Lizard Cockroach Yaori (Ashcan edition)

Is there any love which will not fail you?

This is a game about a pair of humanoid spirits, little gods of an ancient household, locked in a doomed reincarnation romance where they are fated to fight each other over and over again across incarnations; they are a respected protector House Lizard god and a feared nightmare Cockroach god.

In this ashcan, you are predator and prey, protector and villain, pest 4 pest, god 4 god. Dancing a dance that the two of you have long since mastered in previous lifetimes. You are mutually infatuated, though you must die by the other’s hand. As you take your partner down, you build the patchwork of their physical appearance to memorialise that which is ephemeral.

In other words, in this first game of the ashcan, the players slowly build their partners' characters' appearance. Bit by bit, hit by hit.

Content warnings

This game has the players play as a pair of humanoid lizard and cockroach spirits. It will include mentions of insects, entomophobia, lizards, religious beliefs, complex relationships, death, violence, physical harm, injury, flirtation, and romance.

Safety tools

If the content mentioned in the content warnings are alright with you, please read the entire text and assess if you are willing to play it, if both parties are happy to play this game with each other, and, if you wish to alter it in any way for your own comforts. 

Pause the game, the performance, at any moment you feel uncomfortable by asking for a timeout.

Freely veto or collaborate on bodily descriptions of your own character and invite help if you need to bounce off of your partner.

Keeping the content warnings and scope of the game in mind, you may devise a list of hard lines from the safety tool ‘Lines and Veils’ that you don’t want to get into. Remember that this game is largely about violence, beauty, love, adoration and the body.

Author's note

This game was made as part of the "Val Dares You to Make a Game! Jam", hosted by the brilliant SpiritBear Games.

Happy birthday Mr. Valiant "Love Wins" Dorian 🎉 

Special thanks to my dear friends Grey and Queenie who shared their insights and ideas with me for making this ashcan possible!

All content in the files including writing and art were done by myself. 

Please let me know what you think if you play this game or even if you read it!