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 feel 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), Jaime Scribbles (extras screen), Zeil Learnings (custom name input), Freepik
CREATED FOR YANDERE GAME JAM 2023
KUDOS ARE APPRECIATED! ❤
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Development log
- 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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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
I've gotten every single ending in this game. In other words I LOVE ITTTT! (The AO3 profile layout of the home screen is amazing btw)
Omg, thank you!! Srsly appreciate the dedication <33 (And yess, I just gotta rep ao3 for this, it was so fun to make)
I feel like the mc having a design and the inner dialogues being funny as hell made this game so much better!! I still wouldve enjoyed the game without them, but the inner dialogue makes you feel a lot more invested in the game (atleast for me)
(also I love that you can do a poly route, too!!!)Aw thank you!! MC totally became a character of their own and love them so much, so I'm so happy to hear that <3
also I couldn't not have a poly route lolI love everyone. I just can't pick. I went with poly (I think?) route first try, and I'm so in love. THESE CHARACTERS ARE SO WELL WRITTEN THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CREATING THIS GAME
Thank you for such kind words!! The lowkey, highkey poly ending is a good one lol! I tried my best to see how they all flow together in one space, so I'm so glad you loved it! I hope you get to explore the other endings <3
I got the love is kind ending first try...now I'm scared to try anything else... BECAUSE THIS IS SO WELL WRITTEN AND I ADORE THE CHARACTERS SO MUCH. I NEARLY WENT FOR GARDENER...
I. YOUR WRITING IS SO GOOD??? The background characters are funny. like. they're so silly /pos
and the art is gorgeous. artists, yo guys all did an amazing job. i want to shake the art
AH THANK YOU! I'm glad you're enjoying it! (Gardener is an interesting one from the batch, so I don't blame ya lol) I do hope you get to enjoy the other endings tho (esp the not-so-cutesy ones hehe)
I'M SCARED... BUT I'LL GET TO IT EVENTUALLY...HOPEFULLY...
(I wanna eliminate all the rivals...but then I feel GUILT...WHICH FURTHER SHOWS HOW GOOD THE WRITING IS FOR ME TO FEEL GUILTY ABOUT IT)
Aw, totally understandable! Actually, the game was originally just going to be the MC choosing b/w eliminating a rival or stalking Love but then I started to like the rivals too much for them to just have a bad ending lol -- thus, the friendship routes were made!
(So, I TOTALLY feel ya <333)
HECK YEAH GLAD YOU DID
lucky for you cuz im exactly 13
😎
Yep well im 14 now sense my birthday was september 20th
WAIT OMG IS CAPTAIN INDIAN!????!! BECUASE WHEN SHE MENTIONED GULAB JAMUN I FREAKED OUT/POS CAUSE IM INDIAN SO LIEK AHFJHMSHMCS
Edit: SHEHSJAHMSH SHE IS INDIAN ERHAHYAYAYAYAYAYA
YEAH! She's actually half-Indian, half-Columbian!
I live laugh love her
This game was such a great game I love the characters and their different personalities they are all great in their own ways,there is nothing bad to say about this game but I've got one question I finished all the endings but I couldn't get the CG that's between Captains and Gardeners if anyone knows how to get it pls tell me
Hey! I'm so sorry for late reply. You must've ran into a bug (which I hoped I fixed in this most recent build!)
To get that CG, you just need to go through Nerd's regular route and befriend him. I hope this helps... or if you already figured it out by now, thank you for playing! I'm glad you liked it <3
I went through his regular route and befriended him a few times but it didn't work againn i'm sorry if i'm causing you trouble
Huh, strange. You are talking about the CG with Nerd on the car, right? Did you update the game yet?
(And, don't worry about it! I'm sorry this game is acting up -.-)
I deleted the game then downloaded it again but I still didn't get the CG! again i'm very sorry
Oof, yeah unfortunately I don't know what's the problem then as I've tested all the platforms and was able to get all the CGs to appear in the gallery. So sorry for the issue but thanks for playing!
I'm literally finishing this game at 3 o'clock in the morning and I don't regret it despite the tiredness I'll feel later... I don't even know where to start!
First of all I loved the idea of WE being the yandere of the story, it was so much fun, the characters are extremely cute and beautiful (but Captain has all my heart) and I really needed the guide or I would have been lost easily lol
I have nothing but praise for this game, everything is so cute and iconic. I just wish I knew more about what happened in our old school (more about what we did in all details and why hehe) and in the end 10 I got a little confused, but then I thought we must have just kidnapped Love, don't know... but anyways, congratulations for the amazing game!!!
Omg, please be sure to get a good a rest afterwards lol! But, thank you so much for enjoying my game (and Captain, she's great) <33 I'm so glad the guide helped! Once I realized how many endings I've created, I knew I too would be so lost without it haha.
And yes, everything abt MC's old school is purposefully left as a mystery to be a tease for a series I'll be slowly (slowly) making starring them (ending 10 serving to give more hints). So, I'm happy to know it piqued your interest <3
Cool game so far i love the effects and the character design ^^
I wonder how you managed to submit to this game jam if one of the characters is still a minor but maybe i misinterpret :O
Hey! Thanks for liking the game! And oh, that rule was only referring to minors depicted in sexual content, which is not at all in this game.
Good to know ^^
Sorry just wanted to to be sure since it would suck to lose for a reason like that /:
Hope you didn't misinterpret my comment as hate or something tho!
Oh, it's no worries! I honestly appreciate your concern regarding it <3
I love the art style, and the BGM you chose for the main screen is wonderful; I stayed there for such a long time before playing. I particularly like the first theme more though. I appreciate that Mei is a yandere, though I feel sad every time I need to eliminate someone. The three of them are eye-catching. I adore Sreyna's tattoo, and I also enjoy being friends with Chin, and observing Seung's actions. Love... I wonder what his real name is. He's likable, I understand, just a bit too oblivious. Among all the endings, I love ending 5 the most. I only triggered Chinyelu's CG once, and it was coincidental. It's a bit hard to get it, but thankfully, I did complete all the extras. The CGs are so good. I can see that Love thinks deeply about something. Hmm, it's making me curious about it. You did a great job in the game, and I enjoyed it.
Ah, happy you're enjoying it so far <3
I love the game design so much. Will you make a walkthrough for the game? The endings with the multiple scenarios are a bit challenging to get.
I'm glad you're enjoying the game so far! And yeah, I plan to make a walkthrough hopefully soon <3 (I kinda regret the amount of variations I've put in lol)
It is fine. The game is unique with endings like that. I am just the type of person who likes to collect all the endings.