Snapshot
Studio Madeleine Chai · 2021 · Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel, Female Protagonist, First-Person, Linear
PC
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About Snapshot
Based on a short story of the same name.
This free short kinetic visual novel was developed for Magical Girl Game Jam 3.
The heiress of an ancient magical family uses a special camera to uncover the past — both of history, and of herself.
~7500 words Seven depicted characters — bust-up sprites, full voiceover
James Halliday Spencer Hiroshi Field bunnyhoodie Jenna Long Josh Portillo
Tim Min Justin Hsu Eric Li LoiLoi MadScientist
Special thanks to Kevin MacLeod.
Made with Ren'Py.
This free short kinetic visual novel was developed for Magical Girl Game Jam 3.
The heiress of an ancient magical family uses a special camera to uncover the past — both of history, and of herself.
Scope
- Kinetic novel — no routes
- coming of age, philosophical, science fantasy
Cast
- Kelly Greenshield
- Narrator / Defunct Magician
- Cambridge Student / British Hipster
- Man / Young Dad
- Woman / Young Mom
- Boy and Girl / Small Kids
- Escort / Balding Scientist
Team
- Madeleine Chai
- Producer & Project Manager
- Director & Writer
- Artistic Consultant & Background Artist
- Technical Consultant & Supplemental Artist
- Sprite Artist & Character Designer
- GUI Designer & GUI Programmer
Music
Special thanks to Kevin MacLeod.
Engine
Made with Ren'Py.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Players appreciate this as a fun, simple visual novel with a cute aesthetic and engaging kinetic storytelling, making it easy to recommend. However, some criticize the story as confusing or insubstantial, with at least one player noting they skipped through the entire narrative to quickly unlock achievements rather than engage with the actual content.
fun game would recommend to anyone1 found this helpful
Honestly no idea if the story is good, or even makes sense, I skipped everything for the easy achievement and that was that.1 found this helpful
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[b]🏆 Snapshot – 100% in Just a Few Clicks[/b] [b]Snapshot[/b] offers one [b]easy-to-unlock achievement[/b] with just a few tweaks in the settings. Before starting the game: Enable all 3 [b]Skip options[/b] in the top right of the [b]Preferences[/b] screen. Set [b]Text Speed[/b] and [b]Auto-Forward Time[/b] to [b]maximum[/b]. Return to the main menu and start the game. Now simply [b]hold CTRL[/b] to skip through the dialogue. Occasionally, you’ll need to click a prompt. That’s it! [b]🕒 Time to 100%:[/b] ~1–2 minutes [b]💯 Achievements:[/b] 1 (easily unlocked through skipping) [b]💸 Price:[/b] Free [b]⚠️ Note:[/b] This game [b]counts as a perfect game[/b] in your personal profile stats, but [b]won’t appear[/b] in public showcases like the [i]Rarest Achievement Showcase[/i]. Still great for completionists. Ideal for [b]achievement hunters[/b] who enjoy visual novels or want a lightning-fast 100% completion. [b]Tweak settings. Skip text. Instant 100%.[/b]
Kinetic af!
Cute simple kinetic novel
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