Sentimental Death Loop

i wish i could give this game a positive review because it has potential but the core gameplay and plot is so lacking that it's not worth paying full price at all... the story is so basic like together we are sentimental death loop and they loop all over the place or something. at least the art is amazing I like the pixel style and the movement of the sprites and the cgs are high quality with animation if you ignore getting flashed every cutscene however, gameplay is total ass. the puzzles are boring and easy and i agree with other reviews saying this could have been coded as a point and click style game which would save so much headache?? also the "chase" scene gameplay is so ridiculous and janky wdym you can just put a stray piece of rope on the floor and she'll walk into it on her own and ♥♥♥♥ off to god knows where after the dramatic music ends im mad because this game could be good but its not whatever i wont touch it again

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i really like the pixel art style and i think the panty shots that feel so out of place are prettyy funny tbh but the actual gameplay outside the cutscenes is so bad that i can't actually recommend this. every item is so hard to find i begin to share Noa's pain 💔

Fun game and nice story. Controls are abit wonky (ZXCV) but can be learned.

Sentimental Death Loop is a compact narrative experiment that blends visual novel storytelling with light survival and puzzle elements, built around a single, unsettling premise: you are trapped in a time loop where your closest friend repeatedly kills you. Developed by qureate and IXILL, the game leans heavily on this concept, using repetition not just as a gameplay mechanic but as the emotional and structural backbone of the entire experience. It is not a traditional horror game, nor a pure visual novel, but something in between—an attempt to turn inevitability and helplessness into something interactive. The story follows Noa, who visits her friend Nemu only to be suddenly and violently attacked. Instead of ending there, the game resets, placing Noa back at the beginning of the encounter, fully aware of what just happened. From this point forward, the narrative unfolds through repeated loops, each one offering small pieces of new information. The relationship between the two characters becomes the central mystery, with each iteration revealing subtle changes in dialogue, behavior, or environmental details. The writing makes effective use of this structure, gradually building te…

I love yandere and hide-seek type of games.