They Once Had Names
Long ago we called them "kaiju."
Now they’re just meat.
They Once Had Names is a short toxic yuri VN about being used and having sex in stomach acid.
18+ / 2k words. / Over 80 CGs.
Content Warnings
Contains blood, claustrophobia, nudity and sex, gore, dehumanizing rhetoric, possible body-horror.
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This was really good, the ending line drawing it all back in was really poignant. I'd love to learn more about this world, the snippets we do get are really neat. The art is great and really fits the aesthetic!
Really neat short little game! I loved the parallels drawn between the kaiju and the protagonist, both reduced to nameless meat to be used. Really interesting snippets of worldbuilding getting interwoven in ways that serve the narrative of "women having emotionally and literally unhealthy sex", which I'm always a fan of!
Thank you for your kind words! It means a lot! <3
Love the worldbuilding and the atmosphere of the game! This is the kind of thing that makes me want to write in other people's settings ;p
Was excited for a more messed up ending but I like how it turned out anyway. Gj!
Wow thank you! I never thought people would ever want to write in a setting I’ve made, that’s really flattering lol. If you do make something, I’d love to see what you do with it!
Yeah, I’m still a bit of a softie in some ways lol, sorry to disappoint in that regard.
whoaaa i super enjoyed the amount of world-building and atmosphere in such a small amount of time. really fun read!! :)
Thank you so much for playing! <3
Very short but it was really cool, I'm particularly in love with the setting.
It kinda reminds me of a book about exploring a giant human body that I had when I was a kid.
Thank you! Yeah it was fun to try and make it both sexy and gross at the same time lol
This game is amazing!!! The characters are really wonderful, and the world is utterly fascinating. I think it's good that not everything is explained, but we get just enough details that the rest is left up to imagination.
The scenes inside the kaiju also reminded me a lot of Mystery Flesh Pit with the aphrodisiac pools and working as a meat cutter.
Keep up the good work! This is the first submission from the jam I've played, and it's left a hell of an impression.
OMG yeah Mystery Flesh Pit (and the first episode of Kaiju No. 8) were the biggest inspirations for the setting for sure!! I actually had more exposition planned like how the kaiju meat is only eaten by the lower class because it turns your off-spring into half-beasts, but I couldn’t find an easy way to add it in without it feeling forced.
All of the jam submissions that I’ve played are so amazing, you’re in for a wild ride lol
what if we held hands in the sauce JUST KIDDING........unless
this was so good. I've just been sitting here listening to the bgm and thinking about being meat and what I'd be willing to give up so a hot girl can consume me...
Thank you so much for playing!
WangleLine’s music is so special to me, it fills my brain up and quiets the noises that echo around in there lol
The epiphany I had as it all came to a close with that final sentence. Superb.
I’m so happy that the ending worked for you! <3
so so so so so good... the short length left me wanting more but what's here is great. all of the shots of the world are so evocative and mysterious, and Jules is so cute. loved it
Thank you so much starbage! T^T
At first I thought maybe they accidentally get trapped or eaten by a monster, and they fell in love with each other but eventually they'll die. But after I played this, to be honest, this is really a masterpiece. I really like your story, and thank you so much for a game that neither of these two died. Seriously, I've played a lot of games like this, but only yours get me sign up for an account on itch.io and write my very first comment. In short, I love it.
I’m so touched T^T I’m so glad that you liked it so much!!!
I enjoyed this a lot
Thank you for playing! <3
Really impressive use of colors and composition. Based meat enjoyers rise up
Thank you! I struggled so hard with the colors lol. I’m so glad you liked it!
Almost thought they'd fuck until they both dissolved in the acid and died, or at least until Jules did.
Cute, pretty fucked up, love it.
Hah! Yeah I guess I’m not that cruel of a writer yet lol
Thanks for playing!