Hello everyone, I made a similar post where I explained my game concept, so I’ll be pasting it here BUT this time I’m searching for someone else. The collab details at the end of the page! Comment if you’re interested (with you discord)
Working Title: Shattered Secrets
Genre: Dark Romance / Yandere / Psychological Horror / Visual Novel
Before going any further, I want to clarify that the worldbuilding, main plot, characters, and routes are already written or outlined. Also, English is not my first language, so I apologize in advance for any grammatical mistakes.
Shattered Secrets is a dark romance psychological horror visual novel set in the quiet town of Highshade, a seemingly peaceful city with a beach hiding obsession, and psychological decay beneath its surface.
The player takes the role of the main character (all main characters are 18+), a young writer who moves to Highshade to escape a traumatic past and start over. She starts the University at the Shades University. Through daily life, friendships, and chance encounters, the MC becomes involved with men whose affection slowly turns into obsession.
Player choices shape not only the romantic routes, but also the protagonist’s mental health, perception of reality, and survival.
TWs!
Here are the TW's for my game: Bullying, cyber-bullying (background story), severe obsessive and yandere behaviours, murder allusions, , stalking and (for NSFW If i decide to make it) suggestive content.
Love Interests
Cade Ashford — Manipulation / Gaslighting / Psychological Control
Cold, intelligent, and emotionally distant, Cade is deeply perceptive and highly manipulative. He uses charm, psychological insight, and emotional pressure to destabilize the protagonist, slowly making her question her memories, emotions, and sanity. His route focuses on gaslighting, dominance, emotional dependency, and loss of control, with extremely dark endings if the protagonist resists or tries to escape.
Esteban Alcocer — Yandere / Possessive Devotion
Quiet, intense, and seemingly gentle, Esteban hides violent impulses beneath a calm exterior. His love is absolute, obsessive, and lethal. Anyone who threatens his relationship with the protagonist becomes a target. His route explores protective violence, moral corruption, bloodshed, and the normalization of murder in the name of love. Choosing Esteban leads to a path stained with blood — including people close to the protagonist.
Nikifor Aleksandrov — Stalking / Obsession / Loss of Boundaries
Charismatic, athletic, and outwardly friendly, Nikifor harbors long-standing obsessive tendencies. He watches, follows, and memorizes the protagonist’s habits under the guise of affection. His route focuses on surveillance, invasive devotion, jealousy, and the gradual erosion of personal boundaries, blurring the line between protection and captivity.
(Mc will have friends, Yasmine and Michaela that have a background story too and will be also a lot in the story. But you will know more about them if you are interested in this project, because it's not relevant to place them here)
Themes & Gameplay
- Dark romance
- Psychological horror
- Slow-burn tension rather than jumpscares
- Moral dilemmas
- Multiple endings, including bad endings and irreversible consequences but also good endings
- Friendships that can be damaged, destroyed, or turn fatal depending on player choices
- Immersive storylines and illustrations
- CG's !
- Story-Driven
- Animations (I hope I can make them)
- 3 Love Interest
- Namable MC
- You can choose your pronouns (She/her, He/Him, They/Them)
This is an 18+ project containing heavy themes (there will be others TWs in the full story) such as obsession, violence, psychological abuse, and trauma.
Collaboration Details
I am the writer and creator of the universe. I am working with an artist who is in charge of the Character Designs/sprites etc…
I am currently looking for someone for the music part, and a hand with coding ( because I’m a beginner and I’m using Ren’Py) interested in a creative collaboration. This might sound silly but I want to share my project with someone who will be interested in creating together more than juste the money of the project (if it will make money). Someone who wants to enjoy creating together to release an UNIQUE game ^^.
This would be a non-paid/unpaid collaboration, with profit-sharing if the project generates revenue, similar to indie visual novel teams.
If you are interested, I would be happy to share:
- the complete story and routes
- detailed character backstories
- dark paths and endings
- visual references and atmosphere
If this project resonates with you, feel free to reach out. I would love to bring this dark universe to life together. I'm really looking forward to do a collab and share this with someone who's as passionate as me and the artist who’s working with me! <3
Discord username: _.jeikei