STOP BURYING ME ALIVE, BEAUTIFUL!
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
You wake up to your girlfriend burying you alive, and she won't be convinced that you aren't dead.
One of several problems, it turns out, as you find yourself dealing with rats trying to take a few early bites out of you!
And just who is the girl talking to you from underground?
FEATURES
- 2 strange (but charming??) love interests
- 3 endings with full panel illustration
- Original, atmospheric art and soundscapes
- So many funky rats you can barely keep track‼️
CONTENT WARNINGS:
This game deals with actively being buried alive, as well as a great deal of rats- played mostly comedically, but there all the same.
angela he • art, ost,
sfx
robobarbie • programming
destini islands • writing
allie vera • writing,
editing
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Development log
- v1.1 - ending bugs squash'dOct 10, 2023
- v1.0.5 - card game has logic, save/load, less frequent RATS, and moreOct 08, 2023
- v1.0.2 - general quality of life updatesOct 06, 2023
- STOP BURYING ME ALIVE, BEAUTIFUL!Oct 03, 2023
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WOWiE, what an amazing game
Just like in real life lesbian relationships are overwhelmingly abusive.
Bravo, vince.
With that attitude I can tell you probably aren't the best with your partners either. Any type of relationship can be abusive.
Look at the statistics, blaming me for something someone else does aint gonna change anything <3
Wanna go by statistics? Sure.
Statistics don't and never said that lesbian relationships have the highest rates of abuse. They say that people in lesbian relationships have higher rates of having experienced domestic abuse at some point in their lives.
Recorded statistics indicate that 44% of lesbians and 61% of bisexual women experience abuse by a partner, while straight women have a rate of 35%. One in seven women and one in twenty-five men have been injured by an intimate partner.
If there are two women in a relationship, there will be a higher chance that at least one of them has experienced domestic abuse at some point. The statistics don’t say lesbians are more abusive, but that they’ve been abused more. They also account for abuse committed by men toward lesbians.
This also relates to how people in the LGBTQ+ community are more likely to report abuse than most straight people, in a similar way that people in less conservative communities are more likely to report or take action against abuse than those in conservative communities. While not insanely higher, it's still a bit higher than straight people reporting abuse, especially men, resulting in more reports compared to straight relationships. This means statistics on straight relationships may not be accurate and are likely higher than reported.
Additionally, many lesbians, especially those over the age of 30 or 40, dated men in their earlier years, which also factors into statistics indicating high rates of abuse among lesbians. You looked into statistics, but it seems you didn’t fully read how they were compiled. They aren’t saying that lesbians are more abusive—they are saying that they’ve been abused more, which also includes previous relationships with men before realizing they were lesbian, men trying to "fix" them, etc.
The statistics reflect how lesbians and bisexual women experience violence, but they do not indicate that these groups are perpetuating violence.
While of course there are abusive lesbians, there are also abusive men. But the second someone says this about men, they go ballistic about how it’s "not all men!!" or claim people are "generalizing!!" Yet the second people say the same about the LGBTQ+ community, they’re accused of "hiding the truth!!". There are far more men who abuse women, but you don’t see me going around, shoving it in your face, and saying straight relationships are overwhelmingly abusive because men abuse everyone and all men are abusive, do you? Do you just want no one to date? Is that your goal?
Also, most statistics about "lesbians being more abusive" or "lesbian relationships having more abuse" are really outdated, so much so that they even use "LGB" instead of "LGBT." Many of these studies contain clear flaws in their research methods, with some even appearing biased and coming from a homophobic perspective. When you’re conducting statistics on people you dislike, there’s a risk that bias will seep into the findings, ultimately altering the data.
For example, there were studies that suggested people of colour had lower IQs, only for it to later be revealed that they deliberately excluded high IQ scores to support their biased claims.
If you love statistics so much, you would also point out how straight relationships show overwhelmingly high rates of abuse and how men are overwhelmingly represented in abuse statistics—there are countless recent statistics on this, even as new as 2024.
Unlike you, however, I don’t believe that all men are abusive towards women or that most men are abusive towards them. In fact, I believe the rate of abuse toward men is actually underreported.
But judging by how you interpret statistics, you must believe that men abuse women frequently and that any relationship with them is overwhelmingly abusive, right? At least be fair. If you believe lesbian relationships are overwhelmingly abusive, you should also believe straight ones are too, or is that suddenly wrong? I mean, statistics show it.
Living up to your name there sweetheart
I don't even know you, so don’t call me "sweetheart." Do you also call random people on the street "doll"? Believe me, if I could write all that just to explain how you're wrong which, by the way, your claim is pretty easy to debunk, since that's literally how statistics work and the only thing you have to comment on is my name, maybe, just maybe, you have no facts to back up your claim. Perhaps we should switch names, sweetheart. Although, I’d definitely refuse to call myself "Gigapog."
I genuinely hope you treat any partner you have well and don’t act like this toward them. It’s rather disappointing that all you had to comment on was my name. I was hoping you’d actually do some research and respond with more claims; that would have made for a fun discussion even if we don't have the same views. Instead, you went straight to my name, which I chose for a reason. It’s not an insult if I literally call myself that I quite like being called an idiot I find it funny. Why would I call myself such a thing if I didn't want people to use it?
I'm not even that mad at you anymore; writing that was actually fun. I missed doing essays and research like that. Still don't like your claim but hey you got me to write after ages.
it's been 8 hours and I miss them both....NOOOO
holy molyyeh
the voice acting omgaah
i love the music omg and the little talking sounds
im always so impressed by ur games omg the characters look so pretty
Buried Alive by My Girlfriend?! Her DELUSIONAL Belief That I'm Dead
Take a look at my video and share your thoughts with me. I appreciate your honesty! 🫶🏽i... i cant comprehend how all your games make me reflect on so much. how can one person be so fucking good at writing? your games might as well not be games! if someone said they'd been crafted maticulously and handed down to us by the gods themselves, i'd believe them. im being serious.
keep up the work. you are easily among the most talented story-crafters - the way your music meshes with your art and the two come together to lend your writing just... the world's biggest punching gloves straight into my heart and guts, i cannot
im going to stop myself before i start gushing for hours about all your games. keep it up
beautiful game, love my lesibabs
i love my fictional gf guys
excited to play through this one again soon. i got k's ending! :) i wish i'd saved because i had the choice to get r's too, but oh well :( more time for me to appreciate the art.
Angela He I love you, I am always raving about your games to my friends and forcing them all to play. I await every new release! Your art is incredible and always has some eerie twist to it that makes everything you do incredibly engaging. I hope you know that your games are deeply beloved even if they are not widely known :)
Random Scuffed Games #115
https://twitch.tv/DitoMido
Vorgeschlagen von: winter_fox8
Wirklich SEHR hübsches Visual novel mit einem fragwürdigem minigame und manchmal etwas nervigen Task um die Ratten abzuwehren, die einem das Gesicht wegfressen wollen. Die Geschichte ist mysteriös, irgendwie bittersüß aber auch interessant weil ich wirklich gerne wissen möchte was hier eigentlich passiert. Definitiev eines der individuellsten herangehensweisen für ein Visual Novel und daher auch ein Paradebeispiel wie man selbst mit limitierten Mittel großartiges Gameplay und Effekte mit integriert. Leider gab es einen Punkt an dem wir keine weiteren Dialoge oder Spielrunden hatten und somit softlocked waren.
Rating:
Dito: 4.1/5
Chat: 3/5
Gesamt: 3.55/5
Hey was there a specific dialogue to get our girlfriend's ending? I was at the choosing between both K and R in which I could only ever choose Remi 😭 don't get me wrong love her but I wanted to get our girlfriend's ending. Just wanted to ask if there was a specific set of choices to trigger it, thanks ^_^
i'm the opposite! R left me and i'm not sure what i did wrong because i was trying to get her ending lol...
Ladies and gentlemen, beware of psycho thots.
Edit: Triggered kids downvoted this comment... must have hit too close to home eh
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The art is great and the game is very well made overall, 11/10, would show it to my rats
YOU HAVE RATS?! :D
Beautiful game, I love the artstyle and how the grave screen slowly fills in as we get injured. Took me a moment to realise I was supposed to be scaring off the rats whenever we heard them squeak; I was far too focused on the conversations and card game.
You did an amazing job on this game!
Just watched your playthrough lmao
the artstyle is so pretty!!! also loved kay's design and the cute rats
I loved this game
que bonito juego
this is very clearly lovingly made, wonderful little queer game although i havent finished it quite yet!
Are both love interests women?
can relate
fr
Really nice game.
Consegui o final em que eu simplesmente morro, o final em que fico com a garota dos ratos e não estou conseguindo o único final que quero que é sair daquela maldita cova. haha
sounds like a weird ahh fetish
it better be
The game kept crashing on me, but it's still very good nonetheless!
Took me a couple of playthroughs to realize that I needed to kill the rats because I am foolin' sometimes. But once I grasped the concept of the game, I really enjoyed the metaphor combined with a sense of urgency.
This was a fantastic experience and I really enjoyed this game. The story was amazing and I loved the choices
Def an interesting play!
I love the game but i kept dying of laughter when the sound effects played in the card game
my humor is broken
Love the game its so good!!! Only been able to get two endings tho
I thought the rats were there to make a hole and not to eat me, lol. Anyway, I loved the game and the music. It seemed odd to me (at first) that Karina and Remmie have a voice but they don't actually say things as such, but I got adjusted to it quickly anyway. It was a nice experience, as well as the drawn endings (although rather than the way it's presented, I hoped it'd looked like the way the rest of the game is. It stuck out in that way, I liked it).
I love both girls and all the rats very much. RAT ARMY
Charming little game!
you're a fucking god.
I love the artstyle and the funny little rats, but I always get the same ending.
Which ending do you get?