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I absolutely love this game! I was completely captivated by the entire story. It is such a short and sweet story and I think I cried from all the heartwarming interactions. Amazing work!

This was a really fun visual novel and I love how bright and colorful the backgrounds are and how hilarious The Hellion is! It was hard to go against my instinct to not take his offer the first time because he is quite charismatic! Thank you for this game :) and great work 😎

I feel like I don't know how to really put into words how Under the Stars has really got through to me but I will try. 

This story is beautifully written and I love how thought-provoking the messages are especially for anyone who feels out of place where they currently are at in life. Dulari is a character you can't help but empathize with and root for as she worries about turning another year older and even closer to becoming queen. 

The two main routes address various aspects of what the core of these worries are and we see how Dulari comes to embrace who she is and her situation in general by the time they end. I like that Dulari has good friendships with Ezekiel and Leon and strong support from them also! (I happy cry because of their relationships -- ok??? T_T) . I liked the order I ended up playing these routes (Ezekiel's route then Leon's) as it seemed that there was more backstory that contributed to the overall story in Leon's route than Ezekiel's (so I personally would play in that order again). 

The secret route was also just intriguing and had a shift in the theme/message of the story while still contributing to theme of loneliness and how to reach out to connect with people in little ways. I love this route a lot!

Anywho, all I know now is that I'm rooting for the characters (though maybe not a certain king lol) and particularly Dulari. I feel like that after you play this game that you can't help but continue to root for her and hope that all the best happens in her life. I also feel like this story is just a nice reminder to find the people who get you and don't be too hard on yourself <3 <3 (helen, this game is wonderful -- I am happy that I could experience such a lovely story!)

The art and visual aspects of the game are so cool too so another reason to  play this game ASAP if are not yet convinced for some reason :) 

thank you for all this lore! super exciting to know more :) omg he wants to be the opposite of saruva which totally makes sense!!

also, the person who looked through the code was persistent lol 

and i didn't comment on the dulari art but i love how she is stargazing here!!

ok ok, i have some more questions: 

For you:

(1) what was your inspiration for UTS? story- and art-wise or the like?

(2) what was the art development process like for UTS?

For the characters/about the story:

(1) how did Dulari's parents meet? like they were arranged to be married right? but i'd love to know more about how their first interactions with each other are

(2) which kingdom is Dulari's mom  from? was she also royalty before or like a noble before marrying Dulari's dad? 

(3) what are some hobbies that each of the characters have (especially Dulari, Ezekiel, and Leon)? and maybe they don't have free time(?) but are there any things they would want to try to do if they had free time?

(4) what is the coronation ceremony in Lunnest kingdom like?

(5) what are some Lunnest kingdom traditions? 

I'll add more here as I think of them! 

it's exciting that the 1st anniversary is coming up!! woo! I will leave some questions here soon :) 

I love we get to see more of Leon's family. I wish I could have met Leon's mom <3

I'm also glad Leon helps people out when his brother doesn't want to (why mr dark and edgy???)

Also, thank you for the walkthrough! I was just clicking the mirror in Dulari's room to try to get to the secret route before lolololol 

my goodness -- I love the memes!! they're hilarious 😆  Also congrats on the 1.2 version. It's so excited to have an updated version ✨ 😎✨  

Thank you for the shoutout as well! I will be getting back to Under the Stars in the next day or two and I'll keep you posted. I'm excited to see what Leon is up too (that second meme is just too funny to me)!  💙 

just played this and the story was so encouraging! thank you for the lovely art, music, and writing :)

Thank you -- the story is really just so intriguing and fun so I had a great time playing through the demo.  Thank you again for the game/story/art! <3 

This is such a fun demo -- I am loving the writing, story overall, and the art. All the characters have me intrigued and looking forward to the full version! I lean towards being the most interested in Antonio and Leonardo / their routes, but it will be interesting to see the routes for everyone.

The demo is so fun and entertaining! I am looking forward to the release of the full game. The dialogue and banter between the grim reaper and the main character is really witty and lively. The art and interface are amazing and the music and sound effects are perfect aspects to supplement the overall game environment.

this is an awesome demo! looking forward to the full game

This was wonderful -- I really liked it and I am looking forward to the full game release :) 

This demo is awesome! I'm definitely looking forward to the full game!

I like the tale associated with the roses and how we get to learn about it; the art is lovely as well!

I love the tale that Fido tells and the set up of how you meet Fido. The character sprite for Fido is also fun (the art style is lovely!). 

Hello! This is a wonderful VN and I loved everything about it from the art, music, story and writing. I didn't realize this was for a game jam but that's awesome :) I had so much playing through the different choices and I liked how there were writing and story were philosophical in nature.

I really like how we can look for evidence in the game and have to select pieces to present to people. The art, story, and music -- all of it -- is wonderful. I look forward to the full game!

this is a beautiful game and I fell in love with it all. I was seriously tearing up by the end. The art, story, music, voice acting -- everything was wonderful. Thank you so much for it!

This was a very cute VN and I love how the title fits in with the theme and overall story! The artwork is awesome and the music really added to the ambience of the game.

I've gotten to play through Hano's route and it was really enjoyable! I like the story and the intrigue so far. The art is really cool too and it is awesome seeing so many different characters and their designs.

This is a wonderful VN! I am looking forward to the full game -- there is so much detail already in the demo and I want to solve the mystery alongside the MC also!

The story is awesome and it was fun checking out all the different routes and learning more about the story. The art is gorgeous as well and the music really adds to the experience.

This was fun to play! I like that we don't outright know character details and it is shown through the thoughts/narration and dialogue.

I love this game! Super cute and seeing the MC and Roy interact was so fun. Thank you for the game :) 

I absolutely love the demo! It was fun being the MC and meeting all the characters in the game. I felt like the MC was really relatable and funny. I was not even sure how the story would turn out with the LIs, and I love how it has turned out. I think I would want to go with Vicenzo's route first. I was not sure how I felt about him initially but he definitely has grown on me. I want to know more about his character and backstory. He and Edel definitely do seem evil enough and it'd be great again to know more about their backgrounds and why they are so villainous in the first place. There were times I forgot they were villains but then the writing and/or voice acting reminded me (I had chills down my spine for lots of those parts!). My favorite scene was when Estella and Henry are visiting the MC and they are having tea in the garden. I really also love Estella and Henry! I appreciate that we get a lot of friendship interaction between them and MC. I definitely would be interested in playing this game as a full release. I love the story, art, animations, voice acting -- all of it! 

I thought the game was interesting and fun to play -- thank you for the game! I will be playing to get more of the endings~~

I really enjoyed seeing the characters interact and see the beautiful artwork also!

So.. I just finished all the routes and I'm obsessed! I really like the stories that we get to see with each of the LIs. Also, I love how we get to see more of the MC's personality as we meet each LI. I love the art and music in addition to plot and characters. The user interface is also amazing and I appreciate the content warnings included and the safeword feature for taking a break after any of the plot points. I'm looking forward to Chapters 2 and 3 in the future! Will definitely buy early access -- thank you Rotten Raccoons <3 (Also, I voted in the Twitter poll for favorite LI and it was so difficult to do so -- all of them are fun!).

I love this visual novel already just based on the demo! I think that themes of the plot as well as the background stories of all the characters are reflective of many struggles that people can face in the real world. I also like that the writing mini-game and especially how it ties in to gaining more affection with the love interests. The MC is wonderful and I love that she loves otome visual novels (because they are my favorite too!) Thank you for the wonderful game -- I look forward to see what Izumi Games will bring forth in the future!!

such a thought-provoking visual novel! I just finished playing through it and loved how the story turned out. I loved the plot, music, design, basically everything about this vn!!