TW: This game contains mentions of self-harm, suicide, and abusive language

experience the story of u and i unfold through this (literal) text adventure.

made this to let go of something I've been holding onto for far too long.

Did you get smashed into a letter? Press R to EXPLODE!

Did you leave the game and don't want to play ALL the way up until the point you left off? press SHIFT + P to skip levels! 




credits

programming, art, writing, sfx: GooseStranger (that's me)

beautiful musicAlex McCulloch


StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
AuthorGooseStranger
GenrePlatformer
Tags2D, Godot, Mental Health, Pixel Art, Retro, Romance, Side Scroller, Singleplayer, storygame, Text based

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Can you please add a way to skip levels?

I just released an update where you can press SHIFT + P to skip levels!

Thanks. Amazing game btw

Thank you!

Amazing game, but I got stuck because I pressed shift+up arrow and I couldn't go back to where I was.  I wish there was a way to skip levels because I had to reload and I don't wanna go through it again.

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I love the game messages, but I did get stuck in the letters at some point and I could not get out. Amazing game still

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Thank you for playing the game! Since getting stuck in letters has been an issue many others have had, I updated the game to get out of the situation. You can now press R to explode and respawn.

wow, I recently got ghosted by the last guy I dated and this is almost exactly how he was on the bad days. Constantly having to say "I'm sorry" for things that weren't my fault, or something I did with someone else before I even met him. The jealousy he'd have even over my friends who are gay because I Hugged them. The intense anger and "leave me alone" was like reading back over our old texts. hearing him threaten suicide after not talking bc I'd be at my internship and couldn't respond. It sucks because you still love the person, I don't hate him and I don't think I ever could, I just want him to be better. 


it felt so real playing this and honestly, I still struggle to see the relationship to have been toxic but playing this kinda of opened my eyes a bit.


Great job ~(^,^)~

I'm happy you could connect with the game so personally. 

That feeling of "I don't hate you, I just want you to see what you're doing to yourself" is something I didnt think much about while making the game but it is so true in situations like this. It's hard to imagine that a real person could feel and act in such a way. It's almost as if something that isn't them is in control of their actions. You don't want to blame them, but who else could be responsible for what they're doing? 

A moving letter smashed me through an existing word/platform, and that was the end of my progress since I couldn't move. Bummer. It was interesting up to then.

I know this reply is VERY late but I have just updated the game. You can press R to respawn when in a situation like that!

Playing this game as someone dating a person who keeps hurting me or seems like they don't care made me cry. I love this game, the gameplay, the way it all worked. I loved reading the sentences while jumping on the letters and talking with my friends while playing about how the characters interacted. The ending where U called I a B**** is super accurate for a lot of relationships I've had ending wise- So I related a little to this. Hope you're doing better if this was a real situation!

I'm glad you were able to connect with the game on such a personal level. It is a real situation and something I'm still going through.

I hope it gets better for you, thank you for sharing that experience with the world

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dose the game save

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It does not

i love in particular the section where you're almost forced to jump on the "don't care" portion of the "you don't care" message even though that isn't the message you sent, ofc the most intense parts are towards the end but i just like how the gameplay factors into what's being said i think it's really cool

i'm also unsure if this was what was intended but when i saw the message "i can't believe i ever loved you"(?) i read it as "i can't believe i ever loved u" which i also think is really neat, i like the little moments you can get from those being their names

Thanks for playing! I really enjoy seeing people look deeper into the meaning of the messages and gameplay :)

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I played this just now with my girlfriend who taught me that relationships don't have to be toxic and that nobody is "unloveable". She also saw how my face started to change whilst playing it. I experienced a similar thing myself, although I can't relate to your loss because the person just kind of left forever one day, leaving me only with thoughts and memories that I'll never be able to get rid of.

This is one of those games that you find on accident and it stays with you for a very long time, sometimes forever. I don't know you, but I'm very proud of you for doing this and I'm grateful for sharing this with the world. Hell, I kind of feel the motivation to maybe do something like this myself. Maybe that will help. Stay strong and don't ever stop creating amazing things like this one, my friend.

Thank you so much. Really. I'm happy the game spoke to you in such a way.

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like your game

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Wow, what a game. This is so clever and really tender. The dialogue is so realistic, and really captures the youth of the characters, too. 

A great achievement. And a harrowing play-through.

Can't wait to see what else you have made/willmake!

Thank you for such kind words!

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I was looking for a short game to play before going to sleep and i kinda clicked this without checking it. I literally felt myself getting number as i kept on playing, i couldnt take it. at first i was so mad at both u and i but as time went on i just got quiet. I wanted it to end but also couldnt take my eyes away from it. felt absolutely horrid. overall amazing experince. such crazy attention to detail and unique concept. 10/10, would never put myself through such torture ever again.

Thank you and I'm sorry :)

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i was shaking by the end 

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this hurts like hell:(

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i found a glitch

i got stucked in the h

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same!!!!! only i got stuck later on, i wish there was a way to skip levels 

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oh man I'm sorry to hear that. What happened that caused this?

i fell and the e shoved me into the h

I know the response is SUPER late but I have just updated the game. You can now press R to respawn when stuck like this!

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This game made me feel numb, and it did so because I've been through this shit more than once and it triggered the numbness that comes with recalling it all. The way the lines became increasingly more difficult to pass, the realness of the conversations, it all made just the right blend. Thanks for making this game. It means a lot.

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I'm glad the game was able to touch you in such a meaningful way. Thank you for playing.

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At one point I started praying for the game to end faster, both of them were pissing me off so much. I definitely didn't see myself in i or anything. Couldn't bring myself to close the tab without seeing the rest of the conversation, though. 

Loved the last letter change. Love the game concept and execution. Never playing it again, that was exhausting. I think I need a shower. In acid. 

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Thanks for playing! That's exactly how I wanted you to feel

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awesome method of combining the story and gameplay

I'm glad you enjoyed

Such a well polished and well written experience.  It feels criminal that I'm playing this for free.  So well done.

Thank you for the compliments!

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This game is really good. This game is actually so well done. Really great game. I don't know what to say anymore but it is VERY good

This was such a simple yet clever concept, I absolutely adored it <3

Thanks for playing!

That hit far closer to home than I expected. Excellent work. You've got a real talent at expressing those sort of emotions.

That actually means so much thank you

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Great work, great game, great story. wish you all the best.

Thank you #1 fan bloop22

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ouuu I loved this. I was helping a friend through a break up & the language used here is so familiar to it. Well done. Loved how the obstacles got harder as their relationship got more tense.

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I'm glad you enjoyed!