The Question
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
Carrie has been crushing on Hamza for what feels like forever. When she finally gets the chance to talk to him one-on-one, will things go the way she's always dreamed?
A short, mostly kinetic visual novel about romance and unexpected confessions. Made in one day for the Nonbinary Game Jam.
Contains discussion of dysphoria.
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Carrie Chen, a second-year student with a big heart and an even bigger fear of rejection.
Hamza, a certified hottie who's equally at ease in the classroom or on the field. Doesn't talk much.
Varsha, long-suffering friend and confidant. Pretends that she has her own life together.
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Notes:
This is technically a demo, as I'm looking into making this a longer game, but it functions as a complete story. Now has a short sequel, The Question: An Interlude.
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Graphics:
Sprites made with Fungii's Male and Female Customizable Sprites
Backgrounds by Konett
Music:
"Impulsive Feelings" by DJ Rolfsky
"Welcome" by DJ Rolfsky
"Relax" by DJ Rolfsky
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OMG I have tears in my eyes after this game ! It's the first time I've seen someting that actually showed this and would looove to see more :)
i'm non-binary and i nearly cried out of joy and because i could relate so much. i love it. i'd be happy to support you in further developing the game!
Thank you so much! It warms my heart to no end knowing that other people have connected so much with this game. I don't have an exact timeline for writing more - I'll have to decide if I want to go for branching pathways or a kinetic storyline, and with the current art assets there are obviously limitations to poses and things. Updating the GUI is also a priority, both because it's easier while the game is still a demo and because the current graphics drives me nuts when I'm editing, haha. And of course, this all has to fit into my work and school schedule, now that my furlough period is ending. But I do feel very strongly about these characters, and there's definitely more to their stories that I'm excited to share with everyone.
If there's any kind of storyline or concept you'd like to see explored, I'd love to hear your thoughts!
thank you for your elaborate reply, i really appreciate that! take your time, live your life :)
do you do everything on your own, programming, writing, art?
Ahaha sorry for this late response.
Sort of! The character sprites are built with Fungii's super nice character bases, but I did make a fair number of edits and obviously put them together as well. A bit like dressing paper dolls and posing them. The writing and programming is 100% me.
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That was so sweet! We definitely need more AMAB nonbinary rep. Thank you so much.
Thanks so much for the feedback!The bulk of nonbinary characters I see fit a very specific, limited mold: white, AFAB, slender, naturally androgynous. In reality, nonbinary people obviously come in all shapes and sizes, and I wanted to represent that in my game. Glad you enjoyed it. :>
Exactly! We're all different and I'm happy to see more different rep that isn't white, AFAB, slender, androgynous.