I absolutely loved playing this game! It's been a very long time since a visual novel actually had my heart racing and freaked out by a still image. The mechanics and animations were all smooth and intuitive! The characters are so gorgeous and the narrative just drew me in.
This was one of the few games that caught my eye in the Queer Games Bundle. Now having played it, I love everything about it (except for the length)! You nailed the atmosphere, the characters are charming, both the character art and background art is beautiful, the descriptions were expressive and the dialogue felt natural. The good ending was super sweet! And yeah, everyone is hot in their own way...
I couldn't look at the thing because creatures like it are my worst nightmare, but that's a personal gripe. Mainly, I only wish the game was longer since I enjoyed it so much! I'll be paying attention to this studio in the future and really hope we'll get to see more of these characters! Much love xx
Too short. No time to get attached to the characters. No time to get sad. The story is also predictable and confusing. What was the entity is it guilt? Why wasn't it properly explained. Why wasn't Hugo given a backstory. It's too cryptic to be properly enjoyed.
A mermaid what? Was it Louis seeking revenge or was it all just a mere hallucination?
There's also too little conflict. Not a single flaw or arguement. The characters feel like an empty shell. I really really love the original idea and the concept but the way you execute is still too lacking( the flow of the story ) I was really looking forward because the quality of the game( controls, graphics, music) is too great ( that it's too undeserving to be free, I feel like a filthy criminal for downloading this for free) but this will take more to be something.
Though I'm new to this. I would definitely consider supporting your guys work in the future! ( Even tho I barely have money and don't know how, I'll try to figure it out ). That said this needs to have a community, expand it more, get people to talk about their interpretation but don't be too much on that. Be attentive to story since this is a visual novel, even with pretty images or an amazing experience without much depth on the story it will not mark on peoples head or at least in my head, I might be wrong. I hope I'm wrong, since I really like this game.
Loved the artstyle & the atmosphere. The story was short and sweet, pretty much the perfect length. I would love to see more stories of Hugo and Noah, and Colby.
Wow, I enjoyed this game so much. Thank you for this great experience, it was like watching a movie.🤩 I wish you and the rest of your games great fortune. Keep up the great work and stay healthy.😁👍
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Short and sweet! I love all the characters and just enjoyed watching the short story unfold. I wish it was longer just so I could see more adventures with them and how they'd interact more.
i totally loved this game! just got the good end and it was totally worth it. the atmosphere was well settled, the descriptions were on point, and the characters had really good personalities. i hope to see more from this studio!!
Just got done playing this through and it was quite a fun little romp! I'm a sucker for detective stories, and I loved Hugo right off the bat; haggard detectives with a heart of gold are my absolute jam. (Noah and Colby are also very charming, of course, and I adore them.) I'm hooked on the concepts introduced here, and really hoping we'll be able to catch more of Hugo and his world in future games.
I found this game kinda boring. But knowing me, it's just because I don't have patience. So I'll still give it 5 stars, because I love the art style and even though I didn't play the whole game the storyline seemed pretty interesting overall. Even if it was a bit slow paced for me.
This game manages to set up quite the atmosphere in its short playtime! Loved the subtle world building and character dynamics. I would love to see more set in this universe!
This was really well done and super great! The tone that is set as well as the music and art really go together so much and make it such a fun visual novel to play! (Video below if anyone wants to watch!)
Loved the contrast from the normal/ cute art to the actually really creepiness of the art using the same style in the mansion, it really set the ambience well, and even more so with the music coming in and out as well as the typewriter sound for the text, which made it feel more like being in a mystery novel.
The game was great, and if you ever continue the Stillwater series, it would be super cool to see what more of the story you guys have and the explanations about Hugo's 'sight and burden' and the mystery of this game's universe! I think the ambiguity of what Hugo has and the world building has really allows players to conclude things on their own and it even is metaphorical, which is super cool!
Great job on it, it was really fun to play and good luck for the next project!
I can't even describe how much I love this game! I played through the whole game in one sitting, but had to split the video into two parts, and it was amazing. I got the good ending, and I didn't get any jumpscares, so I'm hoping that when I play through the game again to get the bad ending I'll get some. Fantastic game!
(PS: Part two will be up tomorrow if anyone is interested!)
I'm using the android version. I can't play it, it keeps crashing and resetting the game. If it was just crashes (which were pretty frequent), I could probably keep playing but it resets everything so my save are gone everytime (I could only manage to get ONE save due to the crashing) and I cants even skip dialogues I've already seen. I'm using Oppo F11, Android 11 with tons of storage.
just thought I'd let you know there's someone that's reuploaded your game under the name stilwaters with the pictures from your game I reported it as soon as I saw it today but it hasn't been taken down i've seen this happen with maybe a game or two before
Thank you so much for telling us. We made sure to report it. It still baffles us knowing that someone did that deliberately...Hopefully, Itch.io will get back to us soon.
Thank you again for reporting. If you hadn't told us, we wouldn't have known.
I see stuff like this happen from time to time it sucks that it happens. I'm glad that me informing you about it lead to you both knowing about it and being able to report it hope it gets taken down in the next few days or so. (btw loved the game )
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This was one of the few games that caught my eye in the Queer Games Bundle. Now having played it, I love everything about it (except for the length)! You nailed the atmosphere, the characters are charming, both the character art and background art is beautiful, the descriptions were expressive and the dialogue felt natural. The good ending was super sweet! And yeah, everyone is hot in their own way...
I couldn't look at the thing because creatures like it are my worst nightmare, but that's a personal gripe. Mainly, I only wish the game was longer since I enjoyed it so much! I'll be paying attention to this studio in the future and really hope we'll get to see more of these characters! Much love xx
Too short. No time to get attached to the characters. No time to get sad. The story is also predictable and confusing. What was the entity is it guilt? Why wasn't it properly explained. Why wasn't Hugo given a backstory. It's too cryptic to be properly enjoyed.
A mermaid what? Was it Louis seeking revenge or was it all just a mere hallucination?
There's also too little conflict. Not a single flaw or arguement. The characters feel like an empty shell. I really really love the original idea and the concept but the way you execute is still too lacking( the flow of the story ) I was really looking forward because the quality of the game( controls, graphics, music) is too great ( that it's too undeserving to be free, I feel like a filthy criminal for downloading this for free) but this will take more to be something.
Though I'm new to this. I would definitely consider supporting your guys work in the future! ( Even tho I barely have money and don't know how, I'll try to figure it out ). That said this needs to have a community, expand it more, get people to talk about their interpretation but don't be too much on that. Be attentive to story since this is a visual novel, even with pretty images or an amazing experience without much depth on the story it will not mark on peoples head or at least in my head, I might be wrong. I hope I'm wrong, since I really like this game.
Stranger looking through the comments and thinking whether you should play this game or not. Don't hesitate and download the game. It's good!
Awesome game! Enjoyed the characters and the story kept me wanting more with every click <3
this game is amazing!! :-)!
This was fantastic. Far too short, but I had a great experience. Please consider expanding this more!
this was an amazing experience. i wish we could see more of noah and hugo in the future!
I demand more of Hugo and Noah
Loved the artstyle & the atmosphere. The story was short and sweet, pretty much the perfect length. I would love to see more stories of Hugo and Noah, and Colby.
Part 2 of my playtrough
Part 1:
Part 2:Wow, I enjoyed this game so much. Thank you for this great experience, it was like watching a movie.🤩 I wish you and the rest of your games great fortune. Keep up the great work and stay healthy.😁👍
(Subscribe and Like) - This is optional, Thank you😁
Short and sweet! I love all the characters and just enjoyed watching the short story unfold. I wish it was longer just so I could see more adventures with them and how they'd interact more.
Hugo and Noah are adorable <3
Great game I really enjoyed it from start to finish
very good novel!! One of the best stories I found on itch.io!! Suspensful and full of surprises!
oh my god this game!!!
I loved everything about this, from the music and the sound effects (those were fantastic) to the characters art and writing!
this was very sweet! A lot to love about the characters. Great art too!
i loved the artstyle and writing , wish it was longer
Damn
Such a beautiful game.
i totally loved this game! just got the good end and it was totally worth it. the atmosphere was well settled, the descriptions were on point, and the characters had really good personalities. i hope to see more from this studio!!
Just got done playing this through and it was quite a fun little romp! I'm a sucker for detective stories, and I loved Hugo right off the bat; haggard detectives with a heart of gold are my absolute jam. (Noah and Colby are also very charming, of course, and I adore them.) I'm hooked on the concepts introduced here, and really hoping we'll be able to catch more of Hugo and his world in future games.
looks intresting
I found this game kinda boring. But knowing me, it's just because I don't have patience. So I'll still give it 5 stars, because I love the art style and even though I didn't play the whole game the storyline seemed pretty interesting overall. Even if it was a bit slow paced for me.
Love this game
This game manages to set up quite the atmosphere in its short playtime! Loved the subtle world building and character dynamics. I would love to see more set in this universe!
short yet sweet
when i saw the comments about how hot the grandfather was, i was like.. what?
but then i played the game.
and.. yes, he is very hot indeed.
ahaha on a more serious note, i really enjoyed this experience! the visuals were very nice and i loved the aesthetic of the game!
OH MY GAWD I FEEL SO BAD FOR PLAYING THIS AND NOT EVEN PAY A BUCK PLEASE I'LL PAY YOU I'M JUST NEW HERE
BTW HENRY GRAMPA SO HANDSOME LA
Excuse me, I wonder if there is a Chinese translation?
This was really well done and super great! The tone that is set as well as the music and art really go together so much and make it such a fun visual novel to play! (Video below if anyone wants to watch!)
Loved the contrast from the normal/ cute art to the actually really creepiness of the art using the same style in the mansion, it really set the ambience well, and even more so with the music coming in and out as well as the typewriter sound for the text, which made it feel more like being in a mystery novel.
The game was great, and if you ever continue the Stillwater series, it would be super cool to see what more of the story you guys have and the explanations about Hugo's 'sight and burden' and the mystery of this game's universe! I think the ambiguity of what Hugo has and the world building has really allows players to conclude things on their own and it even is metaphorical, which is super cool!
Great job on it, it was really fun to play and good luck for the next project!
i love this game forreaall
Omg I loved this game so much </3 and the storyline
I can't even describe how much I love this game! I played through the whole game in one sitting, but had to split the video into two parts, and it was amazing. I got the good ending, and I didn't get any jumpscares, so I'm hoping that when I play through the game again to get the bad ending I'll get some. Fantastic game!
(PS: Part two will be up tomorrow if anyone is interested!)ohmygod i love this game so muchhhh <3 all the characters are beautiful!!!
I'm using the android version. I can't play it, it keeps crashing and resetting the game. If it was just crashes (which were pretty frequent), I could probably keep playing but it resets everything so my save are gone everytime (I could only manage to get ONE save due to the crashing) and I cants even skip dialogues I've already seen. I'm using Oppo F11, Android 11 with tons of storage.
OH LAWD THIS IS SO GOOD. EVERYONE'S SO PRETTY.
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grandpa is a shawty
agreed agreed
just thought I'd let you know there's someone that's reuploaded your game under the name stilwaters with the pictures from your game I reported it as soon as I saw it today but it hasn't been taken down i've seen this happen with maybe a game or two before
oh, i think this was the version i downloaded, seeing as i hadn't seen the original. good thing it didn't have a virus or anything
well glad to know it didn't have a virus at least
Thank you so much for telling us. We made sure to report it. It still baffles us knowing that someone did that deliberately...Hopefully, Itch.io will get back to us soon.
Thank you again for reporting. If you hadn't told us, we wouldn't have known.
I see stuff like this happen from time to time it sucks that it happens. I'm glad that me informing you about it lead to you both knowing about it and being able to report it hope it gets taken down in the next few days or so. (btw loved the game )