Cupid Axis [Released! + walkthrough]
A downloadable game
In Cupid Axis you play as Alyssa, an aspiring fashionista who gets set up on a surprise blind date by her friend Charara. However, when you show up, you find some rude guy with a seriously-don't-want-to-be here attitude and who is way too hard to please.
Nearly every option makes the date start spiralling into the 'no good' zone!
But wait... did time just reset?! It seems like fate is trying to give you a do-over each time so you know the right thing to say! And when you start to get along... hey... this guy is actually kind of cute?!
But... how come you're even being given this chance?
>PLAYER<
Alyssa R. Mancy (24)
As a stylist and aspiring fashionista, you'd think Alyssa would have no problem with confidence... but who can stay that way in front of a guy who frankly makes the date suck? It's her first blind date and if it doesn't go well, her friend claims she'll be alone for the rest of her life. But that can't be true - or can it? She'll just have to do her best or else!
Sage Amarus (25)
The guy you're supposed to be on a blind date with... but he's seriously RUDE! From the moment you enter the restaurant, he won't even bother to look at you. What the heck was your friend thinking by choosing this guy?! Neither of you want to be here it seems, but you need to at least try, right? Except somehow you keep making it go from bad to worse. That's fine... except this guy is witness to the worst possible situation and you'd rather erase that memory than live with it!
Waiter??? ("My age is a mystery best left to the ears of sweet petunias.")
WHO IS THIS GUY?! All you know is he's your waiter on this date, and he's way over-the-top! Cartwheeling, wiggling, spewing inconceivable lines of dialogue... And somehow... you're getting to know him as the march of doom on your date. Watch out!
Features:
1 romanceable character (Sage)!
4 endings
CGs & mini CGs
Loads of character expressions and wild, wild comedy, romance, and secondhand embarrassment disasters. Lots of choices with different results!
*Downloadable walkthrough is attached to the project page as well if desired! <3
This game has been under development for Otome Game Jam! It is now officially... a year and a half later I think, HAHA ;; Ahem. Thank you for waiting! Ah, and the game logo is temporary/concepty, please enjoy the sketches of a sleepy dev. Please follow this page if you're interested in future updates! I'll be adding an opening video as well as a gallery tab in the next update. If you notice any bugs or issues, feel free to let me know!
**** Please check "Credits" in-game for more info! ****
Credits:
Story/Writing, Character Art & CGs (sketch and colours), and coding by:
the-monkey-ninja (Ashley Fairfoot)
Character and CG Lineart and dialogue GUI by:
B.B from LOVExLAB
Background art:
Minikle, Ashley Fairfoot, QQQnoQnoQ
Music:
Eric Matyas, tracks 'Quirky-Choir', 'Pixel-Spy-vs-Spy_Looping', 'Going-Different-Ways_Looping'
Additional Music:
Studio Kanazuki
BEEMYU
Sound Effects:
Additional Sound Effects:
PigmyonStudio
Eric Matyas 'Fotstep_Carpet_Right_2'
Ashley Fairfoot
Script Advisor, beta reader:
Kelly Hendrickse
Beta Tester:
B.B from LOVExLAB
Game Engine:
And with special thanks to my friends and family (especially my mom) for all the support (and nagging to finish the game XD), as well as the first commenters on the page when it was just a concept page! It really lifted my spirits, thank you so much!
If you'd like to donate or tip because you enjoyed the game or want to see more in the future, please feel free to buy me a Ko-Fi! <3 https://ko-fi.com/themonkeyninja
Other than that, comments are really appreciated! I hope you enjoy the game!
This game is brought to you by otome game-maker Teapot Panic! It's our first officially released otome game, and we're looking forward to making way more as well as collaborating with other teams in the future! Keep an eye out for more romance!
If you please, follow us on Twitter for announcements! @TeapotPanic
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Development log
- Game Opening video released!Feb 05, 2024
- WALKTHROUGH released!Oct 19, 2023
- Game RELEASED!!! <3Oct 14, 2023
Comments
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Super funny and cute game! :D
Thank you!! <3 I'm glad you enjoyed it!
LOVELY GAME
Thank you so much!!!
Game opening video released! I'll add this along with the gallery option in the next update. For now, you can watch it here!
I deeply apologize for asking this here - I just didn't know how else to contact you. How is progress going for Fantasia: Momento of Grand Finale?
Hi! Thank you for keeping up to date with the Fantasia series! For the moment the team is assisting in the Fantasia: Realm of Thanos Remake so progress has been slow on Fantasia: Memento of Grand Finale. However, we've just finalized redesigns for the bulk of the cast (for MOGF) and are in R&D at the moment to potentially implement Live2D for the project. I'll post to Twitter once we have more updates on the series. As for the RoT remake, you can follow azureXtwilight on Twitter as she updates on that (a demo should be out for next year's otome jam)!
Thank you very much! I am so grateful to you for continuing the series. ^_^ \(^O^)/
I cant get it to install :(
Oh no! Could you tell me what system OS you use? Mac? Windows? I realise I didn't upload a Linux version so if you are Linux please let me know and I'll upload one! It shouldn't need to install, once you download the .zip file, extract (or drag) the folder inside the .zip into your games folder or Documents (or somewhere on your C drive) and then when you click into that extracted folder you can double-click on the .exe icon with the little character/person symbol and it should play! But let me know if you still have issues or what the error message is and I'll try help. Thank you for downloading my game! <3
When i click the download for PC this pops up but nothing is there to install. the install bar is simply empty. Can this not be installed through the itch desktop app?
Ah, I wasn't aware there was a desktop app version of itchio. I would search for Cupid Axis in the desktop browser version (Google, Firefox, Bing, etc) and download from there. If you click it then it will automatically download on the browser version. Since there are no files to install (you can just play directly from the folder once downloaded), that might be why it is having that error on the desktop app! I hope this helps, but if you still have issues even with the browser version, I will see if I can upload to an alternate location and link it on the page 🍀
Okie dokie :) thank you for the swift reply!
This game was so well done!! Can't wait for anything else you plan on adding. What a wild and entertaining ride.
Thank you so much!!! <3 I'm really glad you enjoyed it and thank you for saying so! <3
Edit: I just saw your review of the game too - thank you so so much ;-; I'm really happy you enjoyed the story and comedy so much, and all the different choices! Thank you for playing and getting all the endings, and I'm also really glad you enjoyed the characters! <3
I loved the game especially the comedy side of it (How to not relate to Alyssa at the end T-T), I did actually love Sage's character development and would also love to see Dolce's and Waiter's routes !! But I do feel stuck as I don't really know how to get the best ending (I got 2 out of 4 so far even though I tried a lot of choices) so would it be fine to request a walkthrough please ?
Ahhh thank you so much!!! <3 You are my second comment since release btw, I'm so happy to receive it! X3 I'm really glad you loved Sage's development over the course of the game, and happy to hear you'd love to see Dolce and Waiter's! I'll definitely work on them or add them to future games!
Oh yes, no problem! I'll write up the walkthrough tonight and upload it in a few hours! Check back here a bit later and it'll be up!
Edit: The walkthrough is now available for download! <3
Thank you so much for the reply !!! I found out I had one-two answers that lead me to the normal ending, and how much I loved the best ending it was so chaotic xD. But I wasn't ready for the twist at the end which made me want to know more T-T
I will wait and support your future games (or projects) so good luck with them and thanks again for this game !!
Ahh, I'm glad the walkthrough helped and I'm so glad you loved the best ending! XD <3 Hehe, I'm glad you liked the twist too, I plan to make more stories to expand on it!
Thank you so much!! X3 and thank you so much for playing and for looking forward to more, I really appreciate it! <3
Congrats for the release!!!! I managed to get all of the endings! Sage is the type where you need to spend a lot of time before getting to like him, but I like the slow burn and the twist at the end! Looking forward to see more from you!
Thank you so much! X3 <3 I'm glad you liked him in the end and the twist! He's definitely meant to be off-putting at the start but be someone you like later, so it's a relief to know that worked out. Hehe, and I remember you mentioned you liked the waiter during beta which I'm thankful for XD I'll do my best to make more! X3
I didn't notice >3< I was actually thinking if by any chance that mysterious waiter can be a LI lmaoooo. I was hooked by the art tho. Patiently waiting for the full vers <3
LOLOL I have had a lot of fun with him in the game so he'll definitely be an LI in a future game or spin-off! Or if I expand this one to have more LIs haha. For the game as is now though, only Sage is the LI, sorry! I hope you will still like both of them <3 I'm just finishing up the coding and then the game will be released, hope you will enjoy!
Edit: Also thank you so much for the comment about the art, it means a lot!! X3
That was a wonderful news ✧\(>o<)ﾉ✧ I'll be waiting for it hehehe
Thank you! <3 The game is finally released hehe, so you can play it! I hope you enjoy it and thank you for your support! X3
I'm looking forward for the game!
I loved the LI, Waiter look dangerous, and Sage tsundere.
Thank you so much! Hehe, you'll find out all about them once the game is out~ I hope you'll enjoy it! X3
Edit: The game is released, I hope you enjoy! <3
I shall lurk here and patiently wait. 0w0
Thank you XD and thank you for helping with the lineart!!! <3