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We Know the Devil

$6.66
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Pillow Fight
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Windows Mac
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About This Game

Anyone can kill the devil; that’s why they always make teens the vampire slayers, the magical girls. But some kids can’t even get that right; and that’s why meangirl Neptune, tomboy Jupiter, and shy shy Venus have to endure one more week of summer camp and each other, singing boring songs about jesus, doing busywork for adults, and hoping god’s radio can’t hear them.

Before they can leave the summer scouts, they’ve got to spend twelve hours in the loneliest cabin in the woods and wait for the devil to come and live through the night--or not. You know.

A Surreal Summer Camp Dystopia

WE KNOW THE DEVIL is a Group Relationship Horror Visual novel created by weirdo games critic and indefensible twitter account haver Aevee Bee (Mammon Machine:ZEAL) and illustrator and comics artist Mia Schwartz, with a chilling 80s horror synth soundtrack by Alec Lambert (Antibody Productions), live photo backgrounds taken with disposable cameras in the terrifying woods where we live, and aesthetic touches and UI by Lulu Blue.

WE KNOW THE DEVIL is a story about everyone who made you cry at summer camp. It’s about missing your Sailor Moon VHS tapes. It’s about how being irresponsible is contagious. It’s about knowing that in a group of three, two of you will be closer than the other.

And it’s about being weird and queer and wrong and hoping against hope no one will find out when the actual, literal devil comes for you.

Pick Your One True Pairing

WE KNOW THE DEVIL truly has no one protagonist; but someone will always be left out. It’s up to you to decide who that is. Instead of choosing a partner, you follow pairs of characters as they learn about themselves and wait for the devil to appear.

Will Venus and Neptune stop hating themselves long enough to be friends? Will Jupiter finally tell Neptune what’s been on her mind? Will Venus and Jupiter make it to morning as the only good kids left alive?

Hopefully it turns out the way you want it to. Don’t forget: the price the two pay will be the third.

Features

  • Three endings for all possible OTPs, and a horrifying bonus true end!
  • Washed out, overexposed background photos taken on disposable camera for that nineties summer feeling
  • A chilling 80s horror synth soundtrack by Alec Lambert

Content Advisory

Themes of isolation and alienation of queer youth in a religious rural setting. Abstract, psychological horror, and possibly alarming music.

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User Reviews

Very Positive
11 user reviews
82%
Positive
2 hrs at review
Recommended

"We kicked out the devil and it must miss us." Supernatural, but does not explain itself. Like at all. Three weird kids' experience of a religious summer camp for bad children. There is no love stronger than when outsider girls meet through no will of their own and then just kind of decide to stick together anyways. This game could very well be an inspiration for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, and that is ultimate praise. "I don't like being liked by him. It makes me think there must be something wrong with me?"

1 helpful
1 hrs at review
Not Recommended

had some cool aesthetics, character sprites could use some work though. Felt like the story was pretty bare bones. Some interesting dialogue. Needed more flesh on good bones. not recommended.

1 helpful
5 hrs at review
Recommended

i guess this is what happens when you combine magical girls and gay conversion summer camp highly recommended.

57 min at review
Not Recommended

BORING AFFFF

1 funny
2 hrs at review
Recommended

Feel like this is what happens when you internalize God a little too much, you start making unreal things real just to feed into your shame. I couldn't 100% understand what was happening with all the "sirens" and stuff, though. I guess I figured it was an elaborate make-believe setup by the camp, which is kinda cool in a way. I liked the characters and dialogue. Neptune is indeed very cool. Edit: Ok, I went and got all the other endings, including the true ending. I'm picking up what they're putting down. This was a great queer story about overcoming shame and being true to yourself. Also, something Neptune says at one point stuck with me a bit. Along the lines of "you can't be thinking you're not a good person when you hate yourself, only someone who is good would hate themself so much."

51 min at review
Recommended

Solid VN

1 hrs at review
Recommended

The visuals and sound/music absolutely rock

12 min at review
Recommended

The perfect blend of cute and creepy

1 hrs at review
Recommended

fantastic

System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: 2+ Ghz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel 3000HD or greater
  • Sound Card: Optional, but recommended

FAQ

How much does We Know the Devil cost?

We Know the Devil costs $6.66.

What are the system requirements for We Know the Devil?

Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2+ Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel 3000HD or greater Sound Card: Optional, but recommended

What platforms is We Know the Devil available on?

We Know the Devil is available on Windows PC, macOS.

Is We Know the Devil worth buying?

We Know the Devil has 82% positive reviews from 11 players.

When was We Know the Devil released?

We Know the Devil was released on Feb 15, 2016.

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