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DISCLAIMER

Do NOT reupload, resell or redistribute my game or any of the assets used inside it in any shape or form.

Streaming the game and/or making gameplay videos of it is allowed, though, and even welcomed, but ONLY if commentary is added to it. 

Review, analysis/essay and recommendation videos are allowed and welcomed too!

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WARNING!

While the game doesn't have any NSFW content, it's recommended for people who are 17 or older due to having strong language, drug use, general violence & blood. 

Player discretion is advised. 

PLEASE, be sure to read the TRIGGER WARNINGS and reconsider if this game is for you. Play responsibly.

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GAME WALKTHROUGH

If you're having trouble getting any of the endings or just want to play with a guide from the beginning, here's a walkthrough of the game


GAME'S SOUNDTRACK

A lot of people have been asking me about the soundtrack so I decided to make a list with the themes I used! While all of the music is royalty free, some themes can be downloaded for free while others have to be bought in order to access them (mostly through a Storyblocks license, please check the post for more details).


OTHER FAQ QUESTIONS

If you have any other questions, please check out my FAQ + General Information section on my Carrd first. I won't be answering questions that have already been answered. Thank you for understanding!

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STORY

Needing a break from their usual routine, Aspen decides to take a one-week holiday trip to Frostpeak, a town famous for its ski resorts. Unfortunately, on the way there, their car breaks down and they have no choice but to walk to the nearest place available... an isolated log cabin in the middle of the woods.

The cabin turns out to be the home of an environmental researcher who's studying partial migration among other things . 

Will Aspen stay with him or risk finding another place in the freezing weather?

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 FEATURES

  • Original sprites
  • Food Art Mini CGs
  • 9 CGs & 1 Chibi CG
  • 3 different endings
  • Partial voice acting
  • 25k words (around 2-3 hours of playtime)
  • A mysterious yandere researcher who calls you 'snowflake'❄️
  • Play as Aspen (nonbinary MC with side-image sprite) or an invisible MC (choose your name & pronouns)  

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TRIGGER WARNINGS

CLICK HERE FOR TRIGGER WARNINGS


  • Strong Language 
  • Emotional abuse (manipulation, isolation) 
  • General violence
  • Depictions of blood 
  • Drugging 
  • Depictions of death 
  • Shaking screen 
  • Implications of Aspen being burnout, overworked & harassed at their job

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CREDITS

Writer & Creator: Pri Karin 

Programming: Pri Karin (Main), CyberSe7enKristi "HusbandoGoddess" Jimenez

Logo: xxmissarichanxx

GUI: Jaime Scribbles Games

Voice Actors: Reece Bridger, Bryce Buckley

Crowe's Character Design: AntPri Karin

Crowe's Sprite Art, Chibi & CGs: Ant

Cover Art: Kyleechii

Bird Sprite & Mini CGs: Florisam

Backgrounds: VicAlenMinikle 

Music: Dova Syndrome, MusMus, Ontama-m, Pocket SoundStoryblocks 

SFX: Storyblocks, Pocket Sound, Freesound

Pronoun Tool: npckc

Proofreaders: Carrot Patch Games, Kristi "HusbandoGoddess" JimenezSnakkiezCyberSe7en 

Beta testers: Carrot Patch Games, Florisam, Snakkiez, Vivi Contrast, Kristi "HusbandoGoddess" Jimenez, Ty CokerCyberSe7en

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Updated 19 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(926 total ratings)
Authorprikarin
GenreVisual Novel
Made withRen'Py
TagsAmare, Boys' Love, Dating Sim, Horror, Mystery, Otome, Psychological Horror, Romance, Story Rich, yandere
Average sessionAbout an hour
LanguagesEnglish

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Aahh, I don't know if you remember me but I was drawing Crowee in class and one of my male classmates said. "So it is true you play YANDERE games!" I turned my head so bad my neck still hurts and that was last week. I'm crying!

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WOW zuper GAME I'LL SAY PLAY IT~!

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Played through the whole game, gotta say, it was definitely worth the wait!

The gameplay has very nice pacing, and seeing the art evolve was just mwah!

The endings too, so good! I cannot see the Twisted and Yandere ending having an actually good, healthy ending in the long run, and it's so bittersweet and good! I really love Crowe (and Crow ;)) as characters too!

Overall, I would definitely recommend this to be played through at least once! Thank you for this experience, I will not be forgetting this!

Bonus points for the food choices :D Love it!

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I need to play this game so bad! hope there's a mobile version soon 🥺

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OMGGGG I absolutely adore this game!!! the music was so good (actively listening to the soundtrack as i type lol) the feel and ambiance of the game was so just enjoyable and the voice acting was MIND BLOWINGGGG the voices fit so well and the emotion was even better. The backgrounds were stunninggggg and the character design for Crowe is so good and I love the colors of his design and his overall look and personality. 

The story flows so well and is so genuinely enjoyable to learn the mysterious of what happened and diving deeper into what's going on with Rory and Crowe made this game even better. Every single aspect about this game just made it better and better and I genuinely can't express how much I enjoyed this game. I actually can't express how much I absolutely love this game. <3

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just finished streaming the game! surprised i got the sweet ending on my first try, i guess i just have amazing rizz (cringe)


the game was amazing and i want to give big fat smooches to Aspen and Crowe <33333

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(SMALL SPOILERS) Omg, i just finished it on one run, not being able to take a break. I loved it so much! I feel in love with main character right away! I love the balance between his sweet personality and yandere trait. I got the twister ending on first run and was shocked, i didn't expect it to end that way! The sweet ending melted my heart and i was so relived we are able to have such happy ending! :) I love this game and surely will play it again in the future. 10/10! The mystery, the romance not to mention voice actors (who's did such wonderful job!), art...everything makes me love this game! :) Can't wait for future projects!

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I just finished all the endings and honestly I LOVE ITT the interactions with Crowe are so MMMMMMMMMMMM I GENUINELY LOVE ITTT THIS GAME IS JUST I CANT PUT IT INTO WORDSS <3333 THANK YTOIU FOR THIS GAME

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perfecttt game its short sweet and so replayable!! crowe is adorable im so in love with him. you did the yandere concept well because hes a 3 dimensional character and it is not his only trait

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best...game...Ever, and has happy ending oh my go

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crowe was very endearing <3 this was super fun to play and the various endings were all really fun! crowe reminded me a bit of a close friend which made this rather fun to play tbh. i liked how expressive aspen's sprites were but after my first run i set pronouns to he/him so no more cute sprites :<

the story was fun despite being fairly simplistic.... crowe is so cute...

my one gripe is that sometimes the music didn't really fit the situation but honestly it doesn't really matter and i only remember like one occasion where it broke immersion

this was really great) 

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i kept seeing this on my reconmendations and i finally started playing the game today- and I LOVE IT :) i thought that this was one of the stories where we have a lovely love interest, most of the time a yandere, and they end up being horrible and we leave them. i'm really happy that there's an ending where the mc and Crowe live happily together! Crowe and the mc are so funny and sweet together i sweaar. great game 10/10

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IM INLOV WITh THESE TYPE OF GAMES I CANT FIND GAMES THAT HAS VA OTHER THAN THIS THAN KILLER TRAIT GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG{

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I'M OBSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH THIS GAMEEEEE

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i don't like it..........I LOVE IT!!!!!

GIVE ME MOREEEEEE

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As a person who finds visual novels boring I have to say I am really surprised by this one! The writing is great, I love the artstyle and the story is exciting til the end! And I love Crowe. He is fucking adorable! Looking forward to Killer Trait, too! Keep them games coming! <3

ahhhhh! Crowe is adorable I LOVE HIM!!!!!!

crowe my beloved

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THIS GAME WAS MY FAVORITE IN EARLY 2023 I CANT BELIEVE THE PROCESS WENT THIS FAR

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IN LOVE, THIS SET A NEW STANDARD FOR YANDERE VNS 

AMAZING WORK, HOPING TO SEE MORE IN KILLER TRAIT!!! <33

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AAA YANDERE BOYYY YAYAYYAYAYAYAYAYYA

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okay dont get me wrong you guys, the artstyle is amazing however the story lacked so much points that I was very confused playing throughout. It lacked a lot of things like the whole 'blood pact' situation with Crowe and why he did it in the first place. Also I wish we knew more about Rory too. Though to be fair I only made it to one ending and not the rest two but on the other note, I also don't really like how the lack of choices there was in the game. It could be a personal issue for me but overall the background visuals along with the food art and the art of Crowe are very cute and I love it so much. However the storyline is just bery lacking.

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tbh I didn't think it was that good when I saw the cover and stuff, looked like every second anime boy rp. BUT OH MY IT'S PERFECT I LOVE CROWE SM :3 Also I liked that the options were all different so you could really decide what to do and not just be ordered around by the game. 10/10 

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AGH I LOVE HIM SO MUCH  HE'S SO PRECIOUS

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Just got one of the endings but I think I got the Best and True ending (imo).

And When the black and white CGs goes through at the end, I don't know but my heart kinda melted.

Great Story, Perfect Character, 10/10. Loved the game :D

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This game is so good, oh my god. I can't explain how much I love it. Thank you for creating this game, every ending is done so beautifully and I love every version of Crowe. 

When I first saw this, I thought it wouldn't be good. But it really is! It made me smile, seeing him blush whenever I complimented him. Super cute, love everything about it, should make more like this!

Ame este juego, te amo Crowe <3

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I just finished the game, but for some reason the ending feels unfinished. (Spoilers) Sure, he drugged me, but what's stopping me from escaping again? I was really hoping for a final showdown where one of us would go down and the other would live. Overall 3/5

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hell yeah got the good ending on my first try! i love mentally deranged fictional men <3

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I played and recorded this game last year so it had the old design but I remember being very invested in the story.. also that crowe was such a cutie 🤭

SEE, I THOUGHT I WAS TWEAKING WHEN I SAW CROWE'S NEW DESIGN LIKE I WAS "he didn't look like that months ago or am I trippin?" AND THIS VID RIGHT HERE OMG, U SAVED ME FROM GOING INSANE 😭😭

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ilove this so much omg

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yndere ending best ending

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The game is very bad, so much so that I would like to replay it, I will do so. But I care about one thing, I really liked the song at the end, GIVE ME A NAME!!! Shazam can't recognize her. 

"truth is a lie" by "srsoul" (but i can't find it anywhere on youtube, spotify or anything except soundcloud on an account named hieivmz!)

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I like

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love the games u make

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10/10. PERFECTION. I waited a lot for this game to be finished and i loved it.

PLS HELLP SO UH,, it keeps tellin me to extract files and tht i shouldnt run the game. but even if i press run anyway nothin is happening. is something wrong??

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LOVE THIS GAME!! everything about this game was so good. His character and our character. They both had personalities, I love this game so so much. I recommended it to anyone who wants Yandere games but not with too much going on !!

The writing was okay. The story was not all that, but it was really good. A bit hard to understand what is going on at times, but either way I love this game so much.

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