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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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?