plaTonic
A downloadable Visual Novel for Windows, macOS, and Linux
plaTonic is a visual novel exploring platonic bonds and aromanticism. Play as a witch running a potion shop on the edge of the Faerie Circle, home to the mysterious fae. The witch may have met all kinds of beings in their shop, but they’ve never met anyone quite like the peculiar stranger who turns up on their doorstep late one night.
✦ 𝖎𝖓𝖋𝖔 ✦
Currently plaTonic is in early development and is available as a demo. It has been created over the course of September by MaybeMythos for the Spooktober 4th Annual Visual Novel Jam. However, when completed it is going to be nonlinear with branching choices. Currently, available choices mainly effect how your character falls on the limited aromantic spectrum we had time to showcase.
✦ 𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖗𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖋𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊𝖘 ✦
✦~4k words
✦...a cool parallax background
✦ an aromantic's blood, sweat, and tears
✦ 𝖋𝖚𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊 𝖕𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖘 ✦
✦ Potion brewing minigame
✦ Non-partnering route, QPR route, Bestie route!
✦ Being "single & alone" will not punished nor a bad end!
✦Potentially another interest!
✦ 𝖙𝖊𝖆𝖒 ✦
✦ Editor, Assistant Writer, Playtester ✦ Autumn Graves (PeachPoncho)
✦ Concept, Programmer, Artist, Writer ✦ Leon Fogle (toadcrafts)
✦ SFX , Mixing, Programmer, Playtester ✦ Aaron
✦ SFX and Emotional Support ✦ Issac
✦ icon (seen below) and Hype Man✦ astr0punk
✦ Special Thanks: Troubleshooting & Playtesting ✦ Grinjr + Sagjig
✦ 𝖋𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖔𝖜 𝖉𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖑𝖔𝖕𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖙 ✦
This game uses a GUI Template put together by BáiYù with additional code by bobcgames, TheoMinute and npckc.
Particle System ✦ BáiYù
Parallax Code ✦ Andredron
BGM ✦ Peritune
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Loved loved LOVED the parallax effect. It was so good! Possibly a little too good actually as sometimes I found myself just moving around the scenery more than paying attention to the story :D I'm a little jealous I have to confess, I found a tutorial about how to get the effect on the title screen, but not in the game. I'm going to have to look into how to do this, you have inspired me!
Speaking of title screens, I absolutely love what you've done here. Very creative with a whole lot of nice touches. I admittedly spent a fair bit of time on just playing around with it too before actually kicking off the game :D Very well done.
I really liked the art. It all worked really well thematically. Sounds/music were all great too.
The only real disappointment was how abruptly it ended. But I'm pretty bad with reading things properly so I jumped in not knowing it was a demo. So that's on me for not having the right expectations.
All in all though, great stuff! Well done!
waaaagh android version!?
...😶😐☹️🥺
the background moving with the cursor was a really nice touch! really cute start, can't wait to see where it goes!
Thank you very much!! :)
Aw, this was super cute! I really like the artwork (the effects applied on the backgrounds, so they move with your cursor, was a really nice touch: esp in the forest with the fog), and the character design for the slime bestie was adorable!
I also really liked the UI for the main menu with all the potion bottles, it was really thematic and very unique. The sound effect when you hover over them is a nice touch too.
The music is also really charming, it's very Halloween-y without being spooky. It enhances the light and sweet atmosphere of the story a lot.
You all did a great job, I think this is adorable! <3
Awh shucks!!
I'm so happy to hear compliments about the parallax backgrounds and main menu UI! It's my favorite parts of the game so far too! ^^
Peritune has such delightful music- one of the songs in the game was just released a week prior to the end of September, and it truly was so perfect! I felt so lucky and blessed!
Thank you so much for playing!!<3
-Leon
THIS WAS SO ADORABLE I COULD CRY.
I literally had a smile on my face the whole time I was playing this. Everything about it was just so... so... COZY. I don't know how else to describe it. Just so homey and delightful. Every new BG or CG that popped up brought a grin to my face. The BGs especially were just so warm I wanted to get lost in them. Coupled with the quirky witchy music, they just created this lovely little immersive world.
AND THE SLIME FRIEND. Omg... I love everything about them. From the first time they popped up in the CG with them in the grass, I couldn't get enough of how adorable they were. And their expressions!! The cute little interactions of trying to communicate with them. I was so actually sad when it ended right as progress was made hahahaha. But now I just look forward to future development even more to see what's going to happen next! 🤭
I could really feel so much love put into this. As someone who is ace and demiromantic, I felt a lot of connection to main char and their feelings, so that probably also helped a lot in how much the story spoke to me. Legit was pulling at my heartstrings.
Just an all around wonderful little game that made me smile a lot! Ridiculously cute and highly recommended! I can't wait to see more of it in the future! 💕
(OH I FORGOT TO MENTION THE LITTLE FROG CG MADE ME SMILE SO MUCH IT WAS SO CUTE, TOO.)
The team was so happy to hear this!! I was so excited to show them this comment! First of all, thank you!
Personally, it's a major relief that someone else on the A spectrum found connection with the work, because is definitely the goal!! I've really struggled with my aromanticism when I first accepted that I was- and felt lost, not knowing now what the future holds since it seems like it's going to be so different than what I had expected.
Even while writing, it's sometimes really hard for me to embrace this part of myself and feel hope for close bonds that aren't romantic.
Being on the aro spectrum is wonderful though! So freeing, I feel like I can mold my life and relationships to how I want them to be with this new knowledge. Even if it's outside the norm! I hope to showcase that in the future of this game!
Thank you so so so much once again!! I feel so pumped and rejuvenated!!
-Leon💚
This game is really cute!
Thank you so much!! <3