*Content warning: flashing images, drug and smoking references, mature themes, and discussions of depression and suicide. Nothing explicit is shown, only talked about. This game handles some hard things, but none of it is meant to scare, only to inform and comfort. 

*Performance tends to work better on browsers that are NOT Google Chrome.

*THINGS I AM ALREADY WORKING TO UPDATE:  simplified pause menu & WSAD key formats. 


A short video novel/choice-based game made by one gal with no programming knowledge who is just trying to graduate art school :) This game will act as my senior showcase project in my graphic design program, but I wanted to put it to good use and finally show my professors that drawing cartoons does not have to be cheesy and can actually very impactful. 

This game is based on a lot of personal experiences that I feel are also rather universal. It is short and simple, but it is jam-packed with heart and love. My goal is to make people feel seen and loved, in even in the smallest of struggles. I want to be a voice for people who feel their traumas may be too small to matter, and I'll close by saying there is always more under the surface then what meets the eye. 

So, in the end the real question is

Do your friends love you? 

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Authorlocaltreehouse
GenreVisual Novel
Made withRPG Maker
TagsAtmospheric, friendship, Mental Health, nostalgic, psycological, Short, trauma, weirdcore
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse
AccessibilitySubtitles

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speechless, beautiful  game from the artstyle has so much emotion , eveything wow ...........<3

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I came across this while doom scrolling to be honest. Things got real after the first few scenes. Wonderful game though. Snapped me out of a daze. Thanks so much and I loved your game! The art and message were both beautiful.

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hiya tree:) I just finished playing through for my 3rd time(to take in the art and see if there are other routes to go down, and I just wanted to say wow. I wasn’t prepared to relate so deeply to this game😭 you did an amazing job<3

Awww thank you friend!!! Wow- three times! Your commitment made my day haha I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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I adore this. I can tell you poured your heart into this game, and it made something really special. I'll definitely have to replay this games several times. Thank you for sharing your art!

wow this means the world to me - thank you so so much! your support is more than I could ever ask for! I am so glad you're enjoying the game! 

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The art is beautiful of course and I like the little 4th wall breaking jokes. This game made me feel bad, but that's obviously the point so good job.

haha thank you so so much! I always liked those silly games that felt like they were talking to you, even if it wasn't always about something happy lol. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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Hello! Your art style is wonderful! I was wondering what program you used to put this together? I'd like to make a game myself one day, short and sweet like this one :) Also, do you have an instagram to follow?

Wow thank you so so much! I used a mix of Procreate for the assets and RPG Maker MZ for the programming. I can't say I would suggest them for this sort of work, but they worked okay enough for me haha. And as for insta, you can find me @localtreehouse just about anywhere! I'm on insta, youtube, tiktok, etc :)