Maybe someday I'll make this look nice, but-- for now--

The prompt is: What if you were the unwanted, unpicked "childhood friend" option in a dating sim? And what would it be like for the protagonist to realize he wanted to change his mind after?

DISCLAIMER: This is a very basic "GrovelCore" game. I made it over the course of a mental breakdown and finals. 

It's free. You get what you pay for haha

GrovelCore: A genre of content focusing on characters/love interests who have somehow failed, offended, or hurt the MC with an emphasis on the love interest's attempts to win the MC back. 

GrovelCore deals with themes of extreme psychological distress and nuance. It's intentionally developed for personal catharsis with an exaggerated, intentionally asshole-ish character. It's not meant to reflect any accurate depictions of these clearly adult scenarios and should be treated as Extreme Emotional Material. It's not intended and not for minors at all-- and I don't want minors playing it.

This is for adults only.

18+ content may or may not be added. Eventually.

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One question, do you decide to put your games on Android?

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Woahhhh I wanna punch Protagonist so hard.

 good game!

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This was hilarious, I cackled at the awful break up lines, the son of a b. 

Going to check out more of your things.

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This is the first time I ever heard about this genre, I search about in the Internet and there's nothing about it, maybe you can make this an opportunity to make this genre more popular and known. I like your job sm!

I loved this. The art is beautiful and the writing is incredibly witty. Highly recommend it for anyone who needs some catharsis from a toxic ex or enjoys subversive humor. Can't wait for the continuation of this work!!!

loved it, hope to see more <3

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Sauce, you are a talented and creative individual and I love all the work of yours that I have seen:

Protagonist's Remorse

Toilet Fucker

Bad End Cinderella

SNAGGEMON

Sunny Day Jack

But I have two things I'd like to harp on (sorry) - Why do the characters fade in and out? It gets a little headache inducing after a while. Also, 'each other' are two words.

Small things, sure, but I've seen them come up in every single game, so I decided to say something here.

Once again, I love your work. You are awesome.

i love all the game from sauce, keep going!! ^^

can't wait to see what happens next

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I hope that you continue this game!

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I enjoyed playing this, it was very cathartic for me. I can't wait for more updates for this.

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this is very accurate , I hate it. But good game and I like pathetic man, writing is great and would like to see this expanded upon in the future,  very interesting.

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LOVE IT!!!!
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vvv well done !!! lookin' forward for more ^^

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Honestly, this was just so fun because it felt like some sort of finality. I have to say, I have a bias to the sweet mode mostly because it does feel like it has a part of my personality, I like how MC and the Protagonist conflict with one another now that MC has moved on from the plot and is no longer disillusioned by the dating sim. I love the general layout and the fact that the Protagonist is lowkey losing his shit and is desperate for the MC.

I'd love to see how their relationship used to be back in the dating sim (especially since the two modes must have given a different spice to the relationship) and I'd love to see what happens next if we do give the Protagonist a chance (mostly because he looks so pathetic and pitiful while also curious to see what sort of drama unfolds). Amazingly done~ Looking forward to what comes next!

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I have been too entertained by this game. I didn't even realize how much I enjoyed playing and when I wanted to realize I had already passed everything. I'll be looking forward to every update you make; it's a very good project.

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This was a lot of fun to play and I got super invested (maybe a little too salty for the sweet route). I really love how your games explore relationships and one's that aren't always so black or white at times, it feels very relatable!

bittersweet but a lovely story telling. 100000/10

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I'm looking forward to seeing how the story will progress.

When playing on the web, once you get to the part where you write a name, the game freezes and you can’t get pass that screen.

after you written your name click the x button on the left (idk if this right for you)

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Learned about this game through Youtube, and I'm really liking it so far.

I didn't even know Grovelcore was a thing, but there's something really enticing about it.

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I'm such a sucker for these kinds of guys- love your work!!

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I'm conflicted, i don't want to trust him but i love pathetic men. 🥲

The game isn't able to progress after the "getting back together?" line. The music keeps playing but nothing else happens.

Should be fixed

Thanks. 👌