Chilling Devotion (Day 1)
A downloadable game for Windows and Linux
It's time for a winter getaway~
A peaceful winter retreat becomes an unexpected adventure when a snowstorm leads you to the wrong cabin in the mountains. Your plans for solitude take an interesting turn when you meet the cabin's mysterious resident. As the blizzard intensifies, it keeps you both snowed in.
What secrets lie within these snowy woods? Your choices will determine your fate in this atmospheric visual novel.
Features (Day 1):
2 Dynamic CGs
1 mysterious love interest(?) with multiple outfits and expressions. Will you be flirting by the fireplace or trying to escape?
Multiple Choices and some are timed- how will you react to getting snowed in with this mysterious man?
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⚠️Content Warning ⚠️:
Chilling Devotion contains mature themes and is intended for an older audience. Player discretion is advised.
Including, but not limited to: Screen shaking, threatening situations, obsessive and controlling behavior, unhealthy relationship dynamics. (More to be added as Days are added.)
Credits:
Day 1: Unexpected Guest is fully playable and follow for updates to see how your snowy retreat ends.
Art, Writing, and Coding: Hereisremina
Some Code: Farzher
Visual Novel Engine: Ren'py
Sound/Music: Pixabay and Incompetech
Rate & Review ❤️
Let me know what you think!
Originally a submission for the Winter Visual Novel Jam 2024!
4/1: Big update to Day 1 art and code
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Development log
- Big Update for DAY 1 ❤️2 days ago
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Played the update, enjoyed the new choice to escape early on. I love giving Jim a scare <3
This was so insanely good. I cannot wait for day 2 <3.
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he is cute :3
well hello new game i'd be obsessing over and patienly waiting for the full release
I'm waiting here for it to be complated hehehe
i love this so much already and i'm excited for more! especially after that ending 🖤
Obsessed so far! Love Jim's design (Black metal baddie😋), can't wait for day 2!!!!!
🤟𐕣 That’s what’s up. SOON.
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I LOVE THIS OH MY GOD THE ART IS SO GOOD AND THE CHARACTER IS SO INTERESTING AND THE CLIFFHANGER IS DRIVING ME CRAZY????? I CANNOT WAIT WHATTTT
aaaaaahhh es una cosita tan linda 😭😭😭✨✨ no puedo esperar a ver la razón de las advertencias 😈
have not played this yet, but i just wanted to say, the synopsis kinda reminds me of the game "where winter crows go" by prikarin. i am such a sucker for games where we are stuck with somebody for some reason, so i am sure this is going to be amazing, so far i love the artstyle, i really cannot wait to play it :)
I really enjoy the attention to detail with the sound design. The house shifting, fire crackling, and torrential wind noises really add to the atmosphere. I imagine it will be even more effective when horror elements start getting introduced. I love the rest of the game as well and Jim is so my type it's crazy, but I wanted to mention the sound design specifically because it's usually not something I notice in visual novels.
Jim seems so sweet that for a while I forgot the warnings of this game!
Wow, I really enjoyed it. The game left me wanting more already, although I will say I'm highly suspicious that there is no other cabin. I think we ARE in the right cabin, just being told that we're not. I'm so ready to learn of his intentions, because there could be a small chance that we did go to the wrong place, and we broke into his house by accident.
I loved those little blinking animations and just how animated his face was in general, very cute, I like how he's got the makings of a cowboy but dresses the opposite. Love the contrast. I'm guessing that maybe he might have grown up in a southern household, had a hard time moving away, but it's still in his roots to hunt and fish and live off the land survivor. I also really like the chat bubbles. It was a new and interesting concept, I hadn't seen it before, but it was cool, gave us a way to see the whole CG while he is talking. A unique thing that stands out. The soundtrack is sublime too!
I also love all the options that you can pick from, when we were thinking about how we felt at the beginning, if we were excited or nervous or whatever we felt. At the end of the day, being able to express ourselves too! (honorable mention of choosing what we wanted to drink) The art style is awesome, I like it. I am invested! Not to rush BUT, do you have any idea of when you might update or release day two?
aww Jims so cute T=T
the art is soooo pretty, I’m so excited for this ahhhhh
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
im excited for the upcoming days fs, hes such a cutie
I just finished the game! I really love the vibe and all! If it does gets more days then i'd happily be rushing to my computer the second it does!!
Thanks for the good work!
I really love your games! Each one have a distinct "soul", if that makes sense. I also deeply in love with every character in your stories 💙 Patiently waiting for the next Days for this one!
Thank you! I really try to inject pieces of myself into each game so I’m glad that came across ^^
How many endings will the final game feature?
And will some of them be a choice to either stay with him or drag him with you home? ^_^
Like... the mc choosing to stay. Not just getting locked up.
(Maybe he's just good at manipulating her. lol
If you need sources for that, I have a ton of books I can suggest. ^_^ )
(I know.... I have an unhealthy taste in men. lol
My latest ex in real life was one step away from becoming a serial killer, so it's easy to see what my tastes run to I guess. 😅 )
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a happy ending. ^_^
(Which may or may not be labeled as a bad ending.... lol)
How is it NOT suspicious when someone knock on their own entrance door?
....and how did your keys fit?
(Or did I miss something? o_O )
(And I don't get why you don't try to leave, storm or not.
Granted, the guy is hot... but it seems foolishly risky to stay with a stranger.
More risky than getting lost in a small snowstorm.)
Interesting choice with the cartoon-bubbles for speaking.
He's very sweet tho. ^_^
The guy is VERY handsome too. (And just a little emo-esque)
And pretty cute as well.
The only thing that could improve him was if he had black hair. lol
But that's just my preference.
It's a very short game, but it's a good start to a game that could be good or bad, depending on how it turns out.
The writing is also very good, although I'm unsure what to think of the cartoonistyle chat-bubbles.
It really DOES feel like the start of a yandere (or horror novel). lol
But it COULD be a fluffy touchy-feely thing to. (Although the warnings suggest it's not.)
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for more on the softcore yandere side, personally. ^_^
(Not that I mind the darker yandere, but I prefer manipulation of brute force and entrapment.
Which works well if you're stuck in a place that's snowed in half the year, as -he- wouldn't need to trap you.... he could let you go when you wanted to, and trust nature to trap you and come off as a savior who valued your right to leave if you wished.
I mean... If you try and run instead of taking him with you if you want to leave, when spring comes, naturally he'll have to resort to more drastic measures.
But the best yandere games are the ones where you barely notice that is what he is (obsession aside) until your actions forces him to act. Or he has to eliminate a threat.)
I AM curious to see if the writer is capable of writing any yandere traits both subtle enough to be hidden AND small hints that comes off as charming if a little disturbing (like knowing things about you he shouldn't, or always showing up to save you out of the blue which seems lucky coincident until the third time it happens.) And it seems promising thus far.
Either way I look forward to see what happens when more of the game is developed. ^_^
You are a riot lol I appreciate your energy and attention towards my games. And all of your theories haha. To answer some questions generally, I’ll be working on making things clearer and giving more options in day 1. And for the endings, I’m not sure yet with my writing process. I hope to offer as much player choice as possible ^^
I really look forward to seeing it then. I LOVE choices and free will. ^_^
Especially when your choices have impact and change things, especially the endings.
(And I may be overly suspicious cuz I've played The Bloody Painter Dating Sim a million times. lol
And this game just reminds me of that. The guy even kinda remind me a bit of Helen. lol
Except...y'know... the artwork, kidnapping and would have killed you if his freezer wasn't full. xD
And in the origional creepypasta story, Helen does have long, blond hair.)
And if it wasn't obvious, I'm a BIG fan of yandere games!
I have a larger-than-itch-lets-me-fit-on-my-page collection of dark romance games on my page as well. lol
I hope you plan to have a lot of different endings, both good and bad.
(And the some-people-think-it's-bad-but-others-think-it's-good endings too. lol)
I really look forward to see what kind of person the guy is.
I hope he has an interesting personality and hobbies and stuff, and not just the wildlife enthusiast shit.
But I guess I have to wait and see.
I look forward to the next update at any rate. ^_^
I loved it, it's got such a cozy setup! if there is a full game I will wait patiently until it comes ^^
Seguila te lo pido🙏, te quedó hermosoooo
necesito más ><!
If you'd like a French translation of this beauty, lmk ! I'd be so happy to help ^^
Oh! That would be nice! I’m unsure how that all works tho ^^; I’m hoping to have a big update at the end of the month too.
Pleaseee tell me you'll upload the next chapter soon, I love this
UGHHH I love this game already he's so cute to look at I cant wait to see more of him <3
I loved this game💕 I can't wait to play a new chapter ☺️
Oohhhh! I don't leave comments too often but, this was so good! The music, the art, the ambiance. I actually even turned down the music so i could feel myself more immersed with it. Still high enough to almost make me feel like the character in a movie. CANNOT wait for the update with day 2! And the others after that. Def saving it to my list so i can keep an eye on it. ❤️
Omg!! This is so amazing!! I love how the fire crackles and the sprites blink! I love how the snow falls, since I've never seen that before. Also, I love Jim!! He kind of reminds me of Kristoff from Frozen, who is one of my favorite characters. Jim is much sweeter than Kristoff though! I can't wait for the next update!!
Oooo Kristoff comparison is a first! Jim can be very sweet. He’s certainly a southern gentleman ^^
Ugh, another hot yandere man to add to the list. And even worse he has long hair, which is my type. Yandere Obsessed Club unite :)
I don’t usually play these types of games but this seems so interesting. Can’t wait for the updates 🤭
the vibes are ridiculous. the aesthetic is like crack to my brain. the blond man is hot. im ascending into the ethos. day 2 when????
I’m hoping to have updates to day 1 and day 2 at the end of the month ^^ glad u vibing
Te quedó hermoso bldaaa, ame
such a comfy and relaxing game to play while huddled up at the corner of my bed with some hot cocoa. The writing is also very beautiful, really immerses me into what the MC is experiencing firsthand.
Also, Jim is so hot, I used all of the heart marked responses in my first playthrough lmao *no shame*
I'm totally smitten with Jim (there's just something about long-haired guys💕), and I can't wait to see more of the game!
I'd like to ask, can I give it a shot translating the game demo into Chinese and posting it on a Chinese video site? I really want more people to know about this game.😭
Long haired guys are the best lol And go ahead, I appreciate your time and energy doing that ^^ I love it if more people enjoyed my silly lil game
Thanks for letting me do this!💕 I finished the translation for DAY1 and uploaded the video to Bilibili：和迷恋你的神秘长发男一同被困于雪山小屋——《Chilling Devotion》. I added the game's Itch URL and the link to the Chinese version in the video description.
But since I'm not a famous uploader, the promotion might not reach as many people. Sorry about that.🥺
I appreciate all the effort! That’s so cool. And nothing to be sorry about, I’m just glad anybody enjoys my game ^^💕
Im so in love with the concept!! Need more days asap, good luck with the devlopment!
How many days are you planning to have?
I’m planning for seven days. A nice, chilly week with Jim. :>
🤍LOVE IT SM🖤
^^ Glad you loved it! It’s cool to see you going through all the options. I’ll have to make some more good ones.
I NEED MORE!!! PLEASE!!! IM DYING OUT HERE!!!!