My god, this was such an intense visual novel. I love how there was truly real consequences and the way that Marlowe was so affected by everything. I love the design of this visual novel, everything was designed so well and uniquely made for the vn down to the microscope part at the setting and the cool little tricks that were made like typing at Spooktgle (lol). I also love how unique the story is, like, I think the amoeba one kinda reminds me about Venom but here, there truly is a real sense of death. The sense of urgency that is felt throughout those 10 days?? Absolutely chilling.
And meeting Niall and seeing how disconnected he is from the true horrors he's inflicting Marlowe. Just, perfect to how absolutely blind he is. I mean yeah, he's an amoeba (I genuinely didn't expect someone to "anime"-fy an amoeba... Genuinely) and also a parasite. The fact that there wasn't any explicit violence or subtle manipulation that is prevalent in many visual novels that feature a yandere (because as I played, I came to the conclusion that Niall is in fact a yandere), here there is hardly any of that, and instead it just use psychological horror. Especially with the family focus because the intention is pure (Marlowe wanting a family to love, Niall wanting a "family" because it's a species thing) and how absolutely twisted it all was when these two versions of "family" collided.
I'm curious what happens to Marlowe after she dies in one of the ending. Will Niall use her corpse as a breeding ground or something like a mushroom thingy? And what about Marlowe's family because the story makes it a point to see how close Marlowe is to her dad?
Also the voice acting in Day 10. My god, superb, especially with how Marlowe's VA, Coda, had to voice Marlowe's lines as though she was speaking it through gritted teeth. AND THE ENDING WHERE MARLOWE SCREAMS NIALL'S NAME AND CRIES?!??!?! Girl/Dude/Friend, I was shaking, I have baby goosebumps, there was so much emotion of anger, helplessness, like everything was pouring out. If Niall could hear Marlowe from beyond the lake, I genuinely wonder if he thought Marlowe was grieving losing him and the children--
Also side note, it was absolutely terrifying hearing Niall's VA, Trickle, voice the mad lines of how Niall would continuously multiply-- Like, oh my god I was screaming for Marlowe-- AND THE BUTTONS?! I pretty much pounded them as I kept silently screaming "MARLOWE LIVE!!! MARLOWEEEEE MARLOWE LIVEEEEEEEE!!!" My god, I had a near crying fest when I thought Marlowe died but she managed to pull through.
I'm so sorry for this long comment, I just have a lot of emotions at this visual novel. Like, it felt so long BUT IT WASN'T?! When you cram a lot of stuff in like, days in a case, it can feel overwhelming and rushed. But this was paced so well that it felt like the days were getting short even though so much was happening. The way the plot built itself in order for the series of events to happen is so cool and just, the art and design of this visual novel is so top tier I cannot, I'll gush about it, I swear I will.
Like c'mon, I spent a good few minutes "ooh"ing and "aah"ing at the title screen as it rotated. Like. It was actually embarrassing... And oh god when I went through the Saves and Extras... Man. Anyway great visual novel! I could really tell you guys worked your asses for it, everything was so pretty (aesthetically, this is quite the grizzly tale), the story was unique and just, mm, and I felt so satisfied by the endings. Just, wonderful! Great job to everyone involved in it!!
Does anyone know where I can find the CG gallery? I've been look through the game files and can't find the CG gallery anywhere. Please help! I would like to make an edit of this game.
THIS IS SUCH AMAZING WORK OMGGGGGG!!!!! I can tell you guys put TONS of effort into this! I've been playing visual novels for over a decade now, and I'd say most of my free time is spent playing them. I gotta say that this is the first game to do such cool and amazing visual effects like this! This is true art at its core, I found this not only very innovative and unique but also done so WELL at that. You guys' visual effects almost made the game in itself feel extra dimensional...like it felt as if it truly tapped in to the "viewer's eye"; essentially like the audience's screen and the Z-axis plane of the screen and made them a part of the world you created. Not in the sense of something like VR or being "isekaid" but just the frame of the screen itself, my laptop monitor, being a part of the narrative experience. Sorry if that's majorly confusing, I hope it makes sense lol. And there were also multiple layers to the visual effects, which further added to the dimensionality. (Like the vignette and the circle overlay and the superimposition, etc.) I just think it was really amazing that you guys were able to make something so immersive. Hats off to the coding and graphics that deserve some sort of award. Like honestly, there is no VN game I've found that's just like this out here. Honestly everything was so perfect, I was thoroughly creeped out and I was blown away by the writing, voice acting, art, characters and music as well. The often thankless and unseen work of the editor, marketers, and the multiple directors can't be ignored, and I give them acknowledgement as well for a game well done because without them, it wouldn't be the same at all!
This is kind of a side paragraph, but I thought it was really cool how the infection manifested its own defense by causing her hallucinations and not allowing her to seek help. Really cool and artistic portrayal of science. I actually do find it really cool in general how processes that happen in the body can genuinely manifest/be interpreted by our body in such ways. (For instance, hallucinogen drugs...how the body goes through a bunch of different things to process those drugs and how that scientific process somehow causes our minds to interpret visual hallucinations. Or how something like ASMR, where the mind interprets sound, is "translated" to give physical comfort down your spine. Like how can sound waves do that lol?!) I think it's cool how the mind interprets things and it's interesting to imagine that something that would infect the brain would also be able to craft its own defense like this.
Saved best for last what I was most excited to speak about: Like someone else mentioned, you wove together so WONDERFULLY the themes surrounding family, love, loneliness into the horror/conflict here...I can tell you would make an amazing long game if this is what you were able to do in such a short time frame. I watched a video essay recently where someone discussed that the horror genre in film is their favorite because it's truly the best for weaving in deeper themes as such and do well at showing character development...After playing this, I completely understand what they mean. It's interesting to see how the character has to overcome their inner turmoil first in order to beat the antagonist in horror films, and I feel like that same structure applied to this game. You can take the conflict at face value of her attempting to rid herself of this illness and still enjoy it. You can also take it as the MC having to face herself, face her fear and loneliness, trying to make peace with certain things and learn to express her emotions again. I think an even longer game outside of jam constraints could've gone more in depth with this too. But you truly have amazing character development skills to be able to showcase all of this in such a short time frame, and with such good pacing too which is very difficult to have in the first place with normal time constraints, let alone within a jam's time constraints.
I'm just...wow, so incredibly amazing. these sorts of unsettling and depraved games are my favorite type and it's even more great to experience a yandere-like character. I can gush about this game forever but I think I've went on enough haha. Just really wanted to share with you guys how much I enjoyed what you created. I really hope you all have future projects that you will be working on because I can't get enough! Thanks for sharing your art and vision with us here! You guys should definitely get some sort of award for this game lol.
I FOUND OUT HOW TO GET THE GOOD ENDING! okay so hear me out. You have to build a relationship with him. Don’t be rude the whole time, but don’t be super nice nice the whole time either. First you have to be on the edge (rude) at first , but when he asks about the baby, you have to say it’s beautiful, And then later on, towards the end when the father question comes up, you have to say, “i doubt you actually know what a great father is, niall ” it’s not the rudest one, but it’s not the nicest option either, which is perfect. So your welcome ppl. Reply if works, cuz it worked for me.🥰
This is one of the most disturbing but incredibly creative yandere games I have ever played. I don't know how to get the good ending without breaking Nialls heart. I feel sorry for the little bugger but I am also ahhh Marlowe is dying because of this amoeba in love!
now i'm sad ;w; i wish i could've at least had some nice thoughts about him i wanted to come back to him even though i suffered a lot cause just like me hes lonely and just wants a family i dont wanna leave the poor thing in the lake , i dont care how much i suffer i just want "niall" to be happy with marlowe even though marlowe doesnt like him much
This was really well-done! The visual effects were suitably disturbing and genuinely evoked well what being knocked out with fever (and an annoying boyfriend) feels like.
I didn’t expect the family/loneliness themes in the horror from the way people talked about this game but they worked so well. The VN also made me think of Parasite Eve (the novel) by Hideaki Sena which does the same but with the reverse gender; it was as horrifying but a very interesting dynamic.
Wow! I only had time for one ending at the time of playing but plan on going back to find the others! Such an Unique idea and the creep factor was high for me ( I may never go swimming in a lake again...}
This was such a unique and utterly chilling game to play. My fear of pregnancy and medical horror didn't help LOL (also shoutout to the ui, art, and music for really solidifying that eerie vibe)
The voice acting, backgrounds and animations were SO GOOD! Really immersive and natural. The CG's were creepy too, I can't say body horror is my thing, but it was definitely an interesting experience. Everything was built around the concept, so I was satisfied when I got all the endings.
The concept of this game was so intriguing! Not to mention Niall was quite a looker lol! Loved it! I did a gameplay of one of the endings if anyone wants to watch!
Oh my god, of course! That's super sweet! We started retweeting fanart on our twitter, https://twitter.com/NightAsobu so if you want to post it on twitter, you can us the #PiLVN hashtag so we can find you <3
this may be an odd question to ask before playing the game but can someone tell me how the mc/pc is referred to (if at all)? i really like these sort of games but being called 'woman, girl, she, etc' gives me some seriously bad emotions and i really don't wanna spoil it by watching a playthrough
The game is written in second person, so the narration will be written like this:
"You feel a rush of happiness as you continue your hike, because you hear nothing but nature around you." Marlowe, uses she/her pronouns and is a cisgender woman. She will be referred to by Marlowe when spoken to, most often. The screenshots should be able to provide a little more info. Hope this helped!
However, considering she identifies as a cis-woman and her desire for a family is part of the plot, there is discussion of parenthood and marriage which may be an issue if you would prefer to avoid gendered language.
This game is so well done- from the visuals to the sound/music and the VAs, simply phenomenal! It has to be said that they captured the atmosphere very nicely! Starting with a warm setting, and later into a cold ambience. It felt so chilly. Plus, I gotta hand out my respect to the main character's rationality. She was so well-reasoned through the whole situation. Overall, incredible work!!
I played this game with a friend and it was really fun!! Absolutely creepy and freaked both us out lmao. Thanks for the amazing art and story <3, you all did a great work.
I downloaded the file for Windows but the zip file doesn't seem to open,I tried finding file location only to say unknown321 or smth like that(didn't open either).Maybe it's my laptop idk
Parasite In Love was truly a breathtaking experience for anyone who's thinking of picking it up. The artwork for this game is truly a spectacle to behold, and the writing left me with so many mixed feelings.
What can I say? I loved it, and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who's interested in playing it.
ayuda, la estética es hermosa, y el juego se ve genial, pero no comprendo muy bien el ingles, realmente quiero jugarlo, pero mi lengua natal es el español
This was really fun! I loved the tense atmosphere throughout the whole game, it was immersive. Hopefully in another universe, Marlowe and Niall can live together peacefully and get married and be happy
Oooh, this was creepy! I managed to convince Niall with pure luck. I really liked the effects on the UI when the... condition progressed. It was nice to see a creepy but colorful game! I just hope I won't be forever spooked from swimming in lakes again
Thank you so much for this game，love it，Niall is handsome and i do think he loves our body.but Its so pity that i cant fall in love with a parasite,and im more happy to see the good ending,which we get rid of him
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My god, this was such an intense visual novel. I love how there was truly real consequences and the way that Marlowe was so affected by everything. I love the design of this visual novel, everything was designed so well and uniquely made for the vn down to the microscope part at the setting and the cool little tricks that were made like typing at Spooktgle (lol). I also love how unique the story is, like, I think the amoeba one kinda reminds me about Venom but here, there truly is a real sense of death. The sense of urgency that is felt throughout those 10 days?? Absolutely chilling.
And meeting Niall and seeing how disconnected he is from the true horrors he's inflicting Marlowe. Just, perfect to how absolutely blind he is. I mean yeah, he's an amoeba (I genuinely didn't expect someone to "anime"-fy an amoeba... Genuinely) and also a parasite. The fact that there wasn't any explicit violence or subtle manipulation that is prevalent in many visual novels that feature a yandere (because as I played, I came to the conclusion that Niall is in fact a yandere), here there is hardly any of that, and instead it just use psychological horror. Especially with the family focus because the intention is pure (Marlowe wanting a family to love, Niall wanting a "family" because it's a species thing) and how absolutely twisted it all was when these two versions of "family" collided.
I'm curious what happens to Marlowe after she dies in one of the ending. Will Niall use her corpse as a breeding ground or something like a mushroom thingy? And what about Marlowe's family because the story makes it a point to see how close Marlowe is to her dad?
Also the voice acting in Day 10. My god, superb, especially with how Marlowe's VA, Coda, had to voice Marlowe's lines as though she was speaking it through gritted teeth. AND THE ENDING WHERE MARLOWE SCREAMS NIALL'S NAME AND CRIES?!??!?! Girl/Dude/Friend, I was shaking, I have baby goosebumps, there was so much emotion of anger, helplessness, like everything was pouring out. If Niall could hear Marlowe from beyond the lake, I genuinely wonder if he thought Marlowe was grieving losing him and the children--
Also side note, it was absolutely terrifying hearing Niall's VA, Trickle, voice the mad lines of how Niall would continuously multiply-- Like, oh my god I was screaming for Marlowe-- AND THE BUTTONS?! I pretty much pounded them as I kept silently screaming "MARLOWE LIVE!!! MARLOWEEEEE MARLOWE LIVEEEEEEEE!!!" My god, I had a near crying fest when I thought Marlowe died but she managed to pull through.
I'm so sorry for this long comment, I just have a lot of emotions at this visual novel. Like, it felt so long BUT IT WASN'T?! When you cram a lot of stuff in like, days in a case, it can feel overwhelming and rushed. But this was paced so well that it felt like the days were getting short even though so much was happening. The way the plot built itself in order for the series of events to happen is so cool and just, the art and design of this visual novel is so top tier I cannot, I'll gush about it, I swear I will.
Like c'mon, I spent a good few minutes "ooh"ing and "aah"ing at the title screen as it rotated. Like. It was actually embarrassing... And oh god when I went through the Saves and Extras... Man. Anyway great visual novel! I could really tell you guys worked your asses for it, everything was so pretty (aesthetically, this is quite the grizzly tale), the story was unique and just, mm, and I felt so satisfied by the endings. Just, wonderful! Great job to everyone involved in it!!
Does anyone know where I can find the CG gallery? I've been look through the game files and can't find the CG gallery anywhere. Please help! I would like to make an edit of this game.
hey sorry for the question but is the MC a female? or AFAB? i didn’t specify in the intro post.
Marlowe, the MC, is a cis-gender woman
if only i could've been nicer towards the end he was so sweet. this is a great story
THIS IS SUCH AMAZING WORK OMGGGGGG!!!!! I can tell you guys put TONS of effort into this! I've been playing visual novels for over a decade now, and I'd say most of my free time is spent playing them. I gotta say that this is the first game to do such cool and amazing visual effects like this! This is true art at its core, I found this not only very innovative and unique but also done so WELL at that. You guys' visual effects almost made the game in itself feel extra dimensional...like it felt as if it truly tapped in to the "viewer's eye"; essentially like the audience's screen and the Z-axis plane of the screen and made them a part of the world you created. Not in the sense of something like VR or being "isekaid" but just the frame of the screen itself, my laptop monitor, being a part of the narrative experience. Sorry if that's majorly confusing, I hope it makes sense lol. And there were also multiple layers to the visual effects, which further added to the dimensionality. (Like the vignette and the circle overlay and the superimposition, etc.) I just think it was really amazing that you guys were able to make something so immersive. Hats off to the coding and graphics that deserve some sort of award. Like honestly, there is no VN game I've found that's just like this out here. Honestly everything was so perfect, I was thoroughly creeped out and I was blown away by the writing, voice acting, art, characters and music as well. The often thankless and unseen work of the editor, marketers, and the multiple directors can't be ignored, and I give them acknowledgement as well for a game well done because without them, it wouldn't be the same at all!
This is kind of a side paragraph, but I thought it was really cool how the infection manifested its own defense by causing her hallucinations and not allowing her to seek help. Really cool and artistic portrayal of science. I actually do find it really cool in general how processes that happen in the body can genuinely manifest/be interpreted by our body in such ways. (For instance, hallucinogen drugs...how the body goes through a bunch of different things to process those drugs and how that scientific process somehow causes our minds to interpret visual hallucinations. Or how something like ASMR, where the mind interprets sound, is "translated" to give physical comfort down your spine. Like how can sound waves do that lol?!) I think it's cool how the mind interprets things and it's interesting to imagine that something that would infect the brain would also be able to craft its own defense like this.
Saved best for last what I was most excited to speak about: Like someone else mentioned, you wove together so WONDERFULLY the themes surrounding family, love, loneliness into the horror/conflict here...I can tell you would make an amazing long game if this is what you were able to do in such a short time frame. I watched a video essay recently where someone discussed that the horror genre in film is their favorite because it's truly the best for weaving in deeper themes as such and do well at showing character development...After playing this, I completely understand what they mean. It's interesting to see how the character has to overcome their inner turmoil first in order to beat the antagonist in horror films, and I feel like that same structure applied to this game. You can take the conflict at face value of her attempting to rid herself of this illness and still enjoy it. You can also take it as the MC having to face herself, face her fear and loneliness, trying to make peace with certain things and learn to express her emotions again. I think an even longer game outside of jam constraints could've gone more in depth with this too. But you truly have amazing character development skills to be able to showcase all of this in such a short time frame, and with such good pacing too which is very difficult to have in the first place with normal time constraints, let alone within a jam's time constraints.
I'm just...wow, so incredibly amazing. these sorts of unsettling and depraved games are my favorite type and it's even more great to experience a yandere-like character. I can gush about this game forever but I think I've went on enough haha. Just really wanted to share with you guys how much I enjoyed what you created. I really hope you all have future projects that you will be working on because I can't get enough! Thanks for sharing your art and vision with us here! You guys should definitely get some sort of award for this game lol.
I FOUND OUT HOW TO GET THE GOOD ENDING! okay so hear me out. You have to build a relationship with him. Don’t be rude the whole time, but don’t be super nice nice the whole time either. First you have to be on the edge (rude) at first , but when he asks about the baby, you have to say it’s beautiful, And then later on, towards the end when the father question comes up, you have to say, “i doubt you actually know what a great father is, niall ” it’s not the rudest one, but it’s not the nicest option either, which is perfect. So your welcome ppl. Reply if works, cuz it worked for me.🥰
This is one of the most disturbing but incredibly creative yandere games I have ever played. I don't know how to get the good ending without breaking Nialls heart. I feel sorry for the little bugger but I am also ahhh Marlowe is dying because of this amoeba in love!
now i'm sad ;w; i wish i could've at least had some nice thoughts about him i wanted to come back to him even though i suffered a lot cause just like me hes lonely and just wants a family i dont wanna leave the poor thing in the lake , i dont care how much i suffer i just want "niall" to be happy with marlowe even though marlowe doesnt like him much
aww I feel the same way! 🦋
right! he loves you too , he really loved you even though he made you suffer he didnt me to so this doesnt mean you have to hate him so much
This was really well-done! The visual effects were suitably disturbing and genuinely evoked well what being knocked out with fever (and an annoying boyfriend) feels like.
I didn’t expect the family/loneliness themes in the horror from the way people talked about this game but they worked so well. The VN also made me think of Parasite Eve (the novel) by Hideaki Sena which does the same but with the reverse gender; it was as horrifying but a very interesting dynamic.
I don't know how to download if possible please make an android version please
git gud
what an incredible game! I got all 4 endings! amazing concept and story!
Really unique story and immersive. Love the concept
This is a unique game! I've done all the endings and I very like it! Can you add Vietnamese in this game? I want to share this game with my friends
This was such a unique and utterly chilling game to play. My fear of pregnancy and medical horror didn't help LOL (also shoutout to the ui, art, and music for really solidifying that eerie vibe)
The voice acting, backgrounds and animations were SO GOOD! Really immersive and natural. The CG's were creepy too, I can't say body horror is my thing, but it was definitely an interesting experience. Everything was built around the concept, so I was satisfied when I got all the endings.
Can u make an android Version ? ^^""
Ive gotten all the endings but cant seem to unlock the distorted embrace music, can someone tell me how to get it
PLEASE I've been trying to follow the instructions to download it and I'm still confused 🧍(I've been trying on my Mac)
OH NVM BRI HELPED ME
I gaslit the amoeba real good LOL. But this game was really amazing i has a lot more fun then i thought!
that was trippy but i really enjoyed it lol
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amoeba niall: I want to spread
marlowe: so like an infection?
amoeba niall: we make baby
LOVE THIS GAME!
I use android. I unfortunately can't play the game. I hope you add a download link for androids on the next time you update the game🥺
sghfahghs i love your game!!! would i be allowed to make fanart? it's okay if not!!
Oh my god, of course! That's super sweet! We started retweeting fanart on our twitter, https://twitter.com/NightAsobu so if you want to post it on twitter, you can us the #PiLVN hashtag so we can find you <3
this may be an odd question to ask before playing the game but can someone tell me how the mc/pc is referred to (if at all)? i really like these sort of games but being called 'woman, girl, she, etc' gives me some seriously bad emotions and i really don't wanna spoil it by watching a playthrough
The game is written in second person, so the narration will be written like this:
"You feel a rush of happiness as you continue your hike, because you hear nothing but nature around you."
Marlowe, uses she/her pronouns and is a cisgender woman. She will be referred to by Marlowe when spoken to, most often. The screenshots should be able to provide a little more info. Hope this helped!
thank you so much! this was very helpful
However, considering she identifies as a cis-woman and her desire for a family is part of the plot, there is discussion of parenthood and marriage which may be an issue if you would prefer to avoid gendered language.
This game is so well done- from the visuals to the sound/music and the VAs, simply phenomenal!
It has to be said that they captured the atmosphere very nicely!
Starting with a warm setting, and later into a cold ambience. It felt so chilly. Plus, I gotta hand out my respect to the main character's rationality. She was so well-reasoned through the whole situation.
Overall, incredible work!!
bro omg i literally love this game😫
Here is part 1 of my playthrough, you have made a phenomenal game!!!
I will never unsee parasite baby!
Omg I loved this game I kinda wish there was an ending where I lived and got to live with Niall ❤
I played this game with a friend and it was really fun!! Absolutely creepy and freaked both us out lmao. Thanks for the amazing art and story <3, you all did a great work.
hello... this keep popping up whenever i try to open the game. is something wrong with the file?
Either try to execute it as admin or try playing it in the itch io app?
i can help you turn off your virus thingy you can see how in youtube or take the full game folder and put it in your (C:) drive
make a folder named whatever you like (Games) and after you put the game in it play it if its not working i'm sorry
both advices worked!! now i can experience the game, hehe :D
thanks you two!
Hi!This game seems pretty amazing but I have some trouble downloading it,could I use some help?
hi! could you go into detail what seems to be wrong? so we can hopefully help you out better?
I downloaded the file for Windows but the zip file doesn't seem to open,I tried finding file location only to say unknown321 or smth like that(didn't open either).Maybe it's my laptop idk
Maybe reinstall and restart?
Amoeba Yandere? Amoeba Yandere.
What can I say? I loved it, and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who's interested in playing it.
ayuda, la estética es hermosa, y el juego se ve genial, pero no comprendo muy bien el ingles, realmente quiero jugarlo, pero mi lengua natal es el español
This was really fun! I loved the tense atmosphere throughout the whole game, it was immersive. Hopefully in another universe, Marlowe and Niall can live together peacefully and get married and be happy
I enjoyed this a lot, good job!!
Yeah I kinda wished for a happy ending
Oooh, this was creepy! I managed to convince Niall with pure luck. I really liked the effects on the UI when the... condition progressed. It was nice to see a creepy but colorful game!
I just hope I won't be forever spooked from swimming in lakes againThank you so much for this game，love it，Niall is handsome and i do think he loves our body.but Its so pity that i cant fall in love with a parasite,and im more happy to see the good ending,which we get rid of him