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My Yandere Visual Novel (demo) is out!

The angelic-looking man you've been seeing for the past months finally invites you over for dinner 😇

Beyond the Turquoise Stars is free-to-play on itch.io!

As the years go by, everyday life seems to get harder. This is a reality shared by many people. It is in times like these that it is important to have at least one person by your side whom you can rely on.

An intriguing young man with angelic features approached you a few months ago in a park, seeing your distress. Since that evening, you have been meeting regularly in the same place to share your worries, but also the few good things that happen to you. His presence is strangely reassuring yet melancholic.

One evening after a harsh week, he finally invites you over for dinner. Your ambiguous relationship is going to take a new step.

Looking at the stars gives us a glimpse of the past, but what will remain once they disappear?

Learn more through the official itch.io page "Beyond the Turquoise Stars" 🌌

🇫🇷 French translation is now available! / La version française est maintenant disponible !

You can switch the language in the settings tab / Vous pouvez choisir la langue dans les paramètres du jeu.

I worked on this translation myself. I'll look into adding more languages in the future. Thank you for your patience. 🙇‍♂️

Are Tq's shyness and blunders genuine?

Yes. He's a very shy man when he first faced an embarassing situation. He does his best not to show it (he fails miserably). But be careful, he can get used quickly to "certain situations" and not feel embarassed anymore. Also, when he gets too caught up in a conversation or gets too nervous, he sometimes says the wrong thing, but he realizes it halfway through and corrects himself.

2. His phone's charm

We do not see his phone in game, but I drew an illustration of it a while back. He has a bunny charm on it. MC gifted it to him because it reminded them of him.

As for what kind of animal it would be, I answered a while back: a rabbit/bunny.

3. Was his controlling and meticulous side inspired by Sunday/Oakday?

Not at all. Even though I really love Sunday, I didn't draw inspiration from his story to create Turquoise (if there are any similarities, it's purely coincidental, to be honest). They're both characters who look angelic but are manipulative, but I don't think they're very similar in that regard. I drew inspiration from both philosophical works and some of my personal experiences/preferences.

4. His final line when he tells us to "save him," is he referring to himself?

Spoilers. You'll find the answer for yourself as you play.

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This will be my last convention of 2026. New items will be available on my online store after the con!

By the way, a french translation of Beyond the Turquoise Stars is coming early July.

I'm currently figuring out how to add translations to the game.

So far, the first test is going well. So I can start planning for future implementations.

Which languages should be added?

I do have some questions, maybe regards to you more than him ehe.

1. How long did it take you to make the game?

2. What app(s) did you use to create such beautiful illustrations for the game? (seriously i adore your artstyle)

3. What's the thing you like most about when designing Turquoise? Maybe his appearance, his style, his personality?

And probably a little side note, in the game it says that Turquoise actually is very fragile looking...does that mean we MC can pick him up easily?? :00 (think about carrying Turquoise bridal style heh)

1. How long did it take you to make the game?

Good question—this gives me a chance to take a quick look back at the creation of "Beyond The Turquoise Stars"!

I’d been wanting to create an original character (OC) for a long time, just to get away from fan art. So I finally took the plunge last year.

It took me several weeks to create him—both his design and the basics of his personality—and he was finally born in June 2025! I’ve always wanted to create a white-haired Yandere with an angelic appearance...

As for his personality, it continues to evolve as I write the game’s script. But I already had a clear idea from the start of how I wanted to build the character of Tq.

At the very beginning, I didn’t plan on making a visual novel. I wanted to create a series of illustrations that would tell a specific story through scattered clues, leading to a tragic ending. As a bonus, I wanted to write his diary entries to understand his background and how he ended up “there.” The story was generally the same as current Chapter 1, and it was supposed to end there... (but with a different ending)

However, at the same time, I had a friend who had created her own visual novel for a jam. I followed every step of her creation process, and when I played it, I was impressed! She had worked so hard, and it really showed. (Her game—if you’re curious, give it a try! There’s a Yandere in it.) It inspired me a lot.

And then it got me thinking. Taking a step back, I realized that, in the end, visual novels combined exactly what I wanted to do: illustrations and a story. So I decided I was going to learn how to make a visual novel. I already had some basic coding knowledge, so I wasn’t too lost when it came to coding logic, but I still had to relearn a lot since my last classes were 10 years ago...

I wrote the story for Chapter 1 last summer. I think I finished it at the end of August 2025. Then, from September to March, I spent my time learning the coding software, then creating Tq’s sprites, looking for visual references, going out to take photos for the backgrounds, modeling his apartment in 3D for a more immersive experience, and reading a lot of philosophy books too… In short, it was a huge amount of research, creation, and stress! But in the end, I managed to release it in time for the Yandere Game Jam in March 2026.

To summarize: Turquoise character created in June 2025 (visuals/personality). Chapter 1 script completed in August 2025. Game structure (art, code) created in 6 months.

2. What apps did you use to draw?

I used two apps.

I’ve always drawn in Photoshop, so the sprites and illustrations (CG) were created in that software.

However, I wanted to switch drawing software; I wanted to switch to Clip Studio Paint. So I forced myself to create the backgrounds in that software to learn it.

Now I’ve given up on Photoshop—I only draw in Clip Studio Paint!

3. What's the thing you like the most about designing Turquoise?

Creating Turquoise’s backstory—the things that make him who he is today—is what I love most about this character.

I created Turquoise because I had things I needed to express, things I wanted to talk about. Some of his past experiences are similar to my own. However, please note that he is not a self-insert. Don’t put words in my mouth. He’s just a way for me to convey certain messages. So I hope you’ll enjoy discovering his past in future chapters! He’s a character who’s very close to my heart. So I’m really happy when I see that so many of you like him. It’s reassuring. (We’ll see if you change your minds later, maybe you will end up hating him...) This game is about Turquoise, not "MC". Even though MC definitely played an important role in Turquoise's life.

4. Can we lift Turquoise up?

Well, if you're strong enough, why not?! He's not very heavy, but he's still a 174cm man.