What a Show!
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
"To Love, or not to Love?"
You follow Alice, an aloof 19 year old who awakes in a mysterious theatre. Beside him, a rather eccentric boy yaps away, and in front of him, a large stage looms. Everything defies logic.
Will the two ever get out, or does Fate have a different plan in store?
What a Show! is a psychological romance visual novel about letting go and moving on... or not...
- 13k+ words (~30min-1 hour of playtime)
- Original artwork with 5+ backgrounds and 10 gorgeous CGs (full illustrations)
- A narrative-heavy experience with elements of romance, mystery, supernatural, and drama.
- 2 Endings + 1 True Ending
- Cool characters, trust
Story > 688
Artwork, Design > catboxx_art, _unboxddpuppy
Animation >_unboxddpuppy
Devalopment > 688
Music > MusMus, "Liebestraume" performed by Martha Goldstein (licensed under CC BY 2.0.)
This game contains non-graphic suggestions of and references to death, suicide, homophobia and toxic relationships. There are also one-off flashes of light. Please exercise caution if you're sensitive to these.
O love, as long as love you can,
O love, as long as love you may,
The time will come, the time will come
When you will stand at the grave and mourn!
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I absolutely enjoyed this vn. This is something I should see on this jam not gonna lie, like the first game I played in the jam: commitment to the toxicity. Art is really pretty, I will not lie on that. Characters and their characterization are pretty good, as well as the writing and setting wise. It’s an interesting shared consciousness trope (after death type) going on. Tho understandable this was made in game jam constraints/restrictions, I wish the latter part of the game was explored better, especially the deja vu moments, but again, for the game jam constraints and the time being, I think you did well. I enjoyed it, and hopefully, whatever major updates it will have in the future, would make the game better, maybe even after story especially the post-credits scene, but I’m asking too much on that. I think for minor issues I saw, it will be typo... and I guess history? Tho there’s a way to go back to a previous text.... my key for that is dead, and I’m unsure if there’s a way to reconfigure certain buttons in Ren’Py.
Thank you very much for enjoying our game! It means so much to us. We definitely would like to expand on the story if possible, as this was made under a month hence had time restrictions. Apologies for the typos haha. As for history, we removed it to favour a cleaner menu. We'll consider adding it in though, if we plan to update it.
Once again, your comment is much appreciated!
10/10 GAME I MEAN IT FRRR EVERYTHING IS SO WELL DONE?!?!? THE WRITING??? THE ARTWORKS AND DESIGNS??? EVERY JUST AAAAAAA I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCHHH, Though I don't understand much because im a slow fuck be patient with me HLEPPP that happens when i first play a game!!!!! I UNLOCKED ALL ENDINGS HEHEHEHE, ok now im poopin as I type this bc I swore to play the game before doing my bussiness, AND IT WAS WORTH IT!!!! but this is a GENUINE review I meant it!!! I recommend this game to lit anyone IM SENDING THIS TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON I KNOW!!!!!!!
Okay, okay to be more on the serious side, I know this looks very humorous the way I typed it all but I actually mean it :33 you guys did such a great work I'm amazed!!! I kept going from smileys to frowns like "Awnn this is so cute-- WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED" And I absolutely did not expect the outcome to be different in the third try by choosing the very same options I chose the first time, it was a huge surprise for me in a good way, I don't think I've seen a game do this before, the fact that it's unexpected is what made it all ever better!!!