The Steam Summer Sale Has Begun!

Both of our titles from CASCHA GAMES are now part of the big sale, each offered at their lowest-ever prices

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Weirdo Regular Price: $10.99 Summer Sale: $7.69 (30% OFF) The third entry in the Parallel series a twisted teenage chemists experiment in artificial love and obsession. Featuring a striking black-and-white visual style, psychological suspense storytelling, 6 possible endings, and unlockable hidden characters!

Weirdo Steam Page

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Ghost in the Pool (Remastered) Regular Price: $3.99 Summer Sale: $1.99 (50% OFF) The first title in the Parallel series a spooky legend that began in a high school swimming pool. This remastered edition includes improved narrative pacing, refined controls, a new menu system, and achievement support.

Ghost in the Pool Steam Page

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We are a two-person indie studio based in Shanghai, China. The Parallel series is based on our original manga created back in 2010. Three games have already been released all exploring different urban horror stories within the same high school.

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We are currently working hard on a full remake of Concealed, the next major entry in the series stay tuned!

Thank you to everyone who has supported us! Feel free to share your gameplay experiences, favorite characters, or most shocking story moments in the comments!

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[ 2025-06-26 18:00:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

1. Save System Overhaul: The enhanced save functionality now accurately records the current game state. Upon loading a save, players will return directly to the scene and progress they saved, ensuring a seamless experience and significantly improving gameplay. 2. Art and UI Improvements: Weve refined certain visual assets and user interface elements, from color schemes to layout, polishing every detail for a more beautiful and fluid overall appearance. 3. New B-Key Shortcut: A quick-skip dialog feature via the B key (right mouse button) has been added. When replaying sections or skipping dialogue, players can simply press B to swiftly bypass dialog, streamlining game progression. 4. Logo Expansion: Added a Japanese title logo and a Traditional Chinese logo to further enhance language support and cater to the aesthetic and cultural preferences of players in different regions. 5. Notebook Fix: Resolved an issue where the dialog log interface behaved abnormally the first time the notebook was opened, ensuring players can view and navigate their dialog history without any problems. 6. UI Scroll Fix: Fixed a bug where the UI scrollbar couldnt automatically track the selected position on first open. Now, whether opening for the first time or during subsequent use, the scrollbar precisely locates the focus for more convenient and efficient navigation.

[ 2025-04-30 07:19:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

Improved gamepad control, fixed finding issues fix some language change line issues.

[ 2025-04-13 08:24:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Thank you all for your patience. Below are the details of this version update. We hope you enjoy the game!

New Features:

• Added Story Fast-Forward Function for New Game Plus (requires at least one ending to be completed)
• Added a list of people to thank for the creation details
• Added 6 additional save slots (now 26 save slots available)
• Added keyboard controls, spacebar can be used for confirmation

Feature Adjustments:

• Fixed issue with resolution display not fully showing in settings
• Lowered the volume of the typewriter (Beep) sound effect for regular text
• Reduced the rare occurrence of freezing or crashing during interface switching

Bug Fixes:

• Corrected typos and localization errors
• Fixed dialogue logic for Crystal Earrings where gold earrings were showing as silver in the gift-giving event
• Fixed the bug where the achievements Tentacle Underpants and Extra Experiment could not be triggered
• Corrected storyboard detail errors and sound effect issues
• Fixed the issue where controller input caused the map and notebook screens to have sequential list errors
• Corrected logical issues that prevented certain branch plotlines from triggering

[ 2025-02-24 06:01:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

Game Overview

Weirdo is an absurd, quirky campus horror story and an alternative love simulation visual novel game. Its the third game in the Parallel series based on the comics, blending comic panel storytelling with the visual novel game genre. The story unfolds at the mysterious Di Ying Ling High School, a place full of eerie legends and strange happenings (as mentioned in the previous works Concealed and Ghost in the Pool). The protagonist, Wang Zhe, has a "disastrous" appearance but possesses some unique abilities. By day, he's a straight-A student acing his studies, and by night, he delves into biochemistry research left by his father. In terms of gameplay, players will step into Wang Zhe's shoes and progress through the linear story by date. After class each day, they gather important clues by eavesdropping. Players can then explore different locations, triggering dialogues with various girls who have distinct personalities, leading to branching plotlines. Players must use their instincts or the clues theyve gathered to answer each girls questions within a limited time, choosing the correct gift to increase her affection. Once the affection reaches a certain level, players will unlock different endings and achievements. As the story progresses, and based on certain player choices, hidden characters like the "Mermaid" and "Lizard Girl" will appear, adding a magical element to the narrative. The protagonist will also become entangled in campus "brotherhood" conflicts, and the physical changes happening to Wang Zhe will complicate things even further. Weirdo blends campus horror, romance, superpowers, and multiple endings, offering players a unique gaming experience.

Project Details

Q: Does Weirdo have any jump-scare horror elements?

A: This time, the story of Weirdo leans more towards absurd and quirky with a bit of blood-pumping action, and it doesn't contain significant horror elements or jump-scare moments.

Q: How is the save system in Weirdo?

A: Like most visual novels, Yiren provides 20 save slots per player account. Players can save and load at any time during gameplay. (For technical reasons, loading a save will resume from the current story point, and a small part of the previously played content might be re-read.) Each save can be deleted or overwritten. We also recommend saving before key decisions, so you can explore other branching paths later.

Q: What if I can't relate to the main character because of his appearance or behavior?

A: The Parallel series focuses on absurd and quirky stories, often involving non-normal characters. The story of Weirdo is based on the original comic, which can be seen as a bizarre, quirky romance adventure of a scientific madman. We want players to approach the game with a sense of curiosity and see how this odd character ticks, whether he can actually win over his ideal girl, and how he gets his revenge on those who bully him.

Q: How long did the game take to develop, and what is the development team like?

A: Weirdo was planned and developed after the release of Infiltration and took about a year to complete. The game was developed entirely by CASCHA and JOEY, with JOEY (Nine Days Ten Nights) being the author of the Parallel series(. The comics have been serialized on platforms like U17 and Zongheng. CASCHA GAMES was established in 2021 after the release of their first game Substitute. The team has been working together for 4 years and has released three works in the series so far. In 2025, they plan to release more works in the series, so stay tuned!

Q: Will Weirdo be released on other platforms?

A: After the Steam release, we plan to port Weirdo to the Nintendo Switch. If everything goes smoothly, it will be released on Switch later this year. We currently have no plans for other platforms.

[ 2025-02-14 08:00:30 CET ] [ Original post ]