Limerence
Limerence is a saccharine sweet dating sim developed by Jude Denning that tells the story of a teenage cyborg getting her first real crush. You play as the socially awkward Violet, following her attempts to get to know her classmate Calla. It features five unique endings (one good, one neutral, and three bad).
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This game is only playable on PC. It is available for Windows, Apple, and Linux systems.
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This game requires a mouse and keyboard to play. It follows a standard point-and-click format.
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This game was developed over the month of February 2023 for the UChicago course “The Body and the Digital”.
Art
Each character is drawn using highly-detailed pixel art that allows for semi-realism and subtle shifts in expression in order to depict complex emotions. The backgrounds present in Limerence are edited and photobashed from existing works, to create a distinct “digital” feeling in line with the pixel art.
Limerence follows three main characters: Violet, the protagonist; Calla, the love interest; and Bibi, Violet’s best friend. There is also a small cast of background characters.
Limerence involves three main characters: Violet, the protagonist; Calla, the love interest; and Bibi, Violet’s best friend. There is also a small cast of background characters.
The main character, Violet, has a total of 15 sprites between 3 different outfits.
