My Dreamy Darling Deathwish
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
A game made entirely within the span of 2023's Yandere Game Jam! All of the art, GUI, programming, and writing was produced between 1/23/2023 and 2/26/2023. Two new musical tracks were also composed during this time- The rest of the music is reused from previous projects.
A short (7,000 words) yuri VN where you step into the shoes of Jessie Hall, a young adult who's developed an obsession on another girl who goes to her university. Will you be able to curb Jessie's obsession- And should you?
My Dreamy Darling Deathwish has 2 neutral endings that apply when other ending criteria go unmet, 2 bad endings, and 1 good ending.
WARNING: As a yandere game, this project contains themes of stalking, murder, and suicide, and includes crude language. There is no sexual violence or outright bigotry, though one character makes passing reference to her internalized transphobia. A short sexually suggestive scene can be optionally experienced (and has no other bearing on the game's plot). The in-game warnings screen also contains a full list of 'doesthedogdie.com' categories.
This project was essentially created as a skill drill to practice before beginning the development cycle of Entropic Float 2. Entropic Float is a 300k+ word ontological mystery that is completely free here on itch, and on steam as well! If you liked this game at all, or found yourself wishing it was longer, please consider checking out Entropic Float too!
If you liked anything in the game from a technical perspective- Art, UI, programming, writing, or music, feel free to reach out with business inquiries. I'm always interested in new opportunities, and everything in this game but the title screen's art was made by yours truly!
Trailer voiced by Lauren Kong
Title screen art by Soyokaze
Note: Known bugs that will be fixed at some point but not now include
-Jessie refers to the third letter as the second letter in one line
- The content warnings refer to a more intense scene that was cut from development. The character in question's suicide is NOT depicted on screen, only the note.
- There is apparently an issue where .app files might not launch properly in the current MacOS... this isn't one I can fix on my end. It may require some troubleshooting or a workaround to launch on your mac.
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Very, very cute. I loved every last bit!
Loved the yandere concept, keep up the great work!^^
GOING INSANE I LUV THISSS AEUGHH MROEMOREMOREEE
OMGGG this is so beautiful... I wish someday Id receive a letter like these...
I'm really stuck on the choices and which ones are impactful and romance choices can someone help me ;-;
Hi! If you let me know which ending(s) in particular you're trying to get, I can point you towards which choices should be able to get you there!
In general, an 'impactful' choice is one that shows Jessie crossing what would typically be considered a boundary (standing out from the crowd through bad behavior), and a 'romance' choice is one that expresses Jessie's feelings. For example, the first-letter sign-off "Sincerely, your secret admirer. PS I know you're a girl." gives +1 romance for the secret admirer line (as opposed to saying 'a friend' which gives neither romance nor impact) and +1 impact for the postscript since outing somebody to their face isn't the most socially acceptable thing to do.
This is delightfully unhinged.
Thank you so much!
This was so much fun! The premise of getting to choose what to say in your love letters is so interesting as a gameplay mechanic. It was tricky figuring out which impacts what, since they all sound positive, but it adds another layer of subtlety to it.
That's another thing I really enjoyed, aside from one of the bad endings, the game feels very show-don't-tell, a somewhat grounded kind of story, and I loved it a lot <3 Plus Jessie and Darling's designs are just so cute i love them both //gently holds themb
Thank you so much, both for playing and for the kind words!! I really appreciate it! And I'll have to make some time soon to play your games too- I have a very busy first half of March (upcoming artist alley table!) but after that... I'm coming for that Mushroom Oasis >:3
You're welcome!! And omg I appreciate the thought <3 I'm currently working on an extended demo for Day 1, hopefully I can finish it so I can hear your thoughts! Good luck with the artist alley!! :-D
I love the style of your game. I am still trying to get bad ending 1 and the good ending.
Thank you so much!!! That genuinely means a ton to hear!
If you'd like some hints...
Bad End 1 comes if you write letters with high impact and high romance, and reveal Jessie knows what Darling's gender is, but never reveal Jessie's identity
The good ending is essentially the same as above, but Jessie does give her name, and it requires slightly higher impact and romance
Thank you so much for the hints. I want to complete your wonderful game.
idk why but I cant get bad end 2
For bad end 2, you need to give "high-impact" (unhinged) answers and "low-romance" (nothing that mentions dating or being considerate of darling's feelings) answers, and reveal Jessie's identity. Feel free to follow up if you still can't get it and I can give more detailed instructions. I'm actually a little bit surprised that people are interested in getting All Endings in this little game- I really appreciate it!
No problem! It's an interesting game. Thanks for the tip it helped me finish the game last week when I played it.
Took a heckton of tries but i got the good ending.
Well done! And thank you for playing! 💓
Y-yandere *throb* it's worth it. I thought by seeing the cover its gonna be wholesome and pure fluff😆 I like that the sprite are moving. The poster in the wall in Jessie's bedroom reminds me of the playable character in genshin (forgot her name lmao) two yandere *chuckles* we could see how Jessie slowly turning to obsessive for her darling 👀 I wish we could also take a glance in Darling's POV. Got Neutral ending when Im planning to get the Bad ending first and end up getting best ending in second 😆 but dont worry, I got it afterwards hehe collected all the 5 endings~ (feel bad for the innocent roomate tho) I didn't notice it's yuri 😗 my bad for not reading all of the summary. Hey, it's not like I don't like them. I just assume that it was BxG cuz our darling is a 'man' looking 😆 no wonder there's a option of knowing her gender. I like that you could also choose how you write the love letters for her and even name her 😆 owo there's even option for short yuri scene hehehehe. I was thinking Jessie to be the bottom lmao. Anyway, I love the art hehe. The plot although its short but it's interesting.
Ahaha, apologies for the deception! I do hope you enjoy this little game anyhow~ and, you know, there is one good ending ;3