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Home is Where the Heart is [Demo]
A downloadable game
Content Warning: This game contains some strong language, sexual jokes/references, depictions and mentions of fire, off screen character death, depictions and mentions of blood, references to violence, murder, death, and horror movies/literature.
There is no explicit adult content, but reader discretion is advised.
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Important Notes:
- Status: This game is currently in the demo stage, containing the first half of the game.
- There will be future updates for further editing and refinement.
- This game was created as part of #SpooktoberVNJam, to make a visual novel in a month.
- If you spot any typos or bugs, feel free to leave a comment, or join the GlasswingGames Discord server here!
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You've been trapped in this house for as long as you can remember with only your name as a sign of your forgotten past. You can't leave, for the doors never open and the windows never break, and you'd have said you were complete alone, if you weren't certain that someone else has been coming and going when you couldn't see.
Somehow you always have food. Always have clean clothes. You want for nothing.
Except to leave.
Then one day, the front door opens, and in come three strangers in stranger clothing. Now you're all trapped here together, except, whoever trapped you here isn't as friendly to your newfound friends as it has been to you.
Do you side with your friends? Exploring the parts of the house you never dared to before, and hope you can find a way to escape?
Or do you side with your captor? The one who may end up being closer than you realised? Protecting you from the rest of the world?
Who will survive to the end with you?
- Choice based survival horror game
- Customisable MC name and pronouns - default name is Doe.
- Your relationships and choices determine the story and the fate of the characters.
- Original sound track!
- (Full game only) Two main endings, each with three variations.
- Yes you can romance the [redacted]!!
Voiced by: Reuben Singh Heer
Voiced by: Sophia Kea
Voiced by: Clownlien
Director: GlasswingGames
Programming: Tiefvoid
Writer: GlasswingGames, Joi
Character Art: GlasswingGames
Background Art: Joi, GlasswingGames
Concept Art: Joi
GUI Art: GlasswingGames
Animation: Candycornskull
BGM: October Williamson
Felix: Reuben Singh Heer
Myah: Sophia Kea
Poseidon: Clownlien
SFX: ZAPSPLAT
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Development log
- 100+ downloads and New Build!70 days ago
- Typo updates!73 days ago
- Typo updates!73 days ago
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I just feel like i have to say this because nobody else did and i know im not the only one who absolutely hates that bitc- girl myah like you come into my house and talk to me like that if that was really me she would've been died that night but other than that this is a cute game and i like it and i can't wait to meet bae:) xoxo
aaahh i thoroughly enjoyed this demo!! the art is beautiful and the characters and character interactions are so fun! i'm usually a wimp who gets terrified of horror media way too easily but the spookiness here is well-balanced with the intriguing mystery and the fun relationship dynamics that i just had to keep playing! no time to be scared away hehe
i'm sooo fascinated by what's going on, and what actually happened at the end of the demo (and who this Entity is 👀) - i'm caught on that cliffhanger ;A; hehe
well done to the team for such a great demo, i'm looking forward to the full game! ^^
You've got to be kidding me. The demo can't end like that!!!
OMG, I have no idea who the person/thing who captured MC could be, but I have to agree that I loved them and I would put them in a jar and protect her from everything... so... I can't blame the person/thing that captured her dkfndksksksn because that's basically what they're doing hehe
With that being said... Myah made me soooooo angry. No one treats MC like that, that's why I can't help but love Poseidon <333 what a softie~ I'm sure they have the best hugs, I wanted a hug from Poseidon!
I don't even know what to say to Felix, but I'm going to have to agree with Myah, what an annoying boy! Keifkskdowld, but so kind to his friends! TOT, he's a good boy!
But the truth is...I can't resist who is rude to me, so Myah is my wife now <33 I hope she doesn't die :')
nvjfdkvdf Doe just in a jar missing being trapped in the house :'D /silly
vjfdknvdf I can also relate to not being able to resist someone being rude to me, there may have been some self indulgent writing there with her ouo
Thank you so, so much for playing and for being so kind, and it makes me so, so happy to read that you love the characters!! <3
I can't wait for more ! the the Entity who cares for MC i am very curious about and sad too D: they must feel alone too I do want the Entity to be happy too without killing the others XD I do like Felix too :D now i get the Entity and me also Felix to be happy in the house (the being might be the house itself which is cool ) it be perfect and I also like the fact that mc from the past soo a ghost which i hope so it sad but cool but signs say they are not but you can tell they are the past because the phone he said brick XD its cute
Thank you so much for playing and your kind words!! Haha yeah Doe has canonically been trapped for at least a few decades! I don't think I'll ever make them stop calling Felix's phone a brick!
We're working hard on the full release! I hope you enjoy what we have planned for them all /insert diabolical laughter
This was amazing!! I really loved the atmosphere of the whole game; how it feels like a black and white mystery movie with the aesthetic it has and the lore!! The art is beautiful, I especially loved the backgrounds!! The characters are very charming and I'm especially curious about the MC and [redacted].
Felix was my favorite, he's so radiant and joyful, I love him!! <3
Looking forward to the full game!!
Thank you so, so much!! This was so lovely to read!! Joi honestly smashed it out the park with the backgrounds!! And that vibe was the exact aestheitc we were going for!!
I also love Felix lots, he's such a dork :'D and so fun to write!!
I can't wait to show you more!! Thank you again for playing <3
Really enjoyable demo!
I like how interesting and varied the cast is, including our mystery MC (was hoping to learn more about Myah, then the demo ended 😔).
The music is really good!
I did notice a handful of typos while playing. Most of the ones I noticed were related to wrong pronouns or character names.
e.g. I checked the attic with Myah, but there was at least one instance where the game referred to Poseidon as my pair-up instead.
A typo for "hhe" when referring to Felix I believe? And in the kitchen, there was one that looked like multiple pronouns mashed together, something like "Shehethey".
I played v0.1, but I don't recall when I downloaded it, so it's possible some or all of these typos have been fixed already.
I love the art style and the colour scheme!
And so many different choices for the MC, both in how to react to everything and who to get closer to (plus the character customization). I'm eager to see the result of these choices in the final game.
Speculation time:
- Something tells me that the monochrome + red colour scheme isn't just a stylistic choice, but could also be a plot point / potential clue regarding the MC.
- Between the profile listing ??? being 38 feet tall, and the game's title, I'm leaning towards ??? being the (haunted) house itself, perhaps with the trapped MC as the "heart" of the place.
Looking forward to playing the rest of the game once it's ready!
Thank you so much for all your kind words!! Definitely so excited to show you more of Myah in the full version! And love the speculations!! Will give no clues haha, but I love seeing peoples theories so much!
Also huge thank you for the feedback on typos!! I've made notes of these and will make sure these are addressed! :)
Entity, my beloved <3. I WILL find a way to cook for them; the fact they might not have a mouth and are apparently 38 feet tall, be damned. 38 feet of spouse material, I say. Anyway, loved the demo! I like that you can pick how you feel about the situation—so many options! Thank you.
Pffttt-- Entity needs a tshirt with '38 feet of spouse material' written on it now.
I have that power, I will make that happen!
Thank you so much for playing and your kind words!!
I am SO intrigued! Ahh, it sounds like the MC has been trapped for so long that the outside world is so new, and seeing three modern day people is both a relief and a cultural shock. SO INTRIGUED BY THE ENTITYYY
Yes!! The MC/Doe is an old soul! I'm leaving the exact amount of time Doe has been trapped up to the reader, but it's at minimum a few decades. They only know about things they've been given by the entity! So it's very fun writing them being confused about basic modern things haha!
Thank you for playing!! I can't wait for you to meet the entity in the full version!!
Oh wow this was sooooo good, I wish it was a million times longer! I really wanted to build a meaningful relationship with Myah because she seemed so cool. The story was gripping and sucked me in right away. The art was absolutely stunning too. Great work!
Yesss!! I love Myah and you’ll definitely get to see a lot more of her in the full version! Thank you for all the kind words! It means so much and I am so excited to get back to working on hiwthi! 😊🦋
omg I cant wait for more! this was really interesting so far i havent felt this excited for a vn in a while! :D
Thank you so, so much!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it and I can't wait to show you the rest! 😊🦋
such a great game! i love the concept and the writing, and the art and gui design are all gorgeous! i also rlly like the characters (ive already decided the redacted entity is my favourite). incredibly great game!! i look forward to its continuation, you guys truly did a fantastic job with this<3
also! (SPOILER WARNING dont read this before you play!!!!)
on the nightwatch scene i ended up w felix (idk if this is random or because i chose to explore with poseidon before) but then a lot of the subsequent pronouns for felix were she/her. ill leave below some screenshots i took where i noticed this happening, hopefully they're helpful!
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Thank you so much for playing!! This was so sweet to read!! I'm also a fan of ??? but I'm also very biased haha!! Also thank you for flagging those typos, we will update with a corrected build once we get the okay to do so from the jam! 😊
[Spoiler Warning - don't read before you play!]
So it's not completely random! Whoever you have the lowest affection with will be chosen at that point! If there is more than one and they have the same level of affection points then it's randomly chosen between them!
Amazing story, such a nice art and music, unique characters that really feels alive... I can't wait for more. Thank you for your hard work!
Thank you so much for playing! This made our evening to read! 😊 We can't wait to get the full version out!