Pulsatio Cordis (FULL GAME)
A downloadable visual novel for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Pulsatio Cordis
The popular guy meets a random nobody and inexplicably develops a crush on them. Sound familiar? It’s only the premise of 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 best 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 a 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)
- Social anxiety simulator™
- An affection points system that determines your ending.
- 7 endings.
- 15 CGs
- And most importantly, a cute , sweet boy with no issues whatsoever! ♡
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 Games, Potat0Master, LisadiKaprio, blueberry Maki, Samu-kun, Unsplash+, Ferdinand Stöhr, Tim Mossholder, Aerial001, Mike Benna, Free VN Assets, and Picdrome Public Domain Pictures.
- Phone template by Nadia Nova (itch.io page)
- Music by Eric Matyas, Vivek Abhishek, Tim Kulig, Ontama-M, Imaban, Yuli, Roland Horvers, and Addpico.
Warnings pertaining to the demo:
- Mentions of animal death .
- Depictions of mental instability.
Warnings pertaining to the full game (may contain spoilers):(For more information on Content Warnings, please click here -- note that this document contains spoilers!)
Notes:
- 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
- FULL GAME RELEASED!!!11 days ago
- Progress report (11/08/24)Aug 11, 2024
- 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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awhh i share my user with one of your ocs thats so cool!
I didn't read the author's note at the bottom of this page, and I got a massive jumpscare when I saw Auckland. As a New Zealander who found this game, it came as a big surprise lmao
I'm still playing the game; I literally stopped midway through just to type this out. So far, I'm liking it :) Especially content about the fact the MC can also be male. Thank you for giving us the choice! My gay heart can soar freely <3
plss this comment is so funny to me. i didn't know what you meant cuz i missed that part too and idk anything about New Zealand so i just assumed you were referring to the
part lol and that i just ignored the part about NZ
AAAAAAAAA THE 2 YEAR WAIT WAS SO WORTH ITTTT!!!!!!! thank u for the food, i am forever grateful!! liev is such a silly little patootie wwwww,,, I have so many ideas!! would it be alright if i could write a fanfic about this once get the time to?? credit will be given as well as a link to the game ^^
Again, thank you so much for the full game, the endings are AMAZING!! unfortunately i got ending 2 first so i was beyond emotionally destroyed 😭😭😭
Hehehehe tyyyyy! I’m glad you enjoyed it so much (enough to be inspired to write a fic for my game???? Holy crap…..)
And yes, of course you can!! I would love to read it pretty plsplspls send the link to me (only if you want but also PLEASE)
I had to look at my planning docs to remember what ending 2 was… and oh dear. Yeah that ending was emotionally pretty difficult to write 😭 but I’m glad it was effective…? 😭😭
thank you so much for the support!!!
hello! I seem to be having this problem and it's not letting me collect the endings, any way to fix this??
I play this today, the artsyle is SO GOOD I also love how the story going overall I recommend ppl who want to play this game!!
OH YEAH IT'S OUT!!! 😼
I've been around for about a year waiting for this game to release and I'll tell you, it did NOT DISAPPOINT!! I love this game so much!! I love Liev and his personality!! This is the definitive yandere visual novel!! like no joke I have been thinking about this game all day 😍😍😍 And I'm proud to say it's a 5/5 stars (:
Great job! Now I'm gonna go finish the rest of the endings 😼
Can I make a edit of Liev using some assets from the game files? I loved playing the game so I just wanted to ask ^v^
Yes that’s totally fine, thank you for asking! ^^
And thank you so much for the support!!!!
having fun with this game, love the story elements, sadly I haven’t gotten the two 13- f and 13 -m pics, im struggling lmao but still slay af
edit: my friend got me through it on the first try this was slay
WUAHHHH I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH IM SO HAPPY I PLAYED IT... sigh, i wish i played this earlier and be able to call myself an og.. but either way, i had fun playing it! still is tbh, i could only get 4 endings but i am DETERMINED to get them all!! id love to see a walkthrough but it IS really fun to try to get all the endings and figuring them out... also, maybe it just me but whenever im playing a yandere dating sim/vn i am like "omg theyre so cute!... WAIT BRO i need to pipe down this fucker STALKED me!!!" okay, buuut enough about me yapping, i really love liev and im so glad i found this game! i would love to see more of your work in the future, sending you love!!! ^3^
Thank you so much for your support omg!!! And honestly, look at the bright side - you were spared a (very long) wait! If you need help on getting a specific ending lmk!!!!
And yesss haha, when playing a yandere VN it's a thin line between finding their actions really sweet and romantic and being like, "wtf wtf WTF this would not be okay in real life!"
I'm so so happy that you love Liev!!!! (He loves you too) (He is also in your walls)
Sending you love back <3<3<3
NDKVHNSRNCDSN OMG YESSS THE FULL VERSIONNN AAAAAAA
hii !! is there a walkthrough for all the endings? <3
i'll go through all the endings and make one for you on like a google doc(unless the creator has any objections)
omg thank you !! 😭 <3333
PLEASEE BRO TYSM
Heya, no objections here!!
You're not kidding about this being a Social anxiety simulator hggggggg I love the game very much though! Congrats on the full release!
Thank you for your support! Quinn/MC's character is sorta based on my experiences having anxiety so I'm glad I was able to depict it accurately :>>> So glad you love the game!!!!!
wish there was a nonbinary option T__T
THIS GAME IS SO GOOD, FROM THE FACT THAT I HAVE OVERTHINKING TENDENCIES, I DO PLAY PIANO, THAT I INDEED HAVE A YOUNGER BROTHER, PASSING THROUGH THE FACT THAT I DRAW, AND THE SKIN COLOR, IT IS LITERALLY ME . IT ACTUALLY FELT SO REAL.
Omg?? That is amazing. I'm so glad Quinn/MC's character resonated with you that much!!! Thank you so much for playing!!!!!
Cant believe is the full game! Thnak you, you did amazing!
OH MY GO OH MY GODDDDDD FINALLY!!! YOU GUYS DONT UNDERSTAND THE CHOKEHOLD THIS GAME HAD ON ME, I NAMED EVERY CHARACTER I EVER PLAYED AS LIEV CAUSE I WAS SO INTO ITTT HOLYYY GUYS IM GONNA GO INSANE
EATS THIS UPP NOMNOMNOMMMM
I have yet to get all gallery ~.~
Heya! Glad you're enjoying the game. Any endings you're having trouble with? :o
i been playing some hours now(it was great) and i got all the pices except pic 14 &15 someone help pls :<
Heya! My hints are:
Pic 14 - Achieve between 5-7 affection across the whole date, but for the key choices after lunch (i.e. hold his hand, to keep or reject the plushie, to intervene or not do anything), don't pick options that gain affection. The game allows you to pick up to TWO "adds affection" responses for post-lunch choices without triggering the true ending.
Pic 15 - Achieve between 5-7 affection across the whole date, and ensure that for all key post-lunch choices, you pick the responses that GAIN affection. Look out for times when Liev opens up about himself, that's a way to check that you're on the right track.
Thank you so much for playing! I'm really glad you're enjoying it ^^
YESSSS! FULL GAME!!
Hi! First of all, YEY! This is finally out. Second, when I get an ending, this pops up:
Is there a way to fix this?
Anywho, I really like the game so far!
P.S.: Also, it doesn't recognize that I got the ending.
just click ignore
Okay, but it still doesn't recognize that I got the ending.
Hi! So sorry about that, this bug has been reported and I’ll upload a bug fixing build sometime this week :))
Nice
lol i didnt even notice that
it was wonderful! I would really like to know how our main characters are treated at school ( since they started dating publicly) Could you, our wonderful author, write us a few lines about this? ^w^ in any case my heartfelt gratitude! Is there a way to thank you financially for those who live in russia? We have sanctions here with payments in the usual way
I BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE GIRL ITS BEEN 3 YEARS :DDDDDDDD
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy goddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd full game ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA OMGosh I AM SO EXCITED AAAAAAA!!!!!
NO WAY I JUST STUMBLED ON THIS AND ITS FULL GAME
Vim jogar a demo de novo e recebi essa notícia incrível. 😭🥺 Tô muito feliz, adoro esse jogo.
非常感谢您完成游戏！真的很像列夫！🥺 😭
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I was waiting to post a comment here on the main page until I got all the endings and WOW you outdid yourself!!
This is truly a gem. I loved how you were not afraid to make Liev's character as dark as he should be, I'm glad you made Quinn (the MC) their own proper character, and ALL the endings were interesting and fun to experience. I loved the CGs, too, and could tell you put SO much work into them!! On top of all that, the True ending was a really satisfying way to wrap up the story. Well done.
You did a great job and should be so proud of this!! I'm proud of YOU!!!!! Thank you for sticking it out and finishing this project. <3
how did you get ending 6? :o i've been able to get the others besides that one
Yes of course! So I had gotten all other endings before I tried for this one, so idk if that's a prerequisite. Regardless, these choices should get you there:
- Create character
- Skip Demo? > NO
- "I'm good. How are you?"
- any food (I chose pasta > carbonara)
- Insist on paying for your meal yourself
- "Do you have any siblings?" > Distract him
- "Got any pets?" > "That's a little much"
- "Are you okay?"
- Be honest with him
- Take Liev's hand!
- Return the favour
- Say no
- Don't do anything
At this point I had 7 affection points and got Ending 6: TRUE END. Good luck!
tysm <3, i got the ending and it indeed was such a good way to wrap up the story
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!! The game is now complete just when I missed Liev so much, thank you so much for all the effort you've put into this game, it's beyond incredible <3!!
Thank you so so much for waiting T-T And thank you for the sweet comment!!! I hope you enjoy (read: survive) the rest of your date with him <3
OH MY GOD I LET OUT A LIL SCREAM WHEN I SAW THE NOTIFICATION! CONGRATS ON FINISHING THIS VN!!
I wanna play so bad but I'm currently studying BUT I WAITED LONG ENOUGH FOR THIS VN I CAN WAIT FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO
YOU HAVE TO STUDY FIRST!!! Pls, for Liev's sake (he would love you no matter what but he would also want you to do well at school!)
Thank you so much for all of the supportive comments since I started developing PuCo!!! I hope you have fun playing the full version!!!!!! And good luck on your studying!!!!!!!!
OMG IT'S HERE, IT'S FINALLY HERE!!!!
Congratulations on the release!!!!! I can't wait to play!!!
Thank you so much for the support!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I really hope you enjoy
OMG full game is out!? So exited to play
Hiya! Yes it is out but I'm just having problems with uploading the builds for the different OS's T - T You may or may not have downloaded a Mac build instead of a PC build. But I'm working on it!
should be fixed now! ❤️❤️
TAKE MY MONEY I NEED THE FULL GAME AUGHHHHHH I LOVE LIEV VFIUDVBFB
it's a pretty nice game.
i had my fun with it, especially when i found out that the guy here is half Russian. i started to even swear on it when i've seen his eyes lmao(im russian too). i hope this game will be modeficated in future as well, i see the potential but i still see the problems.
My laptop lagging with those sakura effects, so it does need optimization. And i think there should be more time before we found out that he is yandere and not so roughly. i would ask for making the player concentrate on his problems in his life more to have more empathy.
but even with this all this game is good. i would love to look after updates and for authors achievements!
I miss this game so much...
I WILL PAY UNECCESSARY SUMS OF MONEY FOR THE FINISHED VERSION
Okay I've played a LOT of yandere visual novels before and I've gotta say, this is the first one that actually made me go like "WOAH!!"
The way Liev was switching between being obsessive/aggressive and polite?? The way he randomly blew up on that waitress??
I was literally so surprised by it even though I knew he was gonna be a yandere... It COMPLETELY contradicted his behavior from earlier and there was literally no hints that he was a yandere until he spilled the beans (Unless you read the description of the game and saw it was in the Yandere Game Jam like I did). Honestly if I hadn't known I would've thought this was a regular romance visual novel! Great writing and I'm excited to see more
Liev kinda looks like yuri from doki doki....
UPDATED 5 DAYS AGO IMMA START TWEAKING
HELPPP SAME LMAO
I still really love this game even though its been a long time <3 I have been going back and forth just hoping to see if this game updated or nah. Is there by any chance you have plans to have Liev voiced?