Spadille - Ace of Spades

"I've never had a crush,
so I summoned an incubus instead."

This game was made for the O2A2 Jam 2024!

You can play it in browser, but sometimes the graphics show up pixelated for a second. Idk. I'm not an expert here. But recommend you download it if you can!

Features:

  • gender neutral MC
  • 2 endings
  • vague discussions of sexuality
  • 1000 words
  • an incubus

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Art, Writing, Coding:

xiruo

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Content Warnings:

  • Despite how it looks, this is safe for work okay
  • He says "sex" once !?

If you spot any bugs, let me know down in the comments or DM me @no_xiruo on twitter :P

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"F"AQ (probably read this after finishing the game)
"Is MC aromantic asexual?"
-- Yes. (Duh.)
-- They are deep in denial, but slowly figuring it out.
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"What is the sexuality of the incubus?"
-- He is also aroace.
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"But the incubus is an incubus???"
-- Yes. You can be aroace and have sex. :thumbs_up:
-- Because there's no sexual/romantic ATTRACTION.
-- Libido does not go away, it still exists.
-- Um. If you're still confused you should go ask google.
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"Why not name drop 'aromantic asexual' in the game?"
-- Because when I did, I cringed-
-- But actually, yeah. Using buzz words makes my writing feel
preachy. Like I'm talking down to the player. I don't like that.
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"Why ace of spades?"
-- Playing cards are a Cool Ace Thing in some parts of the community.
-- Ace of spaces is commonly used for aromantic asexual.
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"Does the incubus have a name?"
-- No. Feel free to come up with one for him yourself.
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Mr. Incubus does say "we won't see each other again",
the man is just too closed off. But eventually he realizes
the mutual understanding that he has with Jean and I think he'll
become more friendly. :P
I wanted to write this...
BUT I ONLY HAD 1000 WORDS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
.
So here's a bonus sketch instead. Thank you for playing my game.

StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, HTML5
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Authorxiruo
GenreVisual Novel
Tagsaromantic, asexual, incubus, o2a2, Short

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Spadille-1.1-mac.zip 39 MB
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Thank you. This was such a soothing game to play and was very validating.

Thank you for playing <3 I'm happy it can help :>

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Screaming sobbing throwing up my mind has been read this was amazing

SLKFGJS Thank you, I'm glad. :>

It's always good knowing you're not alone lmao

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🤍ALL ENDINGS🖤

Thank you for playing my game! :>

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I absolutely adore this, the main character is very relatable and their awkwardness is really cute hehe the incubus is cute too! I really like how you write the mc's curiosity and confusion, the ending is really nice too! Plus i love the bonus sketch <3 the presentation is very nice, you did a great job with the GUI! Really amazing work!!

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AHH Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

I've been worrying about whether or not the 1000 word limit was enough to convey what I want to say HAHA, so I'm happy that you liked it :>>

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Aww this was unexpectedly sweet (and I really do love demon summonings not going as expected)! Thank you so much for sharing this story with us; while I don't see many that discuss asexuality, or perhaps how romance is seen by many in society, that makes it all the more unique and special ♥ Fantastic work!!

Thank you!!! I feel like the idea of "aroace summons an incubus/succubus" has been thrown around a little in the community but I never saw anything actually written with that topic in mind? (Or maybe I'm bad at looking lmao)

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Really enjoyed this, although I do have a soft spot for stories that involve summoning a demon not going as expected lol. 

The writing was really fun and natural and the message of just accepting yourself was really nice to hear! Got both endings and I'm glad I got to see how each choice panned out! Great game and great job!

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;;7;; <3

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Great entry! I really enjoyed reading this one and hearing more on underrepresented aroace characters is always very cool! Thanks for making it!
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Aw, thanks for playing my game man!

I liked the talk you had at the end about labels. Originally I wrote a whole thing about basically what you said, not choosing labels too early or like, not letting a self chosen label confine you but actually name dropping any actual label in the game felt wrong so I scrapped it. Also because 1000 word limit, AAAAAAA

But yeah, thank you!! :>

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Haha I ranted a bit on the topic but I'm glad I didn't offend ya! Also I think not putting it directly in was a great choice even if you had to LOL. Thanks for watching tho much appreciated!

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It was pretty short, but I liked it! 

Thank you! :>>

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Thoroughly enjoyed this and really connected to the sentiments being expressed in the story! I especially enjoyed the cheeky but wise incubus. Amazing!

Midi... ;;7;; Thank youuuu