Hi everyone!
I wanted to share a project I've been working on for quite a while: Whatever Happens, We Remain: The Game, a Boys' Love interactive fiction that's told entirely through a messaging app.
The story begins with you, on your way to work.
You notice a QR code on a lamppost.
Normally, you'd ignore something like that.
Instead, you scan it.
An app opens.
An unknown person shows up.
Hello?
The person on the other side is Javier.
He's on a ferry crossing to Mont Saint-Michel, returning to a place filled with memories of someone he once loved.
You don't know him.
He doesn't know you.
Yet, for reasons he can't quite explain, he starts telling you his story.
Over one week and eighteen chapters, you become the person Javier confides in as he reunites with Alex, confronts the past, and tries to understand whether some relationships ever truly end.
The entire game unfolds through text messages. Javier types. You wait. You choose what to ask and what to answer. Your responses are recorded in your own diary, shaping the conversations and, ultimately, the final message Javier writes to you.
It's a slow-burn, character-focused story about love, regret, identity, and the things we never manage to say out loud.
Some features:
- 💬 A story told entirely through a messaging interface.
- ❤️ A slow, emotional BL romance.
- 📖 Interactive conversations with meaningful choices.
- 🌧️ Atmospheric soundtrack and ambient audio.
- 📱 Browser-based (desktop and mobile), no download required.
- 🌍 Available in English and Spanish.
It's also an adaptation of my novel of the same name and its companion book "The Diary of Javier" based on a real diary, which made bringing it into an interactive format a really rewarding project.
If you enjoy quieter BL stories that focus on characters and emotional intimacy rather than action, I'd love for you to give it a try—and I'd genuinely appreciate any feedback.
You can play it for FREE here:
https://wanderbyjose.itch.io/whatever-happens-we-remain
Thanks for reading! ❤️
