games were no romo route existed, but (aside NPCKC games) it is 1st time i fell the friendship is on 1st place, normally no romo routes seems just 'romance route but wihout romance', like someone take a story and just cut out some parts. This game is different, you do not feel like you miss something, no-romo route is a story on its own (and not a downgraded romance route)
I LOVE THIS GAME SOO MUCH!!!! It is rare for VN to allow MC having a strong non-romantic bond with LI, i like playing romance routes but it is so good to have a choice and develop other kinds of commitment. Finally i can hug a character in game or spend whole night with them without it turning in romance. I love Cove personality, and MC personality too! One of my fav VN developer said that MC is the hardest one to create, and it seems true-so many MC are too plain, without anything special in them ( i know, Cove dad would disagree ;p), very uhmmm...basic, if not silly and/or irritiating. But my precious MC (named Veru) is really relatable, not only bc of gender and sexuality and romantic orientation I choose for them, but also in general vibe...and choice options feel so natural! I often experience 'ughh none of these option seems right for me! Who would ever do/say something like that' but not this time! Choices are great! And colours works great, there is nothing more frustrating than choosing something that you think will be consoling or funny etc and discover that full sentence is rude or unvalidating! colours indicators help avoid such mistakes! generally it feels like anything i hate in VN has been solved in this game!!!! i am on step 2 right now but i already know i will play multiple times to see how my choices shape MC and Cove. Oh, and moms personalities and relationship is great too...and just everything is great? w o w.
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ugh I adore this game. I think I played every possible route but I'm probably gonna keep playing tbh. I wish I could go back to the day I played it for the first time cause it was such an experience and it genuinely had me crying at the end. are we gonna get the romance other characters like Derek or baxter? also, Derek x baxter maybe? idk can't wait till I can get the dlcs.
I enjoyed this game, it was fun!
The only thing I'm sad about is that I reached the ending.
has Derek's dlc already been released if now when will it come out
"Cove picked up something that you identified as a smooth rock... he reared his arm back and threw it into the ocean"
My years of training, finally, I'm prepared for this.
also can I just say that I LOVE that MC has two moms?! I NEVER see that, and I absolutely love the dynamic between the two!
I have never written a review for a game until now. I downloaded this game back in March and was really excited to play it. I had been waiting for the addition of Step 4 since then and only today did I decide to play through it. There really is no way for me to fully express my feelings for this game and how amazing it really is. All I can really say is thank you. Thank you for making this game. There's a lot of memorable moments and quotes from this game and I'm sure I won't ever forget my experience with it. I'm not sure if the developers will see this comment but if so, I have to thank you once again.
Life takes another step forward...
I've played this through two times now and some how the second play through was even more emotional to me. This game is so soft with such gentle feelings about real things. I'll never get over this game- thank you so much for sharing it!!
is sunset bird a real place?
I have a question. Who says the voiced name? Because neither the Moms, Cove's Dad, Shiloh or Lizzie seem to voice it even though I clicked on the name Stella (Which is voiced)
only cove will say your name, none of the other characters do i'm afraid
I love this sm!! I had so much fun playing
This VN is beautiful. It's such a kind story, and playing through it gives me the feeling of being really loved. While it's a stark difference from the abuse and trauma that many of us have suffered, the story has genuinely helped me with processing change in life and not having a panic attack at everything tiny that happens. It's spectacularly written, and the art is so captivating.
I'm not entirely sure whether I've managed to convey my point through this, but I just want to say that the developers have my sincere admiration. xx
IT Is THE BEST VN EVER. i cried so much, laughed sm, it was perfect <3
ohhh wanna see them get married sm!!!
THIS IS THE BEST VISUAL NOVEL I'VE EVER PLAYED. It brought back too many memories, and the fact that the main character can be a trans man like me and have my skin tone is perfect with Cove's (SPOILER AHEAD) autism diagnosis, which I also have. It's just wonderful, I can't wait for the wedding DLC. I will support buying every DLC as soon as I can. Thank you so much, team! I'm looking forward to what you guys will do next.
Hello, I have downloaded the mac version but only the name Jamie is voiced, is there a specific link I have to download for the mac voiced name version?
there is a dlc that you can download, it have a lot of voiced names (is only cove who says those) :D and is free
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Today is my birthday, and this visual novel is honestly just the best gift ever. I can't put it down and its just so good its addicting. Thank you so much for making this game for free, I wouldn't have discovered this absolute unit of a game otherwise. May your pillows be soft and your food be delicious forever.
Dear god... this one hit me hard. So glad I stumbled across this VN, it is incredibly well written and the characters are so well realised. I don't understand how games like Dream Daddy get mainstream recognition but an absolute gem like this is relatively unknown.
Despite my own childhood being, relatively, idyllic, some of the scenes had me absolutely bawling. The one that still makes me tear up even after going through it several times is the adoption discussion and the subsequent talk with Cove. I think that was what cemented the relationship in my mind as a true relationship, with Cove supporting the MC just as much as I supported him.
While I am sad that the story of Cove is basically over (I will get the wedding DLC as soon as it arrives, don't you worry about that) I am looking forward to what this team does next. I am not as personally invested in a female or NB love interest, but given the quality of writing and characterisation in this game I trust it to be an amazing story anyway.
Oh also forgot to add that I am super impressed that they managed to walk the line between under and over sexualising a teen romance. Most teen romance either has them screwing like bunnies at the drop of a hat or seemingly being completely chaste until they are legally adults. Both scenarios are completely unrealistic. The awkward fumbling and growing confidence we see between Cove and the main character are perhaps the most honest depiction of a teen romance I have ever seen.
i've spent the last three days doing nothing but playing after i initially started a play through with my friends. i'm so happy that this visual novel came into my life at just the right moment. it has been more comforting than i ever could have thought. gosh this game even gave me the opportunity to come out to my sister as nonbinary through being able to choose my pronouns which means a lot to me. this has already become one of my fav games and i can't wait to begin my second play through. i hope one day i can have a love as sweet and supportive as the one portrayed in this game <3.
easily the best visual novel i've ever read
This game got me crying, I hope I could have this kind of relationship with my future lover.
I just wanted to thank you guys for making this game
I didn't have a "Normal" childhood, much less a good one, and I have always felt bad about not having experinced what is considered the base line of life, I didn't go to school, and I have never had an IRL friend (Among other things), but, not only does playing this game make me feel like, for a short time, that I had a good childhood, but it helps me feel better about the fact I will never have those experinces, all the little bits about wishing and holding on to things you can't get back or change, just, really helps me let go of the things I had no say over that makes me like an outcast among people who had something closer to "normal" (Setting aside the fact I feel like an outcast with my siblings who had the same childhood), so thanks for making this game, I am sure I will play it for years to come, and buy the DLC once I have money.
Also, I am just a little upset that I can't make my character talk less, I basically don't vocallize unless needed when I am comfortable with who I am near, the only time I talk as much as MC is when I really don't want to be there, honestly, if it wasn't for having more say over MC, I porbolly would've just pertended I was Cove, but that is littually my only complaint.
It's a good game, great game to be honest and honestly, I've fallen in love with Cove. But I have some issues with the android version. It feels slow and even though i "tapped" the screen to go on the next dialogue and it sometimes acts on it's own (on my experience) that I can't catch up, and it doesn't respond very well (for me ig) I hope you show the minimum requirements on the android version because I think my phone is the problem lolol.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm sorry it's running slow. Sometimes the game struggles if there's limited space on the device. We can also see if we can optimize it more in the upcoming update, though.
im losing my mind im at the AB part and i can't believe its canon that cove likes feet
I love this game !! I used to have this game on my old computer, but that broke. I've made it quite far in the game and its probably one of my favorite games on Itch! <3
I've been playing this game for more than a year now. It still gives me the same comfort it always does :>
It's a very good game :^)
This is probably my favorite story game of all time. T.T
It feels like you have relationships with all of the characters. Sure there's the schtick where Cove actually grows and changes depending on your interactions and relationship, and that's super cool, but I feel like I have meaningful interactions with all of the characters. I remember them so fondly, and I love feeling like I'm actually interacting with them.~ I legitimately cried when I opened the game again recently and heard the music. xD
I guess, there's a sort of distance in Otome games because the situations, people, etc. tend to be kind of far-fetched and out there. There's also the understanding that you will get with one of the characters. In this game, it's not like that. You don't even have to be romantic if you don't want to, or if the character you're interested in doesn't like you that way. It's not a given. It feels... realistic in a way that other games don't, and not just because of the slice of life. If you set this game on a spaceship during an alien invasion between firefights, but still had all the choices, variable relationships and interactions, memory system... it would still be amazing.
That being said, I'm super curious about all of the things that can happen in the game! Is there somewhere where all of the different branches and differences are listed? I feel like I don't want to replay making different choices because that wouldn't be MY life. xD
Thank you very much for the kind words! There was a doc going arounf in our Discord that kept track of alterations between Moments. But I didn't make it and don't have the link myself, unfortunately.
Discord
Thanks so much! :D Happy Holidays!
And I checked on the lovely Discord and was shown this link ^^ - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aWMOsByKOK_dfJn7aXFpyEgVIMLyv-qluZVI2UYWg2c/...
Thank you so much!
What a really great game
Really wished we could of had a wedding if we wanted as I think that would off been cool and i would of wanted to see their future together <3
Really adore this game! I bought all DLCs and even got a patreon account just so I could witness the NSFW moment too, lol. It's definitely one of the best VNs I ever played and I just love everything about it. It's also super fun to replay the game from time to time since it never gets boring!
I've got a little question tho: I know you wrote on your release structure that the next one will be Step 4 Cove Wedding DLC with estimate release on Fall 2021. Unless I missed out big time, I think that's not up-to-date anymore? Could we get a newer release structure or is it all still too difficult to pinpoint a time span? No worries if you can't or don't want to say any specific dates, I'm just curious and keep on checking every few days whether there are any news lol
I'm glad you enjoyed the game! The Wedding DLC is coming kind of late, we posted about it on social media if you want to see our full explanation:
https://gb-patch.tumblr.com/post/670764744756576257/hi-i-just-found-this-game-an...
Thank you so much for the quick answer and the link! I look forward to the DLC and hope you have great holidays! Stay healthy and happy :)
No problem :D
I absolutely love this game! I keep replaying it ahhh. Thank you so much for making such an open and wonderful game! <3
Non-voice version is not working in Android 11. Please fix it. I really wanna play the game. Thank you.
so i bought the DLC's awhile ago but im trying to play the step 2 DLC's but it wont let me, its saying "im sorry but an unexpected error occurred, script error could not find label 'reflection'" and it does that to all of the other days/"rpyc" i try to click on, how can i fix this??
The error sounds like the Step 3 DLC isn't properly installed any more. Maybe something happened to that part. Downloading the all the DLCs again to be safe and adding them back might be for the best.
A very well written and animated visual novel to be honest, the flexibility for character costumization, choices and routes are wide that let the game replayable unlike others with on way route(not saying those vn arent good enough) it also gives you freedom whether how you will act with so much choices letting you feel you're actually making realistic actions and not limited by few answers that sometimes feels like you're controlled. Play it guys and you won't regret
I love this game so much but on the step 3 dlc boat ride it kept saying their was an error and now it won't let me play.. any help?
I'm sorry for that. Can you tell me what the error says? And you can potentially just close the error report screen by hitting "Ignore" and then continue to play from there.
I would but it won't let me into the game anymore, it crashes every time I hit continue and I can't rlly remember what it said, I had pressed ignore at first and once it popped up again my game started crashing
"Continue" means you're booting up the most recent save, which sounds like is the one with the error. Using the "load" option to choose a different save file could help or you might want to try a making new game. It sounds like that save might be corrupted or broken rather than it being a normal error. I'm really sorry that happened.
alright, thank you
this happened to me at the soiree i just reinstalled the game and it worked again, the save didn't get erased too, so all is well
Is Baxter and Dexter love not a thing now? there's pictures for it, but I can't find any information about them anymore. Or am I blind?
Those are still coming. There's a "Release Structure" section at the bottom of the game page you can check that to see our plan for new content!
Thank you
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I love to play the demo but the visual novel isn't working on Android 11. Is there a way to fix this problem?
Have you fixed it yet? Mine isn't installing
No, I haven't. Can install the app but cannot play it. The visual novel closes after being used for a minute.
Did you downloaded the voiced name version? Some Android types just can't run it because of font issues, but the non-voiced version works in those cases.
Thank you. I'll try it now and get back to you later.
I playd games were no romo route existed, but (aside NPCKC games) it is 1st time i fell the friendship is on 1st place, normally no romo routes seems just 'romance route but wihout romance', like someone take a story and just cut out some parts. This game is different, you do not feel like you miss something, no-romo route is a story on its own (and not a downgraded romance route)
I LOVE THIS GAME SOO MUCH!!!! It is rare for VN to allow MC having a strong non-romantic bond with LI, i like playing romance routes but it is so good to have a choice and develop other kinds of commitment. Finally i can hug a character in game or spend whole night with them without it turning in romance. I love Cove personality, and MC personality too! One of my fav VN developer said that MC is the hardest one to create, and it seems true-so many MC are too plain, without anything special in them ( i know, Cove dad would disagree ;p), very uhmmm...basic, if not silly and/or irritiating. But my precious MC (named Veru) is really relatable, not only bc of gender and sexuality and romantic orientation I choose for them, but also in general vibe...and choice options feel so natural! I often experience 'ughh none of these option seems right for me! Who would ever do/say something like that' but not this time! Choices are great! And colours works great, there is nothing more frustrating than choosing something that you think will be consoling or funny etc and discover that full sentence is rude or unvalidating! colours indicators help avoid such mistakes! generally it feels like anything i hate in VN has been solved in this game!!!! i am on step 2 right now but i already know i will play multiple times to see how my choices shape MC and Cove.
Oh, and moms personalities and relationship is great too...and just everything is great? w o w.