In the Spotlight
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Made by an artist dedicated to never using generative AI.
Please be aware I do not have a mac computer. If there are any bugs please let me know!
------------Chapter 2, part 2 updated as of 5/18/2026---------------
Emmie, a skinny corgi, spends her days trying to find her next meal. Living out of her car with her chicken Henni and running from town to town while catfishing guys with the face of a model online to get free food. While it has worked so far, with hiccups here and there, she wants something better. Will she find it here, or is she doomed to fool strangers forever due to her insecurity and inability to land a real job...risking her sanity and well being while doing it?
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Art/Animation/Programming/Story - Danji Isthmus
Music by Hop-Skip & the Chewtoys
Proofreading and editing by Sedge
Coding help from Frostclaw
Chapter 1 made for Maywolf2025 hosted by WagleUnagi
SFX temporarily from Pixabay. I hope to switch them out eventually.
Phone code from Nighten - yet-another-phone-renpy
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Development log
- Loss and updates14 days ago
- Discord server for ITS97 days ago
- Part 2 of Chapter 2 Released!May 19, 2026
- Part 2 of Chapter 2 Release coming next weekMay 13, 2026
- End of Chapter 2 comingMay 05, 2026
- I've been...SO SICKJan 20, 2026
- More art while you waitOct 10, 2025
- Chapter 2 Part 1 has been released!Aug 17, 2025
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You good
just dealing with some stuff. I'll do an update when I'm able. just sad
Hope you get better and sorry what happened to you I don't know what happened I jut want to say sorry whatever happened
Hey all good, take your time with things, it's more important to focus on yourself or on the people important in your life.
I don't know what it is you're going through either, but as a general advice, and sorry if it's just useless rambling you've probably heard a lot of times.
Just know that no matter what, as long as you have yourself, life goes on, the people that are important to you will always cherish the time you spent with them, and would probably rather see you happy than worried sick or in pain, so for your sake and their sake, count the happy memories, spend as much time as you can with who is important to you, and as long as there is hope there is life, so keep on giving and life will give back, that's bound to happen.
And if things don't go like you had hoped them to go eventually, remember that you did your best, and that's what's really important, if you gave it your all, I'm sure the people you did it for appreciated every minute of your attention.
If the problem is personal, remember that there's always someone somewhere that cares and wants your happiness, you came to this world through the hope of people, and all they'll ever want for you is to live a happy life, so keep the good memories close to yourself, and think of the good moments.
That's all I have to say.
Im sorry and that's how I lost my grandpa
JUST finished a playthrough and WOWOOWOW i am in LOVE. your art is gorgeous and the story has me absolutely captivated!! hehehe cannot wait for chapter threeeee!!!1!!
My god, that reveal at the end of chapter 2 got my jaw on the floor!
Eagerly waiting for the next one!
hehe I'm glad to have you hooked >:D Hopefully the next one won't take as long as this one did!
I admit I came for the art and the mention of nudity that got me curious, but the style managed to catch my attention so quick and I love it!
I'm VERY early on with the game, First meeting of Adam and Emmie, they just left Marge's restaurant to get ice cream, and I'm writing my review right at this moment,
I didn't finish but I agree with Marge they are so cute already!
Also, painted backgrounds! With a chill and wholesome music that gives the vibes everything will be okay.
do you know what the song is, because I really want to know now, or if you made it yourself
ALSO, Adam on the first meeting when he asks if Emmie is going to leave, and the way he was smiling at her while the tail wagged in animation! SHFW
LOVE IT
Edit: I'm at chapter 2 right now. Early on, probably. Fuck whoever the green text was, I don't like abusive people.
Also, Marge is the best turtle mom i've seen
Hey there! The music was made by my bud Hop Skip and the Chewtoys. I thiiiink he has posted all of the music(some of which isn't in the game yet) on his youtube here
I'm really glad you like the build so far! It's going to get quite a bit more dramatic in the next chapter, so I hope that you like that! haha
This update was so nice, Emmie and Adam are written so well
But thats an evil EVIL cliffhanger, now I'm gonna be thinking about it way more whenever ur art pops up.
ToT Thank you~ I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
i will do my absolute best to not have it take as long for the next update! Cause yeeeeeah haha. i don't wanna be toooo mean
Absolutely incredible VN! Emmie's trauma feels so real and the art and audio really add an extra weight to it all. Can't wait for part 2!
You good
yeah, workin on this still, just slowly atm as I try to survive!
That's all we can do
Is this VN choice based or linear?
Linear with some small choices that can get you different pieces of the story :)
I am so glad I had accidentally stumbled upon sleepy creek after missing its content warnings, because not only did I surprisingly enjoy it despite it having a content warning that would normally turn me away immediately, it lead me to this, which... this meagre fraction of this is incredible, I look immensely forward to seeing more.
Very nice work honestly I enjoy the long update times it makes it so I have to do a full re read of it and experience it again
Can't wait for the rest of chapter 2!! God Adam and Marge are the best it's really hard not to love them <3
Plz i want to see more Marge doing a Matchmaker lol, it's really wholesome also Emmie & Adam definitely looks really cute together!!
This game spoke to my soul. I know these feelings, and the struggle to work past them. The art and characters are so good!
I'm so invested in this!
Yay! :D I am working on a Halloween thing for now, but I'm excited to get the last of Chapter 2 out <3
super excited for it!
Hey will this have weight gain
I just played the Chapter 2, it has some chill parts, but also these stressful parts about Emmie’s past, that makes me really curious!
Like the first chapter, the art is amazing, especially the food! The CG with Adam melted my hearts aaaaaah <3
Good job, looking for the other chapters!
Such a good continuation from what we got in the jam! The direction you're taking it in strikes a great balance between being haunted by a harsh and ugly reality, but with the hope coming from the kindness of others. Just one part of chapter two into this story, and I've already teared up on multiple occasions 🫡
Really excited for more, and not just to see your gorgeous art of Adam. (It is, admittedly, a big reason. He's huge 🤤)
yeeee thank you ;; <3 I will keep going if only for your love of Adam, Pink 🫡
For real tho I appreciate you <3
is this nsfw or SFW?
looks great until now regardless
Long term this will have nsfw scenes, but once i figure the coding out youll be able to toggle those scenes on and off since the game's focus is the story.(hopefully by next part)
When will full game comes out
This will be released in chunks. Not sure when the full will be out since this is something I'm doing in my off time :) Gunna have the first part of part 2 out in a few weeks though!
Hey when will you update sleepy fox
It's on indefinite hiatus since I'm not the one who wrote it and they are extremely busy. I might do a remaster at some point but for now it's been shelved unfortunately
Ayy this was great! Love to see what ya have in store for chapter 2, will be following this peice of work...BISEXUALLY
Sheesh... Once again I have not what I wanted but what I still like. And the ending... kinda creeping. Summering this, the car content warnings, I have some bad theories about Emmie...
Waiting for chapter 2.
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Good job for this vn! The story is nice, and the art is gorgeous. Adam is a sweet round woof 🥺💕 Excited for chapter 2!
Waaah thank you again <3 You are very kind 🥺
I really enjoyed chapter one. Such cute characters! I left the game really wanting to see more of the main characters so that's always a good thing.
thank you for saying so! <3
I'm halfway through the outline for the second chapter, so I'm really happy to hear that you guys like them! aaa
Hey I just finished the demo, such a heavy story already and Adam is an absolute muffin. I saw that you are seeking to replace some of the music from Pixabay, are you open to music contributions from fans?
Let's say hypothetically that I made something directly inspired by your game and I'd love to offer it to the soundtrack free of charge, are you open to that sort of thing?
We already talked, but I feel weird leaving this comment unresponded to. Hiiiii
Lol I understand, also hello again!
(great visual novel btw)
You had no right to be both that sweet and cute and then throw mystery and intrigue in at the end like that. It's too powerful.
It's a threat to all viewers to come back to future chapters to make sure I don't fumble the story LOL
kinda sad that we need to have a tag saying "no AI" at this point with how mainstream it became
I agree that it's frustrating. GenAI is getting pretty hard to distinguish, too.
So, may as well be clear
Edited because I'm burned out and words are hard
Gen AI sucks major ass
I dont condone or like genAI :/ its hard for people to tell is all i meant
Adam is truly charismatic, and the tail-wagging animation is just so adorable! I can't wait to see more storylines involving Adam! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧
Im dying to get more work done on the next chapter! Adam is a main fixture so he will be back!
I love it