Diffraction

Being a photography-based influencer was the goal, but everyone called it a pipe dream - and they were right. A "failed" career, no job, no money, and a mountain of debt, April ends up moving back to her rainy small town. But even a small town has some doors for opportunity if these two boys can give April her last shot at her dreams. She can use them.

A quiet coming-of-age story about how photography changed the lives of three people in a rainy small town and the paths in life they took with it.

Meet the town's cast of characters, featuring our heroine April (Renameable), who you will play as during the game.

Also meet Faine and Hendric; the other two main characters and possible love interests in the game!

Besides April and her two love interests, there are plenty more characters for your to encounter throughout!

Diffraction, as a visual novel, features user decision and dialogue choices to influence game progression, alongside a variety of other features to enhance the storytelling:

Re-nameable Heroine:
Play as our main heroine, April, or rename her as you see fit.

Two Romanceable Love Interests: Each boy features his own individual story, interactions with the heroine and relationships with the cast. Approx. 8-10 hrs of gameplay per love interest.

Linked and Dynamic Relationships: Your choices as the heroine will have an influence on the cast of characters, and their relationships to each other may have an effect on you, so every play-through towards the endings could be slightly different!

Multiple Endings: Good and Bad ends decided by your own choices throughout the game, with multiple ways to reach each.

Interactive Text Messaging and Social Media Components: In the full game, parts of the world and story is told through the in-game social media platform, so be sure to explore it!

CGs and Mini CGs: Experience the special moments of the game with additional visual illustrations of the scenes.

Full Original Soundtrack: Sit back and let the music cheer you up or calm you down with a variety of tracks and remixed variations.

Demo Features:

Approx. 1 hour of gameplay for a single play through

~27k words of total content

3 CGs and 11 mini CGs

12 original music tracks

The Team:

Mell - Project Lead, Writing , Coding
Shikama - Art (Characters, CGs, BGs, Promo), Writing
Renerie - GUI/Promo Assets, Coding
CYKoibee - Music Composition, SFX

Special Thanks To:
puchidesign - Logo Art
JunbugP - Trailer/Opening Song Composer
Rae - Trailer Video/Animation
CC SFX and BG Model Creators - Attributions included in game text file