SOREKARA- end of a journey
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
What happens to a voice that has nowhere to go?
What happens to sadness that nobody sees?
When death knocks upon your door, what will you do with that weight-- the weight of all that unspent love?
Threading through the universe are railways that deliver the dead to the Great Beyond, and traveling those rails is a cursed individual with no place to go. Caught between life and death, the man resigns himself to the tendrils of dark that wrap around his body like cocoon. Days and night are all the same. One day, it'll all disappear.
At the edge of a shore-- in a place that that time forgot-- with the illusionary sunrise painting the rubble gold-- A wayward soul watches the sky, and the journey begins with a gift.
A field of phantoms. An ocean of starlight. A city of shadows. A flower pinned above the heart. A song ringing through the dark. A goodbye despite it all.
Two lonely travelers fall asleep to the sound of a heartbeat. It can only end one way, but before then...
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Story and Art: kalechips
Programming: Sandalphon
Sound Effects: Lankku
Editor: Fernand
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Warnings - this game contains:
- Non-explicit discussions of death, depression, war and child abuse.
- Descriptions of out-of-body experiences triggered by trauma.
- Light language.
This build (08/18/23) contains the prologue, first chapter, and start of the second chapter. It takes about 40 minutes to finish. Please give it a go regardless since your save with carry over just fine โ
I really like to read comments, so feel free to leave your thoughts and a rating. Thank you very much for playing. It's greatly appreciated.
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Development log
- whats in the next update and some midday reminiscin'May 16, 2024
- 200 downloads thank you illustration~Aug 28, 2023
- #1 - SOREKARA jam build is out at last~๐Aug 19, 2023
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you know im not a yaoi girlie. but man did you cook. actually got a little choked up at points. vash is a beautiful baby who needs to be protected. give me more
yuri girl ๐ค๐ฝ yaoi guy
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(thank you ame....)
Ros not cunty enough -100
rose my sweet if you need someone to serve cunt soothat is right there
CUNT SOOTHAT
A really promising story with gorgeous Leiji Matsumoto-influenced visuals and beautiful writing. Excited to see what happens next - I already adored Reaper's Goodbye, so I'm very very excited for this too. :>
Check out my full thoughts and readthrough below.
Thank you again, Mado (โพโกโ) your reading voice is wonderful! I had to laugh when you called Vash moe, because that was going through my head the entire time I was writing... I'm also happy that you caught Matsumoto influence! I do reference the Night on the Galactic Railroad movie right off the bat in this one, but my true love is Galaxy 999. Dezaki is also a big influence in this.
The "visual novel novel club" is a wonderful idea. I'd love to see all the little treasures you find.
Super cute jxzxncsnodc
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this game is amazing!!! i am so excited for the final product, whenever it comes out, the demo was super promising and i have been thinking about it for hours since playing
Thank you very much ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ To stick in your mind after playing makes me very happy!
You did another great job here, kalechips! You and your team should be wholly proud of yourselves. This demo was a fun experience and I can already tell the final product will be only more amazing.
Thank you so much, goblin me boy (๏ฟฃyโฝ,๏ฟฃ)โญ I can't wait to show you even more!
Beautiful story. I can't wait for the full game.
Thank you kindly for the nice video. o(*ยฐโฝยฐ*)o I'll work hard to give you a good ending.
First of all I am glad to be back in the intergalactic rail roads, it feels comfortable and familiar, yet unknown and inviting me to discover new places, and meet new people; Characters are cute and very expressive, specially Stranger guy and smoke guy (I remember the names just trying not to spoil the game!). Not that other characters like Soothat and flower girl are less impressive (they are actually my favorites!) is just that they so far have less screentime.
Music fits the atmosphere perfectly as usual and I've see a lot of improvements in the little animations here and there that heighten the experience a lot. And of course the inclusion of little point and click segments is so welcome, makes me feel like actually exploring this nice places the game lays out for me, but they are not too long that I lose my train (hehe) of thought of the main plot.
I could say more, so much more but, I will save it for the final release. This is well on it's way to become another classic.
Keep up the good work!
(^_^ My friend Hiki, thank you so much for the videos once again. I was happy to see you enjoy it. I watched it as I drank tea and ate a roast beef sandwich... delicious....
You have a good attention to detail, and you balance narration and commentary well ๐ค the point made about the clickable points changing color when you've exhausted all the dialogue is good, I'll be sure to implement that in the full release. I don't think there will be any story-branching dialogue ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ but there will be plenty of maps to explore. And don't worry, there are all sorts of colorful characters you'll meet along the way.
While it takes place on the Milky Way, I don't know if I could call it a true sequel (that's still a long ways off!) but all of my stories are in the same universe. Milky Way is my most beloved story so it feels difficult somehow. Regardless, I wanted to infuse the charm and wonder of the setting with it's own unique aspects. "A sense of bittersweet adventure", that's right! ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ
I've rambled on so long, but thank you for watching after me this whole time. I hope the journey and its conclusion will leave an impression on you.
just finished reading the demo, the sense of atmosphere in this is amazing! the prose and artstyle work together to make a truly distinct work, and i'm looking forward to seeing more! keep up the good work!
Thank you so very much! ฯ(ใโฝใ*)โช I will do my very best.
This is amazing
Thank you very much ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ
i LOVE this!!!!!!! the soft atmosphere and bittersweet longing of both are incredibly involving and adorable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! goodness there's not a single line that doesn't make me crack a smile or float in wonder. the art is incredible in this one!!!!!!!! i loved the ocean of starlight and the fields of baby breath!!!!!!!!! and i love Ros and Vash dynamic so much fr!!!!!!!!!!!! ughhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! T______T beautiful as always!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! excited for full release!!!!!!!
Oh goodness thank you as always helen... I'm happy that their dynamic worked well, it was so fun to write I had to cut myself short so I wouldnt over run the scene. I could write about the galaxy forever, so it's good to know that you still find them as charming!! ^_^
Awesome KaleChips VN. At this point, it's just a fact of life.
๐ I aim to deliver...