In My Orbit - A Chatsim Visual Novel

📍 Prettyboy, MD (US)

🏷️ Video Games

Introduction

  Your dream job has always been exploring the cosmos being on front lines of discovering the secrets beyond our skies, but here you are light-years away from earth, abandoned by your company, with dwindling supplies, and your vibrator just died. All hope seems lost and you're so lonely, so what's the harm in clicking on a horny pop up ad? 

    Welcome to the world of In My Orbit! 

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   Chat with cosmic cuties from outer space who are just dying to get to know you! Maybe you wont die alone and a virgin in space after all?

Characters

   You’ve got a message! This week's newsletter features “Playful Personals”: keyboard cutie and emoji enthusiast seeks companion to wait out the inevitable death of the universe with (and maybe hold hands? Maybe smooch a little?). This reliable little shut-in is programmed for love! Will he hack his way into your heart? Let down your firewalls and see what he’s capable of. . . if you can lure him out of his hiding, that is!

   We asked for more about Mercury from the man himself! 

   He said: "Oh…ehe? Well I guess I really got my start when I was maybe only 690 years old or so. I started tipping over my neighbors cows in the middle of the night, cus I thought it would be funny, you know? And don't you think hacking is just, like, the tipping cows of the internet!"

   Sound the alarm! What’s this? Hottie alert! Chivalry is soooo outdated. This dedicated career man embraces modern values, like beating the absolute shit out of your enemies and questionable financial decisions! Will you be wooed by his shows of might? Do infodumps get you a little hot under the collar? And what might be hiding under that spiky exterior? Take a gamble on this red hot warrior and see what you’re made of in the war. . .of love~

   We asked Mars to tell us a little bit about himself in his own words! Here’s what he said:

   “So I guess my flags would be red. Wait, where are you posting this? Don’t take that out of context.”

   Voted Olympia’s Hottest Bachelor 130,000 years and running! Will he reel you in with his overflowing charm, wit, and charisma? Will his dazzling dad physique dominate your daydreams? Let this experienced egomaniac spark an electrifying romance charged with drama, tension, and (dare we say it) the best damn chest hair you’ve ever seen!

   We asked Jupiter to tell us more about himself! He said:

   “Why? Are you interested? Aw come on, you don’t have to be shy. What’s your number? Oh. Oh, this is for them? I can’t be giving it all up now! I like to make them work for it. Make sure you note that I winked there.”

   Uh oh! Who's this? No like...literally. Who is this? We're not even sure how he got in our files, but....How mysterious! Will his enigmatic aura reel you in? Does blue hair and pronouns really rustle your jimmies? Does barely contained rage hiding behind a customer service smile make you go, "UNF!"? Maybe you should try having a chat with the sexiest delivery guy on this side of the galaxy! 

   We called this mystical messenger to see if he would tell us anything about himself! He said: 

   "Hello. Thank you for calling about your space station's extended warranty. If you wa--Wait, you're serious? Something about myself? Sorry, I don't disclose personal information over the phone." 

Reward Tiers

**ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FEES WILL BE REQUESTED AT A LATER DATE!**

Stretch Goals

• BOYFRIEND ASMR AUDIOS - $25,000 USD: We will script a boyfriend/partner ASMR style audio clip for our voice actors to record for Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, and Atlas. This pricing accounts for compensating our writers and paying our voice actors a fair rate.
• PARTIAL VOICE ACTING - $30,000 USD: The dev team will add partial voice acting to the game. The pricing accounts for paying our voice actors a fair price as well as compensating our writers and programmers for the time it takes to script and incorporate the audio to the game.
• VENUS DATEABLE - $37,000 USD:  This tier adds Venus, Mars' twin sister, to the game as a dateable character! The funding for this tier accounts for compensating our artists, writers, composers, and programmers for adding an entirely new route to the game, as well as hiring another voice actor!
• PLUTO DATEABLE - $44,000 USD: This tier adds Pluto, Mercury's best friend, to the game as a dateable character! The funding for this tier accounts for compensating our artists, writers, composers, and programmers for adding an entirely new route to the game, as well as hiring another voice actor!
• ROUTE EPILOGUES - $50,000 USD: We will add extra ending content to the base game for each one of the dateable routes. This pricing accounts for the extra writing, art, music, programming, and voice acting that would be necessary for each route. 
• CUSTOMIZEABLE MC - $60,000 USD: This will add customizable appearance options for the MC throughout the game. This pricing accounts for the art and programming necessary for adding customizable features to the game. 
• NSFW DLC - $75,000 USD: This tier will fund the making of an NSFW add-on DLC to be developed after the initial game is already published. This DLC will have an additional charge from the base game when released. This pricing accounts for any writing, music, programming, and artwork that will be added to the game. 
• ANIMATED OPENING - $90,000  USD: This will add an animated opening to the beginning of the game. This pricing accounts for writing, storyboarding, and hiring an outside artist/team to create the animation needed for the opening. 

Funding

Kickstarter fees: Anticipated 15% of total earnings, accounting for taxes and fees from using kickstarter's platform.
Merchandise: Anticipated 15% of total earnings, accounting for manufacturing any merchandise or prints included in the reward tiers. 
Marketing + Production: Anticipated 20% of original $20,000 USD goal. Covers fees to pay video editors, further potential marketing fees, and any necessary licensing/miscellaneous funding necessary for the game. 
Artwork: Anticipated 20% of total earnings. Will be used to compensate our hard working artists! 
UI + Graphics: Anticipated 10% of total earnings. Will be used to compensate our graphic/UI designer for their hard work! 
Writing:  Anticipated 10% of total earnings. Will be used to compensate our writers for their hard work! 
Programming: Anticipated 10% of total earnings. Will be used to compensate our programmers for their hard work!