Pirated Code

This is so great and I gotta say, I love Seren so muchhh. They're so cute I love all their sprites and microexpressions (especially the one where the only difference is the eyebrow movement). Their interactions with himbo Dex is so cutee. (also, I love how the platonic ending is given equal weight!)

Loved the Captain too! That "My sides better be fully split by the time you're done telling it" line is just topnotch lmfaoo!!

(just noticed that you also made Fetch Quest and Red-Handed Robin, both of which I also enjoyed!)

I'm glad that the friendship ending is counted as a good ending too! 

- Does the Steam version has more information about the Creator and Sorein's memories?

- Maybe a romantic ending with the Operator?
(I kind of wished Soren could get a subtitute admin to maintain them since their creator is...well, "not able to do that right". To say the last. T_T )
- Maybe an ending with both the Pilot and the Operator?
- Maybe with the Captain?

(If there is a yes to one of these hopes, I'm probably goint o buy the game on Steam as soon as I have some budget for a vn.) In any way, thank you for posting this game and for letting us play it free for those who can't afford to pay right away.

wow gang, didn't know VLD Klance had a new AU- (i say this with all the love and hyperfixation currently in my heart)

Okay, the bit is done now, but I definitely give the game 5 stars, 10/10, all checkboxes, and a singular thumbs up. It shot its way into my heart with all its dorky charm, and now it's on my Top 5 Queer VN list that I recommend to friends! It's cute and goofy, plus it's pretty short as well. (I know that last one isn't usually seen as a compliment, but I mean it to be one).

As much as I love the characters and crave more content, I'm glad it's not like DDLC screen time average. The pacing makes sense and makes for a fun faster-paced story.  Can't wait to buy Admin Edition on Steam after my next paycheck!!!

This is a short review I made in spanish 

This was SO GOOD! I love that there's a Platonic option, the dialogue was hilarious but not overwritten, and the setting and characters are exactly the sort of thing I prefer in fiction overall. Thank you for making this!!

Super cute, the romance route was simple but adorable, only downside is i didnt get to see more cute interactions between the two <3 Also! love that operator got a name!!
Also loved the NB representation, was a really sweet thing to see!

THIS IS SO FREAKING CUTE (I love both of them and the world building)!!

Really liked this game! <3 Dex and Seren were so cute together.

I've officially played all your VNs now! It's amazing to see how far your art has progressed!

This one might be my least favorite though. I was far more invested in the characters in Fetch Quest and Red-Handed Robin. Dex feels really bland compared to the characters from the other two VNs.

I'm surprised that I actually preferred the platonic ending to this one. Probably because I wasn't invested enough in Dex's character to really ship them, and also because I didn't buy that they'd develop feelings that quickly. As opposed to the other two VNs where the pairings had already known each other before the story even started which made the romance more natural.

I am happy to see that the trend of the protagonist being the cutest character in the story still continues!

Hello! I really really REALLY want to play this, it looks so incredibly good and cute and I want to play it really badly, but for some reason I can't get the game to run for me? I mean, it starts up fine but the text is all glitched out everywhere and if I try to put the game into fullscreen, it crashes immediately. Please help, I really want to play this game!!

What the text looks like btw: 

First things first, I absolutely ADORED this game – not only is it sweet, funny and clever, but I can’t believe how polished and immersive it is for a 1 month solo-dev project???

The characters are well-written and super appealing, and I just wanted to squash their faces with delight every other line (though I doubt many of them would appreciate it) 😭

The artwork is also lovely – the expressions and animations make the characters feel very real, and the pacing of how the dialogue works with the animations is super impressive.

The plot is really intriguing, I felt drawn into the story right away and also enjoyed replaying to get the different endings. Just a heads up for future players though, the scope of the project means you can’t expect to get ALL the answers from this universe, so remember to manage your expectations a little.

I give this game 10 out of 10 Wildly Mispronounced Cocktails🍹

I go in mostly blind when playing itch.io games, and I was surprised that we were playing as Seren and not Dex! Dex has such protagonist energy haha; it was super cool to have it switched around.

I really enjoy the amount of expressions and care put into making them relevant with the dialogue. The comedic beats were perfect. I love the small under-the-breath text too.

Take care!

is there a option to change the MC gender if i want him to be a girl or boy?

The graphics, the ingenious usage of comms portraits to convey the virtuality of the setting, the sound effects and portraits shifting to convey the emotions - I love it <3 The story is short and sweet, the attention to detail is amazing :)

Thank you and looking forward to your next works (^-^)

Well, this game was short but nice. 

In my humble opinion, this game is not as good as the other commenters make it out to be. Anyone reading the comments would get a false sense of the game before playing it. 

I didn't get attached to any of the characters. The story and game was short and fast, I didn't get a sense for the timescale and the game didn't show it. One moment Dex goes off the ship and the next He and Seren are on a mission. Didn't get to see what else Dex and the Operator do in their lives when they aren't in the ship and talking with Seren. I didn't get to know any of the characters or relate to them. If they are in trouble or something bad happens to them I just don't feel sad for their fates. 

As for the bad endings, I checked out every single one of them and it was kinda "meh". Didn't get to see or know anything about Seren or that stranger who claims to have created Seren. Everything is so vague and leaves me with a bored and dissatisfied feeling when I get the romantic good ending with Seren and Dex. 

I ALMOST CRIED AT THE END. Love how that's how I start my review out. All jokes aside, the characters, the story, I. Loved. It. All. I LOVE DEX WITH ALL MY HEART (now that's not a joke) Nah, I need more. I also audibly yelled when it said "The End". I got so sucked into it, I want more of the game-

God, I need to stop getting attached to characters that don't exist- 

As you can see, I loved it all. It was one of those shorter games that pulls everything together so well! It was amazing :)

(I also want the full game so bad, you don't even know)

This is a really nice little visual novel, with likeable characters and an interesting intrigue. I had lots of fun going through it, i recommend it !

I really like this game. It is a real gem. I miss more pixelated graphics, a ship maybe, some action and animations, but even without that it is excellent. I still haven't finished it, but I like it very much.

This is an amazing lil visual novel, and the best thing I like about it is how similar the art style is to CrossCode,  just not pixel art.

10/10, still trying to find all the endings. I know there's another, I see it in the scripts ;D

(And no, I don't want a walkthrough yet, I enjoy finding the combinations myself, once I know there's actually a reason to try them.)

Wow, this was incredible!

I got the Good and Neutral ending on 2 runs and Im mentally preparing for the bad ends cuz my heart can not take those after the Good end omg- (I chose Romantic) so now I cant bear the thought of them separated ToT
I love them and Owen too much and the Cap too!! I love everything!! Thank you for making such a cool game!!!

Such a cute, stylish game!

stupid little gay space dumbasses. will be drawing fanart because i am now emotionally attached. I will post the link when I'm done.

This was very fun and cute!

wow! i was so charmed by this game and it's world! i didn't learn where Seren comes from, but maybe on my next playthrough! thank you author!

Thanks for the game! I've really enjoyed playing it. The characters are so cute,  and the story is engaging. (I've ended up getting all the bad ends just to stay with the characters a bit longer ^^')

Does the operator has a name?

I 👏 need 👏 more 👏

This game was sooo cute! I'm gonna miss these characters 

This is a great game! I really liked the story, and the characters especially were so loveable. Though this was a short game, the relationships between the 3 main characters felt super real. Also I love your artstyle! 

Fantastic game! I love your art style and was particularly impressed by the facial expressions. And the characters? Big thumbs up. Thank you so much for sharing!

Basically, my feelings the same with previous comments! I absolutely adore the game, everything from art, UI and the story and characters!! My favorite part will always be Flamingo =)))) , the final battle and the ugly sobbing. My only complain will probably about how a certain sound effect sounds too goofy in a serious story part. Other than that, a hands down 5 out of 5. Depspite it being so short, the story feels so fulfilling, the relationship between Seren and Dex is adorable.

I really look forward to your future projects!

Thank you for your lovely work!

The visual novel was very short, but that is to be expected from a jam entry.

The idea behind the game is brilliant and reminds me of the movie 'Her'. I hope you decide to expand upon the game further, as i would love to see a full-fledged visual novel from this. It would be great to have content to fill between the jumps in time, so you start caring more about the characters, and i would love to see the impact of Seren being an AI and how that would affect their relationship. In the movie 'Her', they start communicating on the go (i consistently had a feeling of being left behind in the visual novel) and eventually become upset over the fact that they can't touch each other. I'd love to see 'Owen' as a love interest as well! I'd even back it if you ever decide to make it a full game!

Hey this turned out really cool! I love AI and robots (and also space) so I was excited about your story concept.

I liked a lot of the scifi visual elements, those glitch effects look great! The sprites were nice and polished too, I liked the expressions and the blinking/talking animations. The slight moving of the sprite boxes was a fun touch, I especially liked when Dex's box slid down when he was feeling embarrassed/awkward haha.

My favorite character ended up being Dex, he just felt sincere and like he was trying his best even though he's pretty incompetent at some things. And it was cute how proud he was of his crappy ship (lol sorry Patsy). I liked Seren a lot too, I was happy to see a nonbinary character! I think they had a good balance of robot elements--things like calling people by their DNA signature number--and feeling pretty human. I'm curious about their backstory, the part where they mentioned being a simulated personality based on another person really intrigued me. I'm hoping we find out more about that in the full game, along with seeing what's going on with the whole mystery of Seren's origins.

Overall a great demo and congrats on completing another Nanoreno! :] I'm def looking forward to the full game!

Amazing game! Can't wait to see more, not only of the game but also from you as an artist and game developer!

I'm amazed by how much was accomplished just with the sprite animation and dialogue pacing! Honestly I love how you always experiment and change up the typical VN formula, Mel. I'm really curious to see how this romance plays out between Seren and Dex since it seems Seren is still trapped in a digital space!

This was such a fun demo! I'm excited to see where it goes. You really got me with the mystery!