MetaWare High School (Demo)

Safe / Tame (14)

Title

Play time

Short (2h54m from 5 votes)

Developer

Not Fun Games

Publishers

Not Fun Games

Links

VNStat

Description

Unlike many visual novels, we play as ourselves – aptly known as ‘The Player’. You can name yourself too, as well as choose your own pronoun and the characters will use this throughout. The meta in the title refers to what is a constant break or even lack of the fourth wall – the characters ‘know’ they’re in a demo of a visual novel and that you are the person playing the game.

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Metafiction 3.0 Nameable Protagonist 3.0 Protagonist's Pronoun Choice 3.0 Breaking the Fourth Wall 2.7 Multiple Endings 2.7 No Sexual Content 2.5 Player as a Character 2.5 Existential Crisis^S 2.3 ADV 2.0 Chosen Choices Marking 2.0 Colored Name-tags 2.0 Colored Texts 2.0 Comedy 2.0 High School Student Heroine 2.0 Lots of Choices 2.0 Meaningless Choices 2.0 Non-binary Protagonist Option 2.0 Parody 2.0 Spelling Errors 2.0 Unlockable Epilogue^S 2.0 Philosophy 1.7 Lesbian Heroine 1.0 Non-Binary Characters 1.0

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Main characters

Safe / Tame (13)

Aspen
Hair	Ahoge, Blond, Long, No Eyebrows, Sidehair
Eyes	No Eyes
Body	Olive
Clothes	School Uniform
Personality	Non-Binary, Outgoing
Role	High School Student
Description Hey YOU! Yeah, YOU! Wanna chat it up with some cute girls? (And a super cute non-binary person?) Then you've definitely found the right game! We're not like those other inferior dating simulators. We have the advantage of knowing who, how, why, and what we truly are! Well, uh...mostly. That's where you come in! You can be the one to tell us once and for all what we're really doing here! And with the help of your good buddy Aspen, we'll ensure that this game gets its best ending! Our fate rests upon your shoulders, O wise player! [Steam]

Safe / Tame (13)

Chris
Hair	Ahoge, Red, Short, Short Hime Cut
Eyes	No Eyes
Clothes	School Uniform
Personality	Friendly
Role	High School Student
Description Hello! I’m so excited that you’re considering playing our game! I'll tell you as much as I can. So we're actually not the full game. We're the demo! No one knows if the real game is out yet or not, or what genre we're really supposed to be....it's kind of confusing. But that's just fine, I guess! Anyway, I suppose it's already been determined where you'll be going and what kinds of things you might be doing? I hope I get to actually meet you later. I've really been looking forward to it! Have a nice day! [Steam]

Safe / Tame (14)

Hope
Hair	No Eyebrows, Parted to Side, Shaggy, Violet
Eyes	No Eyes
Clothes	Hairpin, Hoodie, School Uniform
Personality	Blunt, Relaxed
Role	High School Student
Description hey if u get any choices that lead u to a mochi store go there thats where the cool ppl in the game r if you dont youll probably lose ok bye [Steam]

Safe / Tame (14)

Isadora
Aliases	Izzy
Hair	Ahoge, Brown, No Eyebrows, Wavy
Eyes	No Eyes
Clothes	School Uniform
Personality	Disciplinarian, Moody, Short-tempered
Role	High School Student
Description (...wait so what exactly should I say then? ...oh, ok.) Hi! I'm Isadora, and...uh... (Oh, whatever, this is so stupid! Was that enough? Can I go now?) [Steam]

Safe / Tame (14)

Nari
Hair	Ahoge, Green, No Eyebrows, Shaggy
Eyes	No Eyes
Clothes	School Uniform, Stockings
Personality	Gloomy, Insightful, Reserved, Rude
Role	High School Student
Description Declined to give a statement. [Steam]