What Remains of Us
What is What Remains of Us?
What Remains of Us is a short visual novel made for Otome Jam 2023. The player follows a renameable protagonist with selectable pronouns through alternating points of view, a past that returns via a bleeding man, and one of two endings.
What Remains of Us is a short visual novel made for Otome Jam 2023 and described by its creator as Southeast Asian drama, not horror. The protagonist leaves the capital to escape the sun god's council and start over, but the past arrives as a bleeding man at the doorway. Content includes blood, swearing, and mild suggestive themes. It has one main male love interest, alternating points of view, a renameable protagonist with selectable pronouns, two endings, full voice acting, and an original soundtrack. It contains 10,000+ words, with playtime around 30 minutes to an hour. Known issues include sudden music volume changes, two unavailable voice lines, a broken Extras section, and a browser name textbox that may not load correctly.
How to play What Remains of Us
- Start the visual novel.
- Enter a name in the textbox; the browser version may not load the box correctly, but submitting a name still works.
- Select the protagonist's pronouns.
- Read the dialogue and narration, including alternating points of view.
- Follow the story as the past catches up through a bleeding man at the doorway.
- Reach one of two endings.
What Remains of Us controls
The developer does not list specific controls on the game page. Click the play frame above and try the keyboard, mouse, or touch; most jam games show their controls on the first screen.
Tips for What Remains of Us
- If the music suddenly gets louder, lower the volume in the settings.
- In the browser version, the name textbox may not display correctly; enter a name anyway and submit it.
- Expect two voice lines to be unavailable and the Extras section to be broken in the current build.
- Set aside around 30 minutes to an hour for a playthrough.
What Remains of Us FAQ
Is What Remains of Us horror?
No. The creator notes it is Southeast Asian drama, not horror.
What content warnings apply?
The game includes blood, swearing, and mild suggestive themes.
How many endings are there?
There are two endings.
Can the protagonist be renamed and have pronouns selected?
Yes. The main character is renameable and has selectable pronouns.
Which platforms are available?
HTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android are listed.
Are there known bugs?
Known issues include sudden music volume changes, two unavailable voice lines, a broken Extras section, and a browser name textbox that may not load correctly.
About this game
Read the full developer description
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Note: GUYS THIS IS SOUTHEAST ASIAN DRAMA NOT HORROR 😭
SYNOPSIS
When you left the capital to escape the clutches of the sun god's council, you hoped that you could put your past behind you and start anew. Unfortunately for you, pasts always have a way of catching up to people; and yours just happened to come in the package of a bleeding man at your doorway.
Content Warnings: Blood, Swearing, Mild suggestive themes
CHARACTERS
FEATURES
What Remains is a short VN created for Otome Jam 2023. It features the following:
- 10,000+ words of dialogue and narration
- 1 Main male love interest
- 2 Alternating POVs
- Renameable MC with selectable pronouns
- Two endings
- Full voice acting
- Original soundtrack
- Playtime should be around 30 minutes to an hour at most
Known Bugs
There's a bug where the volume for the music may increase suddenly. I recommend just toning it down in the settings if ever this happens.
EDIT: New bugs as I fixed old ones! At the moment two voicelines in the main game aren't available and the Extras is broken!
For the browser version, the name input textbox may not load correctly. It will still function the same. Just input a name and enter. The rest should work just fine.
TEAM
All of the wonderful people that helped create this game.
Visuals
CG Artist, GUI Artist, Sprite Artist, BG Artist, Writer, Programmer, and Project Lead
CG Artist (Lineartist)
CG Artist (Lineartist)
Voice Acting
Phebe Fabacher from Very Berry Studio
Casting Director, Voice Director, and overall saint. Please check out Very Berry; could not have gotten this voiced without them.
Voice of Divina / MC
Voice of Salvi
Voice of Dante
Music
Composer
Extra
Script Transcription Assistant
VA Promo Material Editor
Final Notes
Thank you so much for taking the time to play this game! I would also like to show my appreciation to the whole team for turning this game into a reality. I know I've said it a ton of times before already, but I really could not have done it without all of you. Thank you so much for everything.
If you plan on making anything based on it please either comment here, tag my twitter so I can see, or send it over in the discord!
Description from What Remains of Us on itch.io, by Siyokoy.
Screenshots
Not listed by the developer: controls, release date, system requirements. We left these out rather than guess.