This was beautiful. It was sad and painful. It was scary. And it was hopeful.

I played the game over three days (didn’t find the time to play in one session) on a recommendation by Abbie, and I had no clue what expected me. The story was soooo good. The music was fitting so well and created such a great atmosphere. I loved how you contrasted the fear and self-doubt with encouragement. She was facing so much, and it never felt like she could overcome these things easily—if at all. But still she faced them. That was such a powerful motive. There were so many strong lines in here. The pixel art helped so much, with creating the atmosphere. The moments you switched from full screen to in-game view worked really well. I was afraid I might become stuck at some moments, but the game always led me to were it wanted me to go. So being stuck never was an issue. (I did seem to skip the credits somehow it seems >.>)

Thanks, this was a really touching experience.

I'm speechless. This game struck me to my core, and I don't even know how to articulate my feelings. The pacing was incredible. I wanted to learn more about what was happening. By the end, you could piece together most of the truth, but hearing it so directly was just so emotionally devastating. I also loved the formatting. It was a lot more visual novel than most rpgs which was definitely necessary to fully develop the story. But having to look through the character's childhood places really made the theme of remembrance and resurfacing stand out. 

The shadow is still creeping behind her when she wakes up. It can't leave her, and moving won't fix it, but it's a start. She's filled with despair, and yet there's hope because she acknowledged the shadow. There's so much more I could say but I think it's best if I just let the story settle. Just...wow this was really good

This will only be here for a short time until I delte both this message and this sorry: I had alot of fun playing this game and the horror with designs were really creepy which gave me the chills, although I wish we got more with the young boy he did what he was used for in the story quite well and one other thing is It might have just been me but I thought the point and click aspect was a little under utilised with only the honeysuckle really using it. Time for atleast something good to end on a good note is I love how very few colours were used to create an excellent atmosphere and really set the story and its vibe in. The sounds from cicadas and others gave me a bit f whiplash as I didn't expect that some voice acting would be in there so I ruinded the moment a bit. Also the music was also very good at setting the vibe in and was quite accurate to the areas in which it was used. But other than that and me being a bit picky about what I liked less, I've tried to keep the major story plots out so as if you do go and play you can truly experience it yourself so have a good day or night and goodbye.

What a beautiful game! Both poignant and visually stunning! The horror elements are creepy, and tied in really well to a deeply personal story that felt both hopeful and uncomfortable because of how personal it was. The sound design was also excellent, and I loved the botany and details of local fauna! So well-produced that I'm in awe at the fact the version I played was the jam version! Cannot wait to see more from CicadaQueen and other members of WSIO's team!

fantastic game.

I got slowly invested in the story by how you paced it. There were a lot of parts that made me feel uncomfortable and which felt very personal and to which I could relate to an extend. Absolutely loved the writing. Keep it up, I'm looking forward to your next games!

It feels like a direct glimpse into someone else's mind, deeply uncomfortable inner debates about identity and what to let go of made real, and then brutal recounts of abuse. AsterVrisk's soundtrack nails its hazy, dreamlike atmosphere.

I've definitely had a quieter and easier life than the protagonist but some of the situations portrayed hit very close to home for me. I personally really appreciated the protagonist's commentary on the insects and flora in the outdoor segments, it made me feel like I was there with her. 

Incredible game.

I approach this game not knowing what to expect and I thought the story writing was good. The soundtrack during the revisiting the main character's past matched with the psychological horror... Overall, I enjoyed this game. 

that was truly an experience, played this game while sharing my screen doing *most* of the voice acting and at one point we both js went silent (besides my voice acting) and tbh at the end i straight up just felt like I WAS the main character (also im depressed now)

This was an amazingly well written story, tragic and horrific immersing me completely to their feelings..!