#influenced

That was super freaking fun! I loved the story and I really can't wait to see more! I'm excited to see more stories like this I can have fun with!

I really loved this game--I played it a year or two ago but think of it a lot! It reminded me of a Visual Novel version of a Twilight Zone episode. Beautifully-executed unsettling horror/satire.

This was a great story on how it starts as just someone helping out Dolly gain likes and followers. The ending however left me confused.

Was a great story! How slowly things devolved and went from a zero to a hundred was well done. The way the player is put into the mindset of someone who wants to grow as an influencer without explaining everything that they might already know was pretty good and told the story well and clearly! If you guys were to ever revisit the game, would love to see more of the world building as there were hints to something greater with the cult, the voice changing and 'mind control'/ loss of time with Dolly. Great job overall, and good luck for future ventures!

I really liked the game a lot overall it is very interesting this is my entire playthrough of the game 

Game was actually amazing, I played it in 2021 but good golly Best VN ever

still spooked

Reading this feels like a roller-coaster and a really good one at that. The pacing is amazing for an urban horror story and the characters are super interesting. But what I like the most is the overall art (sprite, text box, and the chat layout)! They're super cute and still creeps you out at the right moment. I really enjoy it!

This is really cool, I like the art, I like the story and characters. The whole time, I was thinking about how what's happening is related to real life. I kept interpreting what everything in the story might symbolizes (or be an allegory to) in reality. Maybe that might be an unnatural way to read it, but I greatly enjoyed reading.

For a horror game, this hits uncomfortably real. Great story!

HOT DAMN did this escalate quickly. Great game though- I genuinely love the horror aspects to it, and how well you conveyed everyone's personality!

Wow this was a really good take on social media and the obsession with it. Ngl I felt some of Dolly's moments, when she wasn't getting enough engagement or suddenly lost followers. It sounds irrational to be so upset over something so superficial but the tunnel vision is real when you're stuck on your goal of 'growing your account', etc.

I really loved the cute art style and thought it fit the 'influencer' setting where everyone looked cute and pretty. It made the transition into horror feel even more startling.

Lastly, I enjoyed the writing! It was simple and to-the-point, but showed their personalities well. I really liked the way their personalities 'flipped' whenever they text or speak to someone vs when they were alone and commenting on others. Thank you for creating this game!

Don't know what to say about this, I'm spechless. I love this kind of horror, well done game :) I wonder who is Mr. A's true identity.

wow

WOW shit went from 0 to 100 fasttt in this game. I love it though!!!

I'm not usually one for horror but this was really well done!

I felt like some parts were dragged out and some parts were missing, but didn't ruin the game overall. I thought the game was great! Keep it up! :)

LOVED this! it kept me hooked till the end. it was a real wild ride

Wow okay, that escalated quickly

what an edge of the seat the game it had me hooked till the very end.

please make more games like this I LOVED IT.

I downloaded the game without really seeing what type of game it was, I just knew that it was about a girl who was a social influencer. When it took a dark turn, I wan't expecting it, but that made it even better! I loved how it was small things at first but then it slowly intensified. And, the art work was absolutely amazing too! Amazing game!

There was a really interesting story here and I feel it was told pretty well through what was given. I had a good time playing this game overall. 

Now I'm not going to lie - I have a complicated relationship with Social Media based horror - and for that matter, with visual novels. Social Media horror I find tends to get just as shallow as the media they want to demonize in their "everyone that lives off of it is automatically awful" narrative, and visual novels tend to need to strike a very specific balance between "horror" and "visual" before I start wondering why it didn't choose one or the other.

I am not saying that to dunk on your work here, mind you. I am saying that to make it clear that this still caught my attention despite that and made me want to play it. This definitely has to do with the art style and with a great logo, so absolutely pat yourselves on the back for that - you hit the balance just right.

There ARE moments in #Influenced where I feel an extra spot of visualization would really help sell the moment. There are times where I feel one scene drags, or the horror escalates just a tiny bit too quickly (going directly from "cut off some hair" to "slice open your hand and drink your own blood" seems like there's a step missing in between) - but all in all this was a well told story about obsession with false gratification and sacrificng authenticity to gain it. 

Little touches help it go along way - the very accurate Instagram interface, the way dialogue swings from being obnoxiously stereotypical (and I mean, that serves the story, so no worries there) to believable and especially being able to see the follower count tick up in between dialogue boxes help catch attention.

To put an end to what wasn't intended to be a textwall - #Influenced, in a sense, had everything going against it for me personally, but still caught my attention and told me a story I enjoyed quite a lot. 

And the way I see it, that means you did great work here. Keep it up.

The art style is so pretty!! I also loved that Dolly is depicted as a very ambitious influencer who does what she can to succeed, and not just a shallow vapid pretty girl. I just wished it was longer so we can know more about her life!