Please note that this is NOT the final version of CUE PITY'S ARROW.

An extended and fully rewritten version of this project (CUE PITY'S ARROW: PERFECT CRIME) will be released in 2025. All works referencing CUE PITY'S ARROW and its characters or events are canon compliant to its extended version and not this one (i.e. ALL PREPARATIONS ARE COMPLETE)

Upon the extended version’s release, this page will be taken down and replaced with the extended version's. The original O2A2 version and post-jam update will be unavailable to play or download from that point onward.


Original page description...

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Another day, another date.
Will this finally be the one?

❥ story

Karius Myn is not one unfamiliar to the dating scene — in fact, he is deeply immersed in it.

He has every app, heeds every call of companionship, and flourishes in exchanging pleasantries with those most pleasant.

However, with his luck, this never results in any kind of long-lasting connection.

But that's all fine, right? He'll find the one eventually.

At a strange café in downtown Eirimerry – the mage capital of the world – he arranges to meet up with a peculiar girl...

❥ characters


❥ karius myn serial dater, jewellery collector and bonafide hedonist. longs for a good thrill.

❥ tavi minneplayful and smiley fashion guru, but seems to be hiding something...

❥ features

  • >1k words of dating(?) shenanigans! (~10 minutes playtime)
  • A cute girl to romance(?)
  • 2 endings!
  • RNG <3

❥ warnings

CUE PITY'S ARROW contains coarse language, visual elements that may cause eye strain, and other content not suitable for all audiences.

Please proceed with discretion.

Click here for more in-depth warnings! (contains spoilers)
  • Animated blood.
  • Drugging and poisoning.
  • Flashing images.
  • Implied murder.
  • Self-mutilation.

❥ credits

  • writing, programming, art, GUI, music — JIMOTHIE
  • sound effects — zapsplat
  • additional resources dmochas (text bleeps)


Originally made for O2A2Q 2023!


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CUE PITY'S ARROW (Windows) [O2A2] 53 MB
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CUE PITY'S ARROW (Linux) [O2A2] 41 MB
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CUE PITY'S ARROW (Mac) [O2A2] 36 MB
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CUE PITY'S ARROW (Windows) [POST-O2A2] 53 MB
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CUE PITY'S ARROW (Linux) [POST-O2A2] 41 MB
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CUE PITY'S ARROW (Mac) [POST-O2A2] 36 MB

Install instructions

There are two versions of CUE PITY'S ARROW that are available to download right now: a) the version released for the O2A2Q 2023 jam and b) its first post-jam version.

The extended version will replace both of these upon release on a separate page.

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