Love After Death
Your past is in the past. And your future is with your lover.
Life has been kind to you these past few years. After everything you've been through, after building yourself stronger both mentally and physically, after crawling out of what seemed to be a dead end, this peace is… nice. Very nice. A lover who adores you, a best friend who has your back, a cozy house to call home, hell, even a cat you didn't ask for.
No more stress. No more tears, rage, helplessness, or feeling powerless. Everything is going smoothly.
But isn't it going a bit too smoothly?
Wordcount ~120k (Prologue + Chap1)
Last updated: 11/08/2024
Content warning: Please note that "Love After Death" is rated 18+ due to sexually suggestive scenes, optional sexual content, themes of child abuse, violence, death (duh), and more. If you find yourself uncomfortable at any point while playing, please prioritize your well-being and stop playing.
This game is a slice-of-life with heavy romance elements. If romance isn't your cup of tea, this might definitely not be the game for you (sorry!)
- Customization: Shape your journey by choosing your gender, appearance, personality, and your love after death.
- Meet other people than your bestie.
- Suffer... from stuff.
- Get along with kids or their parents.
- Have a new job as your neighbor's assistant.
- And more...
Elias/Ellie Winter (m/f), 26:
Your lover and a rising star in the modeling world, someone you trust and love. They've always been your rock in whatever situations you found yourself in, no matter how hard it was to pull you out of your past. You're all they always wanted, and you're all they'll always want. That's just fate for them. You are their fate. But here's a tip: don't get too attached. No, seriously. Don't.
Luna/Leon Melth (f/m), 43:
Your neighbor and CEO of a prestigious cosmetics corporation. They're mature, but not exactly ancient. Their good looks and charm turn heads wherever they go, and they love every second of it. They live for it. It's been ages since their last serious relationship. Maybe they miss love, maybe that's why they make sure their bed's never cold, or maybe they're just having fun. Who knows?
Tracee/Travis Melth(f/m), 27:
Your neighbor's son/daughter and CFO of their parent's corporation. You never know what they think or what they might feel. They're like a locked diary, impossible to read. While most people struggle to get more than two words out of them, you've noticed they act differently around you. Not as stoic or cold with you as they are with others. Maybe you're special, or maybe you're delusional.
Athiel Winter (m/f), 24:
Your lover's sibling and fellow model. An annoying and arrogant person who can't seem to stop antagonizing you. You two mix like oil and water. Even when things seem peaceful, Athiel makes it their personal mission to remind you that you're nothing more than an annoying bug beneath their designer boots. That's all you are. Charming, right?
Ekissa Jones (m/f), 28:
Your best friend and a passionate artist. How you managed to befriend this grumpy soul remains a mystery, but beneath that prickly exterior lies… well, still someone pretty grumpy, but in an cute and adorable way….. You're probably their only friend and you know what? They don't care, because that's enough for Ekissa. You've always been enough.
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EXTRAS content:
Updated | 3 days ago |
Published | 14 days ago |
Status | In development |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Rating | Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars (34 total ratings) |
Author | Echo_ |
Genre | Interactive Fiction |
Tags | Meaningful Choices, Romance, Slice Of Life, storygame, Text based, Twine |
Average session | About a half-hour |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Mouse, Touchscreen |
Development log
- Bugs/errors fixed8 days ago
Comments
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Good game so far, still in chapter 1 but just wanted to comment and say how much I'm enjoying it. Also, begging on my hands and knees, PLEASE let me punch Juliet, PLEASE. (And maybe Athiel too, dude's already pissing me off.)
Edit: My desire to punch Juliet still remains though I understand why we didn't.
this had me crying 10 minutes straight☹️
I'm loving it so far!
Just a minor gripe regarding Elias' sex scene as a male MC with a dick, can you not choose to bottom for him? Or is male MC with a dick always a top? I have to choose having a vagina to pretend to bottom, haha.
Hi! I'm glad to see you like my work! Don’t worry, M!MC won’t always be a top. The choice will be given when the time comes with the ROs.
Hope that helps!
Oh, that's good to know! I thought it was a bit odd given the variety of MC customizations and even shy/bold flirting options but we can't choose to bottom since that's my preference as a gay male. Now I can't wait for more future interactions with the ROs!
i saw that I shouldn't get too attached to El but i did that anyway T.T
The depth of the character of Ellie/Elias and their and MCs relationship is amazing to read, makes it even more heart wrenching, but absolutely hooked me in to the story. Such a great read so far
Why am I holding back tears over the fictional death of a fictional character that I read about for maybe 15 to 20 minutes... why do I do this to myself..
WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS?! YOU KILLED MY BABY 😭
Damn, I should have known what happened after seeing Elias suspiciously erased from the Characters list 🥲
I was literally sobbing and bawling while playing the whole thing 😭 I couldn't even physically choose the options to pursue another RO 😭y u do this 😭😭😭
I found some bugs
Thank you for the screenshots! Currently fixing the whole chap1 :))
My heart is broken. 😭😭😭
Lemme go buy some glue, gotta fix that
Wasnt expecting much from this since ive seen a lot of ifs that had 100k+ words but its mostly tedious stuff, but your game really made want to read every single line, especially the mc interaction with Athiel (love seeing them flustered btw), definitely one of my fav ifs from this year, keep up the good work, and if it helps to know im a big fan!
Glad to see someone appreciate Athiel; kinda hard when they're so determined to ruin the MC's mood most of the time
Thank you for loving my work!
Going down Travis' route in chapter 1 and the name suddenly changes to Leon. Its a bit off-putting. It switches back to Travis when you go back home but at least 4 pages of it is Leon.
Should be fixed! Hope it didn't completely break your immersion.
I should have been warned by the "don't get too attached"
Who can resist El? They're such a sweetheart
It felt so real. I can't stop crying.
I feel like I just lost the love of my life, ffs!😭I mean... now you got 4 sweet ROs, isn't it nice? (I cried too when I wrote the prologue...)
Just whyyyyy. Omg the way i cried. 😭
I'm sorry😭😭
I cried... it did hurt. I felt the stress. The pain of losing someone then having to deal with an added pile of stress. I imagined it and I am the one who felt like breaking. The story is amazing and will continue to follow
If you’re feeling something, it means I’m doing my job right. So I hope that when things get better in the story, it will resonate just as much!
There's a some misspelled/misplaced variables but the word count for a project that just started... holy
Agree with 👇. Date a ghost option when/j
Yeah, I saw some errors and will fix them when I notice them or when people report them to me (I already started with a few today while writing something on the side).
Also, thank you! Writing 100k words is tiring, but I loved every minute of it, so I guess that's fine. Probably.
Nope no date with a ghost I'm afraid (unless? Just kidding! Or am I...?)
I saw the fix above and appreciate it! The writing is lovely and really well paced. Ghost marriage really bringing a new meaning to love after death.
Looking back, I apologize if my first comment sounded rough. I have wrinkle picking moments but it's all out of love for the story 👍 Is there a way to submit a report of what we find?
No, no, don't worry; you didn't sound rough at all to me.
To report bugs/errors, you can either send them to me on Tumblr via asks or simply email me: echonoirstories@gmail.com
YOO FIRE EMOJI... i miss elias BRING BACK MY KING 😭
Sorry can't do..... but thanks!