disturbing and compelling visual novel about an abusive gay relationship, clearly a very personal project for its creator, Lorenzo Redaelli and genuinely unsettling in a way that most straight-up horror games aren't for me. some of the writing is a bit on-the-nose and I'm not the biggest fan of the 2D character art, but the striking use of minimalistic 3D environments, sound design, and stylish UI add greatly to the experience. definitely not going to be for everyone, but recommended for those willing to play a game with this subject matter.

on the downside: the game really should have had a chapter select option. I managed to get the good ending on my first playthrough, but ended up going to YouTube to watch the neutral and bad endings, just because it would have been a pain in the ass to replay the game from the beginning to get to them. Yes, beating the game once does unlock a 2x-speed option for dialogue, but that still doesn't speed things up enough.