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enjoy a short late-night chat with an unpleasantly-cute internet boy<3
you may not be the world's biggest techie, but even you never dreamt that you might one day somehow end up with a ransomware infection and some creepy stranger harassing you via your own computer.
buying a discount laptop from some shady guy in the car park outside your building is starting to seem like it wasn't such a good idea after all...
this microgame was made for o2a2 jam 2025.
in accordance with jam rules this game is a micro-vn containing no more than 1000 words, 1 sprite, 1 background, 1 sfx and 1 bgm. It also contains 1 slightly-skeezy QT3.14 hacker guy, 3 endings and was made in 1 week by 1 developer- though these things aren't necessarily jam requirements
play time: ~5-10 minutes
~$ CREDITS
>music: dova syndrome
>art/writing/programming: heartpunch!
>renpy shader pack: make visual novels
~$ WARNING
this game contains frequent use of strong language and depicts lightly threatening situations. this game contains tobacco use and a depiction of an alcohol container. this game does not contain sex or violence.
this game contains light use of a chromatic aberration/"swaying" distortion effect.
note that the terminal sequences in this game are simulated for storytelling purposes only. this game will not trigger the installation of any additional/unwanted programs on your computer. the "malware.exe" installation in the story is not a real program installation.
streaming/recording OK! thank you very much for enjoying the game.<3
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cute make more about him
I still wasn't sure after getting all of the endings, if the mc really was that tech. illiterate or just messing around (or a bit of both?) But it was great either way and I liked the dynamic between the hacker and the MC a lot ^^
Also the art and the aesthetic was awesome! This was a hell of a lot of fun to play through.
Keep up the good work!
why do we have the same birthday ;-; anyway this was silly, loved it
Bravo! That was wicked fun. The user interface and reading on chat like that was so clever. Seriously, loved this so much!
Oh my god, this was so effing funny and cute, I need more!!!
The "bad ending" DESTROYED ME with laughter xDDDD
The dynamic between HIM (won't spoil his name) and the MC was priceless, I'd love to see them in another game, they're so much fun!!!
I also really love the art, his design is super cute!!
Awesome game!!
Dying of laughter at the destructo ending. Love the computer chat box and how adorably dumb the mc is
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the art is oh so lovely and the end was explosive ha loved it
Fun little chat! I loved the implementation of the UI as a story element. The MC being so bad with computers was a fun touch, too :)
This was really fun, I enjoyed it immensely! And I loved the art, his expressions were great. Thanks for making this!
love this sm, he's such a cutie
This was great!! Love the art, and the UI was super neat- appreciated the sfx a lot too!!!
Curtinho mas muito bom!! Amei a arte, a musica é viciante, o Gavin é muuito lindo e o MC é hilário 💚💚
Será que existe uma chance da gente ter mais jogos com o Gavin?
I was laughing because the MC is so funny, because would the computer talk XDD (but whoever put the MC in charge needs to be questioned). The CG kinda surprised me because I was doing a similar pose as the guy.
Love the game and the game page's interfaces btw.
Why does MC physically type in his stutters lmao.
It was legit so fun, MC thinking their computer is talking to them CRACKED ME UP, it was HILARIOUS, and the ending in which MC shows how tech-savvy they are was HYSTERICAL. The vibes were also immaculate! The GUI for both NVL and ADV modes, the colour palette, THE MAGICAL GIRL T-SHIRT, the very sharp art style, it all participated in giving this game VIBES!!!!! Very demure. And more serously, I had a lot of fun with the various choices, endings, and the dialogue writing was EXCELLENT! Thank you for making this!
This is really cute. BUT WHO ALLOWED THE PROTAGONIST TO COMPUTER!?
It's fine. It's just that the conversation is a little short.Looking forward to the follow-up plot.
It was made for a game jam with specific requirements- one being that the game is limited to 1000 words, so the length isn't at fault of the developer.
I love this game!
THIS IS THE BEST GAME I FUCKING EVER PLAY
How could I not give the files to such a cutie?? Great game, I had a lot of fun with this, even if my character's lack of tech knowledge made me die a little inside.
really fun, it was short, very enjoyable.PD:I'm gonna start following you
I too would incidentally blow my computer for money lmaoI 100% enjoyed our chat with this shady hacker dude, every ending was a delight <33OMG he's so adorable I may actually be in love
anyway quite short but lovely