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sooo cool!!! what a fun idea and the name caught my eye really hard. it reminds me of pixel horror games i used to play as a kid and it has an inviting but scary atmosphere

this game feels like a personal and sorely needed wakeup call. thank you for this. its amazing that someone else knows the feeling of getting excited on public transit bc of accidental physical contact. you were so honest in this game. thank you. it couldnt have been easy

absolutely incredible game

I played this on a whim yesterday when looking through games and I'm AMAZED by the amount of options, paths, and the dialogue that gets remembered and stressed. The different relationships dynamics and attitudes is such a good concept, and it helps to create new dynamics that feel real every time! I'm so interested in all the different things you can make your character feel, think, and say. In my first run, I used it as a chance to think about what what I would have done as a kid, and went on to think about how I acted as a teenager in the step 2 demo. The way the characters develop and change is incredibly interesting and real, too. 

I also like the options for different dynamics with your mother, and the level of complexity there as well. It was hard trying to think about things from a (innocently selfish) child's perspective, while also empathizing with Opal as a single mother in a new place without any familial support. 

I'm so excited to follow this game as it develops!

ETA: ALSO i wanted to say I was so pleasantly surprised at the ability to play a child who speaks very little/is quiet! It's rare that that's an option in general but I really appreciated that the quiet options werent necessary sullen or cold!

Such a cute game, it made me feel nostalgic and at home:)

Thank you for making and sharing this. I hope it has eased some of the pain in some way. It's a real and beautiful game and im so sorry about everything you went through, both stuff in this game and not

what an incredible game! from the art to the writing to the atmosphere it's just wonderful. and what am amazing demo!

this was beautiful and relatable and hard hitting and powerful. it was also really interesting as someone who hasnt thought about what being trans in the medical field would be like. thank you for this work, it was incredible. your impact is precious

i gasped when i read in the making of that arzan's name used to be arezou lolll i suppose you were going to make him and his husband persian & ended up it just being his husband? (shahnaz & firuz are very persian names and farrokhzad was just incredible persian) but it made me really happy to see a middle eastern gay character in a game (especially a persian specifically since I am myself). but thats just stuff that i wanted you to know i appreciated. this game was incredible and it took me way too long to realize the different parts were from different timelines. it was little confusing at first but it was really cool to go back to different sections and see what i knew compared to when i first played it