❝  would you choose me... ❞

i’ve heard it said that love is a thread
woven through destiny. to experience
an inescapable pull—a free fall
into sun-dappled bedsheets, 
intertwined caresses,
gossamer whispers.

i’ve heard it said that love is a tapestry
woven from memories. experiences of
a quiet comfort—a haven
of sun-soaked bedsheets, 
interlaced caresses, 
silken whispers. 

i’ve experienced that love:
sun-dappled bedsheets into sun-soaked,
intertwined caresses into interlaced,
gossamer whispers into silken.

what i would do to experience that love
with you again—to follow this string
into the next life, with you by my side.

if i did,
would you come with me?

 ❝ ...in every lifetime? ❞

A recurring dream. A flash of deja vu. An undeniable connection. Some say these are remnants of our past lives—echoes of the memories we’ve made in centuries past. When I ran into you on that fateful day…

I started to believe them.

Initially Made for Otome Jam 2023


⸺ features ⸺

  • Customizable Name and Pronouns
  • ~25k Words (Estimated 2-3 Hours of Gameplay)
  • 6 CGs
  • Interactive "Reincarnation" GUI Feature
  • Music Room Featuring an Original OST
  • Partial Voice Acting
  • A Love that Transcends Lifetimes

Content Warning: Mention of mild violence and mildly suggestive language. Glitching text effects are used at certain points of the game.

⸺ team ⸺

Crescence: Director, Programmer, Writer, Editor, "I've Heard It Said" Poem, Sprite Artist, CG Artist, GUI Artist, Key Visual Artist, Casting Director, Sound Design

Allie Vera: Editor, "I've Heard It Said" Poem, Moral Support

Kai: Editor, Programmer, QA

Wudgeous: Story Consultant, Moral Support

Vivi Contrast: "I've Heard It Said" Poem

Joy: Editor, Casting Director

Stef Baz: Photography Exhibit Artist

Sonshine: Phone Icon Artist

Puchi: Game Logo Artist

Max Herzfeld: Buttery Voice of the Man that is Van

FaeField Productions (Orpheo Fenn & Kija Sound): Sick Beats & Vocals that are the Intertwine OST

QA Team: Morca, Yonder, Autumn, bee, simmiepops, grace, Shrimply Perfect, Anna VFStef Bazsailor otomeMaguna, Heroine, Windchimes

⸺ special thanks ⸺

CC SFX and BG: Attributions and credits included in game text file

Feniks: Extended Music Room

tofurocks: Snowblossom Code

robobarbie: Rain FX Modification

Wattson: Kinetic Text Tags


Special Thanks To Aixen, mersiren, and Chimeriquement for the Inspiring Conversations


StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(1,275 total ratings)
AuthorCrescence Studio
GenreVisual Novel, Interactive Fiction
Made withRen'Py, Adobe Photoshop, Paint Tool SAI
TagsAmare, Anime, josei, LGBT, Narrative, Otome, Romance, Slice Of Life
Average sessionAbout an hour
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse

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my brain hurts after looking at the title

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my heart,  i love this game so much <3

I played this game about a year ago and I can already feel tears at the corners of my eyes. This was a beautiful game throughout!

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I love it but like IM NOT A GUY HOW DO I CHANGE MY GE NDER?

hi! you may have already figured this out, but here's the explanation: the opening POV is not your own (not the protagonist's). you'll switch into your own character after that sequence ends, and be able to choose one of three pronoun sets

i'm crying.. thank you for reviving my inner romantic. great storytelling with so many echoes across lives / timelines and atmospheric beautiful art (and the red string of fate imagery was so evocative and well done!!) ;;

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van was so hot he made me choke for two minutes on my spit

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quite literally one of the best games i have ever played in my entire life. this is so beautiful.

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The soundtrack and the story... it made me cry. Thinking of the pain shown through the art is so perfect. I truly felt like I was the one going through and experiencing it. It hurt so much seeing the dream and imagining how painful it would have been. It is such a gorgeous game and so romantic its literally pulling at my heart strings. To the person who made this it is absolutely perfect!! 10/10

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The story in this game was absolutely beautiful…I would have loved to spend even more time (and even more lifetimes) with Van.

The visuals in this game... wow. Truly breathtaking. The moment I launched it, I just sat there thinking, damn, what a stunner. The GUI was gorgeous, and I especially loved how the strings were incorporated visually, it added such a meaningful, elegant touch to the entire experience.

Overall, this was such a wonderful experience, one I’ll remember fondly… maybe even into my next life.

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ME ENCATÓ, LO AMO

so great! pure love! i like the story and the music :)

this game warmed my heart so much T-

this game was so beautiful! i’ve always loved stories in the style of akai ito –they’re so romantic and emotional. and this one was no different; every lifetime felt so unique and meaningful. i especially loved the ost, it really enhanced the experience. thank you for creating something so heartfelt!

This game is beautiful...

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CRESCENCE RELEASE RED STRINGS OF FATE ON SPOTIFY AND MY LIFE IS YOURS (no seriously pls add this onto Spotify its so good 😭😭)

omggg yesss same!!! i’d listen to it on loop fr T^T 

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Beautiful. The soundtrack was outstanding as well! 

wow,看ui界面,主角用的设计软件是krita?

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procreate!

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Dude what? I'm not even a romantic person and this is tugging at my heartstrings

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this game was so cute, I loved the soundtrack sm. wish I could play it for the first time again.

Amen

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i literally only made an account to comment on this exact vn because it's the sweetest thing ever like i was genuinely on the verge of tears and i think everyone deserves to feel a love like this, at least once. in every lifetime.

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I am sobbing this game was so freaking cute and gave me the same vibe as those two anime movies 'To Me, the One Who Loved You' and 'To Every You I've Loved Before' really the wholesome game I needed right now😭😭😭

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i just realise that the love interest has the same name as me, and now it's like i'm romancing myself

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the best kind of love, self love

1/5,. :( perspective is confusing at the start and i cant get past the first text box because it doesn't wor

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I FW TS SM, it's every corny shits i believe in. intertwine must be me in game form. 

thank you for creating this game!

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“By your touch, I’ll always be yours” IM ACTUALLY CRYING

I know the story is good and rich with writing, but the browser (phone) version text layout was cropped in screen, making it impossible to read in full sentences

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need the osts on spotify!! its so GOOD 10/10 game overall i love the storyline and the concept! the va is good too! fav ost was def red string of fate im gonna replay it everyday just for it!

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Both poorly written and runs poorly (at least on chrome, not sure about other browsers). If I had made it through the bad writing, the unbearable lag would've made me quit anyway. Didn't last more than 5 minutes.

Pretty on the outside, but ultimately a letdown on the inside.

runs well for me on Chrome; might be your device

I think the writing's/story's cute, and emotional!

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This was absolutely breathtaking. Thank you sososo much for this

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DUDE I WASNT EXPECTING MUCH WHEN I CLICKED ON THIS GAME BUT WHEN I DID AND FINISHED IT I WAS SO AMAZED

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Purely amazing, i love this game, the osts are also amazong.

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(edit: SPOILERS WARNING, recommend playing the game before reading)

Definitely a 10/10. I normally don't cry reading VNs, especially when the story line's centered on only the MC and a single other character, but this is beyond description...Got me emotional several times simply with word, sprite and voice acting. Being Chinese myself, the depiction of the red string and it's meaning of  connection cross lives is very touching (in both cultural and emotional ways), how you click the red string and go to the next life...And I just love it that the game remembers the player's choices by several past lives 'intertwined' together, I truly didn't expect Van to bring up the 'cheesy line' thing in the ending. I'll never regret playing this and will come back for a replay...Now I already miss it like MC waking up from their dream ;;

Also the secret route is hilarious XD In the way that Van's still as he is with MC being...well all sorts of things XD

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This is so beautiful WAHHHH i'm so sad it ended T_T

I really loved the ending, thank you so much for creating this! <

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i dont really play visual novel cuz im not a BIG fan of it but I would play it or see someone play it but this ..omg  I got SUCKED into it the moment I played it T-T I do believe in fate and this makes me think of relationship and the person u love and stuff so heartwarming and heartwreching at the same time

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Heartwarming, romantic, beautiful visual. The voice actor, the story line, the little quotations. Almost cried at the end. Thank you for creating it.

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Gameplay 10/10 

Sound track 10/10

Voice acting love it

Art 9/10

My opinion: This is very good and have lots of nice past details, I dont get it at first but when I finished the game its whelming my heart inside. I really love the concept of this game so much and I really want mc to get together with Van in every live time. Out of many games I ever played, this is the second game that make me tears up at the happy ending. I love this game smm! Hope others enjoying this too  (Tips for new playerr, after the day one end click the red string to play as our next life)

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thank you sm for this. i would have missed so much if it wasnt for you

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Played this on my stream Avecherien on Twitch, Seriously amazing game sucked me in to the point I finished it. From the writting to the voice acting to the imagrey this game delivers on all fronts and is 100% worth the play. Thank you for sharing this with all of us gamers and romantics.

omg this is so good

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this game is so good, like... im soobing until now! Van is sooo romantic and the whole story is well written, the way he repeat past lives phrases all over.. just 100/10 

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I LOVE THISS!! at first i was like "Awh it ended already?" then i looked at comments and realized- YOU CLICK THE RED STRING!!! It turns a different color and uhh.. you click it about three times? That was such a smart and fun idea!! It gets more red the next time you click on it/ I love this game SO MUCH and so glad i played it!!!!

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Happened to me too! Thank god i read the comments!!!! 100 out of 10, it totally slayed!

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