
She Was Swallowed By The Sun
A downloadable atonement for Windows, macOS, and Linux
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Grief, death, and hate fill your veins. Let your girlfriend exsanguinate you.
Two girls, fulfilling their lives' work, and headed for the end. Witness as the burgeoning violence of fascism drives One and Anhedonia to the absolute breaking point.
Kinetic Visual Novel - There is only one way that this ends.
Adult Content - All sex scenes contain blood.
By Freaks, For Freaks - Many content warnings, detailed in the main menu.
30k words.
Programming, Writing, Background Art by Snek
Character Art & CGs by Blood Machine
Original Music by CØL and red_kino
(Detailed credits + song names also in the main menu)
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (14 total ratings) |
Author | Snek RK |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Made with | Godot |
Tags | Adult, body-horror, Female Protagonist, futanari, Gore, Kinetic Novel, Lesbian, NSFW, Transgender, Yuri |
Average session | A few hours |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen |
Accessibility | One button |
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she_was_swallowed_by_the_sun-1.0.2-win.zip 360 MB
she_was_swallowed_by_the_sun_1-0-2-linux.zip 354 MB
she_was_swallowed_by_the_sun_1-0-2.zip 382 MB
swsbts-artist-statement.pdf 50 MB
Development log
- Version 1.0.2 is out now!87 days ago
- Version 1.0.1 is out now!98 days ago
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I haven't played this game, nor do I plan to to be entirely honest. I don't think I'll ever be emotionally prepared enough to face this. It clearly is a masterpiece based on the comments, art available just on this page, and even the mere concept has me slightly giddy.
Congratulations on the story.
Although I know I would be unable to really get past the cannibalism and gore, and as a result don't plan on playing it like I said earlier, you have earned a follow for the mere entry of this VN. I hope to you continue creating VNs, and that maybe one in the future will a bit less graphic in terms of blood so that I can more fully appreciate it.
You have no idea how many times I've gone through itch.io, Sorted down the tags to Adult, Yuri, and Visual Novel, found She Was Swallowed by the Sun, thought about trying the game, then ultimately deciding it wasn't for me due to the horror and gore elements. I know it's something special, but I know myself to be kinda squeamish.
I know I'm rambling, but I just can't express it enough that I can tell I'm missing out on something, something powerful, so I struggle to stop writing about that. I want to experience this, but I'm too scared. This comment is a testament to my indecision, and is further a testament to the pull this game has on my heart WITHOUT EVEN DOWNLOADING IT.
I guess I've gotta stop somewhere... so I'll leave it at this. Snek, you've caught my attention. I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for more from you, and wish you the best.
- Phoenix
Welp, time to do what I should've before writing that comment - Check out your other games. There's gotta be at least one I'll like and be comfortable with, right?
Hi Pheonix! Thank you so much for your comment. The pedigree of "vn with so much aura it gets several paragraphs on vibes alone" is one I am honored to receive from you hehe
As for my other games, When The Sea Received The Sky shares many themes with this one, but is way tamer in presentation and doesn't include blood or gore outside of a bit of text. So I'd probably recommend you that one the most? But please feel free to look around nya, there's many quirky things on my profile hdfbghjdf
Currently playing Onyx Heart, and loving it. You'll see a comment there later! I'll look at When The Sea Received The Sky after I finish playing it (I'll likely do multiple playthroughs).
I really enjoyed this game. The world building was very interesting. The idea of building shrines out of drug objects, calling the sun. Very interesting. I enjoy the characters as well. Reading through, I wasn't sure if the story would follow through with One's death and the eventual suncalling. I'm very glad it did. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for commenting <3 it's cool hearing your thoughts as you're such a talented writer yourself :3
Oh my, thank you for the kind words and best of luck in future endeavours.
Me & my girlfriend decided to read through this together (I voiced One, she voiced Anhedonia), spending about 2 hours a night over the last week playing through. This was the greatest experience of my life, and I'm not exaggerating. Every little part of this game was targeted at us, and that made the story hit so fucking hard, especially at the end.
This game is a work of art. It's the most real feeling relationship I've seen, Anhedonia is the best written trans character of all time; her and One's dynamic is so heart-warming despite everything, and when it all breaks, I've never had a piece of fiction destroy me like it.
Also the sex is hot, and really well written. (I've had experience being mutilated by a hot t-girl so I loved it)
What the fucking hell. That is insane and delightful and I am so so sooooo glad and happy to hear the game could resonate with your and your girlfriend so much
(≧∀≦)ゞI feel indescribably honored that my visual novel could be such a personal and resonant journey for you. if I could give you a hug I would
WAIT I JUST SAW YOUR PFP IS NOW A SCREENSHOT OF ONE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
This is awesome, thank you so much for your comment <3
You may have also inspired me to work on something for the yuri game jam this year... no promises though (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)
yes yes absolutely no pressure
tho I would be delighted to read something you made hehe :3
im horrible at writing comments but this is one of the novels that really stuck with me <3 the story writing and soundtrack are so damn good, along with the art as well!! ty for this masterpiece
ty for playing and writing your comment <3<3<3<3
Magnificent, in both senses of the word. I don't particularly find guro arousing (more of a blunt force gal myself), I pay immense respect to how you wrote these scenes. When the thing (not going to spoil) happened to Anhedonia I almost cried. The clericants were hateable and terrifying at the same time. The ending did really hurt, but there really was no other way the story could conclude. The thing that struck me the most was how both characters were able to push through their pain. It sounds unimaginable, but somehow they succeeded. I'm glad they did.
Thank you so so much for your comment, it brings boundless warmth to my heart <3
(also hell yes we love blunt force :3)
God. It hurts!!! Augh!!!
That was fucking amazing. Your writing is devastating and cute and funny and gutwrenching. The art is amazing and the selection of music is wonderful.
<3
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we are truly living in a new age of english-language shortform guro hallelujah!!
may guro bless your every step <3<3<3
I absolutely adored this VN, the writing is immaculate and I was gripped from the very start - I also loved the chemistry between Anhedonia and One (even when they got freaky) and I felt like I empathised deeply with the struggles they went through.
The music and artwork is stellar and beautifully tied everything together, especially during the heavily emotional scenes, which made it all that more impactful.
Thank you for this wonderful experience!!
Thank you so much for your kind words, I'm glad it hooked you in hehe
Ur art style is just so damn good! I loved this <3
I've been playing this game in short bursts whenever I had the time, during work breaks or after dinner, for the past few days and every time I sat down to do it I was so excited. I already knew I'd enjoy this considering your entry for the previous yuri game jam was one of my favorites. And treading similar ground of self-sacrifice and unfathomable acts of love, which is a theme that definitely doesn't get explored enough, at least not like this.
First off, I thought the length served the story well. You're really good at telling tales like these in short bursts, in little scenes, and it's a way of writing I'm very particular to, it's one of my favorites. And you use it so well. There are so many scenes in this, so many of them full of fear and melancholy, some full of grief, and a couple full of a gut-churning horror that was the hardest part to get through, but worth it. But anyway, the amount of time I spent with these characters made the ending hurt so bad, which I'm sure was intentional so great work.
Especially the sex scenes, which were fantastic and probably more vital than any other kind in the game.
I also adore the way you portray self-sacrifice in this and your other works. I feel like in these types of games there's usually a lack of... idk, angry, spiteful positivism? There's usually well-earned pain and apathy and anger, but I like it when you have characters who do something about it. As someone from a place full of stories like this one, stories where people gave up not only themselves but everything they loved to deal a near-killing blow on fascism and on the state, this feels so refreshing.
Because that's often how it is in reality. Self-sacrifice often isn't this off-the-cuff heroic moment of bravery, it's sitting down and eating and fucking and doing everything with the people you love, while all of you know full well that the good you're attempting to do might (or will) kill you. And needing to find peace in that, because the goal is more important, and all you can do is believe that your love will endure after you're gone.
There were many stand-out scenes in this. Anhedonia visiting the lake where they had that date, One's death in her arms, the little bursts of black as time flew while Anhedonia was deep in her grief... It's all so good. This is so well-made, I really admire it.
And of course, I can't not praise blood's art and the whole messy, jpeg artifact-y art direction of this, which is really inspired.
You wrote something so good, something that shows your growth as a writer IMO, and I'm so glad I got to read it. I can't wait to read your other submission for this jam tomorrow.
I did not manage to calmly sit down for like 5 solid minutes after reading your comment. Oh my god am I giddy and excited about your words dfkjghdfjhdfk
It's impossible to express my gratitude for your comment enough besides going FUCK YES SGSJGHFGBSHBJ at every single one of your paragraphs. I am delighted to hear that this spiteful optimism touched you, that the ending hurt, that the scenes coalesced into a worthwhile collage, that the work Blood put into it tied it all together, and that it just coaxed such loving musings from you.
I also thank you - from the bottom of my heart - for saying I grew as a writer. Especially following up on my previous year's entry, I was a bit intimidated. It was a more succint (and probably because of that more accessible) story that already got many positive comments, and was the first of its kind in my body of work. This one ventures into similar themes but with like 10 times the scope, so I was afraid of losing focus in my writing. But evidently, I did succeed and that makes me feel so fucking rad <3 Thank yooouu <3<3<3<3
Aww thank you for your kind words <3<3 I'm glad you enjoyed it!
The interrogation song is Go then, there are other worlds than these by ROZKOL
so beautiful and painful. i loved it.
Thank you for the kind words <3<3<3