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Oh my gosh, I am sooooo excited!! I can't wait to play this! I have a huge soft spot for sci-fi (there's absolutely not enough of it out there) and have been itching to dive into this one. Your stories are always so interesting, and your romances are incredibly compelling. Even with LIs I initially think aren't my type, I give their route a go and always wind up falling for them. I don't think I can say that about any other games but yours. Thank you for your hard work, Esh! <3

The update on Thornewood is very exciting! Much appreciated. I know it'll be a while before it's ready for release, but I also know it'll be worth the wait. Looking forward to more info when you're ready to share.

Congrats on finishing When Stars Collide!!

I... LOVED reading your comments! <3 Your enthusiasm was infectious and I was smiling the whole time! :) I'm so so so happy you enjoyed the game so much and fell so hard for Aeden (and Lucas's biceps <3)! I enjoyed writing all of the routes, but Aeden was also my favorite... :P I'm a sucker for a charming fae prince!

I'm also over the moon that you enjoyed the art so much! Whenever I play games with a character creator, I always try to make my character as pretty as I can and give her lots of cute outfits, haha, so that was my goal when I was designing Astora. :) I'm so glad she drew your attention as much as the others!

It was really fun shaping the world and all the character interactions, and finding a unique way for each of the love interests to approach the MC. The fact that you found each route to be well-done and not copy-pasta made me squeal with delight! I wrote the script very quickly so there was some overlap, but I wanted to make each route feel as unique as possible under the circumstances.

Haha, I'm glad you got a kick out of the Twilight mention! <3

Again, I'm so so so happy you enjoyed the game - the art and writing and music. It means so much to all of us to know it. Thank you for playing our game and for leaving us such an amazing and kind comment! <3

Aw, I'm so happy you enjoyed it so much, and that you fell for Aeden so hard! <3 Thank you for playing and for your sweet comments. It means so much to us!!

Aahh, thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the game and all the routes. <3 I'm especially so happy to hear that, even though stoic guys aren't your favorite, you still enjoyed Dragan's route. It really made me smile when I read that.

I'm sorry the font wasn't very easy to read at first. I hope it didn't give you too much grief! I'll definitely be paying more attention to font legibility going forward in all future projects, so hopefully this won't happen again. I appreciate the feedback!

Thank you for playing and for leaving such a kind comment! It means the world to us!

Well, I assure you that I did not copy Changeling, or any other creative work.

Thank you so much, I'll gladly take the hugs. :)

Wow, thank you very much, that's so very kind of you! :) I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

Happy New Year, SweetChiel! Praying that the right door opens for you soon! :)

Thank you for the update! I know I rarely comment, but I do read them all. I just wanted to tell you that I love your games! Changeling and Gilded Shadows are among my top favorite VNs, and I can't wait to play When Stars Collide. I'm so glad you were able to take this time to learn more about your creative process and determine what's best for you. I agree with you - it's always worth trying something new. I'm definitely looking forward to your next project. The setting you've chosen sounds incredible and I'm sure you'll do it great justice! Happy New Year, Esh! <3

Thank you very much for playing and your kind words! I'm so glad you loved it and felt it nailed the cyberpunk vibe. :) We'd also love to explore this story more and I'm definitely exploring how to make that happen!

Ah, it wasn't intended to be a teaser, but I guess it turned out that way. Sorry about that... Cyanide was made for O2A2, a micro VN jam with strict limitations. The script could only be 1000 words. I wrote this to be just a little slice in our merc MC's life, but it seems like quite a few people would love to see more of their story. I've been exploring the possibility of making a full game, so hopefully it will happen!

Thank you so much, that means the world to me! And I appreciate your well wishes. I'm doing better now. :) I've been thinking about Everfall a lot lately, feeling more excited than anxious, and it's my hope to start working on it again soon. I'm not sure how long it will take to finish, but I'm so grateful for your excitement and your patience. Thank you!

Thank you so much for playing! Glad you liked it!

Thank you so much for playing! I'm so glad you liked the story and how everything came together, and I will absolutely pass on your kind compliments to the rest of the team. :) I really hope we can bring a full game together too!

Thank you so much! We're so happy you enjoyed it! We have been talking about doing a full game, so hopefully that'll be something that can happen. :)

Thank you very much for playing our demo! :) We're so happy you enjoyed it!

Thank you so very much! I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed the story, and that it was able to take you by surprise. I hope the ending was happy enough to mend the heartbreak. :) We really appreciate you playing and leaving us such kind words!

Thank you so much for playing and signing in to leave us a review! <3 I'm so happy you liked the story so much that you want more! We would love to expand Cyanide into a full game, and we've actually been talking about doing just that, so fingers crossed it will happen. :)

Thank you so much for playing and for your kind words! We did indeed pour our love into this game, and we're so happy you enjoyed it! :)

Aww, haha, well I'm so glad various elements kept enticing you to stay and that you wound up really enjoying your adventure! Thank you so much for playing and stopping in to let us know what you thought. Your comment really made my day! :)

Aww, thank you so much for your kind words! It makes me so happy you know that even though you'd played it once before, you were still smiling throughout it. :) Thank you for playing (and replaying) and for letting us know how much you enjoyed Aiden! 💕

This was so cute! A really neat concept, having him be the player's support system for a possible future procedure. The voice actor did such an amazing job! I loved the energy and how positive everything felt. Thanks for sharing! :)

Omigosh, thank you so much! I'm so very happy you enjoyed it! I will absolutely pass on your kind compliments to the team. :) We really appreciate you playing, thank you!

Aahh, thank you so much! That means the world to me! I was very nervous about using this style for a VN, wondering if it would turn players off, so your kind words have really made my day! <3

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it enough to want to see more. We have actually been talking about expanding on it, so hopefully you will be able to! :)

Thank you so much, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I would love to make a larger game out of it, but I know the artist is quite busy right now. :) I've been thinking about maybe expanding this scene, at least, beyond the 1000 word limit just so I could flesh out their interaction more.

You for sure can

This was really fun, I enjoyed it immensely! And I loved the art, his expressions were great. Thanks for making this!

Thank you so much, I'm so glad you enjoyed it and are feeling invested in her story! I've made some progress cleaning up and editing the chapters I wrote last year, and hope to be able to start writing again soon. <3

Oh my gosh, thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed it! (I looove Feyre and Rhys <3) I hope you'll have fun with the other two routes, too. Thank you for playing! :)

Yay! Thank you so much for playing! We're so glad you liked it. <3

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The reason why I didn't include the choice in Aeden's route was, in my mind, Astora was always  more fae than human. Treating her true name as a secret thing like other fae do was simply her natural thought process, which made offering it to Aeden so symbolic because, even though it doesn't have the same power, it has the same significance. For Astora, her true name is just one of her names, like it is with the other fae. :) I think she has this mindset even on the other routes, but because she's choosing to follow her heart out of Faerie and be something more than just fae, I thought the choice about her name would give the player a way to reflect how they felt her mindset might be evolving. Whereas on Aeden's route, she's just continuing to be who she's always truly been: a faerie lady!

Aw, thank you so much for playing! I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and very happy to hear Aiden has your heart! <3 I'm afraid the rest of my catalogue is either a demo at the moment or an O2A2 short, but I hope you have some fun nonetheless. :)

I really appreciate your support and kindness, it means so much to hear. It's really encouraging, because every time I try to start working on Everfall and fail, I panic a little, so reading comments like yours helps make that shaky ground solid again. Thank you very much! I'll do what you suggest and just focus on pulling myself together, keeping it that way, and finding new strength and inspiration. I really want to see Everfall finished, but maybe that can only happen when I can feel excited to work on it again, not when I feel obligated to. It's nice to know you'll not only forgive me if I work on another project instead, but may even be excited for it. :) Again, thank you so much for your kindness. <3

Thank you very much, I really appreciate your kind words and your well wishes. It really warmed my heart reading your comment.

Thank you so much, that makes me so happy to hear! :)

Aww, thank you so much for your kind words! We're so happy you enjoyed our game, and I'm thrilled that you liked Dragan's route so much. Though I'm sorry you cried, I'm very touched you did. 🩷Thank you for playing!

Yay, I'm so glad the VPN worked and I'm even happier that you enjoyed the game! Thank you so much for your kind words. :)  It means so much that you like my writing, and are enthralled enough to want to know more. I have considered writing a book set in Evernight's world, so maybe someday! Thank you again for playing!! <3

Yes, I forgot to post a devlog, sorry! I had been fixing some coding errors and typos and such. I figured now was a good time to upload it to see if it helped fix the download issue. Alas! But hopefully the VPN works..

I hope it works! Please let me know. If not, I'll upload it to dropbox or google drive and see if you can download it that way!

That's really strange that it just stopped working like that. I tried looking into it, some people had this issue too, where they were able to download games one day but the next it stopped working. They said when they used a VPN, it worked, and that it had something to do with their ISP doing shady things. It seems like sometimes the service goes back to normal within a few days. So maybe wait a day or two or you could try a VPN. I'm sorry this is happening! :(