Inclement Idée Fixe
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Story Description:
It's a typical workday for you as a barista at your local cafe, or at least it was supposed to be. Upon arriving at work and seeing that it's closed for renovations, you begin your aggravated walk back home, only to run right into a rainstorm. With a stranger being your only way home, to avoid getting drenched and/or sick, you have no choice but to walk with him...
Features:
- Nameable Female Protagonist
- ~5600 Words
- 3 Different CG's
- Unlockable "About" Screen
- 3 Different Endings (1 Unlockable Choice/Ending)
- 10 Different Character Sprites (8 Additional Ones)
- Rainy Ambience
- Soft, Noncopyrighted Music
WARNINGS:
This game isn't meant to be a horror game, but there is some creepiness throughout the story (and typical Yandere Shenanigans™)
- Stalking
- Mentions of Workplace Harassment
- Panic Attack
- Shaky Text
SPOILER
Depictions of Murder
Extras:
Once again, big thanks to my friends for beta testing, offering assistance and giving me feedback on the game- seriously, couldn't have done this without y'all!
On a separate note, I'm still in the process of making the second game in the Insomnia Series (not a sequel to Insomnia's Window btw) The title I've settled on is Versus Insomnia, and I aim to finish that by the end of this year 💙 I'm having so much fun with making these little visual novels lately, and I'm hoping to continue!
P.S. Remember to play through the game again once you've gotten Endings 1-3!
P.P.S. I've added an additional warning screen in-game!
P.P.P.S. If you use Linux, it'll run for you now!
Download
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Development log
- Future PlansSep 19, 2023
- 1K Downloads!Sep 03, 2023
- Thoughts?Aug 28, 2023
- 600 Downloads!Aug 22, 2023
Comments
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It was quite short, but I loved it! <3
Is the game still going to get updated? 'Cuz I can tell wout any doubts that I will miss that guy badly. Its been only an hour and I miss him deeply!
This particular game is complete, but I do intend to make a sequel! ^^
If you were to make a sequel I'd be so happy, I'd be willing to pay for it. I hope to see the sequel someday.
I finished the translation! I put the video on the bilibili site（【自汉化短篇｜病娇女性向】你因暴雨无法回家，好心陌生人向你伸出援手——《Inclement Idée Fixe》汉化发布+实况_游戏实况） and put the url of the game on itch in the video synopsis. I put the Chinese version of the game on Baidu Netdiskbaidu and it's link is also in the video synopsis.
because of my limited English, I probably didn't translate it very well.😢 and because I'm not a famous uploader, the publicity is actually very limited. Sorry about that.😭
leumin is soooo cute！！ can I try to translate this game into Chinese and share it on the Chinese website? My English is not very good, but I really want to share this game, he's so cute.... thanks for making such a great game QAQ
Oh!!! 🥺 You definitely can translate it, thank you for asking!! It makes me so happy to see people’s love for Leu, seriously. When you finish translating, could you let me know? I’m still trying to figure out how to add language options in my game- 🤔
I'm also learning how to go about translating games as I want to share some of my favorites（leu is so cute🥺）.I actually just started working on it a few days ago, and based on the tutorials I've been studying, one of the easier ways I know of so far is to add
vbox:
style_prefix "pref"
label _("Language")
textbutton _("English") action Language(None)
textbutton _("Chinese") action Language("schinese")
below the
vbox:
style_prefix "check"
label _("Skip")
textbutton _("Unseen Text"):
hover_sound "audio/mod1.mp3"
activate_sound "audio/mini11.mp3"
action Preference("skip", "toggle")
textbutton _("After Choices"):
hover_sound "audio/mod1.mp3"
activate_sound "audio/mini11.mp3"
action Preference("after choices", "toggle")
textbutton _("Transitions"):
hover_sound "audio/mod1.mp3"
activate_sound "audio/mini11.mp3"
action InvertSelected(Preference("transitions", "toggle"))
in the “screens.rpy” file (my English isn't very good and I'm not sure I'm expressing clearly what I mean😭), But I don't understand how it works at all because I'm a beginner.🤔As well as thank you for your permission, I love this game!🥺
Can you make an android version please?
AAA LEU IS SUCH A CUTIE! I would have preferred if he didn't make me unemployed.... But I can look past that! I really really hope to see the sequel soon! (soon= in the next years, please don't rush and take care of yourself lovely creator, but also don't drop the game or I will cry)
literally thought the title was of another language for a sec like I had to search up for what they meant earlier, I didn't expect for them to have meaning in English (aside from the Idée Fixe words which were French-origin) well, I learned new words!
Moving on to the main content... Let's see, firstly.. Leu is adorable! I certainly almost forgot about him being a yandere, since he wasn't being forceful or anything (I really appreciated the change of pace that I heaved a sigh of relief) didn't expect he would turn 180° as soon after mc was out of his sight haha, might I say, I was pleasantly surprised I wondered what would the people passing by think of this random guy being all weird about, though he couldn't have cared less I guess. Good riddance to the boss. I loved the look of him when his eyes are shown under that bangs, too. Oh, and the rain ambience and atmosphere were fitting! I could almost smell the petrichor from here.. I think I can agree on that with his liking of cloudy weather, as well as hobbies and dislikes of him being same! He's basically me excluding the yandere part.. I have mixed feels about him honestly.
Funnily enough, English has borrowed a lot of words from French, so it doesn’t surprise me anymore 😂 (I also took French for 4 years, so it has a special place in my heart hehe)
Most people that finish the game say that, actually!! The cuteness of the game and Leu made them forget he was a yandere LOL. That’s what I was going for 😌 The 180° whiplash feeling you get when he goes from 0 to 100 haha. Honestly, you’re 100% right, I don’t think he’d care if strangers were looking at him weirdly because he got to spend time with the love of his life, and that’s all that matters to that loser 😩😩 I think most people relate to Leu (minus the yandere part), which I think is interesting! He is a little off-putting, so I don’t blame you! Regardless, thank you for playing, fr! 💙
So sweet! (if you ignore the yandere) I adore the fact that he's a florist. My only complaint is that I need more. <3
Hi again! I translated all the dialogues, menu, and two images ( information about him and the initial presentation)
Hope you like it :D
I put everthing in this google drive paste:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VpK1UNPNLMrXI6TXr6dQbjMKQlihav84?usp=sha...
Hello!
I have made a Brazilian Portuguese gameplay for your game!
I also have something to ask you...
I also want to work making translations for games, but I need to get some experience first.
So, could you give your permission to translate your game from English to Brazilian Portuguese?
I believe this can help you reach more people!
OH WOW, THANK YOU??? I remember seeing your channel recommended to me on YouTube! Thank you for uploading my game, seriously ^^
I think a translation would be great, yeah! You have my permission to translate my game 😌 Again, thank you for playing!
I never thought you already knew who I am xD
Your game was so cool to play, so I have to thank you for creating it!
And the translation will be ready in a few days I think :D
Any chance for a male and/or enby protag? Please?
No, I don’t write for male readers/MC’s and I never will. There is a myriad of games that offer male or GN protags, you can go play those ^^
"There is a myriad of games that offer male or GN protags,"
??? Are they games where I can be a guy/enby that can romance guys? (Not counting BL/Yaoi cause ew, gross sexualization od men loving men for women? vomit.)
I've seen people use games where you play as a guy to romance women, as a reason why they don't want a male protag option in games where you romance guys.
Now games where you can play as a girl that can romance guys, Now there's "a myriad of games".
dont know why youre getting booed, gn mcs gather more players imo lmfaoo
Please..?
simplemente me encanto el juego, me gusto todos los finales y más el personaje, no soy de comentar pero enserio quisiera darte mi opinión sobre el juego, ME ENCANTO EL JUEGO! la historia es corta pero bastante interesante, estare esperando tus otros proyectos, pero por lo mientras solo queda esperar y decirte que me gusto el diseño de todo el juego, simplemente hermoso! :D
I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS GAME OMG
sorry for the caps lol i usually don't leave comments but i have, no, i need to do it in your game omg i really love it, it's short but so much intriguing like?? you just make me love leumin in just barely 15 minutes bcs it's so beautiful and well made! and this is the first game i found and played that was made by you, and i will surely play your other games as well and wait for your upcoming projects! <3
No need to apologize for the excitement, I love it!! 🥰 I actually have no words to describe how happy your comment has made me?? The fact that I was able to make a character that you’ve grown attached to is the greatest compliment and I couldn’t ask for anything more 💞 I’m glad you like him, my friend, and once again, thank you for playing (and commenting)!!
It’s comments like this that makes me want to create even more! So thank you!!!
I really love this game! Can't wait for the sequel! Any current developments on that yet or do you have a petreon?
I’m so glad to hear you liked my game, friend!! owo I keep my followers updated on my Tumblr (hime-bee), and I don’t have a Patreon, sadly, but I do have a kofi! (https://ko-fi.com/himebee)
I WANT TO KISS LEUMIN
Having been through all the endings, I can safely say that Leumin has certainly got my vote for being a certified good boy. You know, minus the general creepiness that comes with the yandere territory. Honestly though, the art is amazing as always Bee, and the special effects are a nice touch! The music was fitting as well for the city atmosphere. I'm also happy about the secret ending, it feels like Leumin needed a dedicated route, haha. Looking forward to checking out your other projects!
Leu would be super happy to hear those compliments! 😌 I’m just glad the final product of the game was enjoyable to the people who did play! Thank you so much, Nahx 😭💞
I got all the endings, and I love the game so much!!! Excited for any future content etc. <33 Amazing game
I love him soooooo much my brain is EXPLODING!!!! So good and love the art!!!
OHHH this was saur good i cant wait for more from you!!
I LOVE THIS!!! i look forward to more in the future if we'll get more iif content that is!! either way this was a rlly fun short play
I loved this game so much!! It was short and sweet. I was able to finish it in less than 30 minutes. Leu is absolutely adorable and I love the music!
WAITTTTTT I RECOGNIZE THIS CHARACTER!!!!!!! FROM A FANART OF RAY FROM BSH!!!!! i HAVE to play this..........
HEHE, I actually drew that sometime after finishing BSH! 😌 I hope you enjoy the game!!
I LOVE THIS GAME !!!
1-4 endings , i love them all I need more rn omg
me gusto mucho el juego, muy bueno, buenisimooo nojoda
the game was good hehe
leu is so cute
yandere boyfriends are the best!
omg i have the same personality type as him! i dont know why but that maked me extremely happy! by all means, this game was perfect! hoping to see more of this stalkerish cute guy. and please take care of yourself <3
I enjoyed the game and of course don't trust strangers haha. But I really did like Lue as a character so I hope to see more from you! Thanks for your hard work :).
Definitely don’t trust strangers!! 😂 (Unless it’s fiction and the stranger is a lil cute maybe hehe) I do plan to make a sequel to this, but it’ll come at a later date. Again, thank you for playing! <3
God, I really want to play this, it looks so good, BUT I CANT PLAY SOMETHING WHERE THE MC IS A FEMALE :( , Im a trans man...
there isn't any gendered pronouns towards mc, just some adjectives like "cute", "adorable" and "pretty" (which imo can be used for men too but alas) plus hinting at mc being (potentially sexually) harassed at work by their boss as well as describing the mc as really short or Leumin being extremely tall.. so, unless you are uncomfy with those descriptions, I think its pretty neutral in terms of gender (I played through all routes multiple times just to make sure there wasn't any gendered things to make this comment... though I may have missed something but I am certain I haven't)
AW TYSM, I DIDN'T GOT THE NOTIFICATION AHH, THANKS FOR DOING THAT ^^
No problem (◕ᴗ◕✿) I want everyone to enjoy their experiences with games (ㆁωㆁ)
AGHHH I WANT TO PLAY THIS GAME SO BAD BUT WHEN I DOWNLOAD IT THE GAME DOESNT OPEN AT ALL! THIS THING ALWAYS HAPPEN AT ANY GAME THAT I WANT PLAY!
Are you on PC or Mac? :0 I’d say try scanning the files, or running the application as Administrator and see if that works! Regardless, I’m sorry for the inconvenience ;; If this still doesn’t work, I recommend just watching gameplay on YouTube ^^ (my personal favorite is Espoir Du Vide’s video 💙)
🤍GREAT GAME!🖤
In game, wasn't it implied or mentioned that Lue has been keeping an eye on us for some time now? I'd absolutely love to explore more about how Lue came to be with his love for us or even a sequel of us working with him in the floral shop! (I just love Lue sm)
I'd love to brew him some coffee and kiss his gorgeous bangs.
I was a bit sad we didn't cuddle in the couch together tbh, LUE'S EXPRESSION WAS SO HOT WHEN WE SAW HIS EYE LORDDDDD
Thank you for bringing us this game, I really adored how cozy and soft it was despite yk. I always look forward to your games!My only constructive criticism is the chosen font for it. But for everything else, the whole thing is smooth! ^^
Yes, that was certainly implied 👀 The sequel will cover everything that this game didn’t!
Honestly if you brewed Leu some coffee and kissed him, he would fall even harder for you, my friend <3 AAAA SORRY ABOUT LEAVING YOU HANGING LIKE THAT LOL- But don’t worry!! More romance and fluffy times shall be had eventually! owo Again, thank you so much for playing and leaving this extensive comment! I appreciate the constructive criticism as well, and it is duly noted. I’ll do my best next time to pick a better, more readable font! ^^
！ Oh, God. Really like Lue……！ My English is not very good, so I use a translator. Please don't mind.. I'm looking forward to the sequel, because I'm really curious about how they get along after that!He is lovely and his love is very passionate.✨✨
I’m glad you like him!! ^^ And don’t even worry, your English is fine! I planned to start working on the sequel by the start of next year, and that’ll expand on MC and Leu’s relationship 😌
Oh! I'm looking forward to it!!! I'm looking forward to their follow-up.. It's really great!
I absolutely loved it!!! Leumin is top tier boywife, really good work on everything! Very cozy game I loved it :]
I love this game and Leu so damn cute <3!
Omg the gameplay was so fun! I loved the cozy atmosphere the game make since the rainy times are the best for me. One of the things that I loved was that I could relate so much with the MC. This time I really could be immersive in the story thanks to that! And what can I say about Leu? He's such a cutie pie. I just wanna squish his cheeks because he's so adorable. His design is really charming and lovely. It really surprised me in a good sense how well the horror elements were put. Everytime it happened, really got me, and I could enjoy for that. Thanks so much for creating such a amazing novel and Leumin ❤️
Hey, thank you for leaving such a lovely comment, my friend! ^^ I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the game and were able to immerse yourself in it 😊 I’m also super happy that you liked Leu’s design! (he’s cute when he wants to be, right??)
Again, I have to thank you for playing and supporting the VN! I’m forever grateful 💙
I enjoyed the game, the length is short and sweet with good pacing and the character design for Leumin looks great. It could improve a bit more with the UI since the text is a bit hard to look from the text box, but overall the game is well made.
I rly need to say this tho, Leumin reminds me of Vivia Twilight. I usually don't like yanderes, but my bias of Vivia made me like the character more than I would have LOL
Thank you for leaving such a constructive and thorough comment!! I’m glad to hear that you like Leumin and his design ^^ I’m not familiar with Vivia Twilight, but after a quick Google search, I can tell you that I’m digging his design a lot 👀 So having Leu compared to him is even cooler! Thanks again, friend 😊
This game is so good! Leumin is so adorable and love his design.
I love this so much! Leumin is so cute I want to squish his cheeks ;w; !!! I loved the scenes with the CG of some sort! I loved seeing Leumin's thoughts go wild xD !!
If you squished his cheeks, I don’t think he’d recovery from being flustered! 🥰 Thank you so much for playing and enjoying Mr. Leumin!
WAAAAAAA ;-; !! It's no problem (i am now attached to the blorbo)!!!
I enjoyed playing Inclement Idée Fixe; it's unique and very wholesome! The demo had a great introduction, leaving me wanting more of the story. I'm excited to see the game's progress and hopeful for more updates. The game and Leumin inspired me, so I drew fanart of him. Thank you~
!!!! Thank you so much for leaving such a lovely comment, friend!! I’m super happy that you enjoyed Leu and the game enough to draw him 🥺 He looks so sweet and squishy!!!
I do wanna clarify one thing tho: this game isn’t a demo ^^ This is the first game in the IIF series and I do plan to make a sequel, so keep an eye out for that!
Absolutely loved the character design, the colors matched PERFECTLY love it. Excited for new content :3