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Finally, a vacation away from college, time away from dreadful assignments and tedious reports. On your way back home, you were looking forward to lounging in your room, forgetting all about your worries, but...

... What do you mean your car stopped working in the middle of nowhere?!

As a nice sheriff escorts you to a place to stay, you end up in the quaint town of Brine Bay— your temporary refuge of two weeks, as you find yourself entangled with seven interesting men. All with their own knots to untie. Oh well, since it's still a vacation, might as well make the most of it. You never know just what this town has in store for you!

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  • Over 110,000 words in the demo.
  • 7 Love Interests, all with their own unique backstories.
  • An Interactable Exploration Map that you can use to travel around Brine Bay.
  • MC Customisation for both Appearance and Pronouns.
  • Room Customisation during your stay at Coral Inn.
  • Partial Voice Acting.
  • A Phone System you can use to scroll through Social Media, text and call your Love Interests.
  • Four Days from the first week of the game in the demo.

In this quaint little beach town, there isn’t a single person that doesn’t know who the sheriff is. At first glance, Jean’s scars and built body might make one wary, but beneath all that is a kind and caring man who wants nothing more than to protect his beloved hometown and its citizens.

Having grown up in Brine Bay during rougher, more dangerous times, his wish is to preserve the peace. Despite his usually calm and collected nature he maintains for his role, Jean secretly has a playful, competitive side that shows itself whenever he lowers his guard.

He tends to work himself a bit too much, so there are times where he spaces out, looking at the sea with an air of melancholy, or longing for something…

At first glance, Kai gives all the impression of a confident Casanova that’s ready to sweep you off your feet and to your first appointment with a tattoo artist and only the tattoo part is true.

Easygoing, prone to flirting but lacking the wit for clever wordplay, Kai is a mechanic at his family's garage. Though, his whims and friends seem to take him to just about everywhere except there, which might be a problem considering you're counting on him to get out of Brine Bay.

It doesn't seem to be laziness, but ah. Well, you're probably not all that interested in someone who's more of a side character in his own life, right?

Whether in need of a warm meal or bright smile, Chris is the first to provide! His gentle heart is open to all. As the eldest brother of four and owner of the local diner, his days are filled with balancing the needs of others and caring for those around him.

There's a calm maturity to his mindfulness. His optimism and light doesn't come from a place of naivety, but rather experience and necessity. Chris has placed himself firmly in the role of the reliable and steady caretaker. The only exception to this is his childhood friend Kai, who has always been the one to give Chris a place to relax. As his workload piles up and things become more difficult to manage, though, he's began to pull away from even him in fear of burdening his friend.

Can you be the one to give Chris a shoulder to lean on?

In a town comprised of dense, criss-crossing connections, Andrew is a drifting outlier. Whether he's manning a conspicuously unpatronized bookstore with only the company of his cat, Chipoki; attempting yet another grandiose art project in a burst of short-lived inspiration; or heading out to Cup o' Jo Mama's for their weekly Pie Day, his days pass by in an unchanging, solitary routine.

Andrew claims to prefer it this way; the peace and quiet is a reliable, comforting constant, unlike the unpredictable complexities of… everything else. And yet, on the rare occasions where he's in the company of others, something within him seems to blossom: something warm and mischievous and quick to laugh, a flash of sun from an otherwise cloudy sky.

No man is an island. Even the loneliest of drifting ships may just need a little push from new tides and currents to find their way home…

At the beach of Brine Bay, there's a quiet little spot near the tidepools that tourists and residents alike avoid. When the tide rises, the rocks are slippery and dangerous. When it lowers, the only life found there are beached starfish, angry crabs, and a very odd and closed-off man named Vince.

Usually hiding away indoors, Vince haunts the streets of the city with his rare appearances - showing up at inopportune times and slipping away before anyone has a chance to ask questions. He doesn't mean anything bad at it. Unfortunately, he's simply terrible at social interactions. Still, in the rare moments he speaks and words tumble out of his mouth, there's a clear yearning for connection in each of his clumsy attempts at conversation.

As a stranger to this town who doesn't know his reputation, maybe you can be the one he shares his secrets with.

Due to his show boat tendencies, Kevin lives up as the greatest showman in town. It doesn’t matter if he’s with the rest of the Reel Dramatics troupe, or smack dab in the middle of the square. As long as there’s an audience, Kevin will strive to put on a one-of-a-kind performance even if it, at times, gets him in trouble with the local authorities.

Having set his eyes on Broadway’s blinding lights since he was six, Kevin’s the poster boy for all the small town kids with big dreams. The only difference between him and the other la-la landers is that he’s well on his way to making it a reality. However, the road to stardom is nothing but wicked. Just as he’s stuck in the heights of growing self-doubt and unrest, you enter stage right.

To help, or not to help… that is the question you must answer.

Perhaps boardroom meetings and quarterly earnings reports wouldn't be the first things you'd think of upon laying eyes on his effortless red-carpet demeanor, but as CEO and founder of Whycrosoft, Wyatt boasts countless notches to his belt and accolades to his name. Because of this, many perceive him as an almost untouchable existence — including much of the people of Brine Bay.

However, his recent return has got much of the town talking; he doesn't appear to be quite as forbidding as many had expected him to be. He's proven himself as sharp, even incisive but intertwined with all that flair and glamor is a hidden care and willingness to extend a hand.

What does Wyatt want and who is he, really? Now that you've taken the title of Brine Bay's latest newcomer for yourself, maybe you can see what others haven't…

Lumi (She / They) ✦ Director and Programmer

Lumi is a Malaysian game development student and the founder of Lavendeer Studios. When she's not working on Threads of You: Beyond The Bay, she's most likely rolling dice in D&D or dead asleep. 

Lily (She / Her) ✦ Producer and General Management

Lily, also known as the fanbase mother is the producer and everything else ever guy of the project! Need quick art to cover socials? Need someone to do huge documents for art direction or whatever else? She's got you covered! This princely fairy wonder of a burnt out workaholic that joined the team after the first demo is here and ready to go at all times! Ignore the 2-4 hours of sleep per night, the dark circles add to the charm! When she's not working on games she is most likely trying to get you to play persona or gushing about something she's excited about. Outfits sold separately.

Cupi (She / Her) ✦ Art Director

Cupi, or formerly known as Miko, is the sleepy lead artist of the team, responsible for designing and concepting the characters and NPCs of Threads of You: Beyond The Bay. She's also responsible for the bite of 87 from FNAF. She's also a workaholic, but too sleepy to even be a proper one. Would often take "nap" breaks in the middle of work that lasted 5 hours. (that is not a nap)

Ro (He / They) ✦ Social Media and Production Artist

Ro is the creature taking care of many of the art pieces needed for the studio's socials, as well as a reliable hand assisting the lead artist in most tasks, bite of 87 excluded contrary to what one might think knowing his favourite color is purple. He is most times found in dark corners buried under energy drinks and nibbling on friarielli and sausage pizza. 

Sierra (She / Her) ✦ Social Media Manager and General Management

Sierra is the insomniac librarian of the team, a book connoisseur who has taken on far too many jobs and has not slept a full night since 2019. She is the forest nymph partially behind our socials. Sierra spends her days helping to organize the chaos as well as talking to you guys and her nights doing anything but sleep. Warning: Do not ask her about her interests, you will never escape the cut scene.

Miu (They/He/She) ✦ Kickstarter Host and Financials

Miu is a Kickstarter host seemingly sprouting out of nowhere. They peek their head in most frequently in situations they probably should not be in, and in most cases, is actually a rolling head. They don't know what a vacation is, and can be found sneezing and coughing a fit when a break is proposed.

Threads of You: Beyond the Bay was made possible thanks to the incredible dedication of the production team. They poured so much heart (and a LOT of effort!) into making this game possible. Please show them support and love for making the game what it is today!

ʚɞ Writing Department ʚɞ

Wes Writing Lead and Jean, Wyatt, & Chris' writer

Aspen Andrew & Wyatt's writer

ʚɞ Editorial Department ʚɞ

Floss Content Editor

Kat Grammar Editor

ʚɞ Art Department ʚɞ

yelomeloelo CG Artist

astrovvitch_ CG Artist

MegurenChibi Artist

Marc Background Artist

TVJacksonShow Assistant Background Artist

ʚɞ Audio Department ʚɞ

Sopi Audio Lead

Mina.fm Composer

Christopher Caz ✦ Jean VA

Phil Sterman ✦ Andrew VA

Báiyì Guang ✦ Chris VA

Cameron Raleigh ✦ Wyatt VA

Noah Keawekane ✦ Vince VA

Jerron Bacat ✦  Kevin VA

Jason Vu ✦ Kai VA

ʚɞ Programming Department ʚɞ

OtokeNeko Scripting Assistance, Character Customisation & Bug Fixing 

ʚɞ External Assistance ʚɞ

Coda ✦ Narrative designer & script coordinator

Lilly Assistant narrative designer, demo outlining and Kai & Vince's writer

Marina Kevin's writer

Theo Demo outlining assistance & Chris' writer

Ingthing Project Consultation & Kickstarter Guidance

Niasobu Event Systems Research, Project Consultation & Game Loop Documentation

Seyl Kickstarter Guidance

DragoonHP Bug Fixing & Phone Call Gameplay, Character Customisation

Sitraxis GUI Visuals & Programming

Somate Studios Key Art

Feniks Pronoun code, Character Customisation base code, Blinking code

Mio777 Character Customisation Artist

Sodara9 Auto Highlighter

Benjamin SigersonDemo Tracks

MijuelthDemo Trailer

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Updated 10 days ago
StatusIn development
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(887 total ratings)
AuthorLavendeer Studios
GenreVisual Novel, Interactive Fiction
Made withRen'Py
TagsAmare, Dating Sim, LGBT, Meaningful Choices, Multiple Endings, Otome, Ren'Py, Romance, Story Rich
Average sessionAbout an hour
InputsKeyboard, Mouse
LinksSteam, Steam, Twitter/X, Patreon

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My husband Vince Is back!!! YEEEESSSSSSSSSS

how are you able to make texts/calls with the phone? I've tried going to the contact list and clicking around but nothing seems to happen :( also, what do the hearts by each love interest mean? what does it mean if they're empty or full?

esta tambien en español?

IM TAKING KEVIN AND KAI AT THE SAME MF TIME!!!!! All jokes aside, I had a lot of fun playing the demo, theres some really cool game mechanics and I'm so excited for the game to come out! Thank u so much for making such a cool game!!! :DDDD

When will full game be out?

will this be commercial if yes will it be available on steam?

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I love it SO MUCH! 
As someone who LOVES slow burn, the progress with the love interest feels so natural and real. I love that each of them has their own stories/backstories, progressing their own lives, and is actually their own character.  

I love it so much that we took our time to get to know them too!! 

Thank you so much for making this, and will be looking forward to more! I'll patiently wait for the next update. ^^

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Did anyone notice the refs when scrolling? it was a nice surprise with killer chat and cupids chatroom 

yes!! it was so cool seeing that

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Played both demos so far, and I have to say the demo re-work is SO AMAZING!! I absolutely loved playing it, and to me, it feels like everything comes together more than before. Can't wait until the whole thing is out!!! 1000000000000/10

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Hi there! I'm not sure if you've heard of it but I think it would be a good idea to post about your kickstarter on r/otomegames on reddit :)

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okay played the game and still praying for a poly option like ANDREW AND VINCE WERE MADE FOR EACH OTHER I CAN'T GET BETWEEN THEM THEY'RE SOULMATES

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OH I LOVE ANDREW IM SO EXCITED FOR THE FULL GAME

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the way I read the character descriptions and was instantly hoping this game has a polyamory option! Also can somebody please give these guys a hug? They need it

I can't wait for the full game! Bitin talaga siya eh huhuhu 💔 And inlove na ako kay bebe Chris khoe🥹💖. MWEHEHEHE ><

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when the full game comes out, will you post walkthroughs for each character? Also, is the full game going to be free with paid dlc, or is it going to cost money to buy the full game?

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my game seems to glitch like this when i open settings? im on pc by the way!

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Apologies for that! We'll be fixing it in a future update. Thank you for letting us know!

Same thing, for now for me game crashes only when trying to open the settings :

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I really want to play the game but I can't play it through my joyplay, it's always the same problem and I don't know how to solve it. I've already tried downloading the latest version of Joyplay but it won't work at all

Our game isn't made for mobile so we can't help with the issue here! We're sorry for the inconvenience.

Joiplay version doesn't matter. I think you are running the Ren'Py plugin 8.4.1, which changed a lot of stuff and fails at reading older versions code. You need to install the Ren'Py plugin 8.3.7, that's the one that was used to make the game: )

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hiiii I just wanted to say that I LOVE your game
btw, as a Vietnamese, I want you to know that our name is actually in this type of order: family name - first name. so technically Kai's name could be "Nguyễn Vân Kiên" (?) cute name hehe. hope this helps!

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Another Vietnamese person spotted!! Áu áu áuu mình còn tưởng có mỗi mình chơi game nè chứ ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡ 

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I love love loveeee!!! Vince with all of my heart he is so cute, he kinda reminds me of Leviathan from Obey Me and I love loser coded men with social anxiety so I'm pining after him hard core <3 <3 He's so beautiful, I love when my men look like girls AWOOGA and his smile is soo cute and his voice is cute as well, when I first heard it I was like WHOAAA , it defo suits his appearance <3 <3 The art is saurr cute and it really feels fitted for the game, and the music is wonderful as well. it really reminds me of Our Life which I think is a wonderful thing, the sound track on that game is WONDERFULL x5

I really really adore the options in the MC customization with all different sort of curly hair and black hair styles, like seriously I don't see that often in games that made me smile . I get to make black mcs with cool hair styles and not standard afros , it's great- thank you for those options

I really like the writing too, it's easy to understand and go with the flow. It makes me laugh too with the reference to some memes , brain rot coded mc is my fav - the characters interactions with each other (Mainly Jean...I wonder if he knows he's a rizz magnet...) are really great...like they feel genuine and not shoved in your face it's cute. I'm mostly interested in Jean and Vince relationship and Andrew and Vince's relationship what happened in the past. I realllyy can't wait for the full game I'm so excited! I haven't been this excited for a VN in a while yayayay  


Thanks for making such a pretty game with wonderful characters! I love them all to death, I can totally tell I'm going to be replaying the full game over and overz again <3 <3 <3 

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I love this demo so much! 

 Amazing game mechanics :) Transitions and options to interact are really great! Illustrations in this game are so beautiful

The team have all my support, I hope you can continue this game ^^

Spoiler:

I love Wyatt sm! I like his friendship with Jean and Valerie! My heart broke seeing how the neighbors/random people avoided him. I have to admit that no other character has ever embarrassed me as much as Wyatt, him being flirtatious and so direct is really cute, lol

The team have all my support, I hope you can continue this game ^^

(btw: I'm sorry if I had any grammatical error, English isn't my first language)

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Hello !!! I'm sorry if this has been asked before and btw anyone can reply if u know the answer but how does the affection system work?? I can't seem to figure it out after the new demo haha... like I noticed when you get one affection point the heart turns like . dark blue or something but if you get more what color am I supposed to see? SORRY IF ITS A STUPID QUESTION OR IF ITS BEEN ASKED BEFORE LMAO I RLY CANT FIGURE IT OUT

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From what I've seen, the dark blue heart should turn into a lighter blue then green :0c

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Had a really fun time with the demo! The itch page is also very cute! I've played both versions of so far, and the current version has improved on the older one, like the cut-ins. The characters were fun to interact with, and I liked how events would reference each other. Also Wyatt had quite the glow up lol. Vince and Jean are still my favs, though Andrew and Chris are not far behind. 

I'd say my only critiques/nitpicks would be to have an option to turn off the character portrait (if possible) and more flavor text for MC. The former is more because I found the different art styles for the MC doll and the other sprites to be clashing on the screen. For the latter, I missed that in the older demo, we could establish more things about our MC like height or year in college. Imo it helped with immersion and for conversations to feel less one-sided, but I do get it'd be more work.   

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Amazing demo, I remember playing this last year and the changes are amazing! Absolutely in love with Kai :)

Really loving the new update! Im so excited for the full game! Also I did notice Kevins sprite seems to have a minor glitch, I couldent get a screenshot but white occasionally flashes around his eyes instead of blinking.

Not to worry it's a commonly reported glitch that's being fixed at the moment!

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ill just wait for mobile

Sadly the team doesn't plan to make a mobile version at the moment :(

THIS IS SO GOODDDDDD

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IM SO EXCITED FOR THE FULL GAME

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oh hell yeah that's that gay shit

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I'm having trouble playing Windows games with JoyPlay. The characters are just my style, so it's really sad😢

That's strange, I was able to play on Joiplay without any problems. Maybe it's the app version?

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https://www.patreon.com/posts/joiplay-1-20-611-137694579 I updated the apps and plugins to the latest version here, but I still get an error.

I see, I don't know how to help you then :/

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It's okay! It's a shame, but I guess I'll have to give up and find another game. Thank you.

You need the Ren'Py plugin ver. 8.3.7 to run it, which is the one that was used to make the game. You can use the same ver. of joiplay that you already have: )

And everytime you try to run a game and fails, check the logs to see what version of Ren'Py they used so you can install the same

Oh my goodness. I didn't expect this, but I can finally play the game. Thank you!

Can you share which plugins you have installed? I seem to be having the same problem and I can't get past the 'Name' screen 😭

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Of course! I just downloaded all the Ren'Py plugins available, because each one works in different games. If it helps, I'm using Joiplay version 1.20.540. You can also try using .py or .sh instead of the .exe

Thank you! I'll see if that works

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call me crazy but why do i lowkey want dante. like.. teehee, just look at his sprite. you cannot blame me (you could but shhhhh)

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this game is amazing and also i have never loved a character in a visual novel as much as i love vince. this rocks.

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The game's great !!! Though a bit a feedback is that the UI is kinda confusing, I have trouble navigating it :(

We're sorry to hear that! Could you let us know which parts of the UI were confusing for us to fix in the full game? Thank you!

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It may just be me but the phone was super hard to use, and I couldn't seem to back out of it once I opened it- all I could was navigate between apps. Also the cursor gave me some troubles with clicking around with the menus.

some things may not be very intuitive at a glance, like knowing you need to press 'esc' to leave the phone screen or where the load and save buttons are (mistaking them for decorations)! I also accidentally skipped the customization sections a few times from confusing the 'finish' button for the 'back' button xP maybe getting a somewhat inexperienced playtester could help you see where people would stutter in! 

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ooooh when i get paid soon im so gonna dump all my money on the kickstarter...be warned...

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This game is amazing! Literally barely a few minutes in and had to immediately donate to the kick-starter because I NEED this game bad! Love the VA choices, the character designs (I love the OC creator allowing more color options). I am happily awaiting more updates! 


If you're thinking about playing, do it! I love well written visual novels, even more so when the VA cast perfectly fits the characters

Henlooo, for some reason I run into this problem while hanging out with Chris on day 3 (Monday) :(

Hello! We have an updated build of the game available that should fix that issue. You can try reinstalling to see if it fixes the issue. Do let us know if it persists, and apologies for the inconvenience! 

Hiii! It's fixed now, thank you! ^^

Would you mind sharing how you fixed it?

Hallo againnn, ran into this with Kai's sunday evening arcade scene this time

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I just finished the demo and its AMAZING, I love all the new things and the change in the history, I will patiently wait for the next update!

i got stuck here and couldnt click anything, the game is pretty niceeeee :3

You'll have to press the "Yep, all good here! I'm staying at The Coral Inn." box to continue. Apologies for the confusion!

i couldnt press anything, it was just stuck on my screen ;c

Could you please add platform tags to the downloads so itch app users can download the game on there?

Thank you! Very excited to play the updated demo; I really enjoyed the first iteration!!

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Hello, thankyou so much for letting us know! It should be fixed now, terribly sorry for that mistake

No worries at all! Thank you for fixing it!! <3

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I used to be able to download on windows, it doesnt let me anymore why is that?

They forgot to add platform tags to the new downloads.

Hello! Terribly sorry for the mistake on our part, it should be fixed now!

Yes thank you! Awesome game! cant wait for its release

i used to be able to use my name that was a character’s name and now i cant even input my name it tells me “this name is not allowed to be used. Kindly input a different one” i know its a name of a character but its my name i should be able to use it thats really frustrating. Can this be fixed? I would like to actually use my name.

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Apologies for the inconvenience! We'll make it possible in a future update of the game.

thank you! 

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