
A dark visual novel blending psychological horror, surreal storytelling, and chatroom-inspired UI. Navigate intrusive thoughts, branching choices, and dissect a fractured mind in a twisted search for connection and meaning.
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Joseph is a computer science major who has failed in nearly every aspect of his life. He struggles with his relationships, he struggles to cling onto his waifu as escapism, and he can't seem to find a way to help himself.
You, as the player—who bought the game? Joseph? The observer of Joseph? The protagonist of a different game? Whatever you are, you are tasked with the responsibility of understanding the many different avenues to piece together why Joseph is ultimately a cautionary tale to the human race.
AFK GF is a visual novel with a dark, satirical tone, blending social commentary, psychological horror, and meta storytelling. Embrace the absurd and the uncomfortable as you step into the fragmented mind of a broken man trying to make sense of his deteriorating and meaningless life.
Features:
A chatroom-inspired UI that evolves with the story
Introspective monologues, surreal cutscenes, and unreliable narration
Branching dialogue and multiple endings based on player choices
ARG elements hidden throughout, rewarding deep observation and interaction
A blend of dark humor and existential dread
Certain sets of dialogue and a route that change based on the amount you play
A Visual Novel within the Visual Novel
Multiple endings and choices throughout
Real-time dialogue, audio cues, and calendar events dependent on the time you play
Archives of older comics, stories, music, and more from yours truly (please note: due to recent Steam updates, certain poems and archived writings unrelated to this story have been omitted temporarily and will be adjusted in a future update).
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
Reviews
Something I enjoy about Geno Samuel's documentary is how he approaches Chris with a detached kind of anthropology. It is easy to poke fun of and laugh at lolcows, and I think for a lot of people it ends there. But there's something kind of horrible about lolcow content where it becomes self-reflective if you're capable of that level of honesty with yourself. This game captures that sort of feeling. While I found myself disgusted by the protagonist, I didn't really hate him for it. You are entering the mind of a sick individual, but I think it's rather obvious this is not some twisted self-insert fantasy. This fits more into an art-house exploration of 4chan / incel internet culture, coupled with some stylistic design choices that I think suit the genre of VN horror perfectly. The visual novel inside the visual novel did take me out of myself for a while. Playing the game within the game was a nice touch, and the author is a good writer. Most of this game feels intentional, and I think shines best in how visceral its horror becomes for the player. Real body horror ♥♥♥♥. The slight uptick in your heart rate, the kind of nasty pit in your stomach cringe. The game crawls out of your screen and forces you to feel this ♥♥♥♥. My only criticism is unfortunately a major one, and it's how unclear some of the paths forward are in this story. I played through a number of times, and found a lot of the endings, but after about 1-1.5hrs I found myself deconstructing the game clicking through dialogue and trying to find hidden endings (ruining immersion in the story). The heart breaking part is I can see a slide on the store page, that I wasn't able to find in the game, making me feel like I am missing something even though I was eager to read the whole story. I hope the author uploads a guide or something like that, because I walked away from an awesome artistic experience feeling a bit disappointed/frustrated, when I don't think that was a design intention. Despite that, I still think this game is worth a play through, but at $5.00 I wish it was easier to experience the whole story, and see all of the art. -- Short: Visceral body horror that has you taking the place of a man lost in perverse delusions and toxic internet spaces for a night. Good writing, immersive art direction, but crippled by confusing playthrough paths.
The game is edgy. Very edgy. I hate the protagonist. He's a right wing misogynistic loser who's a complete POS to his family. I can't think of a single positive trait about this guy. In about the first 20 minutes, I decide that I really want to get my character killed. I [i]really[/i] hate this guy; his life story or whatever doesn't matter to me. And then I succeeded? I think? There seems to be some loop going on, but screw that. I'm saying I succeeded. Oh, and did I mention how edgy the player character is? It's like he's actively trying to be an awful person with absolutely everything he does. He doesn't make a single good decision, at any time. This game is exhausting, edgy, gross, and predictable. So I'm giving this a thumbs down.
...i dont know bro ts so wtf honestly ts so wild
This game was made by my friend and there’s a helping of bias in saying so, but [i]AFK_GF[/i] is a very satisfying and enjoyable experience worth your time and money. The characters are funny and interesting, the dialogue is witty and endlessly quotable, and the art and music make for surprisingly seamless and immersive gameplay. [i]AFK_GF[/i] has fairly mature themes and a rather vulgar setting and tone so make sure that’s something you’re okay with before jumping into it. The game is short but jam-packed with extra endings, bonus material, music and art. If you explore for a while you’ll find some of the best that [i]AFK_GF[/i] has to offer and it’s quite good. Getting to see into the ripped-apart psyches of these characters (particularly with Joseph and Jessica) is wildly entertaining and something that I hope part two of [i]Logical Inconsistencies[/i], the publisher’s other work, will also exemplify. Getting to see how all of your different dialogue selections end you up in crazy situations like a choose your own adventure novel from middle school is really fun and I’m glad I played through it. Actually [i]accessing[/i] this material is where my biggest gripe with [i]AFK_GF[/i] begins and ends. It really did have to be manually pointed out to me by the developer and author of [i]AFK_GF[/i] himself exactly where i had to click around and told which dialogue options to select to get to see the best scenes in the game because while navigating it myself i had completely missed most of it. Now that i’ve seen most if not all of the endings and the extra scenes I can confidently say that [i]AFK_GF[/i] is absolutely worth playing and looking through. But the experience of finding it all was rather underwhelming and frustrating and it leaves me uncertain as to whether or not I could recommend the game to the average fan of comparable titles. I personally enjoy [i]AFK_GF[/i], especially the hand-drawn comics included in the extras menu. If you can lend the game your patience you’ll likely find yourself laughing out loud as often as I did and come away having had a good time.
真的非常好,请做更多
Game kinda reminds me of Emily is Away, if Emily is Away was less emotionally depressing and more just Fed up as hell with meme culture brats on drugs. Seriously the game is full of the most whiny and toxic people you can imagine. But the art, interface and sound effects are all well done. It looks like its shaping up to be a promising game and it is interesting. I just really can't stand these kind bratty punks who talk about slitting their own throat or someone elses. Yea slicing wrists is one thing but no emo on this planet is gonna act like they can just slit their own throat. Do you know how painful that would be? Anyway, its a weird game full of very obnoxious and offensive punks and braindead girls who buy into all the self shaming. Its pretty much whats wrong with the world so, fits into the horror genre nicely. Its not exactly like Milk where you kinda feel bad for the lead and don't think she's an awful person, just lazy and unsanitary but its cause she's got compulsive disorders. She still doesn't seem like absolute scum like these characters who after 30 mins of playing I absolutely hate. But its still an interesting game with good art. Please add achievements, that would get a lot more people interested in buying it. Oh and I will elaborate more on this review as I play more of the game, just don't really have the time to delve into it to deeply right now but it does look interesting. Just wanted to add the dev has added achievements now, which makes the games outcomes a lot more interesting. Its a well made visual novel with some nice colors and art, but keep in mind this is some gripping content much like coffin of andy or similar games.
the game is kindof neat so far but i think it would be really really funny if the word foid was used unironically
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