Nothing is Beautiful. ~ Demo
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
This is the story of a girl who loves whales and a boy who eats too much candy.
"What will happen to us in the summer?"
A simple question from a simple girl -- but one that Yuu is unable to answer.
Cursed with a severe case of psychosis at birth, Yuu sees and hears things that no one else can.
These delusions, which come in waves brought on by the weight of God and past traumas, turn his daily life into an endless struggle toward normalcy.
The game takes place over a two-week period at the end of high school.
Please live a beautiful life.
God is watching.
Amen.
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Development log
- December Update!Dec 22, 2019
- 100 Downloads!Oct 15, 2019
- Demo Releasing 10/11!Oct 11, 2019
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is lessons in love still being worked on?
very much so. monthly updates. subscribestar updates are on the 1st and free ones are on the 15th.
Thank you
I'm gonna genuinely be surprised if this ever one day gets visited in the later years with the update drop going from 2019 to a whole possible decade hiatus around in 2029
also it's been 2 whole years since I first initially started LiL and now I'm restarting in 2024, also I never knew you referenced this game, and also also, I'm genuinely shocked to find a Reddit Tweet about 3 years ago talking how there was...
I dunno, 1.2 million words, AND NOW IM JUST SHOCKED WITH THE DILIGENCE ON LiL, KUDOS MAN, KUDOS. anyways, If I ever see this game updated after years of hiatus, I might actually check it out
also 2024 comment babyyy
Dude the story already smack me down (even at the beginning). Since you put the script uncompiled, i may make a patch of translation for this, so my psycho-addict friends can read (they dumb w/ english, so i need to sacrifice my time for them lol).
nice :)
i was on steam and saw this game "School for the friendless" and at first i was like "wtf Sel published his demo to steam?" but then I realized its just someone using the same sprites. It wasnt Sel so I didnt bother with it, replayed this game as I wait for the new LiL update. Thank you organs!
dude, i search for it, and yes, they use the same sprites :(
I'm glad you keep checking back! I definitely will get back to this one day, I just have to focus on my other game right now as that's how I'm making a living.
Thanks so much, man! And thanks for making a lets play as well, I really appreciate it. Full version is on a bit of a hiatus for now so I can focus on my other game, but please check it out again whenever it's finished!
Will do!! Thank you for the AMAZING gameplay!!!
Sel plz make a android version of this hehe
Any update on this game?
Unfortunately not, but I'm still not pulling the plug. Just have to focus on my other game right now since that's my source of income.
Agreed, I was actually sad to land here and find out it's done 😥
Devz i have a request can you make a android version of this?
By the way i am from the lesson in love game so i realy love you work even it is soo traumatizing
I really liked the demo, I can't wait for the full game ! I was wondering if you have any experience with those disaibilities or if you interviewed people about it ?
Great question! (And I'm glad you enjoyed the demo!)
Yuu is actually heavily based off of myself. I'm not sure if I did this intentionally or not, it just sort of happened as I wrote the game. And a lot of the people who know me in real life picked that up right away, hahaha.
Now, it's important to note that Yuu is definitely an exaggerated version for the purpose of entertainment, but I still feel like he heavily embodies what [I believe] it means to be clinically/chronically depressed and thanatophobic, among other unnamed illnesses. The 'nightmare' scenes (Which there will be more of) are things I only write when I can feel myself "slipping."
Each character in Nothing is Beautiful contains a different piece of me, so it's great to see all of them being received so well.
Thanks again for commenting and I hope you enjoy the final version when it comes out!
I see, thank you for your answer ! I do not have myself that disability, but I am autistic and advocate for disability rights and neurodivergeance acceptance so even though I do not know exactly what it is to have psychosis and thought that Nothing Is Beautiful so far treats it with respect, I wanted to be sure if you had knowledge about it ! You say sometime you are "slipping", I hope making this game is helping you and that I'll get to see more of your work in the future ! I think that it was really well written. These days I have terrible concentation issue and the fact I was able to read all of the demo in one sitting and really enjoyed it means a lot to me ! Thank you for this game ^^
i love this demo i can't wait till the whole game is made
Thank you so much! I’m really glad you enjoyed it. I’ll be posting updates periodically so keep an eye out! I’ll make sure the full game is even better than the demo!
it is okay i can't wait :) ^^