Memory Recoil
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Memory Recoil is a short surreal horror visual novel following the story of Von, a boy who lives secluded in his house until one day he receives an unexpected visit from a boy named Liam who invites him to play outside. Nothing bad could happen right?
This game was made for the Spooktober Game Jam in which you were challenged to make a visual novel within 1 month, this is my first game that I make and not to mention that I learned to program within 1 week so I still have a lot to learn, I apologize if the story is poorly developed, I would appreciate any comments!
Development, Story & Graphics
Dean
Features
+40 CGs + Easter eggs
Number of Endings
4
Know Bugs
When selecting any menu option other than starting the game, there is a chance that the screen will overlap with the settings screen, if so, you can continue setting up the game without any issues, it is just a visual issue.
WARNING:
Ommetophobia, mild blood, mild violence, disturbing imagery and audio.
Different dialogue interactions that can be found within the run.
Download
Install instructions
1. Once you download it, create a folder.
2. Then put the file inside the folder.
3. Select extract here.
4. And that's it!! Just press the icon!
Development log
- Thanks for 100+ downloads + Updates bug fixes48 days ago
Comments
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It's very well done!!! The moral is clear.
SPOILERS (probably) !!!
This picture is very cute, thanks for the wonderful game!
oh my days, I forgot to take this sketch out of the files along with those ridiculous titles that I practice languages on, leaving that aside THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PLAYING AND TAKING THE TIME TO COMMENT!
I would like to see more projects from you
Thank you so much, those words mean a lot to me. I'll be releasing a new game at the end of December. I hope to see you again!
It almost felt like I was playing a RPG Maker Horror game with how the story (and the scares) played out.
I liked how unsettling the house was to explore. The scenes with the "monsters" were really neat. Although I think the scene that I liked the most was the hallway scene, where I laughed far too hard at Liam's expense.
I could not at all guess what the twist was, either. At least not until I got the final ending, but it made me hurt so much for Von.
Liam is an incredible friend and I'm so happy he has stuck with Von through all of this. I hope they have so much happiness together, and I hope that Von can live a normal life eventually.
Memory Recoil was very lovely.
I am surprised that you only learned how to program within a week; you did a great job!
Thank you so much for playing. It means a lot to me that you took the time to leave this comment and that you immersed in history 🥺
I'll go check out your gameplay. Thank you for being here!
HI... it's me :> I also wanna throw a comment here.
You've already hear me yap about this, but I still wanna write up a more coherent spoiler-free review.Wow? These two?? Are they gonna kiss?? Cause... I hope they do--
But really though, I think that the way the mystery of the location and the inconsistencies panned out was really cool! The plot twist(?) at the end as well was pretty insane. I loved how all the dots connected together. NEURON ACTIVATION.
But yeah um. OTZ Totally did not brainrot over them afterwards. Thank you for this <3
omggg hi thanks for comment you are always welcome
El mejor juego del año!!!
i've been crying for an hour, this is a masterpiece. Such a beatifull work have you done here.
Hello, hello! i was wondering if i could play this on stream? it looks really interesting!
Of course, in fact I would be very happy if you shared the link so I can go see the stream later! I hope you have fun playing!
thank you so much! i will
https://www.twitch.tv/jellyf1sh_noodles
started scared ended up crying lmao, it's really a bittersweet story, I like it!
I cried at the end, I hope part 2 is just as good because or else I cry, yes or there should be a kiss between me and Liam, I love him so much, he's my crush, where will he live, I hope he tells me where he lives
Those creepy eye moments got me good!! Great horror jam game with a sweet yet sad underlying story.
It's way too entertaining, I got scared with the eyes lol,, ngl Von is my new fave emo (ง ื▿ ื)ว
Best game of the year, liam is rlly pretty totally a rizz king
Liam you are such a handsome, pretty, lovely guy, Liam my beloved
Liam it´s mine
PEAK GAMING RAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
now seriously, so far i´ve only got myself one ending, but the narrative was compelling and the characters were as well, i loved how you managed the ambience.
if i had to change something, it would probably be the rythm in which you expose the information, perhaps you could give some more hints of whats really happening during the story)? idk, its just the way the actual story is revealed is kind of... fast? overwhelming? (en español diría que es muy de golpe) and how tf did dean even managed to climb the window and even try to break it? XDD anywais, i loved it
i hope to get to see more of this!
First of all, thank you very much for taking the time to play it and even more so for commenting on it. Regarding the narration, I would have also liked to make it longer, but I wanted to cover a lot in a very short time to develop it. And with respect to Liam on the second floor, I will release a mini comic explaining certain things that were not detailed in the game. Thanks again for commenting. I hope to see you again!
yeah! Thats totally fine! I loved it anyways so it aint thaaaaat important, and id love to read a comic about it too !
tysm Dean for saving my life by donating your pancreas, it was the best game btw.
acabe mentallmente de lo cine q es (Atte Agustín Cordero)
game of the year 🗣️💥💥💥
🎉💥💥💥💥
Best game in da world bro