The Things You Do For Love
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CONTENT WARNING/MILD SPOILERS
- Strong Language
- Screen Shaking
- Physical Violence
- Drugging
- Obsessive Behavior
- Depictions of Blood
- Self-Loathing
TO DATE OR TO ELIMINATE?
THAT IS THE QUESTION.
You think you're in love. They make your heart skip a beat, your train of thought miss a stop, and your mind lose control. It feels so nice, and so you crave that. You crave them.
This is what love feels like, right?
STORY ❤
Play as a love-struck romantic who is trying to understand these complicated feelings all while taking down the competition! Urgh, there's so much to do but so little time to do it as prom is in three days!
Stalk your crush?
Eliminate a rival?
Or, perhaps make a new friend along the way?
Just go win love — no matter what, no matter how!
FEATURES ❤
- Around 20k words (about an hour of reading)
- A yandere MC with name and pronoun customization
- A colorful cast of not-so-archetypical schoolmates whom you can either "romance", befriend, or commit an illegal offense against!
- An abundance of cheesy romcom
and yanderetropes - 10 endings (with multiple variations)
- 10 beautiful CGs that capture both the cute and horrifying side of all things that is love
CAST ❤
CREDITS ❤
WRITING, PROGRAMMING, GUI DESIGN: miseri accordion
SPRITE ART: zallestars (Twitter | Itch)
MUSIC: James Blackwell (Bandcamp | Itch), Oneul, Dova Syndrome, zukisuzuki
SFX: Zapsplat, FilmCow, Freesound, Mixit, Pixabay, YouTube Audio Library
BACKGROUNDS (EDITED): Unsplash, Pexel, Flickr, Uncle Mugen
ADDITIONAL ASSETS + FEATURES: Red Chan (additional sprites), npckc (pronoun tool), Zeil Learnings (custom name input), Jaime Scribbles, Freepik
CREATED FOR YANDERE GAME JAM 2023
KUDOS ARE APPRECIATED! ❤
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Development log
- The Things You Do For An Update (8/27)Aug 27, 2024
- The Things You Do For An Update (7/16)Jul 16, 2023
- Endings GuideMar 10, 2023
- The Things You Do For An Update (3/10)Mar 10, 2023
Comments
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This is effing incredible! I've been playing for hours and I still haven't hit 3, 4, 6, 8, or 9. I'm obviously missing something big and I'm almost ready to bust out a flowchart here. Also A+ for faceblind love interest <3
Some of my favorite screencaps so far based on the mc name...
I've started writing it all down and gave up at that, but checked and I'm now only missing #3!
LMAO, these screenshots are comedy gold! I commend you for attempting to make a flowchart. When I outlined the plot myself, it was quite a hassle haha.
But--If you're still struggling on finding the endings, here's the Ending Guide! Thank you so much for playing <3
Yes yes yes thank you!!
Look, to be fair, Stalker calling themself Stalker is the logical extension of "Nerd" "Gardener"...
not that I knew that at the time.
Ohp, and it turns out I was only missing Nerd ver. for ending 3!! Thank you again. This is a new favorite.
I really enjoyed playing this game, its definitely underrated and really well made. I'm obsessed with the way that the music was used in this =). But unfortunately despite getting all the endings Im still missing one photo in the gallery, and im so lost 😥
Aw, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! It means a lot <33 But hmm, could you tell me which CG you're missing on the grid?
Sure! Its the middle one in the second row of the gallery.
It's always that one lol since it's very easy to complete the game without seeing it, I've realized haha.
So, on Day 2, did you click on the "Game On with Nerd" option and lose the Slap Jack game by waiting for a couple of seconds?
omg, yeah, it worked thank you!
Whoo, yay! Np!
I got the love is kind ending on my first try ^^
Lowkey.... I would fall for Nerd, irl-
I got ending 2 and 10 i like it.Sreya is cool too.
I love the premise of this game.
...I do NOT love the boring do-gooder love interests.
Would it mess up the premise if there was a bad boy?
Or another yandere that you didn't realize was just as bad as you, like in that book on kindle...that I forgot the name of.... shoot
Do you have plans to add more love interests later?
Thanks for playing but nope! No additional love interests as the game is complete.
But I don't know if I would consider Gardner out of all people a do-gooder lmaoI make no guarantees for my sanity.... lol
But I hadn't played every route when I said that, and I will concede he is not quite as do-gooder as he seems at first. And if his personality (and looks) were different, I might have liked him.
But then he wouldn't have been who he is.
Ah, well.
Adored this game played through i think all the endings and 10/10 would play again
ৎ ˚⋅ 𝕯𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖊'𝖘 𝕽𝖊𝖛𝖎𝖊𝖜
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Very silly fun game, love all the characters!!
took a whole hour. Pretty cool! I didn’t kill anyone. (Surprisingly) and They forced Love to go to prom with me! Yay. But I was kinda disappointed nobody died. Great game, though!
I haven't finished playing because every time I get mad at a new love interest for well love or a cute scene with them happens but holy guacamole I wanna strangle the gardener (idk they are really fine) nerd is good though he got his food to go so yay.
I retract my statement my gardener is my sidekick I got ending 4
why are they all apart of the skittle gang..
why not
what a stupid question
I love all the save slots you have!!
HEY GIRLYPOP (GENDER NEUTRAL) are you on ArtFight!!!!!!!
I'm doing a 100% run through right now, and goddammit! Ending 4! STORE IS REAL!!!! Son of a bitch that's funny. Very good.
I am having a lot of trouble getting endings 3, 7, and 9. I don't know fully what I'm doing (or not doing) wrong, but I'll pick this up again later. Anyway, good game! I do have to say, I like the endings where you end up hanging out with your friends the most. I can't get attached to Love as a character, something about them just isn't compelling to me, but Captain and Gardener are cute, and Nerd is great friend material. Honestly, I really wish this were a dating sim where you could choose to pursue one of the others, but that's not exactly how the game is structured and thats jut fine. I enjoyed it regardless. Very fun, 10/10.
Haha, glad you enjoyed it! But, oh are you having trouble with the Endings Guide?
...there's an ending guide? Well, that makes life a lot easier!
Oh yeah! It's under my Development Log: Endings Guide
the only complaint(s) that i have are: you can't date captain or gardener :( and not likeable mc (yeah yeah ik ik but at least give us some reasons why theyre like this...) thats it. love the art tho <33
Glad you liked the art but lol yeah that's just their personality, I don't know what else to tell you lmao
I LOOOOVEE THIS GAME!!
For a moment I thought I can date other characters besides Love like some sort of secret love interests.. It's a shame, but hey at least I got a poly prom date ;)
Though there is a bug that indicated that I haven't unlocked ending 7 although I did finish the parts of it. And there is one CG left in the gallery that I haven't unlocked. I read comments and I found out some players experienced it too. So, is it normal? The CG did not pop up while I'm playing too.
I just wish I could see that CG of Chin (so bad cuz he's hot..)
Overall, this game is 100/10!!
Ah! Thanks for your playing! I'm so glad you enjoyed it despite facing BOTH of the weird major bugs. I'm so sorry about that, I'll definitely put out a patch as soon as I can (just been very busy lately).
But, this is new to learn. You said that you didn't get to see Nerd's CG while playing the game? (Minor spoilers: You're supposed to get if you click on the "Game On with Nerd" option and lose the Slap Jack game) Or, you just didn't get it shown in the gallery?
MC is very hateable and corny imo. This could be on purpose though but its just not enjoyable to play as this person who you want to shut up every 5 seconds. Got ending 10 idk why she smashed that one guys head into the ground??? and then the gardener thing was confusing, "i know youre here to try and kill me" oh no i got killed...(correct me if im wrong) by poison flowers(?????) do you not value your life??? who in their right mind does that.. The fuck?? And i thought the ending was a little unclear. Did i kidnap Love orrrr and why were those three X people just like ok with me murdering the gardener like.. the police ...plox. I liked the background images and I appreciate the work that went into this. This game is just not for me SOS
Sorry, the game doesn't suit you! But, if you are curious, here are some explanations to help better understand some aspects. (SPOILERS AHEAD!)
- MC is a bit of a wild card with a weird personality to match and definitely doesn't suit everyone's taste.
- For Gardener in that scene, they do admit that they don't value their life which MC doesn't dive into. They do get poisoned by flowers and MC buries them just for fun.
- Ending 10 is most vague out of all endings, so to get that first does make things a bit weird. It is intentionally left that way, and I encourage finding the other endings for a more conclusive storyline.
- The XXX's don't want to get involve with MC's yandere schenangains at all, so they are essentially fine with MC eliminating the victims as long as they are not in the list.
And, I think I cover it all. If you have any more questions, I would be more than happy to answer! I'm glad you played it tho and enjoyed some aspects of despite not being your cup of tea!
This is such a fun, charming game!! I really enjoyed my time with the characters, they're all very fun and memorable (but I have to say, I really adore Captain and Nerd. I'd even date them myself if I can- I mean what?), The graphics and the pop ups are really lovely and adds a lot of character to the game! The writing is overall really good (even if there's some typos around, but I'm not honestly one to talk)! The art is adorable and every character is drawn perfectly, I really adore the CGs too!
All in all, I really enjoyed this game and had a lot of fun with it! Thank you for making this and everyone involved did an amazing job!!
OMG! AH THANK YOU! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! <3 (Nerd and Captain, excellent picks I gotta say lmao)
lmao I play this for a bit and realized that the mc actually look similar to what I would draw myself except the eyes colour
im laughing like crazy rn
Ending 5 is the canon ending and I cannot be convinced otherwise
AAA I can't be the only one who ships the MC with the gardener... morally dubious sillies
"MORALLY DUBIOUS SILLIES" lmao that's like the perfect description for them. And if Love wasn't around, who knows??
havent played yet cause its downloading but im HOPING the gardener is romancible because GOOD LORD
I was wondering what the change themes in the extras select does? I keep clicking between them but nothing happens
Oh, the theme music to the main menu should change when you click between Theme 1 and Theme 2.
MAKE IT MORE LONGER PLSPLSPLSPLSPLSPLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I LOVE THIS SM
I JUST REALISED THERE'S TWO VERSIONS OF THE TRAIN GALLERY PHOTO?!?! IN ONE, HE"S LOOKING AT SCENERY BUT THE SECOND LOVE'S LOOKING AT YOU I LOVE THIS DETAIL?? (ALso sorry for double comments)
Aw thanks! My artist had that great idea and it came out so cute! And, omg no worries! I love your comments, they're totally making my day <33
also sorry not sorry for the new hyperfixation lolIM SO HAPPY I PLAYED THIS WHAT???
AH I'm so glad!! Thanks for playing <33
HELP ME IM HYPERFIXATED WHAT DID YOU DOO
I WANT THE CAPTAIN, PLEEEASE
FR, WHY IS IT JUST 'FRIEND GET' PLEASEE
NAH UPDATE I FOUND OUT THERE'S A 'DATE HER' OPTION
HOW TO GET THIS OPTION? I NEED HER
GET LIKE ONE OR TWO FRIENDS ON ON THE LAST DAY YOU CAN CHOOSE THEM, I CHOSE SREYA AND I WENT ON A DATE W/ HER (No new images though)
OMG ME TOOO
This is random but (i already started playing the game btu didnt save it a few weeks ago so im back.. replaying it and im at the rootop lunch date part) GARDENER LOOKS LIKE KENMA, NO ONE CAN CHANGE MY MIND.
LMAO I honestly see it
I stayed up until like 5am but it was so worth it 10/10 I love this game
i enjoyed it
I loved this sm ive been on my pc for abt 4 hrs to get all the endings lmao
sometimes i feel like love is going to say fe fi fo fum and stomp me 😭
me too
is it bad that i want to romance Nerd?
Nope. nerds are the best🖤
I got all the endings and my favorite was the poly ending.
THERES APOLY ENDING?? HOW DO U GET IT??
I don't remember exactly but it should be in the endings guide
i kinda like the rival more than the actual love interest sorry-
oH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN SHFHGGBG-
I'm so--- Normal about Sreya-
sorta kinda real i love her lmao
before im playing th game (starting to download it) lets see how this goes *insert zombie emoji*
ive finished all the endings but one of the gallery photos is still locked? is that a secret ending or something or have i just done something wrong haha
Hm, you're the second person to run into this glitch from my knowledge. I'm unable to replicate the problem on my end. But, can you send over a screenshot of the gallery?
I will date the gardener.
I will marry that mf.
I will kiss him and smooch her and count their freckles on every single part on their body.
I need like a parody or alternate universe where I don’t feel like murdering the main character every second she talks and they are normal and I get to date the gardener inside his body.
Or I will just write a fanfic or smth don’t want to bring pressure lmaoAnyway yeah I would so smash everyone here and smash the mc with a hammer in the head.
10/10. This was so good I refuse to kill my wifes and husbands after doing the poly route. (Or I will do it to see the mc get rejected, I’ll just close my eyes and cry)
LMAO I would honestly love to see that fanfic if you ever happen to write it <3
true i love seung
God this was SO!! FUN!!! Got a few more endings to unlock and the weekend is coming up soooo 😂💛
AH! Omg, thanks for playing another game of mine!! I hope you enjoy collecting the other endings <33