Pulsatio Cordis (DEMO)
A downloadable visual novel
Pulsatio Cordis (DEMO)
The popular guy meets a random nobody and inexplicably develops a crush on them. Sound familiar? It’s only the premise of like 90% of the teen fiction genre. But dream no more. Your love letter, once a wishful Hail Mary, has been accepted by the one and only Liev Latané!
Liev seems unattainable 一 how can any sane eighteen-year old juggle being head student with being leader of the debate team and the school athletics team, on top of being a UN Youth Ambassador? But somehow, out of 150 students, he chose to go on a date with you!
Follow the story of the lucky student Quinn Jones (name changeable) on their date as they do their damndest to impress him with their comparably mediocre credentials. Your every choice matters here… you don't want to ruin your chances with him, do you?
Though Liev appears the epitome of the model student, your date gives you the opportunity to find out more about him. What is he like outside of a school setting? What does he like to do in his free time?
The truth may not be as kind as you expect.
Features:
- Protagonist has a customizable name and gender (male/female)
- A point system that is a determinant of your ending (only relevant to the full version).
- 2 CGs (more to come in the full version).
- 5+ endings in the full version.
Credits:
(NB: Links to all sources are included in the 'About' section of the menu.)
- Sprite art, CGs, and UI by me.
- Background art by Noraneko (itch.io page), Potat0Master (itch.io page) and Samu-kun.
- Phone template by Nadia Nova (itch.io page)
- Music by Eric Matyas , Ontama-M, and Vivek Abhishek.
Warnings pertaining to the demo:
- Mentions of animal death .
- Depictions of mental instability.
Warnings pertaining to the full game (may contain spoilers):
Notes:
- The full game will be free to play upon release!
- I have only ever been familiar with how high school in New Zealand works, so some concepts may be unfamiliar to people who are used to different systems. It's not a huge part of the story, but I thought it would be worth mentioning.
Download
Install instructions
Unzip/Extract the file. Opening the game may cause a pop-up to appear asking if you trust the file.
On Windows, click 'More information' and then 'Run anyway'.
On Mac, go to Settings and click ‘Open anyway’ in the privacy settings for trusted apps.
Development log
- Side story from Liev's POV! (9k downloads celebration...?)Jun 19, 2023
- Progress report (08/03/23)Mar 08, 2023
- 7k milestone post (+ important question)Mar 04, 2023
- Update (17/05/22) - Updated character sprites!May 16, 2022
- Some updates!Feb 10, 2022
- Pulsatio Cordis demo released!Jan 02, 2022
Comments
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i love how this is nz based too omg 😭
I really liked this! Great writing and some genuinely unsettling spritework. Looking forward to the full release :>
Honestly didnt expect to like this as much as i do. I love that little freak
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Hey! I played the demo a while ago and it was so enjoyable and memorable that I kept finding myself coming back to this page just to check development log. Now I'm going to replay it again and I just wanted to cheer you up and say that you're doing great while I'm at it. Thank you for creating this game and I'll be looking forward for any news on your side! Stay healthy and take care!
This is so good and the way you wrote us/MC and the anxiety is deeply relatable as someone who has an anxiety disorder. Can't wait for the release!!
Guys I don't think the creator is still working on this :(
the creator is probably busy so don't worry ! making a game like this takes a lot of time and effort so let's wait patiently, don't lose hope yet !
You're giving me hope, I really hope you are right, I really love this game, I'll try to have hope and I hope they can make an update soon :)
I loved this game,
(LIGHT SPOILER!!!!)
especially Liev's reaction when the MC offers to pay for their meal.
Can't wait for this game to update!!
Hello, sorry if i am wasting your time but this game will be release for Android?
this is amazing i literally cant wait
This is soooo good i should have played it earlier
Can't wait for full release dearest dev :DD
Been on my list for a while
AAAAAAAAA this is so good i cant wait!!!!!
hi can upload your game I give you full credit on your work.
holy fuck this is good.
I love this game but I just wish we could choose how we react about the real him. :C Instead of automatically being scared. I'm here for the plot~ Come on haha
nooooooo please say it coming soon please
I'LL TRY THIS OUT SOON
this is so great! i usually have a good intuition for these sorts of things, but i definitely was NOT expecting that twist. i cant wait to see more!
Very good I do love it can't wait for more <3 \o/!!
When is the update plsss T^T
oh god this was so good! It was just the right amount of unsettling and unnerving, plus there was an added bit of panic for me as I had missed the part about this being set in New Zealand and I jumped when Auckland was mentioned, I literally said "Omg how do they know I live in new zealand??
HE can cook, he's responsible, popular and smart. we can TOTALLY fix him1!! (I like how you have to choose carefully for him to avoid being crazy. Good game, can't wait for the full game.)
Ok, ngl I like guys like these because idk, They're jus my type in games like these but either way the game is really cool! can't wait for the full version!~
i love this game, especially the way the mc reacts to liev making scary faces. its too real like fr what DID i just see.
hi, I loved your game but I am Brazilian and English isn't my first language so I'm not very good at understanding it, that's why I decided to translate your game to Portuguese so that my friends can also enjoy it as much as I did.
Hi, I also want to translate for the people in my country. I have a question, how do you do the translate? If u translate how can you update it in the game, don't you need the Creator's permission?
hi, I used notepad++ to translate the game because it's the easiest way, and about the permission, I didn't have the opportunity to talk to the creator yet but I did it without any commercial purpose and if the creator request for me to remove it I'll do so.
Really fun! I love the art and I'll be camping here until the full game comes out. I was kinda mad at the protagonist being scared because the reason I play these games is I'm touch/attention starved and want someone who shares my fixations on people so I just wanted to be like "Murder??? Awsome!!!" lol. Also I'm going to make some fanart now because yes
broooo I'm touch starved as well but if someone started talking about how they'd murder anyone for me and basically acted full on yandere, I'm booking it out of there. I don't blame the MC for acting like a regular person
This was super fun to play! I can't wait to be able to read more of the story, you have me completely hooked!
I played this game thinking it was going to be a normal dating sim, but it definitely isn't! i got so freaked out when he started spitting out some obsessive ass shit LOL overall a great game and i cant wait for the full release!!
Well I don't know about others but if you want you can give me the new update of the game :'))) I really can't wait... Your game is a masterpiece ToT
Loved it! Cute and unsettling boy. Reasonable MC. I will keep up with this one!
Hi guys, I really wanna play this game but it keeps telling me "cannot read property of undefined." and I don't know how to fix it. Help??
Hi, that's really strange! I looked it up, could you double-check that you have the correct file installed for your operating system? I.e. the ".win.zip" file for Windows and the ".mac.zip" for Mac?
Hello! Yes, I find it really strange too. I looked it up, tried different downloads but to no avail, hopefully I'll figure it out sooner or later!
im so excited for the next update
First yandere visual novel to make me actually freak out. The writing is so good, Liev's writing is better than some of the big producer shows I've seen.
unsettling! i await the full game eagerly
Also played at 3am. Dunno why. I didn't regret it tho. It was genuinely fucking scary. Not only because one minute I totally relate to this dude and the next he says he wants to murder everyone in the food place, but also because the main characters life and mine are totally aligned. Hell, we are probably even from the same part of New Zealand. bruh it was like I was stalked fr and made into a game. Creepy as shit, can't wait to see more.
I played this at 3 am in the dark and got so engrossed in it, I totally forgot to keep track of the Affection Points lolll (I ended up with 9 in the end).
The last part had me audibly going "what the actual fu-" multiple times and I got a good laugh out of how that matched the MC's internal monologue as well XD
This was so much fun and I can't wait to play the full game!!
Good luck!!
And now, time to pass out.
my heart was beating when we got to that scene, the facial expressions were making me nervous and my lights were off too. I can't wait for the full game to come out soon, Im so excited :D
This is really good! I had so much fun omg ;; for a moment I really fell in love with him and forgot about what the game is, that helped me to get into it, i felt the chills! Thi is so well done.
I can't wait to play more, thank you!