Tidal Wave

Summer is suffocating. The sweltering heat, along with the ear piercing cicadas make it even more insufferable. None of that reaches you if you're a shut-in, though.

Tide is a regular shut-in. He doesn't leave his house unless it's an emergency, he doesn't have friends, he doesn't have a partner. But unlike a regular shut-in, he doesn't talk to AI.

So he downloads an AI chatbot. Maybe he will change or maybe he stays the same over the following month, that's up to him to decide.

Created for YaoiGameJam2025, TransRepJam2025 and SuNoFes2025

• 18k~ words
  
• 10+ CGs
• 20 - 30 mins per route
• 2 Routes, 4 Endings
• Original soundtrack (Listen to it here)
• An incredibly cute AI bot

Please be warned that game may be a heavy read for some, please play at your own risk.

CONTENT WARNINGS (SPOILER WARNING)

• Child Abuse
• Physical abuse/Violence
• Emotional Abuse
• Verbal Abuse
• Stalking
• Homophobia, Gender Dysphoria & Misgendering

The topics mentioned above may be shown/explicit, so please prioritize your wellbeing first!

Art, Writing: Mintchiru

Programming: Mintchiru, Otoke Neko

Music: Vico's Piano

Asset Credits

Easy blinking, Easy GUI & Layer masking code: Feniks
Sound disabler & captions tool: Feniks, Alaric
Phone asset: PogoNR
Snowblossom code: Tofurocks
Backgrounds: Spiral Atlas, Mintchiru, Noraneko Games, Minchirie
Abaddon Fonts: Caffinate
GUI Icons: Cvcielo
SFX: Freesound