A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
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Very Positive (17) - 88% of the 17 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.
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Very Positive (51) - 92% of the 51 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
Sep 13, 2024
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“Free and fully guided visual novel. ~8 minutes to 100%.”

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About This Game

Your sweetheart fell ill with a mysterious illness. Thankfully, you changed your mind about breaking up with them. Now, you're even closer to them.
Too close.

A romance/psychological horror visual novel inspired by the Hanahaki disease trope. Immerse yourself in a romance with a sweetheart you can customize. But beware, as affection turns to obsession, the petals of love may suffocate.

Features:


- Choose your name, as well as your sweetheart's name, pronouns, and appearence.

- Contains four endings. Aim to see the first three to unlock the true end.

- Original soundtrack, backgrounds, portraits, and CGs!

- Story length: 20k words.

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ABOUT:

Meiri Games is a Brazilian indie dev making free horror visual novels. Meiri lead a team of volunteers to create Hydrangea.

Sprites and CG: Misha

Background art: Banh-mi andJam

Music: Eric Jeffrey Tan

GUI: Abby Jocson / craboozled

Promo pixel art: Mary

Coding: Shie

Technical Artist: Joshua Bowles

Additional CGs and Special Thanks: Nevi

Voice of Yuu: David Finley

Voice of Yua: Liyah Pon

Casting and Directing: Phebe Fabacher (Very Berry Studios)
Mixing: Hayden Davis (Very Berry Studios)
Trailer Edited by Hayden Davis (Very Berry Studios)



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HINTS:
- Ending 3 is not unlocked by default.

- There are some secrets you might not find at a first glance...

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

A character threatens suicide and self-harm.

System Requirements

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macOS
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS *: Windows 7 or higher.
    • Processor: 2.0 Ghz 64-bit Intel-compatible
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: 10.10+
    • Processor: 2.0 Ghz 64-bit Intel
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    Recommended:
      Minimum:
      • OS: Ubuntu 16.04+
      • Processor: 2.0 Ghz 64-bit Intel-compatible
      • Storage: 2.0 GB available space
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