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Stretch

"For those of you who don't have a single novel you want to read." A novel game from "those days" that nobody knows about, presented with full CG (800 images generated by KlingAI) + ambient(300 materials).

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Shoichi Kirishima
Publisher
Shoichi Kirishima
Release
June 16, 2025
1 year and 46 days ago
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About the Game

For those who’ve never found a novel worth reading.

A visual novel about disconnected youth drifting through the edges of society —
an atmospheric journey wrapped in the quiet air of “those days that never quite happened.”

Unlike typical visual novels, every scene is presented as a full illustration,
with no background music — only ambient sounds and effects carry the story forward.

The experience closes with an original ending theme,
"After School That Couldn’t Become a Constellation", sung by 14 characters using Vocaloid technology.

There are no branching routes — just a single linear story.
Choices, where they appear, are light-hearted detours that don't affect the ending.

You’re free to pause, revisit, or walk away. This is a story that respects your pace.

I will send a bonus file to anyone who reviews.

🛠 Special Edition Bonus Content:

  • 3 desktop wallpapers

  • 100-image bonus CG collection

  • MP3 + extras for the ending theme song "After School That Couldn’t Become a Constellation"

Note: Some bonus files are password-protected.
Please right-click the ZIP file and select “Extract All” to avoid repeated password prompts.

This is the Special Edition with bonus content.
A Standard Edition (without bonuses) is also available separately.

  • ~800 full-scene illustrations (generated via KlingAI)

  • Choices are non-branching, optional side content only

  • ~300 ambient and sound effect files, no BGM

  • Ending theme performed by 14 characters using Voisona

  • Estimated playtime: ~10 hours

Created with:

  • Ren’Py (Engine)

  • KlingAI (Visuals)

  • Voisona (Voice synthesis)

  • Cakewalk by BandLab (Music)

  • Developer: Shoichi Kirishima

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