A downloadable game for Windows

Due to the evergrowing desire of the public to become closer to their favorite idols, the industry of celebrity bio-material has become a booming market! While helping in research, however, one celebrity starts to get very ill...


Help an unnamed idol recover from sickness and realize that they aren't alone.


WARNING! This game contains mild body horror, stalking, and blood.

The game only has one ending and was made to better understand rpgmaker2003, hope you like it :)

Small note: some events in the game will require you to press enter to progress, but most will progress on their own.

StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows
Rating
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Authorsoapy
GenreRole Playing
Made withRPG Maker, Aseprite
TagsCreepy, Pixel Art, Psychological Horror, RPG Maker, Short, Singleplayer
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard

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idolize.zip 21 MB

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hey just downloaded this game. when i open up the game it wont let me start the game it just has the music and the title screen on. do i need to download something else in order to play this like some other games like an RPG or RPT thingy?

You might need to download those files if you haven't already. That's what I've had to do to get things like .flow to work :O

hello!

hi!! :O

Cool game, quite spooky. Not sure what the message was supposed to be exactly, though I did like how the daily tasks become harder as the character became slower-it's immersive because it mirrors the character's struggle

Ty so much! I'm going to try and make there be a bit more of a story whenever I get to a second installment of the game. I'm glad you liked it! :D

'direct draw error' 'drr unsupported' how do i fix this issue? sorry, im kinda dumb with technology, and i tried looking it up but i didnt find any results

i'm also kind of not good with troubleshooting but i've found some things you can do like go to the properties of the .exe file and go to compatibility and choose to run the program in the compatibility mode for your computer. 

here are some links to the same error with different options to fix them if that doesn't work! here and here :)

k, thanks

wow! i rly enjoyed ths game i love the idea of them being unaware of the stalker in their house but slowly but surely deteriorating, i also liked the chase when we were running upstairs from the stalker. However i comend you to keep making games or to work on this project in the future bc it has a lot of potential to be better bc i feel like other things would benefit you like; having other things to do within the game. Having to do the same thing everyday is kind of repetitive, even tho u get worse everyday, its kinda like the only good thing abt it. Another critique try making it more obvious that hes slowly dying, because the red gets worse everyday and hes slower, but you could've showed with many other things, like him stinging the shower, vomitting out blood, maybe struggling down the stairs or tripping down the stairs, or dropping the pills all over the floor. Making it more obvious that he is dying or that he is unwell. It didn't make sense but i did like the computer and the bookcase because it changeed a lot!  Try to addd more to your future games and give it more depth  because it feels redundant.  also the ending doesn't make sense. but i highly encourage you to pick it up but there's only a couple things  you were lacking on. But other than that the game was cool and it had a lot of potential.

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ty for ur feedback! It means a lot! :D

There were some additional things I wanted to such as add random events like the protagonist throwing up, but in all honesty, I had no idea how to have it work how I wanted it to without the character being stuck or having it be mandatory. Collapsing on day six was supposed to be a random event but it just didn't work how I wanted it to, so I made it a cutscene. That doesn't mean I can't figure it out though! I'll be sure to add more random events in my next rpgmaker game :)! I'll definitely be adding more stuff lol 

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aw ty! luckily you don't need to know any kind of coding language to use rpgmaker or i might've never made this game lol

"I stumbled upon this game randomly while searching for something to play, and honestly, it's fantastic! I absolutely adore the pixel art aesthetic and the beepbox-ish music. One minor issue worth mentioning is a bug on the stairs that occasionally causes the protagonist to get stuck when going up. However, despite that, it's still a terrific short game! :)

I'm glad you liked it despite how buggy it can be sometimes lol . I actually made all the music in beepbox :D

That's great! Beepbox it really good. Looking forward to see more stuff from you !

Hey, this is actually great?! I like the art so much, also the idea is interesting. Can't wait for your future projects lol.

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tysm!! I'll try to make better projects! :D

I really like this idea and ngl the blue man seriously gave me the chills. Good game! :)

I'm glad you liked it !!! :D

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its a great game!! mine might be bugged, (spoilers) since after the blue dude kills you(?) and brings you to your room i cant interact with anything and going downstairs repeats the segment from earlier but with him downstairs instead of the entrance. might be doing something wrong or missing something but i really like the artstyle and think it has potential :)

I don't think I've ever seen that happen before when testing it, but I'm sure I'll figure it out! I'm considering making an update to the game anyways since there are some other bugs and stuff I need to fix :D

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 I actually genuinely adore this little game, obviously its nothing groundbreaking but i really like the idea/concept of it,, even if there's not a whole lot to go off of, it kind of gives me a bit of inspiration! and ofc im a huge sucker for the artstyle! it motivated me to check out your channel, and i really enjoyed the animations too :]! i honestly look forward to more coming from you, patiently ofc, ^^ 

I'm so glad you like it!!! I'll try to make more good stuff! :D

holy fuck man .. this was insane ? its SO good omg.. in awe

tysm!! I'm rlly glad u liked it :D

I LOVE YOUR ARTSYLE!! Do you have any tips to draw character's like yours? the balcony frames looked so good except im not that great at anime ;-;

the best advice I can give is to experiment with your art style! my art style is mostly a conglomerate of different art styles I've had :)

hi soap! been following ur stuff for around 2 years now, its amazing to see how far you've gone up until this point! specially with this game. this is great!!!!

aw tysm!! thanks for sticking around, it means a lot ! :D

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I can't find out how to use the controls and I can't tell if it's me or the game and I feel so stupid but can somebody please help tell me the controls :-:

Edit: FOUND THE CONTROLS!

Edit: Nevermind

The controls are WASD to move, enter to interact with things, and esc to go to the menu! Sorry that you had trouble with it ;o;

THIS IS SO COOL!! it might just be a cooincidence, but the balcony reminded me of yume nikki? either way, i love the idea and creepy mushrooms!

Tysm!! I'm glad you liked it! Yume Nikki was a small inspiration for me trying out rpgmaker in the first place! :D

Even tho its very simple, I really like this game and its incredible, that you made this game while learning the engine. also pls tell me their still alive. Its sad to see their state getting worse with each day passing.

Ty!! I don't know if I'll ever get to expanding this story further but know they're still alive! :D

Got absolutely attached to the main character even tho we dont even know their name, i have issues.

I could never really think of a name so you can call them whatever you want! :D

I just got around to playing this and it is amazing, I love the slow changes to the mc day by day. It makes it feel like time is actually passing. 10/10

ty!! :)

This is literally the plot to a lemon demon song

The game was fun, and I enjoyed it a lot. A good piece of horror as well. I can imagine fans doing this in real life and that's quite unsettling. Keep it up.

Tysm! I'm glad you enjoyed it ! :D

10/10 game

hi alio :0

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I had the opportunity to watch Manlybadasshero play this game on youtube this morning, and I really liked it! I find the concept of celebrity bio-material becoming a viable piece of fan merch really intriguing with it's implications. I'm also in the process of learning an rpgmaker engine, so I find that you made this game while learning really inspiring! 

I'm so glad you liked it! I was actually learning to use a newer version of rpgmaker for something else before this but this version was a bit easier for me to wrap my head around at first lol. If you ever make anything using rpgmaker I'd be excited to see it ! :D