UnderHolo
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
ABOUT
A group of girls are hoping to run a successful VTuber agency so that they can chill out together for the rest of their lives but, unfortunately, the VTuber industry is secretly rigged by an underground syndicate called UnderHolo.
With your expert managerial skills, bring your very own VTuber Agency to the top of the leaderboard!
Made for Spooktober VN Jam 2024 and the brief 5 hours where Yuri Jam 2024 overlapped.
FEATURES
- Complete game with 27k words
- 1 focused story that was rigged from the start
- 4 unlockable side stories
- Fully animated sprites and CGs
- Cinematic storytelling
- Voice acting during special livestreams
- Original soundtrack (which you can check out here and here)
- Nine quadrillion, one hundred thirteen trillion, nine hundred ninety-six billion possible stream schedules
CONTENT WARNINGS
- Comic Mischief
- Flashing lights
- Cyberbullying
- Death threats
- Doxxing
- Real-time in-game clock.
- Suggestive Themes
- Violent References
- Fantasy Violence
- Strong Language
- Mature Humour
CREDITS
Justinn @CuteShadow itch, bsky
- Director
- Story
- Editing
- GUI Designer
- Programmer
- Animator
Programming Support
- Tanix
- rina
CG Artist
Sprite Artist
Voice Actor
- Meg TheLovableDork @Meeli CCC, X
- Katie Marie @Kenna carrd, X
- ItsNotMika @Regina carrd, X
- Solisa Adna @Elise carrd, X
- samgrace @Andrea carrd
- Josh Wells @Taylor X
Composer
Writer
Additional Credits
- Ren'Py Shader pack from MakeVisualNovels
- Music by Patrick A. (xethrocc) from Pixabay
- Videos & Sound Effects from Pixabay
- Anime Backgrounds from Minchi Rie
- Ren'Py Wave Shader from Wattson
- VTuber Sprites from jewel-s.jp
- CRT Shader from Devil Spider
- Videos & Photos from Pexels
VERSION LOG
- 30/09/24: V1.0 - Game uploaded.
- 1/10/24:
V1.1.1 - Minor polishes. The end credits scene was added.
V1.1.2 - Fixed a major scene staging issue.
V1.1.3 - Added new backgrounds. - 4/10/24:
V?.android - Experimental Android build uploaded then immediately removed due to crashing.
V1.1.3.android - Another experimental Android build was uploaded. It's 95% the same as the desktop builds. Some buttons or text are not yet optimised for mobile. - 9/10/24: V1.1.3.1.android - Made CRT and Perlin Warp shaders work on android. Android and desktop builds have achieved parity.
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Development log
- Android Build Shaders Fixed32 days ago
- Ren'Py Subtitles Textbox Source Code53 days ago
Comments
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goodluck with continued mobile port work!
I could probably spend hours scrolling through the games list on its own hahah...
The characters were really endearing! In general, from what I saw the interactions with your new hires are all really endearing! (Plz protect Kenna!!) Casey's motivations perplexed me a bit, but over time they made more sense.
This story overall is WILD, and in the end I honestly enjoyed it~
Very slick character art and animation, charming and spritely music, and polished and engaging gameplay--excellent work to the team! ✨
Hi, I'm also commenting here, but woah! This was such a fun game :DD
You've probably heard my yap already, but I'll write it more coherently here :wheeze:I love the UI design, especially how the screen bends a bit like an old TV. And the stream selection page was so cool too!
Also, the use of camera movements, transforms, etc. to counter the lack of assets is very effective! I especially love the scene with the CEO of the other company and the blur on the sprite in the back! (Sorry I'm trying to be as non-spoiler-y as possible LMAO)
The story and the mystery with the doxxing was also fun to read and make theories for as I played. Always a sign of a good story when it has you cooking up conspiracies HAHA
Overall very cool game!! Good job!! :>>>
Heyhoo, the concept is sooo interesting but sadly, picking a game to play for your talents is a absolute pain in the a. Like you don't see the names at the frames unless you click on them and can't even switch in the rows to see more games. So you have to click on a randome one and return and reenter to have a chance that the game u actually want appears near your already selected game. It's such a hussle for a important game mechanic that rates your success at the end of the day. Pls fix this, so I can come back to this game another time. Cause like already mentioned the concept is sooooo good. Sankyouu.^^
Hi, this is Justinn! I like your suggestion and I would consider adding a search bar to the stream scheduler if I wasn't so busy right now :(
For now, if you want to quickly cycle through the random games, you can spam the return button without having to select a new game.
STREAM MECHANIC SPOILERS BELOW
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There's only three game genres (horror, action, and romance) so at any point there should be more than enough games to assign the right one to each VTuber. This only affects their side-stories so even if you get this wrong the main plot will continue as there are no dead ends.
Meeli's actually a freebie so any game will work with her but now you're wondering why there's only 3 genres if you can hire 4 different VTubers; well sometimes it doesn't matter how hard one works they will always fail :(
Played the Android build . The UI, moving sprites and the effects was really cool. Story was interesting and wasn't as scary as I expected ( good for me because I'm a scaredy cat). Also was it just my imagination or there was something meta there?
Yeah, it must have been your imagination🙃
We enjoyed this game a lot! The animations and UI are stand-out. Aisha is so fun!
How intriguing