#trunkload

A psychological horror visual novel ❝ You're driving. Alone, or so you wish. ❞

There's something -someone- in the trunk. Your hands are steady on the wheel, but your mind is blank. You don't know where you're going—only that you can’t stop.

And then, two hitchhikers appear by the side of the road. Now they’re in your car. In your life. In your head.

One won’t shut up. The other barely talks. They're not normal. But neither are you.

The longer the night stretches, the more cracks appear. In them, you’ll glimpse the truth. When morning comes, you’ll remember who you are.

Maybe you shouldn’t have stopped. But you did. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🎮 Features:

🧠 Psychological horror : unravel your own identity and morality through layered choices 🚗 Road trip through the unknown : a single night, a long drive, no map 🕹️ Choices matter : multiple hidden stats influence your perception, dialogues, and endings 🌈 80s atmosphere : neon lights, tape hiss, and heavy smoke 🔀 Multiple endings : no clean escape, only consequences 🧩 Dynamic narrative : who you are depends on what you do ---------------------------------------------------------------

⚠️ Content Warnings:

Violence (80s) Discrimination Manipulation / Mind break Paranoia / Hallucination Death / Murder Implied abuse Non-Con ---------------------------------------------------------------

Work in progress, more to come. Player discretion advised. Reblog appreciated.

Yeah, not my most productive month. I continued coding at the end of June and then in July: art fight.

I regained my confidence in my art even though I'm still thinking about the graphic style I'm going to use for Trunkload.

I'm also hesitating to change the period in which the game is set: originally it was at the end of the '80s, but I think for timeline reasons I'm tempted to move it forward to the early '90s. It's a detail, but I'm thinking about it.

A year ago, I posted the last Monthly Update of my previous project before it was abandoned. Today, I'm proud to welcome you to Trunkload's first update. And I'm even prouder to say I'm further along than I've ever been on a game.

Writing: The game is divided into five chapters. I already have a detailed outline of each of them. Now it's just a matter of turning those bones into scenes! Coding: Chapter 1 is progressing well, and I’m giving myself a one-month deadline to finish coding it entirely. Art: If I counted right, there are about twenty backgrounds to draw. As for the sprites... let’s just say I stopped counting for my own sanity... Sound: My friend and talented Opusblame is helping me with the OST. We’ve got a first complete track and several more in progress. You’ll get to hear them one by one in the future.

Thank you for sticking around, especially if you’ve followed me since the last project. I hope Trunkload will surprise you and maybe haunt you a little. I’ll keep posting sneak peeks, sketches, polls and more so stay tuned.

Hey! I know I vanished for a while... thank you so much for noticing, and for your kind message. The truth is, I’ve been pouring all my energy into a new project, and it’s finally starting to take shape. Trunkload has become something I’m really excited to share, and from now on, I’ll be updating you much more regularly (I'm so exciteeeed!). I'm working on it every single day, and the first monthly update is just around the corner! (I have to redo the template but it'll be quick)

If you're curious about the game, I just posted a little teaser here: 🔗 Trunkload Teaser, feel free to give it a look!

Also, unlike Heartsnatchers, I’ll be keeping the askbox open from now on! Whether you have questions, theories, or just want to say hi, I’d love to hear from you. More soon!