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[DEMO] Veins Like Tapeworms
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
"Who needs a moral compass when you have a god in the gutter?"
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This is a Demo!
This is an incomplete sample of the final game! Only the first 2 chapters are available to read through, and serve as a taste of the full Veins Like Tapeworms experience! Players will only be able to achieve 1 ending, despite the text that reveals there are six - the other 5 will be in the full edition!
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Synopsis
When life becomes a monotonous cycle, it's not hard to grasp how someone could be pushed to the brink of violence, all in the name of feeling free. It becomes even more understandable if that person never even began to live, before being shoved out of the nest. With no gentle way out, the only chance to start anew is to snap chains and splatter organs.
Putting it that way, it was only a matter of time until Demian gave in. We can't prevent a tragedy, but we can cause their descent.
(A young adult on the verge of breaking discovers a flesh-eating parasite, who promises to help them finally live freely. They become the monster of your own making.)
About
Created for the 3rd RPGMaker Horror Game Jam, the demo of Veins Like Tapeworms is an NVL-style visual novel about disgust, snuffed out dreams, and the desire to be loved. It is currently available on Windows and Mac.
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Features
- The beginning of a slow-burn, dread-filled story - told in over 12,000 words and 2 chapters!
- 1 ending already available to read!
- Over 43 beautiful illustrations!
- Immersive sound design!
Content Warnings
- Transphobia
- Gender dysphoria
- Blood/Gore
- Vomiting
- Body horror
- Depression/Self loathing
Download
Click download now to get access to the following files:
Development log
- [May 9th, 2024] Minor Bug-Fixing Update10 days ago
Comments
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Really great work! The atmosphere, the life with a crappy job and crappier managers, and the ones who surround us we can't really trust if they will understand the lives and thoughts we live with daily. You portray it well and your art and writing go hand in hand to tell the haunting story of the things that live within the self that controls us, and how we show it to the others outside is our choice... Or is it?
Very excited for the final chapters to release!
Woah...this is really so intense and written so eloquently- I love how this was made in rpgm, too! It really feels like a commercial VN! The premise is horrifying and really hits home, I think (as a poc, nb person among other things). The art and the music and sound effects really puts you in the scenes like you can close your eyes and just imagine you're really in the protagonists' shoes..
I'm so eager for more- this is really amazing, and it's a great showcase of your writing skills *AND* art! I got the ending and really loved all the snarky quips Demian has to say, considering their circumstances. I really loved knowing just what they were thinking and how they felt as even the smallest things irked them- and they play it off in a way that you can just TELL how they're gritting their teeth like "No, no. It's fine. Mm-hmm." when they're really just...so, so damn tired.
Like I said, I'm really excited for more to this story, and I think it sounds great so far!! Congrats on the demo release! :>