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イマジナリーバッドフレンド

A short visual novel game in which a boy named Shiomi suddenly appears one day, and the protagonist, who recognizes him as an imaginary friend, converses with him to find out what happened between them.

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December 21, 2025
224 days ago
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summary
One day, a boy named “Shiomi” suddenly appears and the main character recognizes him as an imaginary friend that only he can see.
Shiomi is kind to him, preparing games and feeding him cake, but he is also somewhat suspicious, for example, he stops him from going out of the room. ......
This is a short visual novel game of about 30 minutes in which you play and talk with Shiomi and find out what happened to the main character.
game system
The game progresses by reading a conversation with Shiomi and choosing one of two options that occasionally appear during the conversation.
There are two endings.
Please see how the two of you end up together.
※Contains depictions of bloodshed.
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BGM:イワシロ音楽素材

SE:無料効果音で遊ぼう!

Font:せのびゴシック MODI工場(モーディーコウジョウ)