Be (not) Afraid
This game was made for the O2A2 VN Jam 2025, a micro-Visual Novel jam with strict asset limitations and a 1000 word limit.
All characters and events appearing in this visual novel are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, along with events is purely coincidental.
This game includes many triggering themes ranging from religious themes, depression/mental health, trypophobia, suggestive content and blood.
Should the contents of this VN affect you negatively, the team recommend you reach out to your support network for help.
With your fragile world breaking around you, a stranger appears with unknown intentions.
Will you lose yourself to them? Or will you bring out their softer nature?
1 Route
2 Endings
999 Words
Fully Voice Acted
Original Soundtrack
5-8 Minutes Playtime (depending on reading speed)
Project Lead/Sprite Artist - MintheDraws
Writer/Editor - MeowZilla
Writer/Editor - Eagle
BG Artist/Key Visual & Marketing Artist - Kyitre
GUI Artist - Taelico
Programmer - elduator
Composer/Audio Engineer - Eric J. Tan
Voice of 'This One' - Trenton Butt
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This was such a good game? So short yet so impactful I really felt like I'd brushed w something divine while talking with This One.
Especially at the end when he was like "teehee see u later darling, guess i won't eat you right now lol" and i was like i beg thine blessed pardon???? that was an option?????
it's a good game, i liked how the soundtrack made it easier to immerse in the story. even if it's a short game it is really well done, from the graphics to the story to the voice.
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From looking at their appearance, I didn't expect them to have this kind of personality/past. It was definitely a pleasant surprise. The change in lighting and expression was awesome, added a lot to the shift of tone when clicking a *cough* particular choice.
Okay Trenton's voice in this kinda had me melting a bit. Great preformance and awsome writting the change in face at the ends were awsome.
Everything came together so nicely! There's so much to say, but I want to give some special love to the soundtrack. It's perfection
Great game, and the voice actor did an amazing job as well.
This One is a great game!!
I really loved the design of the being and the way they talked in Old English. They are very mysterious, indeed, and I would love to see them in another story with the MC; their dynamic was really fun!!
How do you load your save?
Hey hey, BG artist here! It was purposely made not to allow anyone to save or load. The writers wanted to make the viewers stick to their choices to the end.
Thank you for playing! <3
thanks for the awnser. It's a great game.
Could this game be expanded in the future? I really like it.
Why do I feel like he would be a good yandere
adore
The voice acting?😩chef kiss!! I love this game :3 definitely deserves more attention!!
i liked game
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Is there a way to load a game? There's a save screen but I can't figure out how to get to the load screen
Hi! The BG artist here!! There isn't a way to load a game; the writers wanted the viewers to stick to their choices to the end of the game.
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OH NO HES HOT 10/10
Mama, I want more movie!! (I LOVED IT!!! <3)
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As others have said, the voice acting was crazy! The art was so good too, and in general I really enjoyed the concept of the story: it felt very personal and thought-provoking, especially when paired with the endings. I'll definitely have to play more of you guys' games!
The voice acting and art is amazing!
The character design is amaazing, and the story is so good! I got a bad end right away, whoops, but replayed and enojyed the stroy fully~
I liked the pacing of the text and voice, it really brought out more character that made me appreciate taking it slow and thoughful. Unlike my first play LOL.
While I'd like to find happiness, I wonder what would happen one a second meetingggg
Incredible voice acting and writing! Absolutely stunning!
Babes wake up, they have published another game,
And I'm going to enjoy it. brb after playing <3
This game was such a vibe~! I feel very unsettled, 10/10, great game.
The game was positively stunning! The immaculate writing, the outstanding voice acting, the gorgeous GUI, the beautiful art, and even the very fluid and natural implementation - everything, long story short, ws gorgeous! For the story, it definitely was an interesting dialogue. Montaigne, a philosopher from the 16th century, had an expression, "a sufficient reader", which doesn't apply to me: deeply unsufficient, I feel like there is something out of my grasp here, making my understanding of This One incomplete. So I think the writing did very well when choosing what to tell us and what to keep from us to further push its main theme. The only thing it reminded me of was a phrase, a maxim even, that my 6th grade history teacher told us: "Gods envy our mortality." Because, at the end of the day... we do have something to complete.
Thanks for making this game, it was an intriguing and very qualitative experience!
I am absolutely enthralled by this game. The character design, the voice acting, the music are all so beautiful. I also found the concept of an incomplete god fascinating. They say they are desperate and that they heard you for your desperation, but when you choose desperation, they are revolted. No matter how much knowledge of the universe they hold, they are still (I think) revolted with themselves. It's almost as if this one wants to incorporate you into themselves to convince themselves that hope is futile. For how could they be a god, if a minuscule being can defy their judgement?