Id & I

About

Id & I is a psychological horror visual novel that follows Seralina, a young woman fleeing the pressures of social life after her online friends vanish. She retreats to the abandoned town of Risenshine, hoping for solitude. What begins as a quiet escape quickly unravels into unsettling isolation. The story unfolds through text, static images, and atmospheric audio, with choices shaping how Seralina confronts the creeping dread of her new environment. Themes of paranoia and self-reflection dominate, as the line between external threats and internal struggles blurs. The game leans heavily into tension through environmental storytelling and sparse but jarring sound design. While it exists in the same universe as throwpup’s earlier title Ad Nauseam, it functions as a standalone experience. Its focus on mental unease over jump scares sets it apart from many horror visual novels. With a release date of July 3, 2025, it’ll be available across PC, Linux, and Mac platforms. Early details suggest its greatest strength lies in making quiet, empty spaces feel suffocating, a trait that could appeal to fans of slow-burn narratives and psychological unease.

Storyline

Social life was becoming too stressful for Seralina, ever since her online friends disappeared. In the hopes of getting away from it all, she decided she would move to a long-abandoned block called Risenshine. Nobody would ever bother her again. ...Right?