Soft Drizzle
About
Soft Drizzle is a short, 64x64 resolution visual novel about friendship and rainy days.
Made in 7 days for LOWREZJAM 2020.
I had a lot of fun developing this game, I hope you enjoy it!
A whole playthrough should be 15 - 20 minutes long. Also: the game has some typos. Sorry. I wrote most of the screenplay during a long, coffee fueled night writing session and my mind was not in the right place. This will probably not be addressed in the near future as this was a jam game and I'm currently working on other projects.
Controls
- Click to advance the text.
- Space to turn AUTO mode, in case you just want to sit back and just read without having to click.
- Click to select an option when prompted.
- Please bear in mind that the game doesn't save your progress.
Credits
I composed the music and drew the character sprites and UI, etc. The subway and rain sound effects were created by TheMSsoundeffects and ThunderSlav, respectively.
Sequel
If you liked Soft Drizzle, there's a sequel available!
Download
Click download now to get access to the following files:
Comments
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How's it going?
Hi there! For the last couple of years I've been focusing on Eterspre. If you liked Soft Drizzle, you'll most probably like that!
Download option for the game?
bro i loved this <3
it felt like i was hanging out with real friends. also wow u made this in a week???? rad! thinking of downloading the sequel bc this game was So Good! also got a little meta there - I too am playing 64by64 visual novels bc of an old computer lol
Thank you! (sorry for the late reply!)
This is silly, but thank YOU for thanking ME because I forgot what this game was called and was trying to remember, n now I know ;)
Hahaha amazing!
"A game about friendship" Oh, I love fantasy games!
So sweet I love how you made characters' expressions so well with so few pixels. Great work T-T!!
Thank you so so much 🥺
i LOVE this game !! from the art, to the characters, to the story, all of it pieces together so well ! it's games like this i like to play on a rainy day, all snug in my bed. can't wait to see what you come up with next, dev !! <3
Thank you so so so much!! <3<3
A short and chill visual novel | Soft Drizzle
just found this little visual novels I have become a big fan of the visual novel series and I really enjoyed this game and the style keep up the good work
Thank you so much!!
I cannot agree with the "need a new computer" sentiment wholeheartedly. More precisely, if the programmers didn't have such powerful computers, they would be optimising software better! Which would be greener for all users :P
The description of rain, though... I also like the rain <3
And when I'm looking for "atmospheric games", this sort of game is what I'm looking for, not reams of horror XD
My only "Horror" favourite is that hunchbacked book from "The Pagemaster". Other than that it's either yucky... or I begin to need to turn the lights on at night, heh! :D
Hahahahaha thank you! I tend not to agree either, my newest computer is 5 years old at this point, but I'm not Fuyuko!
Super glad you liked the game!
This is sweet. Thank you, dev.
Thank you!
I would like to see this in actual p5.js, is there anyway i could open it through there? This is such a cute game and so much fun to play through Id love to see the code.
Thank you so much! I think that if you download the game, you'll get the source because it's a JavaScript + P5 game.
And I, too, would love to see the code ;)
Alas, the download only contains the soundtrack - "Download" under the HTML5 brings me the same place as "Download" above the comments:
Click download now to get access to the following files:
Soft Drizzle Soundtrack 14 MB
A sweet, cute game. :) This is the first time I've played a game in such a tiny format! The music and sound effects were charming too. Nicely done.
Thank you very much!
I loved this game! It makes me look forward to seeing my friends too
Thank you! Hope you've seen them!
This was hella cute.
Thank you! I'm happy you liked it!
This game was such a treat! Thank you for making this. I love rain too, and the whole vibe of the game was amazing. It made me think of the little things that we usually miss appreceating in life. Wonderful soundtrack as well! One day I plan to make my own little games too, and yours has only inspired me more to do so :)
Cheers and have a great day!
Thank you so, so much! I'm so glad you liked it! I hope you can make your own games too, best of luck! Great day to you too!
This was such an adorable & chill experience! I love the simplicity of the story. Makes me wish that I was in their friend group lol! I also love the music & art style. Wonderful job!
Thank you very much! I'm super, super happy you liked it! There's a sequel if you are interested, no pressure though. I'll watch the video asap! Thanks! 😊
I am very much interested & I just played the sequel! Great job on both! Thanks for checking out my video as well! :)
Thank you!
Pardon me if this is an odd question but! I am very curious! How did you get the text beeps to work? It's been a hot minute since I've made a VN, and I could never figure that out
Haha, no problem. I have made two beep sounds for each character. Every time I print a letter I play one at random. That's it! I made the beep sounds using a NES soundfont in FL Studio. Does this answer your question? 🤔
That is super helpful, thank you! I'm going to try to implement that next time I make a game. Thanks so much!
Hahaha, you are welcome! If you have more questions feel free to ask me whatever you need c:
Thanks a lot! I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for playing!
Wonderful game! I enjoyed it thusly. Lovely soundtrack and plot too. The characters are funny and cute. Great job! :D
Thank you very, very much! I'm so happy you enjoyed it so much! Also thank you very much for the donation, it's much appreciated!
You're very welcome! I'm glad you're happy. It was very enojoyable indeed! Cute profile picture! You're welcome for the donation! 👍
Hahaha thanks!
You're welcome! I hope other people donate and you can go onto do bigger and better games.
This game is delightgful! It definetely lives up to all the tags it has.
Haha, thank you very, very much!
This game is really interesting and lovely! And the art is beautiful. By curiosity, did Fuyuko manage to have her super computer?
Haha, thank you! Yes, Fuyuko got the computer in the end. They ate paninis and then played some very scary FPSs (with the lights on).
This is a really sweet game, and I'm amazed you were able to create a visually interesting yet easy-to-read visual novel with such restrictions!
Thank you very much! I'm really happy you like it!