Summary

You wake up in an unfamiliar cabin atop the mountains. Your best friend tells you that your boyfriend just tried to kill you, and now he's tied up in the other room.

Explore the cabin to try to uncover more details about your past life, and why you would want to get rid of your boyfriend.

Currently still in development.

Features

  • A Customizable Amnesiac MC (Names, Pronouns...)
  • ~4,000 words (about 20 minutes of playtime, depending on your reading speed)
  • Various dreadful choices.
  • A best friend who'd do anything for you except succeed at making cookies
  • Murder, but not in the way you think.
  • Easter eggs and references to other videogames Leo won't let me add more
  • Multiple endings and CGs. (3 endings, and 4 CGs)

Content Warnings

This game is not suitable for anyone under the age of 18, or those who are easily disturbed. While it does not contain any sexual content, it does feature intense horror elements such as violence.

This game includes themes of emotional manipulation, unhealthy relationships, gaslighting, depictions of blood, gore, violence, assault, screen shakes, and implications of abuse.

RIP Marcelo's cookies.

Created by myself & Leo

All art by Leo.

Music & Sound Effects sourced from Pixabay & LoyaltyFreakMusic

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DomesticDread-0.1-pc.zip 112 MB
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Development log

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3G3oody

OH EM GOSH ITS SO GOOD!!!!! LOVED IT!!!

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I fell in love with the visuals !!! the background was so nice, I really liked the suspense and mystery surrounding the mc (with the whole amnesia thing), plus the writing !!!!!!!

and must I say,, Marcelo ? hmmm, he's so yummy, like,, idk how to explain it !!! I know he's a little messed up in the head, but GOD is he fine,, >< !! I am so excited to see the completed game, as I am so curious about Marcelo, especially what is going on between him and the mc.

great work dev <3 !!

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Oh my god this was so visually stunning I am so amazed by it! I really love the overall design and aesthetic of this VN. There's something in the way of the lighting that really makes it like a dream, a horrible dream. I'm so in love with the overall progression of the story as well as the way you blended the horrific ending with something light such as Marcelo's cookies.

In a way, I'm so curious who exactly is the real "mastermind". Is it Bradan who's hypocritical by professing his love or grievances? Marcelo who's far too greedy and possessive over MC with such a "caretaker" mindset? Or is it the Past MC who's pettiness and twisted personality could have potentially orchestrated this?

Either way~ I'm so curious on what happened "that night" and if MC's amnesia had anything to do with this?

Also it's foul that the phone couldn't be unlocked!

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🤍GREAT GAME!🖤

AWESOME WORK KEEP IT UP! <33
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love the game! but does anyone know where to find the password? Is it in a file? the game? or somewhere completely different? thanks!

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TO BE CONTINUED?!?! NOOO I WAS HOOKED!!!

i like this game!!! the art is really fasinating! and I really wanna know the truth!!!

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Was not expecting two fnaf reference, had me cackling 

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This is such a great game! I was hooked from the start of the game until finding the three endings. The art is really lovely and impactful during certain moments. It manages to set a really intense atmosphere, along with the choice of BGM. The writing is really good too, despite being short as of now! Due to the nature of the game, I already expected that something is up with Marcelo, but I'd be lying if I said that the cookie scene didn't melt my heart a bit lol.

I'm definitely curious about this game and would absolutely keep an eye on where this project will go in the future! Best of luck with the development! :D

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Great game, I really love your art style; I really feel bad for our boyfriend, it really doesn't sound like he's done anything to deserve being murdered. The cookie scene really made me laugh, I was expecting something far more sinister to be happening.

I'm looking for to seeing how this game develops.

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OKAY THE PASSWORD TROLL GOT ME, But I QUICKLY GO READ THE SCRIPT AND TROLL OVER 9999 (Was fun through) Really great game!

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I can fix him

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I really enjoyed this and Looking forward to seeing how it develops in the future! The art work is gorgeous and I enjoy having the story slowly be pieced together as we look around. Excellent job!
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Despite its shortness, it’s a really great game. The atmosphere and Art were great, and Marcelo’s even greater, hehe.

With what little clues were available though, I do wonder if MC Themself isn’t secretly messed up? 👀 Brandan was obv head over heels for MC, but MC wanted to get rid of him minor inconveniences, and they even thought of dragging their best friend into this? Wow wow wow…

Really would have loved to find out what other clues/info are hidden in the phone. I assume it’s something related to Marcelo? Since the diary has MC as the focus and the scrapbook sheds some light on Brandan, I mean.

And I can’t help but doubt the claim that brandan actively wanted to kill Mc. It sounds more like we got into a bad accident (maybe due to Brandan’s recklessness or whatever), but from Marcelo’s view it’s all the same, whether Brandan got MC hurt on purpose or not.

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i've tried everything for the password and it's really making me upset, it's still a great game tho, the story is nice even thought I didn't understand everything

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Can someone tell the password?

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i love the art and the story so faaaar! forced myself to eat those cookies. tbh, i like burnt cakes parts so why not? XD ( 〃▽〃)

Question: is the password present in-game? or you just forgot forgor it? lol

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I like this game so much but like, WHERE IS THE CODE?! i WANNA KNOW WHAT'S ON THE PHONE! ;-;

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Would you believe me if I told you we forgot?

Yes, I believe you. I just wanted to be in denial for some time.... :(

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Eeeeeeeee I made a video on your game I am slowly at reading because I have dyslexia TvT

Aaaaaaa, thank you so much for making a video on it, Noah! I really hope you liked it!

I did like it very much ><

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Really love what you have for this so far! Marcelo's shitty burnt cookies were really endearing... looking forward to the full release!

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i love marcelo and his shitty burnt cookies i forced my player to eat :3c

i loved the writing and the art was insanely gorgeous, especially the sprites (obviously) and the background pieces too. can’t wait for a full/extended/postjam version if that is in the works!!

marcelo is like 10/10 if it were me i wouldve married him instead (at least from what i am seeing from this demo about his character and personality lol)

YES MAKE MORE GAMES!!

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Ngl, there was supposed to be a crack ending where you can actually die from eating the cookies - but Leo said no, so :(

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damn :[ that would’ve been the best ending

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you and leo absolutely knocked it out of the park with this one for your first game. i loved the art and the writing, and marcelo is such a compelling guy in such a short time. i hope you guys make some more little games in the future. this was...WOW!

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Aaaaaa, so glad you liked it! I think what's funny about this is that neither of us have made a game before, and Leo's only ever played 2 Visual novels in his life 😂

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I really liked this, but could you give a tip about the password?

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I'm so glad you liked it! But also, no - I don't think either of us remember the password 👀

It's in there somewhere, we just forgot where we put it.