At the Poison's Edge

You and Vincent were lovers. Now you are at death's door with his hand-mixed poison flowing through your veins.

Having used his diary to track him down for a confrontation, this is your last chance to end things once and for all. What will you do with this opportunity?

At the Poison's Edge is a gothic horror micro visual novel created in 10 days for Only One of Any Asset Jam 2023 (which limits games to <1000 words, 1 sprite, 1 background, 1 music track, and 1 sound effect) and Single Choice Jam (which limits games to a single choice).

Content warning: Death; attempted murder by a romantic partner; attempted death by suicide. Recommended 16+

Features:

• 992 words
• 1 sprite
• 1 background
• 1 music track
• 1 choice, leading to 4 possible endings
• A(n ex-)boyfriend who tried to kill you, but maybe he's not all bad? (Or maybe he is.)
• A gender-neutral protagonist
• Font selection (Crimson Text, Sylexiad Serif, Atkinson Hyperlegible)
• Toggle for image captions (can be used with Ren'Py's built-in TTS by pressing V on the keyboard) and sound captions

Credits

• Writing & programming: Natasha Luna
• Sprite & key art: A Jen Bird
• Background art: Meagan Trott
• GUI art & logo: Jujube (Jooby)
• Music: Eric Jeffrey Tan