No Time For Mercy
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
"My best friend came back after six months. There's someone else in her skin."
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Fifteen year old Victoria Huang should have been over the moon when her best friend Naomi Liu reappeared back in her life, after she and her mother vanished without a trace half a year ago.
But something is horribly, terribly wrong.
No Time For Mercy is a character-driven horror visual novel about bloodthirsty shapeshifters, and time eroding childhood friendships. It is currently available on Windows.
Credits
Writing, Programming, Art - AwesomeTrinket
Backgrounds - Pixabay, Unsplash, Uncle Mugen
Sound Effects - Pixabay, Eric Matyas - https://soundimage.org/, vita-chi
Music - Pixabay, DOVA-Syndrome, Amacha Music, chromestones, Scott Buckley, vita-chi
Plugins - VisuStella, fangsoft, MogHunter, FOSSIL, SumRndmDde, MushroomCake28, Galv, Casper Gaming (https://www.caspergaming.com/), Phoenix KageDesu, Nowis-337, Arthran
Press Kit | Instagram | Tumblr | Twitter | Newgrounds | BlueSky
The Game Jam Edition Includes...
- A heart-pounding, sorrowful and frightening story told in over 30,000 words!
- Experience 3 unique endings and 1 dead end!
- Unlock 6 beautiful full-screen illustrations and 12 half-illustrations!
- Randomized interactions with minor characters within Days 2-4 will ensure that players are greeted with something new each play-through!
- An Investigation System that will unveil the harrowing truth piece-by-piece depending on the player's choices!
The Definitive Edition Includes...
- A heart-pounding, sorrowful and frightening story told in over 40,000 words!
- Experience 6 unique endings and 2 dead ends!
- Unlock 15 beautiful full-screen illustrations and 47 half-illustrations!
- Character blurbs for every character with a sprite!
- 4 Bonus Scenes that take place before, during and after the unfortunate week!
- Randomized interactions with minor characters within Days 2-5 will ensure that players are greeted with something new each play-through!
- An Investigation System that will unveil the harrowing truth piece-by-piece depending on the player's choices!
Extra Goodies Package
- Windows Edition - Definitive Edition (Windows), Jam Edition, & all 15 illustrations available as wallpapers!
- Mac Edition - Definitive Edition (Mac), & all 15 illustrations available as wallpapers!
ILLUSTRATIONS CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR THE GAME! Highly recommended not to open them until at least one full playthrough is achieved!
Purchase Indiepocalypse #48 to receive a copy of 1.0.2 of the game jam edition, AND two exclusive zine pages about NTFM!
No Time For Mercy is a visual novel that is not suitable for children under 16 or for people that are easily disturbed. This game touches on many topics that could be potentially be upsetting or triggering to someone. These topics include:
- Death
- Blood/Gore
- Violence
- Grieving
- Depression
- Animal abuse/death
- Body horror
- Vomiting
- Cannibalism
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $5 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
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This game surprised the hell out of me. It may not look the best, but the story is gripping and well worth the time invested. I loved it.
(Copied from my Spooktober Game Jam Review to help this game with the algorithm.)
I really loved the writing in this VN: it was very strong, and each character had their own distinct personality that made them easy to remember. The convenience store setting was great, too - I always love it when horror stories delve into the woes of retail/customer service hell, but the setting is also a great vehicle for meeting the people within Victoria's life. Additionally, the body-snatching horror was genuinely unnerving, and the timed choices added to the tension throughout this story.
I'd like to return to this title to see what the other endings have in store. I got the Good Ending and the first Bad Ending in my playthrough - but the writing was so compelling that I want to see what else lays in store for Victoria and co!
The character interactions felt very genuine and I think the story was broken up well. The story really made me want to find out what was going on even though sometimes you felt kind of helpless or stuck doing your job. Thinking back, I think maybe some moments are a bit repetitive and could use some trimming. Nevertheless good job on this. There's a lot of content put together for this VN.
This is such a cool game!! I was super invested in the story and I love the premise, I felt genuinely chilled while playing and the scarier scenes were intense. The sound effects were well placed and the art was really cool!! I love Victoria's hairstyle. Thank you for creating it! Is it possible for there to be a walkthrough available in the future? I only managed to get 1 ending and couldn't figure out the others besides the dead ends, but it's super interesting and I'd love to see the rest of the story!
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you like Vic's artstyle and the sound design, those were probably my favorites to do, haha
Yeah, I've got plans to cook up a walkthrough in the near future! Possibly after a small bugfix build?
I see, thank you!! Looking forward to it!
developer I can't pick up the game to my account
What do you mean by that? What issue are you having? Can you provide a screenshot of being unable to pick up the game?
No, I’m talking about something else, I said that I can't add a game to my account
I'm sorry, I don't think I can help with that. I don't speak or read Russian, and I have no idea what's going on, there.
a so, perfectly well !
This is a review for the game jam version:
No Time For Mercy isn't afraid to get real with emotions. The way the scenes are written feel genuine, as if it's just another day in a small town. It hits especially hard if you had worked retail and lived in a relatively low population area. But the air of familiarity gets challenged, and eventually torn apart altogether.
It takes about an hour or so to beat the game, and it's time well spent, with the gorgeous art and the down to earth characters. It's interesting to see how the choices play out, and learning who you can trust as well as how you can trust is nerve wracking. To think there will be more art and dialogue to enjoy in the future is exciting, considering what is here is already a full meal!
All in all, the build up of dread, as well as the sentiment of missing a friend, and wanting to see them again no matter what, is shown in a haunting way. The narratives gets you hooked before you know it, and the pay off is well worth it.