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Yuika My Bestie

Experience a pastel-toned emotional journey in Yuika My Bestie, a short visual novel you can complete in under 15 minutes per playthrough. With 5 unique endings and heartfelt choices, it takes just 30–40 minutes to explore every path of this soft, late-night cry.

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June 29, 2025
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About the Game

You don’t get to choose when heartbreak happens.

But you do get to choose what you do with it.

Yuika just got out of a relationship. Her world feels like it’s crumbling, and tonight, all she wants is someone to listen.

That someone is her best friend—you.

Through a quiet, emotional conversation, you’ll help Yuika process the pieces of a relationship that didn’t go the way she hoped.

You’ll choose how to respond. You’ll interpret what she needs.

You’ll guide her not just through the night, but through the questions she’s too scared to ask alone.

There will be crying.

There will be vulnerability.

There will be moments that hit a little too close to home.

This is a visual novel for when you need a good cry.

If you’re looking for emotional scenes, late-night heart-to-hearts, and soft moments that stay with you—this is it.

Yuika My Bestie is a short and emotional nakige—a “crying game” visual novel designed to stir your heart gently, one choice at a time.

Each path reveals a different version of healing. Some are quiet. Some are painful. Some are just enough.

There are no wrong answers.

Only different ways to care.

This is a short and long story.

Of heartbreak. Of closeness. Of being seen.

It takes place in one night.

And maybe it stays with you forever.

GAME FEATURES:

  • 3,000+ words of fully written, emotionally-driven dialogue

  • 5 unique endings, based on the choices you make

  • 1 expressive sprite: the main character, Yuika

  • 5 subtle animations reflecting mood shifts and emotional beats

  • 1 CG/background that changes meaning the longer you stare at it

  • Complete a single playthrough in under 15 minutes

  • 30–40 minutes to uncover all branching paths and endings

Just one night. Just one best friend. Just enough to break your heart a little.