in the sillage lies your image
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
in the sillage lies your image
On your last legs of life, you decide to go to your friend's house. "Than" has always had your back. He was your best friend, after all. But you're sick of the hospital being your second home, of seeing the nurses sympathetic faces.
So here you are, lying in his bed and wanting to take a nap and maybe talk to your best friend before you take your last breath.
You're dying and you know it (and so does your best friend Than).
THIS GAME IS FOR VELOX FABULA 2
Features:
- ONE ENDING ONLY
- 10~ minutes of playtime
- 5 CGs
- Blinking sprite
- Fully-voiced character
- 3 tracks
- Customisable name
Credits:
Writing - sternlight (instagram), rice
Than's voice actor - woode
Than's Mom's voice actor - rice
Art, programming, and sfx - rice
Music:
"green black poison dart frog," "sillage" - rice
"maybe it's the sound of grief (blurry)" - sternlight (soundcloud)
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this is so sad, the second i started playing i started sobbing. I've been thinking to take my life when i was at my lowest because nobody cared about me, but everytime i think about suicide i start crying. atleast i have online friends who i trust on my side, but im way better now, and this game is so meaningful one of my favorite games already. :(
I’m glad we’re coping with the world op <3 The team and I struggled when making this, cause of the deadline and the story itself, and I was worried the game would make the themes presented as insensitive. Thank you for playing ITSLYI, it truly means a lot to see people play it <3
i just cried so hard man. whoever made this knew what they were doing its an amazing game but its so freaking sad.
oh my gods im crying,,,, i don't like stuff that makes me sad cause it takes my control of my emotions but. this is just so beautiful? im ??? it's so short and yet it feels like it's changed the very way im breathing. i??? thank you for making this, holy shit. the world may end one day but the impact this had on my soul will last forever. just the bg music has me crying
Feel those emotions op, positive or negative <3 (the bg music broke my heart too tbh, especially that track by sternlight)
Damn it's 4am y this game making me cry 💔. on the side note it's really a fantastic game it hit me so hard, and the twist broke my heart even more.
My heart hurts so much. Like I'm crying cause omg was that beautiful and painful. I spent a good while looking at for the code that I kinda forgot how sad it's supposed to be. (It's my fault for not having a brain) But when I heard him talk I realized what was actually going on. Anyway, Love the voice actor, they did a lovely job, Love you and anyone else who worked on this. Imma go cry some more now 💔.
I LOVE THAN SO MUCH I CRIED WHEN HE DiED
He's always been dead op
oh my god my heart hurts, you guys did an amazing job!! 😭😭 with the warnings beforehand, i knew it was going to hurt, but it still slapped me in the face omg. the voice acting nailed the emotions so well. tysm for making such a heartbreaking game 😭
in the cluerb,,,we all crying..on a serious note this game means so much 2 me, i cant specifiy why for obvious reasons but i havent cried so hard in so long but in a good way, thnx yu.
ive never really commented on a game, so hello! but, i need to speak about this game. i love it so much. i started bawling my eyes out midway through, i dont even remember what made me cry so hard. i got a friend to play, and we cried on call together lol. but its such a beautifully written game. the voice acting is immaculate, and thats one of the main reasons i was in pure despair and agony for over half of the game.
i think what really got me is the representation and just. Everything?? i feel like my frontal lobe developed while playing. i had firstly played wmuiynm, and im so glad i decided to check this game out.
i think for most people who've played this game, its hit them in the heart and stuck with them. i went into the game thinking it would be something cute, and came out thinking about half of the things that have happened in my life.
overall/tldr; this is an amazing game. ive replayed over 4 times and downloaded it yesterday. keep doing what you do!!! (sorry this is so long💔)
Thank you for making this. I played this game while on a call with my friend, and well... Tears did fall from out of my eyes. But in a good way. It took me a while to realize each hint, but each struck somewhere to home.
It's nice to have rep in media. It may have heavy topics, though to some, having these heavy topics can make them feel seen.
Rice. You made the perfect game I want to keep on writing fan fic of. Thank you, again.
im crying a lot because i tried taking my life a few years ago so it made me hurt a lot but i love the game always :)..
we stick together op 💪 💛
why am i crying ... this was a wonderful experience truly!! love the bgm!!
this is honestly just so sad it made me cry so much im sobbing
i cant believe im actually crying right now, i havent cried in longer than i can remember so this kind of hits really hard.. thanks for being able to bring back a part of myself ive almost forgotten about
wait.. why is rain coming out my eyes!? Amazing work! But I'm kinda confused, did Than leave after MC passed or was it before and then MC listened to the voice message and saw Thans spirit and decided to pass in Thans room?
I think Than was first and MC is having a talk with his ghost.
I believe Than must have been first cause if you look closely, there's rope about their neck the entire conversation. So MC must be speaking to their ghost since MC is at death's doorstep.
Omg I’m so glad you noticed the rope detail <3
I thought about adding it while working with the writer, and it just felt like a “fun” detail to add for people to notice or speculate that he is indeed a ghost at the start of the game. Good eye op!
a game that so deeply related to my own perception of having to suffer with chronic illness. i've never seen a piece before that describes it how accurately this has, and how despairing it is to be reminded of what you're forced to live with. nonetheless, i find the strength to go on, and i think this story inspires such drive all the same
holy heck thank you so much??? This is such high praise 😭 I’m so glad we were able to portray it well enough! WE CAN DO THIS OP!!! <3
STOP IM COMING FOR YOU RICE FOR MAKING ME CRY!! this game is so sad dude, it got me in my feels 😭 (this game is amazing tho, you're such a good developer!!)
GASP THANK YOU GAMER !!!!!! BUT IM ALSO VERY SORRY GAMER ?????????
RICE WHEN I CATCH YOU RICE
I hate this game so much I love it, had me in tears & because of that it'll be something I won't ever forget. Going to go hug my friends now, thanks.
I love this game a lot it really touched my heart, and the little detail of than's note was really cute also I was crying when I saw freddyfazbear on his bed and started laughing it was pretty silly
Watch me add an offbrand freddy fazbear in my games from now on LMAO (little bratty bratbear)
i would actually start beatboxxing tears
This was the most gutwrenching and heartbreaking game I've ever played. It was so good, it left me with an empty feeling that was also melancholic in a way. Such a saddeningly beautiful game.
i sobbed so hard the game is so good oml
shit im crying so hard rn after playing game 🥲👍❤️
omg new rice game wowie
Now this, is epic