Once Upon A Mind - A Little Too Friendly

What an excellent game. Never played a visual novel until this and I loved it. Cannot wait for more to come from the Dev!

A little rough around the edges in some parts (missing voice-lines, typos, scaling issues) but I can see the heart that went into this game's development. Overall I'd say it's a great play for a late night session. A good first attempt.

Wow, I thoroughly enjoyed this "cozy-horror"-style game. The immersion was intense and realistic; it sort of brought me back in time personally, reminding me of when I moved to a city for the first time, took on that first 'get by' job and was learning to navigate the good and not so good people and areas. Once Upon a Mind - A Little Too Friendly is short and offers no bells and whistles, yet, like Alfred Hitchcock's formula for his amazing and fear-driven movies, his movies didn't show any graphic violence in order to build the tension and atmosphere because they were well-written and developed. Like some of those movies, this is written from the first person's perspective and offers a believable story that draws you in, builds fear, doubt, anxiety and offers a little bit of cozy along with a whole lot of that apprehension, fear, and dread. Afterall, the imagination guided by a good story line is often more horrifying than in-your-face gore, so if that's what your looking for, turn off the lights, settle back and enjoy. I loved every moment playing it and can't wait for the developer's next creation!

An impressive little game with quite a disturbing little story. I was impressed by how the story was presented and the way it mixed up different gameplay elements to produce a cautionary tale about being alone in the big city and people being a tad too friendly. The graphics are fine and it all works without any bugs. The jumpscares are very effective and sparingly used and make sense when they happen. My only slight criticism is that the retail section is a bit clunky and not particularly engaging but they're short sequences and necessary to the story and don't ruin anything at the end of the day. I actually got this game on the strength of the devs upcoming game and it's clear that this is a dev to keep an eye on because they're incredibly inventive. Good job!

A fun short indie horror game. Has nice voice acting but for some reason some lines get spoken while others aren't. It has a few jump scares but the real scary things are what make you uncomfortable. The story in the game tackles what I think people have gone through. While playing the game kinda reminded me of chila's art closing shift and parasocial. So if you like those games then try this one out.

I was actually quite impressed with this game. It was very unsettling. 5 Stars from me. Check out my gameplay here: https://youtu.be/iUtB6DaJJ7c