
It gets so lonely here
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
Trigger warning
This VN does not feature any explicit textual or graphical depictions of blood or gore. It does, however, mention these topics:- drowning
- being buried alive
- cannibalism
- bullying
- veiled mentions of homophobia
Which might upset people. Reader discretion is advised.
Available in English, Deutsch, Français, Español, Português (Brasil), 简体中文, Русский, and Українська.

You are running through a forest.
It is late at night and the sky is as black as pitch.
The trees which surround you, jutting out of the earth like eerie monuments to a foreign god, are blotting out most of the moonlight.
You do not know where you are going.
You have no map; no route; no plan.
You have no desire, as you run, save to escape.
You cannot let yourself be caught.
All you can do is run, on and on and on...
But, despite all of your hard work, your best efforts will, invariably, be in vain. It’s already too late for you. After all...
You’ll never be able to escape from me.
- About 50k words of text (approx 2-3 hours of reading)
- A branching story with several choices
- 800x600 resolution for that old-timey aesthetic
- Custom character artwork
- A custom soundtrack which comes bundled with the VN
- Three(?) pretty girls who will love you to death
- Three exciting ways to die!!!
- An archly amused narrator who berates you for your poor life decisions
- Cannibalism ♥
Writing & programming: ebi-hime
Character art: Mossinasi
GUI: Elduator
Background art: Various creative commons resources found on Flickr
Music: yuzuki
German translation: Saryana
French translation: Hugo Lorenzini and Shozutko
Spanish translation: Riunn
Brazilian Portuguese translation: Fepulo
Chinese translation: Yuri Atelier
Russian translation: Mikhail "KornyPony" Burov-Kosolapin
Ukrainian translation: vrsstk
Ukrainian editor: Lacki23
It gets so lonely here has an official sequel, which you can read for free here!
Updated | 6 days ago |
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android |
Rating | Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars (510 total ratings) |
Author | ebi-hime |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Tags | Anime, Creepy, Female Protagonist, Horror, Lesbian, LGBT, Multiple Endings, Romance, yandere, Yuri |
Average session | A few hours |
Languages | German, English, Spanish; Latin America, French, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified) |
Links | Steam |
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Development log
- Gothic romance yuri VN Cage of Roses has been released!6 days ago
- The end of an obsession has been released!Oct 31, 2024
- New project coming soon \o/Oct 28, 2024
- Small updateOct 11, 2024
- French translation addedSep 19, 2024
- Brazilian Portuguese translation addedMay 28, 2024
- Simplified Chinese translation addedMar 22, 2024
- Ukrainian translation addedNov 02, 2023
Comments
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Sorry, but is there an auto-play text function in the game? I couldn't find it 😔 I have carpal tunnel syndrome, so it's hard for me to press the button to switch text. I really like the art style and the plot of the game, it looks amazing! Sorry for bothering you, I'll be very happy to answer. (And sorry for the mistakes, I'm bad at English)
oh i already found the answer to my question
If I'm not mistaken one of the music sources is the theme for Castle In The Sky?
The music was all composed originally for this game. No pre-existing tracks were used or remixed.
crazy.
I was crazy once.
they locked me in a room
NOOOOO THE GRAVEDIGGER GIRL WAS SO SWEEET, I WANTED HER SO BADLY
Ainda não joguei mas só por que tem "yandere" e "canibalismo" eu já sei que vai ser perfeito.
Dois tópicos que amo no mesmo jogo? NOSSA QUE DEMAIS!!!!
THE GRAVEDIGGER LADY STOLE IT FOR MEEE WHYYY SHALT YOU DO THISSS
but in all honesty the writing is so damn beautiful every single inch of this game was made with love and.. cannibalism
if i told you I thought this was a soft hearted yuri game because i just put the lesbian tag and downloaded this without reading the desc then that would be true
out of all the characters in the game the gravedigger lady was the one that rang my bell yes of course they were all not trustworthy but the two characters relating to eachother and THE DAMN HUG SCENE??? RUINED ME
though at the end of the game i wondered what happened to the girl on why she was being chased
10/10 GOOD DOOMED YURI WILL CRY ABOUT IT
do a second playthrough!! u will see why shes running. also u can go do a third playthrough but itll make you lose all your data :D
Jaw dropping experience oh my god???
10/10
amazing!
ITS NOT FAIR 😭😭😭
Amazing story and artwork!! I even shed a tear or two
i am balling my eyes out.. to everyone who played the 3 routes. make sure to look at the gallery and that huge text!!! super important
Simply perfect!!
Such a fantastic VN!Loved every character I met, even if they never felt the same way about me ;c
Amazing stories and artwork! Ther gravedigger is my favorite, both her character design and ending<3 You`re amazing that can make these stories:) Thank you
一个带有窒息的爱的故事🥰因为爱你要吞下你埋葬你溺毙你,永远永远在一起☺️☺️☺️🥲
这不比日本厂商的GalGame好玩,我已经通宵玩了😭
👁都是死,没有活下来的
👍👍👍国人好评
🌝👍
Um ótimo jogo, com bons finais e uma boa musica e arte.
^spoilers (kinda)^
genuinely only made an account to comment on this, i dont know what to say. this was genuinely one of the best things i've played/read/whatever. i enjoyed the development of each character, so much im pretty sure i shed a tear once or twice. the music was incredible and the ending (give up) was also incredible, and something i dont think i expected. a work of art truly, i also remember trusting the gravedigger so blindly 😭. seeing how all of the characters develop with their own stories and stuff was really interesting, and to see how your fate ended up as it was, different each time was amazing.
The betrayal I felt from this game was deep, and the anticipation of
deathI knew was coming but I was still hoping it wouldn't in the third road choice because I was falling in love with that character was intense. Also the vibes are awsomedoomed yuri.Can I ask for a Turkish translation? Please!!!!! :,C
If somebody volunteers to translate the game into Turkish then I will add the translation, but I'm not going to actively look for people to translate the game myself.
Love this game, i finally stumble upon a yuri yandere. I got the concept of the game without reading the notes & i have to admit, every detail of the dialogue are giving life form of the game besides the art & design. The music was also incredible, i love listening to the mermaid's singing.
(spoilers ahead.)
"Drowned, buried & consumed by my love." - Witch
Love how every time I was like awww they are so cute together something bad happened. Very cool. 10/10 game. Women are awesome! :3
The emotions of knowing something bad WILL happen but not exactly how (except for
mermaidthat one was obvious) after you get the first end of a road once while you fall in love with the character .RIGHT?! So good! I love it!
My phone won't let me install it:( I'm sure it's a great game tho! :D
great game i loved it :3
(spoilers ahead)
Alright. I have finally finished it and... Oh geez, I would never suspect that I would get so much involved into this game. (also, sorry if I will write something that you couldn't read. Not from any english speaking country, so yk haha.)
When I downloaded this game I didn't have much expectations and thought that it will be one of these games that I will just fulfill another nights with and I was SO WRONG.
I got really deep into the story and (what is rare to me) into the notes, and I did good with both. The story is fantastic. At the beggining it was kinda weird to me that the only choices were paths that Rosette could run, but I think for the story itself it turned out good. Music was really good to listen and hell... story after the "first run", or I should say 'ending' after first run was kind of a shock. Like, the fact that MC spoke and stood for herself.
Overall I'm very happy that I played this gem and sequel is propabbly the next thing I will play.
Oh, and btw. it is a pleasure to play the game of another Higurashi fan! (Although I never watched Gou. Heard that it was... not too good :D)
Thanks to anyone who read it and big thanks to the creator and artist! Arts were really cool too and now I remembered I didn't say anything about them :)
Oh, and sorry for such a long comment, but I think some people like them long, especially creators? It is still support ig ^u^
I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS AND ALL THE SCENES
Я увидел хороший конец. Там нас ведема отпускает, а я думал что там все будет печальные концовки
meu deus amei muito
I loved playing this game, I did all the endings! And honestly? It was one of the best visual novels I've ever played ;)
WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?!?!????? WHY IS IT SO SAD?????
Nevertheless, I loved the game.
As much as I loved the mermaid, I think the gravedigger's story had the most impact on me. I can't believe it, they need to get a happy ending for themselves... Loved the little household dynamics they had!
Omg so cool!!! I hope that the end of the obsession will also be able in Ukrainian, good luck!!!!!!!!
Very beautiful game!! The writing style reminds me a lot of Hans Christian Andersen fairytales.
太厉害了.....
我天。。。真的好牛。。。。。
Spoiler warning!!
This game felt amazing actually. The story is very interesting , the way how every story was written feels so natural, that each time when i went to different path (even though i already knew that each story is going to end up in main Heroin's death) i thought that nothing is going to happen, it's just going to be an escape of Rosette from cruel reality, but no :( .
It feels like 2 different games, where in the first one everything is sweet and everypne is happy but then there comes the moment of death which is written quite well, so it's actually making me feel uneasy from the pain and sufferings that Rosette is going through before dying.
The way that the witch is being left alone in "true" ending, where Rosette had enough of games with her, feels quite special to me, so it was very emotional and me sympathize to the witch. Also, the concept of the story reminds me heavily of "Do Not Take This Cat Home" and i enjoyed this game a lot. It also felt neat to read Author's notes. It just feels like i'm listening to Author actually speaking with me, rather than reading a note, so that's a small part that felt like a pleasant bonus :> .
In the end, i would say that the game is incredible, the music is great, and each person has their own themes, the arts look so well and beautiful, and the writing feels like reading a good book, made by skilled Writer. i wish to Developer to have a lot of inspiration in the future, and to enjoy making games even more! ❤
I LOVED THE WHOLE GAME IT WAS SOOO GOOD AND HAD ME INVESTED AND QUESTIONING EVERYTHING
I...I thought the gravedigger was nice :'(
SUCH A GOOD GAME PLS MAKE A GOOD ENDING
bro casualy gave me a spoiler
tys to the developers of this game for giving me depression after being buried by that crazy gravedigger 😭👍