When Twilight Strikes
You are a bounty hunter.
Responsible for taking in rogue supernaturals, you work for IAOS—the international agency of supernaturals—where, alongside your best friend and partner, you two have quickly become the best hunting duo of the branch.
After a particularly tricky hunt, you brief your boss, Caine Atheron, and come back to work the next day to find that he has mysteriously disappeared overnight, the company is now in the hands of his best friend, Sebastian Mai.
And though no one else seems to question it, something tells you that there's more to the story.
With bounty cases rising at an alarming rate and a second mystery unfolding, you and your ragtag team of allies set out to find the truth.
But as you go further and further, the secrets you uncover begin to make you question: who... or what exactly are you fighting for?
THE BEST FRIEND.
Arion/Arden/Adair Devereux is your best friend and work partner at IAOS of four years. Reliable and loyal, A is always by your side and there when you need a good laugh. With an easygoing manner and sarcastic sense of humour, A is loved by all, though their greatest friend is you.
Will you blur the lines of friendship?
THE RIVAL.
Blane Rekner is a fellow hunter at IAOS and your rival. Blane despises you with a passion and will take every opportunity to make you look bad, often in the form of a snide remark. Cold and startlingly rude, Blane isn’t the most appealing person, but their loyalty and dedication make up for it.
Will you turn your tension into something more than hatred?
THE PARTNER.
Nikolas/Noele/Nolan Alves is Blane’s partner at IAOS. though often overlooked, with soft smiles and constant genuine kindness, N is someone you can count on when having a bad day. But don’t let that fool you, for N also has a strong will and disregard for being treated badly that will make you rethink double-crossing them.
Will you find something real in a sea of mistrust?
THE WARLOCK.
Kian/Kaia/Kai de Vries is a warlock you see out for their expertise. as an immortal, K has learned to keep their cards close to their chest and finds it difficult to trust. Their aloofness and blunt sense of humour may make them difficult to get along with at first, but once warmed up to you, K is a powerful ally that proves to have a great amount of depth.
Will you fall for someone you know you will have to one day leave behind?
THE BOUNTY.
Rylan Villanueva is a bounty you’ve previously failed to capture. A flirt through and through, Rylan’s signature moves are sharp smirks and quick winks, the signs of someone who enjoys the sight of someone flustered. Their sarcasm and charm often take up the forefront of their personality, but though seemingly shallow with their wandering eyes, Rylan’s bed remains empty, preferring to spend nights alone.
Will you find love with the very person you’ve been trained to hunt?
I make regular updates and answer questions about the cast and game on my Tumblr. If you'd like to support me, I have Ko-Fi for a one-off donation and Patreon for those who wish to receive exclusive content.
On another note, if there are any errors or bugs you’d like to report, please email me (evertidings@gmail.com) as it is the best way for me to sort them out <3
Development log
- Holiday Special: Release.13 days ago
- Holiday Special: Announcement.16 days ago
- Bug Patch 06.56 days ago
- Chapter Eleven: Release.Sep 25, 2024
- Chapter Eleven: Release Date.Sep 19, 2024
- A (Much Needed) Update.May 06, 2024
- Bug Patch 05.Nov 17, 2023
- Chapter Ten: Release.Oct 28, 2023
Comments
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Holy shit. This game has me fucking hooked.
Blane is so damn cute, and I'm crying over the fact that I can't romance them all at once. But I love me a good old rivals to lovers. But fr tho, he's so fucking cute in his perspectives 😭
I can't wait for the next chapter!!! I literally gasped and my jaw dropped when I saw there wasn't a chapter 12 lol.
Hey again!
I'm kinda 3 days late but anyway i just played the new short stories and they are awesome, my personal favourite is probably K's because of the Mariah Carey stuff (Mariah Carey, please leave her alone, It's not Mariah Carey this time. Small mercys.) and i kinda agree tbh, I played all of them ( ´◡‿ゝ◡`)
Thank you Evertides!!! more things to replay until next chapter is out :)
ho i was just thinking about this due to the holiday shorts but,,, IDEA!! a short for the mc or the ro's birthdays might be interesting as it can go either platonic or romantic, silly or sweet, etc :] /sugg
oh thats a cute idea! I love it ^^
Thank you!! ^_^
questions times!!!
— how would the romanceables react to jealousy?
— (detailed) how would the romanceables handle MC getting put under a “mind control” spell? if that exists. to give an idea on it, MC seems to be strong and well liked , if someone were to manipulate MC’s clear thinking making them act irrationally and or violently. hahrhrhrjrkjf
— which romanceables are cat people? which are dog people?
— would anything change if MC wasn’t human? i like to think my MC would be avian if he wasn’t human :D
was restless making animations in my head and came up with anothersilly thing.. uhhrrrso Kian had two lovers before.. depending on how far apart they were i think it would be silly if MC had been reincarnated or something
no idea though
Whoa are we like- the same people??
I literally was thinking the same thing!
Also I love ur questions! EVERTIDES PLEASE ANSWER THEM!!!
I REALLY WANNA SEE THE RO'S GETTING JEALOUS!!!!!
Love, Aura <3
AAA YOURR SO COOL! ALSO I DIDNH KMOW THIS BEFORE BUT IF UOU PRESS THE ROS QUESTION TAG ON THEIR TUMBLR AND SCROLL FOR A WHILE YOU CAN FIND THE JEALOUSY YHING! JUST FOUND THAT OIT!
OMG THXXXXXXXXXX!
<3
I'm pretty sure some of these questions have been answered in their Tumblr. Perhaps you could take a look?
i looked through it, i dunno how far i have to look though 😕
Well it's definitely there since i remember a jealousy post once. But it has been a long time and Tumblr search section is ass so maybe you could ask these questions to their Tumblr instead. If i'm not mistaken they are more active there rather than here
okay! thank you!
Hey I just want to say thank you so much for making this if! This one of my favorite if that I’ve read, and I’ve been keeping an eye on every update. I was and still am enjoying every part of the story, the characters, world building. Your writing was really the foundation of this if and the icing on top at the same time.
I love A so so much, I really adore how you write his character and I thoroughly enjoy playing his route. I’m a sucker for friends to lovers with a pinch of denial (especially in A’s part) so you can imagine how happy I was when I first read this a long time ago.
I know making ifs is no easy work so keep up the good work, you’re doing an amazing job!!!
This is such a nice compliment, gosh. I adore you so much, thank you thank you. I truly hope the updates continue to be enjoyable for you and that my writing keeps you entertained for much longer!! <3
i genuinely love this game so much omg but I was just wondering if the revealing clothing and edgy clothing has the same options or if this was just a bug or mistake
A bug! I'll have it fixed soon <3
I'm seriously invested in all of these characters! Looking forward to the next part!
Thank you!! Excited for you to read it <3
What’s the highest percentage you can get with Blane? I remember someone saying they got like 70% but I’ve only been able to get to 44% 😔😔
I've only gotten to 39% but have the highest romantic pts with him so i'm so confused-
what I did is whenever I was talking to Blane I tried all the options and then went back to see which one made the percentage thing the highest. But even doing that I wasn’t anywhere close to 70% 😓
I got 77 and did romance q.q
Omg 😭 You should drop a tutorial. Do u remember any choices you made to get it that high?
q.q I checked after every single choice I made with him nearby or directly talking to him to make sure the points only went up,,,, and I never took romance options when there were other options for him that gave positive points, only took them when nothing gave positive points and it still works for romancing him- I swear Im not weirdly obsessed with him, it was a personal challenge to see how high I could get him q.q
I'll be fixing up the percentages soon (in an upcoming patch) so I wouldn't worry too much about it right now <3
replayed this 12 (and counting) times. i will continue to play this until i remember the entire script by HEART
Wahh thank you ! I'm glad you enjoy it so much <3
i actually love this game i fell in love with all the characters at first red! but please tell me you're planning on finishing the game soon?
Evertides updates the chapters one by one! Usually a couple of months apart.
I hope so! I'm trying to write as fast as I can but yes, as another user replied, I do usually update chapters every couple of months. So hopefully I'm nearly there <3
this game is so cute, i love the plot and the slow burn is maddeningly perfect!! how did you come up with the plot?
Ahh thanks! That's so sweet of you.
As for your question: I actually started with the characters and crafted the story around them. I also knew I wanted there to be some sort of mystery aspect (with supernatural elements) so thus, WTS was born. I simply kept reworking stuff over and over until I had (a flimsy excuse) a plot I could work with and then slowly shaped it.
I don't know if I've said how much I love this game yet? ?
this was one of the first games I ever finished, and I think I've played it maybe three times since then. Amazing game, great story, fun companions, and great dialogue.
take your time author!!! writing takes a lot of time :))
Ahh thank you so much!! I'm so happy that you enjoy it <3
Hellooo again. Anyways i have a question for the developer? evertides, If you had to choose the genders of the characters, what would you choose? Or if you think about them what gender do you think they would have? (Sorry if this doesn't make sense I'm not a native so my English can be a bit off)
I think it might be fun to choose the same genders (the one the developer says [If you answer ofc]) in my next replay! :)
If you're stuck on choosing genders, I'd use the randomize button. I don't have a preference for how I see my characters (and wouldn't want to state so to give players the idea that there is a "canon gender"). From a developer standpoint, however, I give them all they/them pronouns in my head (mostly for coding purposes).
Understandable :) Thanks for answering ◝(⁰▿⁰)◜
Do your pronouns determine your gender in the game? Sorry if this seems obvious.
yes!
i love this game so muchhhh, so excited for new updates! <33
Eek thank you!
Luv y'all sm <333
Hjehejehe,,, This is very lovely,, but also, I know it's likely I won't get a reply, but I'm wondering: Does the developer/you have a favorite character? :P
They're all my children, but Blane has a special place in my heart <3
AwwWWhH That's actually so sweet- And YAURRR!!! Fae man!11!!!1
why i can't choose a's route i'm in PAIN
Soon soon, I promise <3
Is it not possible to download and play this game? I can't seem to find the download link.
it's only available if you have the itch.io desktop application. otherwise, you need to play it in your browser
this story means the world to me i cannot stop thinking about it. your writing is scrumptious, i am in looove with the characters, and the plot is so fricken cool. so invested
Ahhh thank you! Glad you like it :)
Just wondering... I am still divided between 3 characters, on chapter 10 do I have to chose a route? or we can keep playing as we like a little more until finally decided? can we be divided on different romances?
?? do you mean the romance lock?? cause it's not coming untill later chapters. other than that ur required to choose a character to progress in the story but it doesn't have to be strictly romantic tho
Cool because I was afraid of choosing on chapter 10... What can I say, I still undecided between 3 of them lol...
May i ask- Which 3?
A, B and R
I await the day I can finally tell A that I'm madly in love with them
Soon! (maybe)
WHOAWOAHWOAH
I just finished my first play through of the current chapters and I'm astonished. I absolutely adore the characters and the relationship progression (how you can change how they treat you over time). The story is absolutely so well written and beautiful. I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to see what happens next.
One of the most entertaining parts for me about interactive novels is the romance aspect. I really like how you have to work for any reaction with several characters, how, even if the player choses the character they want to romance, it's not automatically given to them on a silver platter.
I love the characters and how vastly different each of them are. I had the intention of going down romance paths with several of them, but in all honesty when I saw how Blane and Nikolai interacted I instantly just wanted *them* to be together. (They feel very black cat and golden retriever.) The same can be said for Kian and Rylan (though it takes a while for you to discover Kian's soft spot for the half-vampire).
None of the interactive novels I've played have been updated as consistently as this one and are no where near as far along either. This one is so wonderful and I'm so glad I stumbled upon it. Props to the writer and creator. This is an incredible work and I truly hope you don't abandon it.
Aww this is such a wonderful comment to receive. I'm so glad you felt so taken by these characters—they live in my head rent free, so knowing they also take up space in other people's thoughts is surreal and so flattering. They're truly my favourite part about writing this. (Also, no plans to abandon this so don't worry <3)
They absolutely are consuming my thoughts. Your writing is incredible and you wrote each character so beautifully, thank you so much for working so incredibly hard on this!!!!
And I'm extremely happy to hear that there's no plans to abandon this work! <3
I just want to say that this is an excellent game. Wonderful story, but I did get stab by a certain blood thirsty vampire.
Haha happens to the best of us
Hello I commented like a week ago before I really knew what this genre of game was and ooomg. I just wanted to say how grateful I am that it was this game that introduced me to the genre of interactive fiction bc I love all these games so much! I can’t believe I never knew they existed. And this one is obviously my favorite. The writing is sooo good and just the way you can really be yourself or be any way you want with so many options and branches idk it’s just so intricate it makes me so happy… Plus It makes me happy to be able to be male without having strange events or text where you can tell the game was made for a female player LOL. Basically a Goated game pretty much and I cannot wait for the next chapter.
Aww I'm so glad that I was able to introduce you to this wonderful genre. Thank you so much for playing. I really do try to cater to as many audiences as possible so knowing that it worked and you feel comfortable playing means a lot to me <3
OH GOOODDDDD the way you wrote the characters are so yummyyyy!!! You captured all the feels... I even got teary eyed a bit while playing this. IM SO ATTACHED WITH ARION AND BLANE!!! I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH cry cry
Ahh thank you!! Sorry to make you emotional over the events of the story haha, but I really appreciate you admitting it. It's so wonderful that my writing was able to make you feel so strongly <3
this caught my eye for a while, and finally i decided to give it a chance. and im so glad i did, i love the way you write and describe the characters personalities and expressions, i nearly thought i was the one in the situation. this will be my new hyperfixation for a while lol !!
i love this a lot, keep it up :) !!
Gosh, that's such a wonderful compliment. Thank you so much. It truly means the world to me. I'm so happy you enjoyed <3
I love this game! I was smiling the whole time, time was flying by and the characters felt so good! Thank you so much for blessing the world with this!
Thank you so much for playing! <3
I love this game soooo bad I need to find more games like this…. I really enjoy the reading and words without pictures and having so many options and branches and romance options in the storrryyyyrrr.. evertidings you’re so goated
is there any games you recommend checking out?
Arcadie: Second Born is a good one. It’s like one of the only finished interactive fiction games I can find LMAO but it’s about 8 dollars on steam. If you want something for free honestly just look up interactive fiction, there’s a ton of free wips and demos and whatnot on here. I found a good list of them on the creator (evertidings) profile too. I liked Project Hadea (I think that’s the name) a lot but it’s definitely got some content warnings that need to be noted lol.
Ahhh thank you!! There are tons of amazing games in the genre so I hope you find some other ones to keep you occupied while I'm writing Chapter 12 <3
I got Blane to frienship 31. This is progress ya'll
Hi, I really love this game and the characters and the overall plot! The writing is absolutely amazig. :) I was wondering if there was a walkthrough since certain choices seem to be locked or something? Also does it matter if we romance multiple characters at the same time? Besides that, is a poly route possible?
I'll likely post some kind of walkthrough when the game is finished, but truly, there isn't much to be 'walked through'. Locked choices don't tend to have any consequences, just flavour text.
And no, it doesn't matter if you romance multiple characters now, but eventually the game will ask you to choose. Poly routes are being considered, but if I go through with it, it won't be in the initial romance lock <3
I Love N so much omggggggggggg
Loved the new update btw like, love how you can really feel mc's "everthing is going to shit" mind
N is so sweet ♡
ahh my underrated favourite !! ty for loving N <33
i absolutely adore this game and i actually cried when i got caught up keep up the good work and hopefully chapter 12 releases at the beginning of 2025 though i know it won't :(
keep up the good work
the lack of faith in me haha. beginning of 2025 is the goal :)
lets hope you hit the goal for everyones sake just dont over work yourself
this story haunts my thoughts 24/7. I love all of them, its been a hyperfixation ever since i started reading it (i think a year or two ago not sure). Absoulotly love this story, if i had a chance, i would make a 10h powerpoint presentation on how amazing this is
aww that's so sweet ty!!
I checked the Tumblr and i saw smth with Rylan and catching us and calling us darling-
Since i don't check the Tumblr a lot I totally don't know what ppl are talking about half of the time XD, But when did that happen? is it just a short story on patreon? Cause I'm a bit dumb and i honestly don't know ToT
From what I remember, Rylan calls MC darling a few times, so there's probably some route Rylan says that
the story is great and I have played it till the 12 chapter, 10/10
(just an idea: I feel like sometimes reads get a bit long in some situations but if you could, maybe bold the important things, that would be great)
can't wait till the update
does anyone know what software this game was made in?
twine, specifically sugarcube
Aaaaa this is sooo good, everything is well-written. This is a masterpiece, can't wait for the update.
Keep up the good work🤗
tysm!! the next update will definitely be 2025 but i hope to see you still here!
Yippy!
Definitely be there, see ya then. Do take it easy tho,
I need fan art right now and some fanfics
:D
There are a few extra stories if you look at Evertides profile.
And they are awesome!
This is so well made TT so far its one of the best text based games i ever played.
ahh thank you!
I love this so much. The narrative is great, the plot, the characters, real chef's kiss. Feel like I'm the only one who goes for Rylan :P. Never knew how to pronounce her name so I say it like "Dave get the fishing net out, I'm Rylan' in a big one". Also made mc a responsible and diligent worker but caused burnout in chapter 11, which makes it sort of come full circle.
Fellow Rylan lover here- he's amazing except for when he keeps thinking I'm going to arrest him 😭
Honestly pretty funny when MC and Kian gangs up on Rylan :p
Rylan's pretty popular actually! i think all the ros have their stans, but Rylan certainly gets their love on tumblr. thank you for playing hehe <3
I feel like they are not so many N stans ToT
But honestly i love all of the ROs 😅