Saccharine Echo

The game is definitely worth your attention! First of all, I was really impressed by the dialogue. It feels completely natural - no clichés or secondhand embarrassment like you sometimes get in similar games. The language is lively (and it was especially nice to play it in my native Ukrainian), which really helps you immerse yourself in what’s happening. Secondly, I’d like to highlight the visuals. The art style is very pleasing to the eye, with interesting details and without that overly polished, artificial feel. And of course, the story is the cherry on top. It’s deep, engaging, and keeps you guessing until the very end. As for the downsides - I finished the game in about an hour and a half, and I really wish it had been longer. Much longer! Wishing the author the best of luck - I’m really looking forward to their future projects!

I really enjoyed it and I believe it's important to support smaller artists and developers! The art style is great and the story kept me curious throughout. Only wish it was longer. Please make more games! 🌟

I enjoyed it! Short and sweet along with beautiful art and an interesting story. Unique love interests are always nice, and I also really really liked Dinah for other reasons beyond that. Their design and personality were great and although it might not be the healthiest I enjoyed the relationship/dynamic between them and Alice. Alice was also a really solid protagonist, I liked her a lot too and loved the glimpses we got into her life prior to the game starting. The pixel art was the cherry on top. I do wish we got to see a couple more romantic [strike](and adult)[/strike] moments between the two and I'd love to see more of them in the future but I'll be keeping my eye out for the next Neverliss project no matter who it ends up being about. One criticism I have is that despite the game being a visual novel the UI lacks some quality of life buttons like backlog (right click) + skip (Z) + and auto (Q). These are accessible through your mouse and keyboard but I don't think everyone is aware of the shortcuts. Quick save and quick load would've also been a nice touch but I understand some creators choose to forgo them for the sake of story flow etc, although I'm not sure if that applies in the case of this developer.

Приємна візуальна новела з цікавим сюжетом. Одразу привабив неймовірний стиль і гарні арти. Тільки трошки шкода, що гра коротка, але все одно два фінали порадували і приємно здивували. Буду стежити і чекати нових проєктів від розробників ♡ Обов'язково підтримайте творчість українських розробників, якщо у вас є бажання і можливість!

I'm not normally one for visual novels. But I'm glad to support an indie dev! Well done art, charming ambient sound design. Worth checking out!

For a first game, I really enjoyed this. I just wish it had been a bit longer so the tension and mystery around Dinah could be explored more deeply. The core idea is great, but the short length makes the story feel a bit underdeveloped and plain. However, the visuals and dramatic music definitely make up for it.

It's got a couple of small detail issues, mostly with lines being spoken by the wrong characters. It's also quite short, I got both endings and read all the possible scenes in about 50 minutes, though maybe I just read fast. With all that said, I really liked this, and the premise and scenario presented gave me food for thought well after I finished the game, and that's one of my favorite things about games like this. I love toxic/unhealthy queer romance and I hope these devs continue making games like this (albeit maybe longer, pretty please?)

Short, but sweet. A bit too vague at times. 4/5 Scritches.

well... there is a good and a bad ending... but who promised a happy ending? it was a beautiful game.

Hello, hey :)) Welcome. I see you are interested in playing this game. Okay, let's see. This is NOT a romance novel, there is no drama or big choices. All takes around 1 hour at most, to get all achievements. It took more from me only because I was watching a movie along it xDDD Anyways, main hero is very nice, their LI is .. attractive, if you like this type of person. Some twist exist and there were some moments when I slapped my face and some moments when I laughed. but, like I said it isn't a romance story, it is rather [spoiler] a romance between MC and a entity she imagined, with a lot of red flags, so if you are against manipulation, forced romance and/or going trough something close to it, I'd advise against playing it. BUT! it is mind warning, nothing too concerning. I'd say "this is how someone would manipulate you, if you have victim mindset/fear of abandonment" [/spoiler]